KR20110025558A - Personal Dosing System - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to personal dosing systems, and more particularly, to personal dosing systems in which a single dose of medication prepared in accordance with a doctor's prescription is automatically dispensed at home. A personal medication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a system in which a plurality of medication cassettes are designed to be discharged out of the cassette by a motor driving accommodated in the cassette holder, the system comprising: a timer for indicating a current time; An operation unit for inputting preparation information and dose information; A display unit for displaying a preparation information input state and a system operation state; A display screen controller for controlling a display screen necessary for inputting preparation information and dose information; A preparation information storage unit for storing the input preparation information and the taking information in a storage unit; And a cassette control unit for controlling the operation of the cassettes according to a time indicated by the stored dose information, wherein the cassette control unit selects and controls only the cassette in which the medicine suitable for the preparation information is stored.

Description

Personal medicine suppling system

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to personal dosing systems, and more particularly, to personal dosing systems in which a single dose of medication prepared in accordance with a doctor's prescription is automatically dispensed at home.

In general, the automatic drug packing machine is a device that is provided in the hospital or pharmacy to automatically package the medicine dispensed in a single dose by the pharmacist according to the prescription. Such automatic drug packing machine is designed to discharge the medicine to the outside of the cassette by the motor drive that is stored in the cassette holder, each drug dispensed to the outside of the cassette through the hopper located in the lower portion of the automatic drug packing machine It is designed to be sealed in a wrapper.

Drug packaging machines, which are provided in hospitals or pharmacies, are generally used to package several minutes of medicine for the purpose of treating a particular disease of a patient. On the other hand, drugs and vitamins prescribed for the purpose of treating or preventing chronic diseases such as hypertension patients and diabetics usually require continuous and regular doses. It is common to distribute.

Patients who are required to take a certain drug over a long period of time often overlook the timing of taking the drug, and it is not cumbersome to open and close each drug case one by one to count prescription drugs. Can't. Moreover, if you need to take several tablets together at once, the hassle will be insignificant.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a personal dosage system that can automatically receive medications to be conveniently taken by inputting the preparation information and dosage information directly given by the doctor in the device at home,

Furthermore, the present invention provides a personal dosage system that automatically provides a patient with medication to be conveniently taken according to a doctor's prescription transmitted from a remote location.

In addition, another object of the present invention to provide a personal dosage system that can notify the patient or the home or the outside of the time of taking the prepared drug,

Furthermore, it is another object of the present invention to provide a personal dosage system that records and stores the time taken and the preparation information of the prepared drug and transmits it to an external computer located at a remote location to manage the history of the patient's drug administration.

The personal dosing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems is a personal dosing system designed to be discharged to the outside of the cassette by the respective motor drive accommodated in the cassette holder,

A timer for indicating a current time;

An operation unit for inputting preparation information and dose information;

A display unit for displaying a preparation information input state and a system operation state;

A display screen controller for controlling a display screen necessary for inputting preparation information and dose information;

A preparation information storage unit for storing the input preparation information and the taking information in a storage unit;

And a cassette control unit for controlling the operation of the cassettes according to a time indicated by the stored dose information, wherein the cassette control unit selects and controls only the cassette in which the medicine suitable for the preparation information is stored.

In some cases, the alarm unit for notifying the outside of the time of taking the medicated drug on the basis of the taking information; characterized in that it further comprises.

In addition, a personal dosing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems is a personal dosing system designed to be discharged to the outside of the cassette by the respective motor drive accommodated in the cassette holder,

A timer for indicating a current time;

A communication unit for communicating with an external computer;

A preparation information storage unit for storing the preparation information and the taking information transmitted through the communication unit in a storage unit;

A display unit for displaying a system operation state;

And a cassette control unit for controlling the operation of the cassettes according to a time indicated by the stored dose information, wherein the cassette control unit selects and controls only the cassette in which the medicine suitable for the preparation information is stored.

Personal dosing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention also comprises an alarm unit for notifying the outside of the time of taking the medicated drugs based on the taking information;

In some cases, the apparatus further comprises a display screen controller for controlling a display screen required for manual input of preparation information and dose information.

According to the problem solving means as described above, the system according to the embodiment of the present invention by controlling the drive of the cassette containing the medicine in accordance with the time of the taking information inputted by the patient, while preparing a drug that matches the input preparation information Only controlled cassettes are provided to the patient by selective control. Therefore, the patient can be conveniently provided with medications for the preparation information at the designated time.

