KR20180039056A - Medication dispensing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(Problem) A drug preparation apparatus capable of more accurately distributing medicines more quickly, and capable of miniaturizing the entire apparatus without reducing the number of acceptable drug containers is developed.
A medicine container accommodating portion 3 for storing a plurality of medicine containers; a container moving means 5; and a packaging device 6. The container moving means 5 has a container holding means for holding the medicine container 30, a conveying means for moving the container holding means, a discharging mechanism for discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container, The medicine container 30 stored in the container moving means 5 is taken out by the container moving means 5, the medicine container is held by the holding means of the container moving means 5, the medicine container is moved to a predetermined position by the carrying means, The powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container by the discharge mechanism while the medicine container is held by the container holding means of the means.

Description

[0001] MEDICATION DISPENSING DEVICE [0002]

The present invention relates to a medicine preparation apparatus, and more particularly, to a medicine preparation apparatus which dispenses powdered medicine one by one.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] In large hospitals and large-scale pharmacies recently, a pharmaceutical preparation apparatus having a powder medicine distribution device and a powder medicine distribution function has been introduced. Here, the powder medicine distribution device is a device that individually packs the powders by one dose based on the prescription information. Using a powder dispensing device, it is possible to automate most of the work of wrapping one dose of powder.

The conventional pharmaceutical preparation apparatus is constituted by, for example, a powder medicine dispensing unit for dispensing powdered medicine by each dose and a packaging apparatus for individually packaging the powdered medicine as disclosed in Patent Document 1. In addition, the powder distribution part has a powder feeder, a distribution plate, and a discharge device. In a conventional pharmaceutical preparation apparatus, a pharmacist confirms a prescription of a doctor and takes out a medicine bottle containing a prescribed medicine from a medicine shelf. Then use a scale such as a balance to gauge the total weight of the prescribed powder. Then, the weighted powder is put into the hopper of the powder feeder, and the trough of the powder feeder is vibrated to drop the powder into the distribution dish. At the same time, the dispensing dish is continuously rotated at a constant rotational speed and evenly dispersed in the grooves of the dispensing dish.

Thereafter, a small substrate of the apparatus is dropped into the grooves of the dispensing dish, and the dispensing dish is rotated by an angle corresponding to the number of dispensers, thereby collecting the powder for one dose onto the front side of the small substrate. Then, the small substrate is rotated, powdered medicines are discharged out of the dispensing dish by small-scale printing, sent to the packaging apparatus side, and packed for one dose by the packaging apparatus.

In the conventional pharmaceutical preparation apparatus, it is necessary for the pharmacist to take out a desired vial containing a desired powder medicine from a lathe having medicine and to prepare a prescribed amount of the vial from the vial. However, the present applicant has developed a pharmaceutical preparation apparatus (Patent Document 2).

The applicant has developed a medicine preparation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 in which a shaking table is disposed around a distribution plate. In the medicine preparation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2, a load cell is formed as a metering means in a shaking table.

The medicine preparation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 has a container shelf for accommodating a plurality of medicine containers and a robot for taking the medicine container from the shelf and installing the medicine container on the shaking table.

In the medicine preparation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2, the medicine container is taken out of the container shelf with the robot and moved by the vibration, and the medicine container is vibrated, and the powder medicine is dropped directly from the medicine container into the distribution plate. Further, the weight of the medicine container is monitored by the load cell mounted on the shaking table to detect the drop amount of the powder medicine.

The subsequent steps are the same as in the prior art, and the dispensing dish is continuously rotated at a constant rotational speed to uniformly disperse (distribute) the powder in the grooves of the dispensing dish. Then, the small substrate of the apparatus is dropped into the grooves of the dispensing dish, the dispensing dish is rotated by an angle corresponding to the number of dispensers, the powdery medicine for one dose is collected on the front side of the small substrate, And sent to the packaging device side, and packed for one dose by the packaging device.

Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 7-80043 WO2014-46148

According to the drug preparation apparatus disclosed by the present applicant, not only the operation of the pharmaceutical company is greatly reduced, but also the distribution of the medicine can be accurately performed in a short time.

However, further improvement is required in the market. Concretely, there is a demand in the market to develop a pharmaceutical preparation apparatus capable of more rapidly distributing medicines more accurately and reducing the size of the entire apparatus without reducing the number of acceptable medicine containers.

Further, the drug preparation apparatus of the prior art uses a distribution plate, but the drug preparation apparatus using the distribution plate is not suitable for distributing the powder of prescription for children, which is small in number and is a parcel.

That is, the size (diameter) of the dispensing dish corresponds to the maximum capacity to be packed at one time. Specifically, the size (diameter) of the dispensing dish is designed so that it can cope with a case where the amount of powdered medicine contained in one package is large and the number of times of taking is large.

On the contrary, when the amount of the powdery medicine contained in one package is small and the number of times of taking is small as in the distribution of prescriptions for children, when the powdery medicine is dispersed (distributed) in the grooves of the dispensing dish, It becomes a gathering state, and it becomes difficult to discharge the powdered medicine to the discharge apparatus.

