CN204814903U - Household drug delivery device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a family formula device of dosing, it includes medical kit structure, medicine box, drive module and control module. The medicine box is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the medicine box structure and can be selectively positioned at a first position and a second position, when the medicine box is positioned at the first position, the side surface of the medicine box is flush with or concave inwards to the outer side surface of the medicine box structure, and when the medicine box is positioned at the second position, the side surface of the medicine box protrudes outwards to the outer side surface. The drive module is connected to the medicine box so that the medicine box can move to the second position. The control module is electrically connected to the driving module, and the drug administration device only enables the driving module to operate to push out the drug administration box for administration per unit time in the drug administration period of the drug box so as to enable a user to clearly take out the drug. Therefore, the problems of medication management and health influence caused by the wrong administration of the medicine in an abnormal preset administration time period by the elderly or patients can be avoided.

Description

home delivery device

【Technical field】

The utility model relates to a drug delivery device, in particular to a household drug delivery device.

【Background technique】

Taking care of the elderly (or patients) at home is a situation that people will encounter, and one of the common tasks is to let the elderly take their medicines on time, that is, to let the elderly take their medicines at specific times every day . With the help of technology, it can help the elderly to take medicine on time without time pressure and worries, and it can also reassure relatives who work or go to school in other places and are inconvenient to take care of their families at any time; for example, when the designated time for taking medicine arrives, an electronic The product can send out a reminder signal or an indicator light or sound or vibration to remind the elders or caregivers to remember to take the medicines that need to be taken at the moment and take them without taking them by mistake.

However, even if there is a reminder, the elderly may still not take the medicine and take the medicine after the prescription time has elapsed. This may cause the interval between two doses to be too close or too long, or the wrong interval between medications, resulting in high or low drug concentration, which will endanger the health of patients or the elderly, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and arrhythmia , depression, epilepsy and many other patients must pay special attention.

In view of this, how to improve at least one of the aforementioned deficiencies is a problem to be solved in the industry.

【Content of utility model】

An object of the present utility model is to provide a family-style drug delivery device, which can assist the elderly or patients to take medicine on time, prevent the elderly or patients from taking medicine in non-predetermined periods, and facilitate the storage and management of medicines, and/or Or it can have a small thickness, and can manage/statistics and assist the daily medication habit of the user at the same time.

In order to achieve at least one of the above-mentioned purposes, the household drug delivery device disclosed in the utility model includes: a medicine box structure, including an outer surface and a plurality of separated storage holes, and the plurality of storage holes are recessed on the outer surface Above; a plurality of medicine boxes, respectively set in the plurality of receiving holes, each of the medicine boxes can be selectively located at a first position and a second position, when each of the medicine boxes is at the first position, each of the medicine boxes One side of each of the medicine boxes is flush or concave on the outer surface, and when each of the medicine boxes is in the second position, the side of each of the medicine boxes is convex on the outer surface; a driving module is arranged on the medicine box in the structure and connected to at least one of the medicine boxes to move the medicine box to the second position; and a control module electrically connected to the drive module and including a dosing period input electrically connected to each other element, a dosing signal trigger element and a control element, the dosing period input element is used to define a dosing period of each medicine box and recorded in the control element, and the dosing signal trigger element is used to generate a dosing period The drug signal is sent to the control element, and the control element is used to drive only one of the driving modules in response to the drug signal during the drug administration period.

In order to make the above objectives, technical features and advantages more comprehensible, the following is a detailed description of preferred embodiments with the accompanying drawings.