In addition, the system according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide a convenience of the user's system operation because it can be dispensed according to the taking time by preparing a medication in accordance with the prescription of the doctor transmitted from a remote place.

In addition, the system according to an embodiment of the present invention has an advantage of inducing the user to take the medicine at a designated time because the home or external patient is notified by voice or electronic message of the time of taking the prepared drug.

In addition, the system according to an embodiment of the present invention records and stores the timing of the preparation and the preparation information of the prepared drug and transmits it to an external computer located at a remote location, the doctor or the like can estimate or determine the patient state through the patient's medication administration facts have.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. For example, a general description of the drug being discharged from each drug cassette by a motor driving located in the cassette holder such as an automatic drug packing machine will be omitted. The reason for this is that the personal dosing system of the present invention is also the same as the basic principle of the drug discharge from the drug cassette and the configuration thereof for the automatic drug packing machine.

First, Figure 1 illustrates an external perspective view of a personal dosage system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 shows a top surface of the cover 100 of the personal dosage system shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, a personal dosage system according to an embodiment of the present invention is basically divided into a system cover 100 and a main body 150. The system cover 100 has a structure in which one side of the body 150 is coupled to open and close, and protects various drug cassettes 110 mounted in the body 150 from the outside. In addition, the upper surface of the system cover 100, as shown in Figure 2, the display unit and the operation buttons are located to provide convenience of the system operation. In some cases, the cover 100 may be a barcode reader or scanner for reading a prescription bar code or a medicine barrel bar code.

The system main body 150 has a structure in which a plurality of drug cassettes 110 capable of accommodating drugs, respectively, can be inserted therein, and each of the drug cassettes 110 inserted into the body 150 by the cassette holder 120. Supported. For reference, the cassette pedestal 120 is mounted with a motor for discharging a drug from the drug cassette 110, and a sensor for detecting whether the drug is discharged is also mounted. On the other hand, a hopper 130 for collecting the drugs discharged from each of the drug cassette 110 into a cup is located below the cassette holder 120 is supported the drug cassette 110. In the lower portion of the hopper 130, a cup for collecting the drugs discharged from each drug cassette 110 is positioned, and in some cases, a sensor S for detecting whether the cup is attached or detached may be installed around the cup insertion opening. .

Hereinafter, the functional characteristics of the personal dosage system having the above-described appearance and mechanical structure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, Figure 3 illustrates a block diagram of a personal medication system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a view for showing cassette identification information for identifying a drug cassette in a personal dosage system according to embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a screen display diagram of a personal dosage system according to embodiments of the present invention. Each is illustrated.

Referring first to FIG. 3, the drug supply unit 200 including a drug cassette 110 and a motor plays a role of supplying a drug in the cassette 110 by a cassette controller 240 to be described later. More specifically, the motor is present in the same number as the drug cassette 110 and is housed in the cassette holder 120. One drug is discharged from each drug cassette 110 by a motor driven by the cassette controller 240.

The operation unit 210 is used to input the preparation information and the taking information as a command input means for operating the system of the user. For reference, the preparation information refers to the information that the system user specifies the number of doses, for example, the type and number of medications to be taken each morning, lunch, and dinner, and the dosage information refers to the time and frequency of taking the medication. .

The display unit 220 displays the state of the current system. More specifically, it displays the preparation information input state and the system operation state according to the user's system operation. The display unit 220 may be implemented as a touch screen to provide convenience of operation.

The timer 230 is settable by the user and indicates the current time.

The system control unit which generally controls the operation of the personal medication system basically stores a preparation information storage unit 250 for storing the preparation information and the taking information input by the user in the storage means 270, and the stored taking information is instructed. It is prepared by controlling the operation of the medication cassettes 110 in accordance with the time, the cassette control unit 240 for selectively controlling only the cassette 110 containing the medicine for the preparation information, necessary for inputting the preparation information and taking information And a display screen controller 260 for controlling the display screen, for example, the display screen as shown in FIG. That is, the display screen controller 260 displays the display screen 220 to designate the number of drugs to be discharged from each cassette (①-⑧) by the daily dose (morning, lunch, dinner) as shown in FIG. 5. Output through For reference, the cassette controller 240 may control the driving of the alarm unit 280 in some cases to propagate the medication time.