For this reason, in the pharmaceutical preparation apparatus using the dispensing dish, there is a lower limit to the distributable powder dose, and it is difficult to distribute a small amount of the powdery medicine.

The present invention has been developed to meet the needs of the above market, and it is an object of the present invention to develop a pharmaceutical preparation apparatus capable of achieving any of the above objects.

An aspect of the medicament dispensing apparatus includes a medicament container for containing powder medicine, a medicament container accommodating portion for storing a plurality of medicament containers, a container moving means, and a packaging device, wherein the medicament container in the medicament container accommodating portion A container holding means for holding the medicine container, a conveying means for conveying the container holding means, a conveying means for conveying the container holding means, a conveying means for conveying the container holding means for conveying the powdered medicament, And a discharging mechanism for discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container. The medicine container stored in the medicine container holding portion is taken out by the container moving means, the medicine container is held by the holding means of the container moving means, The container holding means of the container moving means holds the medicine container, A pharmaceutical preparation wherein for discharging the powder from the medicament container by the implement.

In the medicine preparation apparatus of this embodiment, the container moving means has the discharge mechanism, and the powder medicine can be discharged from the medicine container by the discharge mechanism while the medicine container is held by the container holding means of the container moving means. Therefore, it is also possible to eliminate the separate shaking table, thereby realizing downsizing of the apparatus.

It is preferable that the container moving means has a metering means and it is possible to discharge the powder medicine from the medicine container by the discharge mechanism in a fixed amount by one dose unit.

According to this aspect, it is possible to eliminate the dispensing dish, thereby realizing downsizing of the apparatus.

A temporary container for temporarily holding the powder medicine discharged from the medicine container is provided and the metering device is formed in the temporary container. If the dosage container for one dose is collected in the temporary container, the powder medicine in the temporary container May be transferred to the packaging apparatus.

According to this aspect, it is possible to eliminate the dispensing dish, thereby realizing downsizing of the apparatus. Further, by forming the metering means on the container moving means and forming the metering means on the temporary placement container, the amount of the medicine can be accurately measured.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medicine container comprising: a medicine container for containing a powder medicine; a medicine container accommodating portion for storing a plurality of medicine containers; and a container moving means for moving the medicine container in the medicine container accommodating portion to the container moving means, A container holding means for holding the container; a conveying means for moving the container holding means; and a conveying means for conveying the container in a state in which the container is held by the container holding means It is possible to take out the medicine container stored in the medicine container holding portion with the metering means by the container moving means and hold the medicine container by the holding means of the container moving means and move the medicine container to the predetermined position by the carrying means , And the weight of the medicine container is metered by the metering means at any stage A.

According to this aspect, it is possible to eliminate the dispensing dish, thereby realizing downsizing of the apparatus. The present invention can also be applied to a medicine preparation apparatus having a distribution plate. In this case, a separate metering means can be omitted. Another amount of metering means and metering means provided on the container moving means can detect the amount of the medicament in a double manner and measure the amount of the medicament more accurately.

A container mounting table having a discharging mechanism for discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container and moving the medicine container by the container moving means to discharge the powder medicine from the medicine container by the discharging mechanism, May be combined with each other.

And the container mounting base has a discharging mechanism for discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container, the medicine container is moved by the container moving means by the container moving means, and the powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container by the discharging mechanism, The weight of the medicine container before the medicine container is set on the container mounting table is measured by the measuring means of the container moving means, and the measuring instrument of the container mounting table is used as the measuring means of the powder container while discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container by the discharging mechanism. After discharging the powdered medicine for one dose, the medicine container is separated from the container mounting table by the container moving means, the weight of the medicine container is measured again by the measuring means of the container moving means, and this series of operations is repeated A composition for discharging powdered powder of a plurality of doses by one dose unit It may be adopted.

And the container mounting base has a discharging mechanism for discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container, the medicine container is moved by the container moving means by the container moving means, and the powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container by the discharging mechanism, The weight of the medicine container before the medicine container is set on the container mounting table is measured by the measuring means of the container moving means, and the measuring instrument of the container mounting table is used as the measuring means of the powder container while discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container by the discharging mechanism. The dosage is monitored and the powder medicine is discharged for one dose or a plurality of doses, then the medicine container is separated from the container mounting table by the container moving means, and the weight of the medicine container is measured again by the measuring means of the container moving means You may.

The container moving means may be provided with a discharging mechanism for discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container and discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container by the discharging mechanism while holding the medicine container by the container holding means of the container moving means.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medicine preparation apparatus having a medicine container for receiving powder medicine, a discharge device for discharging powdered medicine from the medicine container, and a packaging device, wherein the discharge device is provided with discharge side metering means, The temporary placement container has a receiving side metering means. The medicine is discharged from the medicine container by the discharging device and temporarily placed in the temporary placement container. The temporary placement container is provided with a dosing section The powder medicine in the temporary placement container is transferred to the packaging device.