【Description of drawings】

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a home drug delivery device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a medicine box of a home drug delivery device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged detailed view of the home drug delivery device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a home drug delivery device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a home drug delivery device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram (ie, a rear view) of some components of the home drug delivery device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7A and 7B are schematic diagrams of the medicine box and the manual opening tool of the home drug delivery device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

【Symbol Description】

1 home delivery device

10 medicine box structure

11 outer side

11A-11D First Area to Fourth Area

12 Containment Holes

20 pill boxes

21 partition

22 cover

23 sides

24 storage slots

30 drive modules

30A driver

31 motor

32 screw

33 sliders

30B two-dimensional mobile mechanism

34 horizontal moving parts

35 vertical moving pieces

40 control modules

41 input element for administration period

42 drug administration signal trigger element

43 control elements

50 medication reminder modules

60 wireless communication module

70 monitors

80 manual opener

81 first magnetic structure

82 second magnetic structure

83 hook structure

84 concave holes

【Detailed ways】

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a perspective view of a home drug delivery device 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The home drug delivery device 1 can have a small volume (for example, the thickness is small, and the thickness can be adjusted between 6 and 18 centimeters according to the actual situation), and can be placed on the table without taking up too much space on the table, or hung On the wall, it is suitable for personal or group management of families or elderly care centers. The drug delivery device 1 of the family type and nursing center preferably includes a medicine box structure 10, a plurality of medicine boxes 20, a driving module 30 and a control module 40; the technical content of each component will be described in sequence as follows.

The medicine box structure 10 can be a box-shaped structure with a small thickness, which can accommodate or connect other components. The medicine box structure 10 can also include an outer surface 11 and a plurality of separated storage holes 12, the plurality of storage holes 12 are recessed on the outer surface 11, that is, the plurality of storage holes 12 are arranged along the medicine box. The thickness direction (not shown) of the box structure 10 is formed by inwardly concave from the outer surface 11 .

The number of the plurality of storage holes 12 can be equal to or greater than the number of the plurality of drug boxes 20 , and the size of the plurality of storage holes 12 can match the size of the plurality of drug boxes 20 . The plurality of receiving holes 12 can also be arranged in a matrix. In addition, the plurality of storage holes 12 can also be divided into different areas, for example, the first to forty-ninth storage holes 12 are located in the first area 11A (representing the medicine box 20 needed to be used in the first week), and the other The receiving holes (not shown) are located in the second to fourth areas 11B, 11C and 11D (representing the medicine boxes 20 needed for other weeks).

Please refer to the three-dimensional schematic view of the medicine box 20 shown in FIG. 2 , each of the plurality of medicine boxes 20 can accommodate the medicine that needs to be taken every time, that is, the user can place the medicine that needs to be taken every time. A box of 20. If the efficacy of one of the medicines to be taken is more likely to be affected by other medicines, the medicine box 20 can also include a plurality of partitions 21, and then the sensitive medicine and other medicines are placed in different partitions 21 , to avoid contact between drugs. The medicine box 20 can also optionally include a loam cake 22, so that the medicine box 20 becomes a closed person when the loam cake 22 is closed, which can avoid or reduce the possibility of contamination of the medicine in the medicine box 20.

The number of medicine boxes 20 can correspond to the number of times of the required medicines, that is, if the medicine is to be taken seven times a day for seven days, the number of medicine boxes 20 is forty-nine; The number 20 is one hundred and ninety-six.

Please refer to the partially enlarged detailed view of the medicine box 20 and the medicine box structure 10 shown in FIG. It can be arranged in the plurality of receiving holes 12 in the same row to facilitate management. The medicine box 20 can slide in the receiving hole 12 along the thickness direction of the medicine box structure 10, so the medicine box 20 is not fixed at the same position, but can be selectively located at a first position and a second position (compared in FIG. 3 ). The right medicine box 20 is in the first position, and the left medicine box 20 is in the second position).

When the medicine box 20 is in the first position, a side 23 of the medicine box 20 is flush with or recessed on the outer side 11 of the medicine box structure 10 (the side 23 and the outer side 11 have the same face, for example, both face forward) ; At this time, the medicine box 20 does not protrude from the outer surface 11, so the medicine box 20 is difficult to be pulled out by the user, and the medicine in the medicine box 20 is thus difficult to be touched by the user. When the medicine box 20 is in the second position, the side 23 of the medicine box 20 is protruding from the outer surface 11; in other words, the medicine box 20 protrudes from the outer surface 11, so the medicine box 20 can be easily pulled out by the user. The medicine contained in the medicine box 20 can thus be taken by the user.