In a modified embodiment, the system control unit disengages the taking time propagation control unit 310 and the cup 140 to propagate the taking time of the prepared medicine to the user portable terminal based on the taking information stored in the storage unit 270. It may further include any one or more of the medication information providing unit 320 for storing the taking time of the prepared drug through the storage means in the storage means 270 and transfer it to the designated external computer through the communication unit 290. .

In addition to the above-described basic configuration, the personal medication system may include an alarm unit 280 for notifying the outside of the preparation time of the prepared medicine by a voice or an alarm sound based on the dose information stored in the storage means 270, and the taking time propagation control unit ( Under the control of 310, the communication unit 290 for propagating the drug taking time message to the mobile communication system, and the sensor for detecting the departure of the cup 140, the drug is discharged to the outside of the cassette to record the medication time One or more of the units S 300 may optionally be further included. The communication unit 290 may be implemented as a mobile communication module such as a CDMA module or a wired / wireless modem according to a system implementation method.

Hereinafter, the operation of the personal dosage system shown in FIG. 3 will be described in detail.

First, the patient, that is, the system user, purchases medicines (A medicine, B medicine, C medicine,. At this time, it is preferable to mark which medications are administered to which cassette 110. Thereafter, the system user inserts the medicine cassettes 110 one by one into the cassette insertion groove as shown in FIG. 4. The system user inputs the preparation information prescribed by the doctor through the operation unit 210.

For example, when the menu information provided on the operation unit 210 is selected to select the preparation information input, the display screen controller 260 displays the screen shown in FIG. 5. In FIG. 6, CN is an abbreviation of the cassette number and is a number mapped one to one on each cassette insertion groove as shown in FIG. 4. Through the display screen shown in FIG. 6, the system user inputs preparation information for each dose. For example, if you need to take one tablet in the morning, lunch, and dinner for the drug A placed in the cassette number (CN) ①, the system user touches the morning, lunch, and evening fields on the control unit 210 implemented as a touch screen once. For drug A, the doses for breakfast, lunch and dinner are set to "1, 1, 1". And if you need to take one tablet in the morning and evening for the drug B in the cassette (CN) ②, touch the morning and evening fields on the control unit 210 once, and the dose of breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the drug B is "1. , 0,1 ". In this way, the system user can complete the input of the preparation information for the doctor's prescription.

Furthermore, the system user can select the dose information input through the menu. The user who selects the taking information input inputs the medication taking time through the operation unit 210 such as taking the time of taking the prepared medicine, for example, 9 am, 1 pm, 7 pm. Such dose information is stored in the storage means 270 by the preparation information storage unit 250. Note that the timer 230 provided in the system must be set to the current time correctly.

When the input of the preparation information and the taking information is completed, the cassette controller 240 controls the driving of the cassettes 110 in accordance with the time indicated by the stored dose information is prepared, the cassette containing the medicine for the preparation information Only screening control. That is, the cassette controller 240 controls the cassette numbers CN, ①, ②, and ③ at 9am to discharge the drugs A, B, and C one by one. The drugs discharged in this way are collected into the cup 140 through the hopper 130. This allows the system user to take the medications collected in the cup in the morning.

If the alarm unit 280 is further provided for the user's convenience, the cassette controller 240 may drive the alarm unit 280 together with the cassette control to propagate the medicine taking time to the system user by voice or bell. have.

If the system is a modified system including the taking time propagation control unit 310 and the communication unit 290, the system user first registers his mobile terminal in advance. You will need to manually take the medicine you need to go out. In this case, the taking time propagation control unit 310 propagates a message such as taking time of the medicine, for example, “drug time,” based on the stored taking information to the registered user portable terminal through the communication unit 290. This allows the system user to take normal doses even when they go out without missing a medication.

Furthermore, if the system is further provided with a medication information providing unit 320 and a sensor unit (S: 300) can track the medication taking history of the system user. That is, the medication information providing unit 320 may record the fact of taking the medication in a manner of detecting the departure of the cup 140 in which the medications discharged to the outside of the cassette 110 through the sensor unit S (300). In addition, the medication taking history information may be transmitted to the designated hospital server or patient history management system through the communication unit 290. This allows the attending physician of the system user to know whether the patient has taken the medication correctly.