According to this aspect, it is possible to eliminate the dispensing dish, thereby realizing downsizing of the apparatus.

The pharmaceutical preparation apparatus of the present invention has the effect of improving at least any of promptness, accuracy, and miniaturization compared to the conventional apparatus.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a drug preparation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of the moving device of the medicine preparation apparatus of FIG.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view (a) and a sectional view (b) of the medicine container of the medicine preparation apparatus of Fig. 1;
FIG. 4 is a conceptual view of the main part of the pharmaceutical preparation apparatus of FIG. 1, wherein (a) shows a state in which the medicine is discharged from the medicine container to the hopper of the packaging apparatus, (b) Is inserted.
Fig. 5 is a conceptual view of the main part of another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 5 (a) shows a state in which the medicine is discharged from the medicine container into the temporary placement cup, Indicates that the medicine is being injected.
FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram of the main part of still another embodiment of the present invention, showing a state where a medicine is put directly into a packaging sheet of a packaging device from a medicine container.
7 is a conceptual diagram of the main part of another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a conceptual view of a main part of a pharmaceutical preparation apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) shows a state in which the medicine is discharged from the medicine container to the hopper of the packaging apparatus, (b) This indicates the state where the medicine is put into the package of the apparatus.
FIG. 9 is a conceptual view of a main part of a drug dispensing apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) shows a state in which the medicine is discharged from the medicine container into the temporary mug cup, (b) Shows a state in which the medicine is put in the packaging paper of the packaging apparatus.
FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram of the main part of a drug preparation apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a container mounting apparatus employed in the medicine preparation apparatus of Fig. 10; Fig.
12 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the container mounting apparatus of Fig.
13 is a sectional view of the container mounting apparatus of Fig.
FIG. 14 is a conceptual view of a main part of a drug preparation apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) shows a state in which the drug container is being moved by the container moving means, (b) (C) shows a state in which the medicine container is held by the container moving means and the weight of the medicine container is re-weighed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be further described.

The drug preparation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes a drug container storage section 3 surrounded by a casing 2 for storing a plurality of medicine containers 30 therein, , And a packaging device (6). In the medicine container 30 stored in the medicine container accommodating portion 3, desired powder medicine is stored.

In this embodiment, the casing 2 is divided into upper and lower two stages, and the chemical container accommodating portion 3, the container moving means 5, and the packaging device 6 are disposed on the upper and lower sides .

The medicament container accommodating portion 3 is provided with a vertically rotating drum member 7 and a plurality of container mounting portions 13 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the drum member 7.

A desired medicine container 30 is mounted on the container mounting portion 13 of the drum member 7. [ The robot 10 of the later container moving means 5 is brought close to the medicine container 30 and the medicine container 30 is removed by the robot 10.

The container moving means 5 is constituted by a lifting mechanism 8 and a robot 10 as shown in Fig. In this embodiment, the lifting mechanism 8 and the robot 10 constitute a conveying means, and the hand portion 18 of the robot 10 constitutes a container holding means.

The lifting mechanism 8 is a linear guide formed in a vertical direction and is constituted by a linear rail 11 and a platform 12. [ A rack (not shown) is formed on the linear rail 11, and a motor and a pinion gear, not shown, are formed on the platform 12.

The platform 12 moves vertically by operating a motor (not shown).

The robot 10 has two arm members 15 and 16 and a hand portion 18. [

That is, the first arm member 15 is mounted on the platform 12 via a vertical axis (not shown). By driving the motor mounted on the platform 12, the first arm member 15 rotates horizontally about the platform 12 (Rotated).

The second arm member 16 is mounted on the tip of the first arm member 15 via a vertical axis not shown and by driving a motor mounted on the tip of the first arm member 15, And rotates in the horizontal direction about the tip end of the member (15).

In the present embodiment, the hand portion 18 has a function of holding the medicine container 30 and changing its posture, a vibration function (discharging mechanism) for holding and vibrating the medicine container, And a weight measuring function (metering means).

The hand portion 18 has a container holding portion (palm portion) 21 as shown in Fig. An electromagnet (24) is mounted on the container holding portion (21).

The hand portion 18 is attached to the tip end of the second arm member 16 via a vertical axis not shown and rotates in the horizontal direction about the tip end of the second arm member 16 by driving the motor do.

Therefore, the container holding portion 21 can assume a parallel posture or a vertical posture. Further, the chemical container 30 can be held by the electromagnet 22.

In this embodiment, the excitation means 22a, 22b and the first weight measurement means (metering means) 25 are provided between the container holding tack 21 and the body portion 23 of the hand portion 18 Respectively.

The exciting means 22a, 22b are piezoelectric elements. The weight measuring means 25 is a measuring means, specifically a load cell. A vibration damping member 38 is disposed between the vibrating means 22a and 22b and the weight measuring means 25. The vibration of the vibrating means 22a and 22b is directly transmitted to the weight measuring means 25, .