Preferably, after the medicine box 20 is set in the receiving hole 12 , it can also be detached from the receiving hole 12 , in other words, the medicine box 20 is detachably set in the receiving hole 12 . In other embodiments (not shown), the medicine box can be designed so that it cannot be completely disengaged from the receiving hole, that is, the medicine box can be pulled out so that the user can place or take the medicine, but the end of the medicine box Still in the containment cave.

The driving modules 30 are respectively disposed in the medicine box structure 10 and at least connected to one of the medicine boxes 20 to drive one of the medicine boxes 20 to move to the second position. In other words, the driving module 30 can push at least one of the medicine boxes 20 (it is also possible to push a plurality of medicine boxes 20), so that the medicine box 20 moves from the first position to the second position; The rear of 20 promotes pill box 20.

There are many kinds of drive modules 30 that can realize the above-mentioned functions. Please refer to the partial cross-sectional view of the household drug delivery device 1 shown in FIG. respectively connected to the plurality of drug boxes 20 so as to respectively move the plurality of drug boxes 20 to the second position; ). The driver 30A can include a motor 31 , a screw 32 and a slider 33 , the motor 31 is connected to the screw 32 , the screw 32 is connected to the slider 33 , and the slider 33 abuts against the medicine box 20 .

When the motor 31 operates, the screw rod 32 will rotate, so that the slider 33 moves forward in the receiving hole 12 to push the medicine box 20 . After the medicine box 20 reaches the second position, the motor 31 can drive the screw rod 32 to reverse, so that the slide block 33 moves backward; because the slide block 33 only abuts against the medicine box 20, the backward movement of the slide block 33 will not cause the medicine box to move backward. 20 moves. In other words, the movement of the medicine box 20 from the first position to the second position can be completed by the driver 30A, and the movement of the medicine box 20 from the second position to the first position can be completed by the user's pushing force.

In other embodiments (not shown), the driver can also include one or more elements such as springs, electromagnets, motors and/or linkages, so that the combination of the multiple elements can realize the control of the medicine box. move.

On the other hand, please refer to FIG. 6, the driving module 30 can also be implemented to include a driver 30A and a two-dimensional moving mechanism 30B (not shown in the figure), and the two-dimensional moving mechanism 30B is arranged in the plurality of receiving holes 12 Then, the driver 30A is arranged on the two-dimensional moving mechanism 30B, and the driver 30A can be moved two-dimensionally by the two-dimensional moving mechanism 30B to reach behind one of the medicine boxes 20 .

More specifically, the two-dimensional moving mechanism 30B may include a horizontal mover 34 and a vertical mover 35, the vertical mover 35 is arranged on the horizontal mover 34, and the driver 30A is arranged on the vertical mover 35 . Each of the vertical mover 35 and the horizontal mover 34 may include a motor, a screw, and a slider, or include a motor, a pulley, and a slider. The vertical mover 35 may be fixed on the slider of the horizontal mover 34 , and the driver 30A may be fixed on the slider of the vertical mover 35 . When the horizontal mover 34 operates, its slider moves along the horizontal direction, so that the vertical mover 35 and the driver 30A move horizontally together. When the vertical mover 35 operates, its slider moves along the vertical direction, so that the driver 30A moves vertically.

In this way, according to the position of the medicine box 20 to be pushed out, the two-dimensional moving mechanism 30B can move the driver 30A behind the medicine box 20 so that the driver 30A is connected to the medicine box 20 from behind the medicine box 20 .

Under this kind of implementation mode, the driver module 30 does not need to be provided with multiple drivers 30A (or only a small number of drivers 30A are arranged), so the required installation cost can be lower; in addition, if the signal is accidentally abnormal and causes the driver 30A to operate When, also only can cause a medicine box 20 to be pushed out rather than a plurality of or all medicine boxes 20 are pushed out, can avoid the drug user to take medicine by mistake.