As described above, the system according to the first embodiment of the present invention controls the driving of cassettes in which medication is stored in accordance with the time of taking information inputted by the patient, and prepares the cassette in which the medication is stored according to the input preparation information. Only screening control is provided to the patient. Therefore, the patient has the convenience of being able to conveniently receive medications that meet the preparation information at the designated time.

In addition, the system according to the first embodiment of the present invention has an advantage of inducing the user to take the medicine at a designated time because the home or external patient is notified by voice or an electronic message of the timing of taking the prepared medicine,

Furthermore, by recording and storing the taking time and the preparation information of the prepared drug and transmitting it to an external computer located at a remote location, the doctor or the like can estimate or understand the patient's condition through the patient's medication administration.

In the above-described embodiment, the embodiment in which the system user manually inputs the preparation information and the taking information into the system has been described. Hereinafter, the case where the preparation information and the taking information are automatically transmitted to and driven by the system will be described with reference to FIG. .

Figure 6 illustrates a block diagram of a personal medication system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The personal dosing system shown in FIG. 6 also includes a medicine supply unit 400, a display unit 420, a timer 430, and a storage unit 460, as in the personal dosing system shown in FIG. 3. Since these configurations are the same as those described in FIG. 3, detailed descriptions will be omitted. In addition to these basic components, the sensor 410 and the alarm unit 470 for detecting the departure of the cup 140 may be added according to a deformable embodiment, and the description thereof is the same as described above, and thus will be omitted. .

Meanwhile, the communication unit 480 is an essential component for communicating with an external computer, for example, a hospital server or a patient history management system through an internet network, and serves to receive preparation information and dose information from an external computer as an example. do.

The preparation information and the taking information transmitted through the communication unit 480 are stored in the storage means 460 by the preparation information storage unit 450. The cassette controller 440 constituting the system controller controls the driving of the cassettes 110 in accordance with the time indicated by the dose information stored in the storage means 460, but the cassette 110 in which the medicine for the preparation information is stored. ) Only screening control. The cassette controller 440 may also be designed to drive the alarm unit 470.

Since the personal medication system according to the second embodiment of the present invention can be used by receiving the preparation information and the taking information online, the configuration of the display screen controller 490 as shown in FIG. It is preferable to configure further for convenience. As shown in FIG. 5, the display screen controller 490 of FIG. 6 may also output a display screen for designating the amount of the medicine to be discharged from each cassette 110 for each number of times of daily administration through the display unit 420. .

Furthermore, the personal dosage system according to the second embodiment of the present invention also has a dosage period propagation control unit 500 for propagating the dosage period of the completed medication based on the dosage information to the user's portable terminal, and whether or not the cup is separated. A medication information providing unit 510 may be further included to store the completed medication time in the storage unit 460 and control the transfer of the medication to the designated external computer through the communication unit 480.

Hereinafter, the operation of the personal medication system shown in FIG. 6 will be described in detail. Prior to the description of the operation, in order to properly prepare a medicine that fits the doctor's prescription information, the doctor must first put the medicine correctly specified in the cassette 110 designated by the doctor. Alternatively, the barcode printed on the medicine container should be read through a barcode reader and stored in advance by matching the read value with the cassette number. Under this assumption the operation of the personal dosage system will be described.

First, the communication unit 480 transmits the pre-registered identification information of the system user to a designated external server through the Internet network to perform communication, and as a result, receives the prescription information of the system user. Here, the prescription information is assumed to refer to information including the preparation information and taking information. The received preparation information and taking information are stored in the storage means 460 by the preparation information storage unit 450.

When the preparation information and the dose information are completed, the cassette controller 440 controls the operation of the cassettes 110 according to the time indicated by the stored dose information, and controls only the cassette containing the medicine described in the preparation information. do. As a result, the drugs discharged from the drug cassette 110 are collected into the cup 140 through the hopper 130. The system user will be able to take the medicines collected in the cup at the time of taking the medicine.

If the alarm unit 470 is further provided for the user's convenience, the cassette control unit 440 may drive the alarm unit 470 together with the cassette control to propagate the medicine taking time to the system user by voice or bell. have.

If the system is provided as a modified system having the taking time propagation control unit 500, the system user may first register his mobile terminal in advance, so that the taking time of the medicine may be delivered through a message even when he is out.