In this embodiment, the medicine container 30 is vibrated by the exciting means 22a and 22b to discharge the medicine in the medicine container 30. [ In this embodiment, the discharging mechanism is constituted by the exciting means 22a and 22b, and the container moving means 5 has the discharging function.

In this embodiment, the first weight measuring means 25 constitutes a metering means, and the container moving means 5 comprises a metering means.

The packaging device 6 is a machine for packaging medicines one by one as is well known and is constituted by a distribution sheet feeding device 32 and a bag making device 33 as is well known. In addition, a powdery medicine loading hopper 31 for injecting a medicine into the packaging device 6 is formed. The powder additive hopper 31 is constituted by a main hopper 26 and an auxiliary hopper 27.

The distribution sheet feeding device 32 is a portion for feeding the distribution sheet 28 on the sheet to the distribution portion.

The piercing device 33 is a portion for folding the sheet-like distribution paper 28, introducing powdered powder therein, and then fusing the sides of the sheet to form an envelope. The distribution sheet feeding device 32 and the piercing device 33 employed in the present embodiment are all well known, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The main hopper (26) of the powder additive hopper (31) is a device for receiving powdered medicine dropped from the chemical container (30). The main hopper 26 functions as a temporary placement container.

On the other hand, the auxiliary hopper 27 connects the main hopper 26 and the packaging device 6, and introduces the powder medicine to the packaging device 6 side.

The main hopper 26 is in the form of a lot. That is, the main hopper 26 has an introduction side opening with a large opening area and a discharge side opening with a small opening area. The discharge side opening is located at the lower end of the main hopper 26, and an opening / closing plate 35 is formed. The opening and closing plate 35 can be opened and closed by a power and can open and close the discharge side opening.

In the present embodiment, the main hopper 26 is provided with a second weight measuring means 36. The second weight measuring means 36 is a metering means, specifically a load cell.

The auxiliary hopper 27 is a simple funnel shaped member and the upper part is in the vicinity of the discharge side opening of the main hopper 26 and the lower part is in the packaging device 6, .

Next, the medicine container 30 will be described with reference to Fig.

The medicine container 30 is a hermetically closed container, and is constituted by a container main body 40 and a lid member 43.

The container body 40 is a vertically long container made of resin.

In addition, the container body 40 is provided with a transporting iron plate section 41. In this embodiment, the transporting iron plate portion 41 is divided into two small transporting iron plate portions 41a and 41b. The transport iron plate portion 41 is made of a steel plate containing a magnetic component such as ferrite.

The lid member 43 has a lid body portion 45 and a movable lid portion 48. The movable lid portion 48 is provided with the handle portion 50 and the movable lid portion 48 is opened by pressing the corresponding handle portion 50. [ And the movable lid portion 48 is kept open. The lid member 43 is attached to the container body 40 as shown in Fig. 3 to constitute a medicine discharging portion 47. Fig.

Next, functions of the medicine preparation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described. The medicament preparation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment discharges medicines one by one from the medicament container 30 and sends them to the downstream packaging device 6, and packs them one by one.

In the medicine preparation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the desired powder medicine is previously stored in the medicine container 30 stored in the medicine container storage section 3. [

The medicine preparation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is characterized by an operation of selecting a medicine according to a prescription, an operation of extracting the medicine by one dose from the medicine container 30, and an operation of wrapping the medicine by the packaging apparatus 6 This can be done automatically.

The drug preparation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment automatically selects the medicine container 30 according to the prescription. Specifically, the drum member 7 of the medicine container accommodating portion 3 is rotated to bring the desired medicine container 30 to the container moving means 5. The medicine container 30 is held by the hand portion 18 of the container moving means 5 and the arm or the like is operated to move the medicine container 30 directly above the powder medicine putting hopper 31. Also, the posture of the medicine container 30 is held horizontally. The movable lid portion 48 is opened by pressing the handle portion 50 of the movable lid portion 48 by means of a device not shown.

Then, the holding means 22a and 22b are activated with the hand portion 18 of the container moving means 5 holding the medicine container 30 to vibrate the container holding portion 21. As a result, the powdery medicine in the medicine container 30 moves slowly, is discharged from the medicine container 30, and falls into the main hopper 26 of the powdery medicine charging hopper 31. [ At this time, the opening / closing plate 35 of the main hopper 26 is closed, and the dropped medicine collects in the main hopper 26.

The weight of the medicine container 30 is measured by the first weight measuring means 25 of the container moving means 5 before and after the start of the vibration. In the meantime, the weight of the medicine container 30 is monitored, and the vibration of the container holding portion 21 is stopped when the total drop amount of the powder medicine reaches a desired weight.

That is, the first weight measuring means 25 measures the raw weight G, which is the weight of the medicine container 30 before discharging the medicine. When the powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container 30 by a small amount, The weight of the medicine container (30) is monitored by the measuring means (25). Then, the discharge of the powder medicine from the chemical container 30 is stopped when the current weight g, which is the current weight of the medicine container 30, coincides with or approximately coincides with the target discharge amount from the original weight G to the -u value.