Please refer to the functional block diagrams of the home drug delivery device 1 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 , the control module 40 is electrically connected to the driving module 30 to control the operation of the driving module 30 and further control the movement of the medicine box 20 . The control module 40 may include a dosing period input element 41 , a dosing signal triggering element 42 and a control element 43 electrically connected to each other.

The dosage period input element 41 can be disposed on the outer surface 11 of the medicine box structure 10 , and can include a plurality of buttons for the user to define a dosage period of each medicine box 20 . That is, the user can define the administration period of each medicine box 20 through the administration period input element 41. For example, the administration period of the first medicine box 20 is defined as "at eight o'clock in the morning of the first day." Between nine o'clock." The defined administration period will be recorded in a memory of the control unit 43 .

The administration signal triggering element 42 can also be disposed on the outer surface 11 of the medicine box structure 10 , and can include one or more buttons for the user to press to generate an administration signal to the control element 43 . That is, when the user presses the trigger element 42 for the administration signal, a administration signal will be generated and transmitted to the control element 43 . In addition, the drug administration signal trigger element 42 can also be integrated into the drug administration period input element 41 , that is, the drug administration signal trigger element 42 can be used as one or several buttons of the drug administration period input element 41 .

The control unit 43 can be disposed in the medicine box structure 10 and can include a microprocessor, a timer and a memory (not shown in the figure) to drive the driving module 30 in response to the drug administration signal and the drug administration period. That is, the control element 43 only drives the driving module 30 in response to the dosing signal during the dosing period, so as to move the specific medicine box 20 to the second position (protruding from the outer side 11 of the medicine box structure 10 ).

For example, the administration period of the first medicine box 20 is "between eight o'clock in the morning and nine o'clock in the morning", while the administration period of the second medicine box 20 is "between eleven o'clock in the morning and twelve o'clock in the morning" ; If the user has pressed the drug administration signal trigger element 42 between eight o'clock and nine o'clock, the control element 43 will allow the drive module 30 to move the first medicine box 20 to the second position, if between eleven o'clock and ten o'clock When pressing between two o'clock, the second medicine box 20 can move; If when pressing between nine o'clock and eleven o'clock, then the control element 43 will not allow the drive module 30 to move any medicine box 20, so the user cannot Take the medicine in the medicine box 20.

If the administration signal trigger element 42 includes a plurality of keys, the user can define a password (specific pressing sequence) through the administration signal trigger element 42 and record it in the control element 43, and then the control element 43 will only respond to the Password to make the driver module 30 work. This ensures that third parties (other than the user or their carers) take the medicine without authorization.

Thereby, the home drug delivery device 1 can at least provide the following beneficial technical effects:

1. Each medicine box 20 will only be moved to the second position for the user (elderly or patient) to take the medicine during the respective administration period, so as to prevent the user from taking the medicine during the non-predetermined administration period.

2. The user or his caregiver can distribute the medicines for multiple days into the multiple medicine boxes 20 at one time, and then put the medicine boxes 20 into the receiving hole 12 . Therefore, the medicines are not placed cluttered, and how many times the medicines have been taken can be easily known.

3. The home-style drug delivery device 1 has a small volume, so the home-style drug delivery device 1 is easy to place and does not take up space. It can be placed on a desktop or hung on a wall, etc., and is suitable for home use.

Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 again, in order to make the home-style drug delivery device 1 more convenient to use or have more technical effects, the home-style drug delivery device 1 may also optionally include a drug delivery reminder module 50 , a communication module 60 and/or a display 70 .

The administration reminding module 50 is electrically connected to the control element 43, which may include a light emitting element (such as LED) and/or a sound emitting element (such as a speaker or a buzzer) to emit sound or light during the administration period. The light emitting element and/or the sound emitting element can be disposed on the outer surface 11 of the medicine box structure 10 . The administration reminding module 50 emits sound or light to inform the user that it is time for administration, and reminds the user to press the administration signal trigger element 42 . The dosing reminder module 50 can emit sound or light continuously or intermittently (for example, every five minutes) during the dosing period.