Furthermore, if the medication information providing unit 510 and the sensor (S: 410) is further provided with the system, the medication information providing unit 510 stores the drugs discharged to the outside of the cassette 110 through the sensor (S: 410). The medication taking history can be recorded in a manner of detecting the departure of the cup 140, and the medication taking history information can be transmitted to the designated hospital server or patient history management system through the communication unit 480. This allows the attending physician of the system user to know whether the patient has taken the medication correctly.

As described above, the system according to the second embodiment of the present invention may provide the convenience of the user's system operation because it can be dispensed according to the taking time by preparing the medication in accordance with the prescription of the doctor transmitted from a remote place.

In addition, the system according to the second embodiment of the present invention can also notify the home or external patient of the time of taking the finished drug through a voice or electronic message, record the time of the drug and the preparation information and store it remotely By transmitting to a located external computer, doctors can estimate or understand the patient's condition through the patient's medication room.

1 is a perspective perspective view of a personal dosage system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an illustration of a top view of the cover 100 of the personal dosage system shown in FIG.

Figure 3 is an exemplary block diagram of a personal dosage system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram for showing cassette identification information for identifying a drug cassette in a personal dosage system according to embodiments of the present invention.

5 is an exemplary screen display of a personal dosage system according to embodiments of the present invention.

6 is an exemplary block diagram of a personal dosage system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (13)

A personal dosage system in which a plurality of medicine cassettes are designed to be discharged out of a cassette by a motor driven housed in a cassette holder. A timer for indicating a current time; An operation unit for inputting preparation information and dose information; A display unit for displaying a preparation information input state and a system operation state; A display screen controller for controlling a display screen necessary for inputting preparation information and dose information; A preparation information storage unit for storing the input preparation information and the taking information in a storage unit; And a cassette control unit for controlling the operation of the cassettes according to a time indicated by the stored dose information, wherein the cassette control unit selects and controls only the cassette in which the medicine suitable for the preparation information is stored. The personal medication system according to claim 1, further comprising an alarm unit for notifying the outside of the time of taking the medicated drug based on the dose information. The apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a taking time propagation control unit for propagating the taking time of the prepared medicine to the user portable terminal based on the taking information; And a communicator configured to propagate the medication taking time message to a mobile communication system under the control of the taking time spreading control unit. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising: a sensor for detecting a detachment of the cup in which the drugs discharged to the outside of the cassette are accommodated; Personal dosage system, characterized in that it further comprises a dosage information providing unit for storing the time taken of the prepared drug through the separation of the cup in the storage means and control the transfer to the designated external computer through the communication unit. The display device of claim 4, wherein the display screen controller comprises: Personal dosing system characterized in that for outputting the display screen to specify the amount of the drug to be discharged from each cassette by the number of daily dose through the display. The display screen control unit according to claim 1 or 2, Personal dosing system, characterized in that for outputting the display screen for specifying the amount of the drug to be discharged from each cassette by the number of daily doses through the display unit. The personal medication system of claim 1 or 2, further comprising a barcode reader for reading a prescription barcode or a medication container barcode. A personal dosage system in which a plurality of medicine cassettes are designed to be discharged out of a cassette by a motor driven housed in a cassette holder. A timer for indicating a current time; A communication unit for communicating with an external computer; A preparation information storage unit for storing the preparation information and the taking information transmitted through the communication unit in a storage unit; A display unit for displaying a system operation state; And a cassette control unit for controlling the operation of the cassettes according to a time indicated by the stored dose information, wherein the cassette control unit selects and controls only the cassette in which the medicine suitable for the preparation information is stored. The personal medication system of claim 8, further comprising an alarm unit for notifying the outside of the time of taking the medicated drug based on the dose information. The personal medication system of claim 9, further comprising a display screen controller for controlling a display screen necessary for manual input of preparation information and dose information. The display device of claim 10, wherein the display screen controller comprises: Personal dosing system characterized in that for outputting the display screen for specifying the amount of the drug to be discharged from each cassette by the number of daily doses through the display. 10. The personal medication system of claim 8 or 9, further comprising a taking time propagation control unit for propagating the taking time of the prepared medicine to the user portable terminal based on the taking information. The sensor according to any one of claims 8 to 10, further comprising: a sensor for detecting the detachment of the cup containing the medicines discharged to the outside of the cassette; Personal dosage system, characterized in that it further comprises a dosage information providing unit for storing the time taken of the prepared drug through the separation of the cup in the storage means and control the transfer to the designated external computer through the communication unit.

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