In the present embodiment, the vibration of the container holding tack 21 is stopped when the total falling amount reaches one dose.

In the present embodiment, the main hopper 26 is also provided with a weight measuring means (second weight measuring means 36). In this embodiment, the discharge amount of the medicine is monitored by the second weight measuring means 36.

In this embodiment, the discharge amount of the medicine is confirmed by the second weight measuring means 36 at the stage of stopping discharge of the powder medicine from the medicine container 30, and the discharge amount of the medicine corresponds to one dose of the patient The opening and closing plate 35 of the main hopper 26 is opened and the medicine is introduced to the side of the packaging machine 6 via the auxiliary hopper 27. [ Then, the medicine is packed by the packaging device (6).

Thereafter, the oscillation of the exciting means 22a, 22b is resumed, and the vessel holding section 21 is again vibrated. The above-described series of steps are repeated, and the powder medicine for one dose is supplied from the chemical vessel 30 to the main hopper The opening and closing plate 35 is opened and introduced into the side of the packaging device 6, and the medicine for one dose is packed by the packaging device 6.

In the medicine preparation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the powder medicine is discharged in a fixed amount from the medicine container 30 by one discharge unit by the discharge mechanism provided in the container transfer means 5, Of the drug. When the desired medicine package is completed, the handle portion 50 of the movable cover portion 48 is returned by the unillustrated apparatus, and the movable cover portion 48 is closed. Then, the container moving means 5 is operated to return the medicine container 30 to the drum member 7 of the medicine container accommodating portion 3. Then,

The medicine preparation apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has the first weight measurement means 25 as the discharge side metering means in the discharge device of the container moving means 5 and further includes the powder medicine discharged from the medicine container 30 There is a main hopper 26 as a temporary placement container to temporarily attract. In the main hopper 26 functioning as a provisional placement container, there is a second weight measurement means 36 as the reception side metering means. When the medicine is discharged from the medicine container 30 by the discharging device and temporarily placed in the temporary placement container and the powder for one dose is collected in the main hopper 26 serving as the temporary placement container, Is transferred to the packaging apparatus 6. In the drug preparation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, since the medicine is metered twice, the amount of powdered medicine contained in the package is accurate.

Further, in the medicine preparation apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, when either one of the first weight measuring means 25 or the second weight measuring means 26 is failed for any reason, the fact can be detected.

That is, since the detection weights of the first weight measuring means 25 and the second weight measuring means 26 are the same, when the detection weights of the first weight measuring means 25 and the second weight measuring means 26 are different, It is considered that one of the first and second frames 26 is broken.

Further, since the medicine dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment does not require a dispensing dish, it is possible to reduce the size of the apparatus.

In the above-described embodiment, the powdered medicine putting hopper 31 is divided into the main hopper 26 and the auxiliary hopper 27. However, like the medicine preparing apparatus 51 shown in Fig. 5, The temporary weighing vessel 52 for temporarily holding the medicine may be formed and the weighing means (second weighing means 37) may be formed in the temporary weighing vessel 52. [

The temporary provisional placement container 52 employed in the medicine preparation apparatus 51 shown in Fig. 5 is cup-shaped and has a floor. In the medicine preparation apparatus 51, the opening of the temporary temporary placement container 52 is raised, and the medicine discharged from the medicine container 30 is received. Then, the temporary temporary placement container 52 is tilted or inverted to change the posture of the ceiling and the floor to the opposite orientation, and the powdery medicine is put into the powdery medicine input hopper 55.

Other configurations are the same as in the previous embodiment.

Even in the medicine preparation apparatus 51 of the present embodiment, since the medicine is metered twice, the metering is accurate. In addition, the medicine preparation apparatus 51 of the present embodiment does not require a plunger, and therefore, the apparatus can be downsized.

A drug preparation device 56 having a structure shown in Fig. 6 may be considered as a simpler configuration.

The medicine preparation apparatus 56 shown in Fig. 6 has no second weight measuring means. Then, the powder medicine is put into the powder add-in hopper 55 directly from the medicine container 30.

That is, the means 22a and 22b are activated in the state in which the medicine container 30 is held by the hand portion 18 of the container moving means 5 so that the container holding portion 21 is vibrated, Into the hopper 55 for powdery medicine.

Then, the weight of the medicine container 30 is monitored by the first weight measuring means 25, and the vibration of the container holding tack 21 is stopped when the total falling amount of the powder medicine reaches a desired weight.

Other configurations are the same as those of the previous embodiment.

As in the medicine preparation apparatus 60 shown in Fig. 7, the powder medicine may be injected from the medicine container 30 into the distribution dish 61 by the discharging function of the container moving means 5. Fig.

The medicament preparation apparatus 60 has a distribution plate 61 and a discharge apparatus 62 as in the prior art.