The wireless communication module 60 is also electrically connected to the control element 43, and it can at least send a wireless signal through a commonly used communication protocol, so as to send a voice message or a text message to a recipient during the administration period ( such as the user's family or neighbors).

In this way, when the receiver receives the voice message or the text message, the user can be reminded to press the drug delivery signal trigger element 42 . The wireless communication module 60 can be set to act only when the user does not press the trigger element 42 of the drug delivery signal during the drug delivery period; And at 11:30, the drug administration signal trigger element 42 is still not pressed, and the wireless communication module 60 will send a message to the receiver at this moment, so that the receiver can use other methods to remind or assist the user to take the medicine in time.

The display 70 is also electrically connected to the control element 43 for displaying the administration period. The display 70 can be disposed on the outer surface 11 of the medicine box structure 10 , or be structurally separated from the medicine box structure 10 , but electrically connected to the control element 43 through an electrical connection line. In cooperation with the function of the control element 43, the display 70 can also display whether the medicine of each medicine box 20 has been taken, and the actual time of taking it, and can display some statistical information (such as how many times the medicine is forgotten to take in one day, etc.) information).

In other embodiments (not shown), the display can be electrically connected to the control element in a wireless manner, and the display includes a touch screen; in this case, the display can be a touch screen of a smart phone or a tablet computer.

The touch screen can be used as the administration period input element and the administration signal trigger element of the control module, that is, the display can execute an application program, and then the user manipulates the application program through the touch screen to define the administration period and trigger the administration. drug sign. In this way, the dosing period input element and the dosing signal triggering element can be considered to be electrically connected to the control element in a wireless manner, and there is no need to set a physical dosing time input element and the dosing on the outer side of the medicine box structure. Signal trigger element.

On the other hand, in order to deal with the situation that the medicine box cannot be automatically pushed out in response to power failure or component failure such as the drive module, the drug delivery device can include a manual opening tool 80 (as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B ), so that the drug user can The cartridge can be pulled out manually. The manual opening tool 80 can include a first magnetic structure 81 and a second magnetic structure 82, the first magnetic structure 81 can be made of a magnetically sensitive material (such as iron block), and can be arranged on the side of the medicine box 20 23 or in the medicine box 20, and then the user can attract the first magnetic structure 81 by the second magnetic structure 82 (may be made of a material that can generate magnetic force), so as to pull the medicine box 20 out . The second magnetic structure 82 can be arranged in a strip or rod shape, which is convenient for the person taking the medicine to hold.

The manual opening tool 80 can also include a hook structure 83 and a concave hole 84 arranged on the side 23 of the medicine box 20, and then the user can insert the end of the hook structure 83 into the concave hole 84 to Hook the medicine box 20 to pull it out.

The partition 21 of the medicine box 20 can define an accommodating groove 24 to accommodate the first magnetic structure 81 or the recessed hole 84, and the accommodating groove 24 is isolated (that is, not communicated) with other spaces for placing medicines. , so that foreign sundries will not come into contact with the medicine through the concave hole 84 . In other words, the concave hole 84 will not affect the airtightness of the medicine box 20 .

In addition, when placing new medicines into the medicine box 20 , in addition to pushing out the automatic easy medicine box 20 through the driving module 30 , the medicine boxes 20 can also be pulled out one by one by using the manual opening tool 80 .

To sum up the above, each embodiment of the present utility model provides a home drug delivery device, which can assist the elderly or patients to take medicine on time, prevent the elderly or patients from taking medicine in non-predetermined time periods, facilitate the storage and management of medicines, and/or Or can have a thinner volume.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only used to exemplify the implementation of the utility model and explain the technical features of the utility model, and are not used to limit the scope of protection of the utility model. Any changes or equivalence arrangements that can be easily accomplished by those familiar with the technology all belong to the scope claimed by the utility model, and the scope of protection of the rights of the utility model should be based on the scope of the patent application.

Claims (14)

1. a family doser, is characterized in that, comprising:

One medicine-chest structure, comprise a lateral surface and multiple collecting cave of separating mutually, the plurality of collecting cave is recessed on this lateral surface;

Multiple medicine box, be arranged in the plurality of collecting cave respectively, respectively this medicine box is selectively positioned at a primary importance and a second position, when respectively this medicine box is positioned at this primary importance, respectively a side of this medicine box be flush or indent in this lateral surface, and when respectively this medicine box is positioned at this second position, respectively this side of this medicine box is that evagination is in this lateral surface;

One driver module, is arranged in this medicine-chest structure, and is at least connected to one of them this medicine box, moves to this second position to make one of them this medicine box; And

One control module, be electrically connected to this driver module and comprise the administration period input element, a drug delivery signal trigger element and the control element that are mutually electrically connected, this administration period input element is in order to define an administration period of respectively this medicine box and to be recorded in this control element, this drug delivery signal trigger element in order to produce a drug delivery signal to this control element, this control element in order to only in this administration period because this driver module should be driven by drug delivery signal.

2. family doser as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,

More comprise an administration prompting module, this administration prompting module is electrically connected to this control element, sounds or light in this administration period.

3. family doser as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,

More comprise a display, this display is electrically connected to this control element.

4. family doser as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that,

This display, this administration period input element and this drug delivery signal trigger element are wirelessly electrically connected to this control element, and this display comprises a Touch Screen, this administration period input element and this drug delivery signal trigger element are this Touch Screen.

5. family doser as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,

More comprise a wireless communication module, this wireless communication module is electrically connected to this control element, sends a voice messaging or Word message to recipient in this administration period.

6. the family doser as described in as arbitrary in claim 1 to 5, is characterized in that,

Respectively this medicine box comprises multiple separating part.

7. the family doser as described in as arbitrary in claim 1 to 5, is characterized in that,

Respectively this medicine box is that (detachably) is arranged at respectively in this collecting cave separatably.

8. the family doser as described in as arbitrary in claim 1 to 5, is characterized in that,

This driver module comprises multiple driver, and the plurality of driver to be arranged at respectively in the plurality of collecting cave and to be connected to the plurality of medicine box respectively.

9. family doser as claimed in claim 8, is characterized in that,

Respectively this driver comprises a motor, a screw rod and a slide block, and this motor is connected to this screw rod, and this screw rod connects this slide block, and this slide block is against this medicine box.

10. the family doser as described in as arbitrary in claim 1 to 5, is characterized in that,

This driver module comprises a driver and a two-dimensional movement mechanism, and this two-dimensional movement organization establishes is after the plurality of collecting cave, and this driver is arranged in this two-dimensional movement mechanism, is selectively connected to one of them this medicine box to make this driver.

11. family dosers as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that,

This driver comprises a motor, a screw rod and a slide block, and this motor is connected to this screw rod, and this screw rod connects this slide block, and this slide block is against this medicine box.

12. family dosers as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that,

This two-dimensional movement mechanism comprises a horizontal displacement member and a vertical moving member, and this vertical moving member is arranged on this horizontal displacement member, and this driver is arranged at this vertical moving member.

13. as arbitrary in claim 1 to 5 as described in family doser, it is characterized in that,

More comprise a manual opener, this manually opened tool kit containing one first magnetic texure and one second magnetic texure, on this side that this first magnetic texure is arranged on this medicine box or in this medicine box, this second magnetic texure attracts mutually with this first magnetic texure.

14. as arbitrary in claim 1 to 5 as described in family doser, it is characterized in that,

More comprise a manual opener, this manually opened instrument comprises a hook formation and and is arranged on shrinkage pool on this side of this medicine box, and an end of this hook formation is inserted in this shrinkage pool.