The dispensing dish 61 is the same as known, and is a member on the dish. The dispensing tray 61 is provided with a medicine supply slot 63 on its upper surface side. The drug introduction groove 63 is also referred to as " R groove ", and its sectional shape is an arc shape.

The feeding apparatus 62 has a feeding arm 65 and a feeding mechanism 66. The feeding arm 65 can be raised and lowered to vertically move the feeding mechanism 66.

The medicament container 30 is held by the hand portion 18 of the container moving means 5 and the medicine container 30 is moved to the distribution plate 61 by operating the arms and the like, The medicine supply opening 63 of the medicine supply opening 63 is opened.

The holding means 22a and 22b of the container moving means 5 are activated in a state in which the medicine container 30 is held by the hand portion 18 of the container moving means 5, And drops the medicine into the medicine dosing groove 63 of the distribution plate 61. [

Further, the dispensing tray 61 is rotated around the start of vibration. Then, the weight of the medicine container 30 is measured before and after the start of vibration. During this time, the weight of the medicine container 30 is monitored by the first weight measuring means 25, and the vibration of the container holding tack 21 is stopped when the total drop amount of the powder medicine reaches a desired weight. In this embodiment, the total falling amount is the total amount of the plurality of doses. The discharge of the powder medicine from the medicine container 30 is stopped when the current weight g, which is the current weight of the medicine container 30, coincides with or approximately coincides with the value obtained by subtracting the total amount of the plural doses from the original weight G.

Thereafter, the rotation of the distribution plate 61 is stopped. The feeding mechanism 66 is then pivoted into the medicament feed slot 63 of the dispensing dish 61 by pivoting the feeding arm 65 and lowering the distal end side to lower the feeding mechanism 66.

Then, the dispensing dish 61 is rotated by an angle corresponding to the number of dispensers, and scraped on the small substrate 67. Thereafter, the small substrate 67 is rotated, the medicine is pushed up by the scoop 68, the medicine is discharged from the dispensing dish 61, and the powder is put into the powder input hopper 77. The medicine drops the powdered medicine loading hopper 77, is transported to the packaging device 6, and packed in the packaging device 6. [

This operation is repeated in order to discharge all the medicines in the dispensing dish 61, and the medicines are packed in the packaging device 6, respectively.

In the embodiment described above, the weight measuring means (the first weight measuring means 25) is formed on the container moving means 5, but the vibrating means 22a and 22b are provided on the basis of the detected value of the weight measuring means at another position. .

The medicine preparation apparatus 70 shown in Fig. 8 is a modification of the medicine preparation apparatus 1 shown in Fig. 4, and there is no weight measurement means (first weight measurement means 25) in the vessel moving means 5 . The other constitution is the same as that of the drug preparation apparatus 1 shown in Fig.

The drug container 30 is held by the hand portion 18 of the container moving means 5 and the arm or the like is operated so that the drug container 30 is inserted into the powder- Lt; / RTI > The means 22a and 22b are activated with the hand unit 18 of the container moving means 5 while holding the medicine container 30 to vibrate the container holding unit 21, And falls from the container 30 into the main hopper 26 of the powder additive hopper 31. [

The weight of the medicine container 30 is measured by the second weight measuring means 36 on the main hopper 26 side before and after the start of the vibration.

That is, the weight of the medicine collected in the main hopper 26 is measured by the second weight measuring means 36 on the main hopper 26 side. When the weight of the medicine collected in the main hopper 26 coincides with or approximately coincides with the value obtained by subtracting the target discharge amount from the original weight G, the discharge of the powder medicine from the medicine container 30 is stopped. More specifically, at the point of time when the patient reaches one dose, the means 22a and 22b are stopped and the discharge of the powder medicine from the medicine container 30 is stopped.

The medicine preparation apparatus 71 shown in Fig. 9 is a modification of the medicine preparation apparatus 51 shown in Fig. 5, and there is no weight measurement means (first weight measurement means 25) in the vessel moving means 5. Fig. The other configuration is the same as that of the medicine preparation apparatus 51. [

The present invention has been developed by the present applicant and can be applied to the pharmaceutical preparation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2. [

That is, a container mounting device (container mounting table) 80 may be disposed around the distribution plate 61 like the medicine preparation device 75 shown in FIG. The container mounting apparatus 80 is provided with a shaking table 72.

The container mounting device 80 functions as a container mounting base for installing the medicine container 30. [ The container mounting apparatus 80 is provided with a shaking table 72 and a discharging mechanism for discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container 30. The container mounting apparatus 80 has a weight measuring means 76 for directly or indirectly measuring the weight of the shaking table 72 and the medicine container 30 as shown in Figs. 11, 12 and 13. Also, a drop confirmation sensor (not shown) is formed.

The shaking table 72 is provided with container holding means for temporarily fixing the chemical container 30 to the shaking table 72. [ Specifically, the container holding means is a magnet 76a, 76b. At both ends of the shaking table 72, the engaging means 78 is mounted in an inclined posture. The vibrating means 78 is specifically a piezoelectric element. The drop confirmation sensor is, for example, a photoelectric sensor and is a sensor for checking whether or not the medicine is discharged from the medicine container 30. [

In this embodiment, the medicine container 30 is placed on the container mounting device 80, and the medicine container can be discharged from the medicine container 30 by vibrating the shaking table 72. [ The change in weight of the medicine container 30 at that time is detected by the weight measuring means 76.

The container moving means 83 employed in the medicine dispensing apparatus 71 has a first weight measuring means 25 as shown in Fig. The container moving means 83 employed in the medicament preparation apparatus 71 is not provided with means for vibrating as shown in FIG. 10 but includes the container holding section 21 and the first weight measuring means 25.

The medicine container 30 is automatically selected in accordance with the prescription for the medicine preparation device 71 of the present embodiment. The medicine container 30 is held by the hand portion 18 of the container moving means 83 and the medicine container 30 is placed on the container placing device 80 by operating the arm or the like.

The weight of the medicine container 30 is measured by the first weight measuring means 25 of the container moving means 83 while the medicine container 30 is being conveyed by the container moving means 83, The reliability of the weighing value can be secured by comparing the difference with the weight of the medicine container 30 held by the hand portion and the total discharge amount measured by the weight measuring means 76 and performing double check, It is possible to detect an adjustment failure or a failure of each weight measuring means.

The medicine preparation apparatus 71 of the present embodiment vibrates the shaking table 72 built in the container placement apparatus 80 with the medicine container 30 placed on the container placement apparatus 80. [ As a result, the powdery medicine in the medicine container 30 moves slowly, is discharged from the medicine container 30, and falls into the distribution dish 61.

Further, the dispensing tray 61 is rotated around the start of vibration. Further, the weight of the medicine container 30 is measured by the weight measuring means 76 of the container placing device 80 before and after the start of the vibration. Meanwhile, the weight of the chemical container 30 is monitored, and the vibration of the shaking table 72 is stopped when the total discharge amount of the powder medicine reaches a desired weight.

The subsequent steps are the same as those in the prior art and the rotation of the dispensing dish 61 is stopped and the dispensing mechanism 66 is put into the medicament introducing groove 63 and the dispensing dish 61 is rotated by an angle corresponding to the number of dispensers And scraped on the small substrate 67. Thereafter, the small substrate 67 is rotated, the medicine is pushed up by the scoop 68, the medicine is discharged from the dispensing dish 61, and the powder is put into the powder input hopper 77. The medicine drops the powdered medicine loading hopper 77, is transported to the packaging device 6, and packed in the packaging device 6. [

This operation is repeated in order to discharge all of the medicines in the dispensing dish 61, and they are packed in the packaging device 6, respectively.

The same configuration as that of the medicine preparation apparatus 81 shown in Fig. 14 is also conceivable.

The medicament preparation apparatus 81 does not have a distribution plate but directly injects the medicament into the packaging apparatus 6 from the medicament container 30 placed on the container placing apparatus 80. [

The container mounting apparatus 80 is the same as that described above, and has a shaking table 72. The container mounting apparatus 80 has a weight measuring means 76 for directly or indirectly measuring the weight of the medicine container 30.

The container moving means 83 employed in the medicine dispensing apparatus 81 has a first weight measuring means 25 as shown in Fig. That is, the container moving means 83 employed in the medicine preparation apparatus 81 has the container holding section 21 and the first weight measuring means (metering means) 25. The container moving means 83 has no means for engaging.

In the drug preparation apparatus 81 of the present embodiment as well, as shown in Fig. 14 (a), the medicine container 30 is automatically selected in accordance with the prescription. The medicine container 30 is held by the hand portion 18 of the container moving means 83 and the medicine container 30 is placed on the container placing device 80 by operating the arm or the like.

The weight of the chemical container 30 is measured by the first weight measuring means 25 of the container moving means 83 while the chemical container 30 is being conveyed by the container moving means 83. [

In the medicine preparation apparatus 81 of the present embodiment, the shaking table 72 built in the container placement apparatus 80 is vibrated while the medicine container 30 is placed on the container placement apparatus 80. As a result, the powder medicine in the medicine container 30 moves slowly, is discharged from the medicine container 30, and falls into the powder medicine putting hopper 77 of the packaging device 6 (Fig. 14B).

During this time, the weight of the medicine container 30 is monitored by the weight measuring means 76 of the container placing device 80, and the vibration of the shaking table 72 is stopped when the discharge amount of the powder medicine reaches one dose.

The powdered powder for one dose which has already been put into the powder-dosing hopper 77 of the packaging device 6 is packed in the packaging device 6. [

The medicine container 30 is held by the container moving means 83 and the container moving means 83 is driven so that the medicine container 30 is temporarily placed in the container mounting device ) ≪ / RTI > Then, the weight of the medicine container (30) is measured again by the first weight measuring means (25) of the container moving means (83).

The weight of the medicament container 30 when re-assayed will be as small as one dose for the above-mentioned measurement value, but if the difference between them is different from the weight of the powder for one dose by a certain amount or more, a predetermined error indication is performed .

The weight of the medicine container 30 when re-measured may be compared with the weight detected by the weight measuring means 76 of the container mounting device 80. [ In this case, both weights should be the same, but when the difference between them is more than a predetermined value, a predetermined error display is performed.

If there is no abnormality, the container moving means 83 is driven to place the medicine container 30 again on the container placing device 80. [ Then, the above-described series of operations are repeated to discharge a predetermined number of pharmaceutical packages packed with one dose of powder medicine.

In the embodiment described above, the medicine is discharged from the medicine container 30 by vibration, but a configuration may be adopted in which the medicine is discharged from the medicine container by screws or wings. In this case, a screw or the like is embedded in the medicine container, and the power is transmitted from the container moving means (5, 83) side to the screw or the like in the medicine container.

In the above-described embodiments, the container moving means 5 is a robot. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the XY table and the XYZ table may be moved in a plane or three-dimensionally.

The container moving means may be a conveyor or the like.

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5, 83: container moving means
6: Packaging machine
10: Robot
18: Hand part
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25: Weight measuring means
26: Main hopper
27: auxiliary hopper
30: drug container
31: Powdered dosing hopper
36, 37: second weight measuring means
52: Temporary Wrap container
55: Powder filling hopper
61: Distribution plate
72: Shake table
76: Weight measuring means
80: container mounting device

Claims (9)

A drug container accommodating portion for accommodating a plurality of drug containers, a container moving means, and a packaging device, wherein the drug container in the drug container accommodating portion is moved to the container moving means, And discharging powdered medicines by one dose into a packaging device,
The container moving means includes a container holding means for holding the medicine container, a conveying means for moving the container holding means, and a discharge mechanism for discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container,
The medicine container stored in the medicine container holding portion is taken out by the container moving means, the medicine container is held by the container holding means of the container moving means, the medicine container is moved to the predetermined position by the carrying means, Wherein the powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container by the discharging device while keeping the medicine container by the means. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the container moving means has a metering means and it is possible to discharge the powder medicine from the medicine container by the discharge mechanism in a fixed amount by one dose unit. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
A temporary container for temporarily holding the powder medicine discharged from the medicine container, and a metering means is formed in the temporary container. When the powder for one dose is collected in the temporary container, the powder medicine in the temporary container is poured into the packaging device And transferring the medicament. A drug container accommodating portion for accommodating a plurality of drug containers and a container moving means for moving the drug container in the drug container accommodating portion to the container moving means and discharging the powder medicine from the drug container, In the dispenser,
The container moving means includes a container holding means for holding the medicine container, a conveying means for moving the container holding means, and a metering means capable of measuring the medicine container held by the container holding means,
It is possible to take out the medicine container stored in the medicine container holding portion by the container moving means and hold the medicine container by the holding means of the container moving means and move the medicine container to the predetermined position by the carrying means, Wherein the weight of the medicament container is metered by the means. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
And the container mounting base has a discharging mechanism for discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container, the medicine container is moved by the container moving means by the container moving means, and the powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container by the discharging mechanism ≪ / RTI > 5. The method of claim 4,
And the container mounting base has a discharging mechanism for discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container, the medicine container is moved by the container moving means by the container moving means, and the powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container by the discharging mechanism,
The weight of the medicine container before the medicine container is set on the container mounting table is measured by the measuring means of the container moving means and the powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container by the discharging mechanism, The medicine container is separated from the container mounting table by the container moving means, the weight of the medicine container is measured again by the measuring means of the container moving means, and the series of operations And repeatedly discharging the powdered medicines for a plurality of doses by one dose unit. 5. The method of claim 4,
And the container mounting base has a discharging mechanism for discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container, the medicine container is moved by the container moving means by the container moving means, and the powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container by the discharging mechanism,
The weight of the medicine container before the medicine container is set on the container mounting table is measured by the measuring means of the container moving means and the powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container by the discharging mechanism, And the powder container is moved from the container mounting table by the container moving means and the weight of the medicine container is measured again by the measuring means of the container moving means . 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the container moving means has a discharge mechanism for discharging the powder medicine from the medicine container and discharges the powder medicine from the medicine container by the discharge mechanism while holding the medicine container by the container holding means of the container moving means Dispenser. 1. A medicine preparation apparatus having a medicine container for containing powdered medicine, a discharge device for discharging powdered medicine from the medicine container, and a packaging device,
The discharge device is provided with discharge side metering means,
The temporary placement container has a reception side metering means. The medicine is discharged from the medicine container by the discharge device, temporarily placed on the temporary placement container, and the temporary placement container is temporarily placed on the temporary placement container. And transferring the powdered medicine in the temporary placement container to the packaging device when the powdered medicine for one dose is collected in the container.

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