WO2017166292A1 - Portable medicine management apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable medicine management apparatus (10), connected to a detection apparatus (302) by means of a wireless network (300), the detection apparatus (302) being used for detecting the injection dosage of an injection pen (304) and for producing an injection record, comprising: a blood sugar measurement unit (200), used for measuring a blood sugar value of a blood sample; an imaging unit (202), used for capturing food images; a processing unit (204), used for analysing the images to acquire the carbohydrate content of the food and for producing a first recommended injection dosage; a wireless communication unit (206), used for wirelessly receiving the injection record; a memory unit (208), used for storing the injection record; and a display unit (210), used for displaying the first recommended injection dosage, the injection record, and the blood sugar value of the blood sample. The present portable medicine management apparatus (10) can help a patient implement medicine injection management and can supply injection recommendations.

Description

 Instruction Name: A portable drug management device

 Technical field

 [0001] The present invention relates to a portable drug management device, and more particularly to a device for assisting a patient in drug injection management and providing injection recommendations.

 Background technique

 [0002] There is currently an injection pen that allows the patient to select a drug dose and perform an injection, such as an insulin injection pen, which can help a chronic patient to treat himself at home. For people with diabetes, it is extremely important to know the history of the dose of insulin. For example, a diabetic patient must know how many doses of insulin have been injected and where they are being administered, in order to determine how much insulin to take next time. Therefore, most patients may wish to have a way to record their injection records.

 [0003] With the development of science and technology, various functional blood glucose machines have been developed for diabetic patients to measure blood sugar levels by themselves. However, conventional blood glucose machines usually do not have the function of connecting with insulin injection pens, so it is impossible to store insulin injections. Record. Although the prior art indicates that the pen recording record can be transmitted to the smart phone storage wirelessly or by wire, allowing patients to view past injection records through smart phones, but for patients who do not use smart phones. And can't benefit from this technology. In addition, patients should maintain a fixed amount of carbohydrate intake per meal to maintain the desired blood sugar level, but for diabetic patients who do not have a professional background, how to know the nutritional content of food is quite difficult. thing. Therefore, it is imperative to develop a device that can be carried around, is easy to use, and meets the needs of diabetic patients.

 technical problem

 [0004] A primary object of the present invention is to provide a portable drug management device to assist patients in drug management and treatment in a simple manner.

 Problem solution

 Technical solution

[0005] The present invention is implemented in such a manner that a portable drug management device is connected to the detection through a wireless network. The detecting device is configured to detect an injection pen dose of the injection pen and generate an injection record, and includes:

[0006] a blood glucose measuring unit, configured to measure a blood glucose level of a blood sample of the patient;

[0007] an image capturing unit for taking an image of food;

 [0008] a processing unit, configured to analyze an image of the food to obtain a carbohydrate content of the food, and calculate a carbohydrate content of the food and a blood glucose value of the blood sample to generate a first recommended injection dose;

 [0009] a wireless communication unit, configured to wirelessly receive the injection record;

[0010] a memory unit, configured to store the injection record;

 And a display unit configured to display the first recommended injection dose, the injection record, and a blood glucose level of the blood sample.

 Advantageous effects of the invention

 Beneficial effect

 [0012] The portable drug management device provided by the present invention not only facilitates patient carrying, but also can analyze the carbohydrate content of the food taken by the patient, and then the patient can obtain the past injection record and blood sugar value through an easy operation. Further, the portable drug management device of the present invention can recommend an appropriate drug injection dose to the patient for reference. Therefore, the present invention is significantly convenient and progressive for individual disease and drug management.

 Brief description of the drawing

 DRAWINGS

 1A is a schematic view showing the appearance of a medicine management device before a cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1B is a schematic view showing the appearance of a medicine management device after being covered by a cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1C is a rear view of a medication management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an internal block diagram of a medication management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic diagram of a system of a medication management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] The annotations in the drawings explain:

10 portable drug management device

12 vectors

[0021] 100 hosts [0022] 102 protective cover

104 connection terminal

[0024] 200 blood glucose measuring unit

[0025] 202 image capturing unit

[0026] 204 processing unit

[0027] 206 wireless communication unit

[0028] 208 memory unit

[0029] 210 display unit

[0030] 212 connection interface

[0031] 214 speakers

[0032] 216 button unit

[0033] 218 input port

[0034] 300 wireless network

[0035] 302 detecting device

[0036] 304 injection pen

[0037] 306 images of food

[0038] 308 Personal Computer

[0039] 310 activity recording device

[0040] 312 headphones

[0041] 3040 injection dose adjustment knob

Embodiments of the invention

 [0042] In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clear, the following is in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

 The present invention will be further described in detail. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

[0043] It is to be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" or "in" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element. 1A is a schematic view showing the appearance of a portable medicine management device in front of a cover according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a schematic view showing the appearance of the portable medicine management device after the cover is covered according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1C is a schematic rear view of a portable medicine management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B, the appearance of the portable medicine management device 10 is composed of a host 100 and a protective cover 102, and a button unit 216 is disposed on the host 100. When the main body 100 is mounted with the protective cover 102, the connecting terminal 104 is hidden in the protective cover 102, and when the protective cover 102 is removed, the connecting terminal 104 is exposed, wherein the connecting terminal 104 can be a universal serial bus (USB) , Universal Serial Bus) interface or other data transmission interface. As shown in FIG. 1C, the host 100 is further provided with an image capturing unit 202, a speaker 214, and an input port 218. The input port 218 can receive a blood sample of the patient (not shown), the input port 218 can be inserted into the carrier 12, and the blood sample of the patient can be guided through the carrier 12 (for example, a test strip) so that the input port 218 can receive the patient. a blood sample to measure a specific component of a blood sample (eg, blood sugar). Overall, the portable medication management device 10 is short in size and fits in a pocket or personal handbag for easy carrying.

 2 is an internal block diagram of the portable medicine management device. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a system for applying the portable medication management device. Referring to Figures 2 and 3, the portable drug management device 10 is used to notify the patient of a recommended injection dose and an injection record, which usually includes the injection time and the injection dose. As shown in FIG. 3, the portable drug management device 10 can be connected to the detecting device 302 via the wireless network 300. The wireless network 300 can preferably be selected as a short-distance communication network such as a Bluetooth network or a near field communication (NFC) network. . The detecting device 302 is configured to detect the injection dose of the injection pen 304 and generate the injection record. The injection pen 304 can be an insulin injection pen used by the diabetic patient, and the detecting device 302 is detachably connected to the injection dose of the injection pen 304. The knob 3040 is adjusted and rotated in synchronization with the injection dose adjustment knob 3040 to detect the injection dose of the injection pen 304. The detecting device 302 can be the injection dose detecting device mentioned in Chinese Patent Application No. 201510904066.8, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the portable medication management device 10 can be coupled to the activity recording device 310 via the wireless network 300. When the patient wears the activity recording device 310, the activity recording device 310 can be used to record the amount of heat consumed by the patient.

The portable medication management device 10 includes: a blood glucose measuring unit 200, an image capturing unit 202, a processing unit 20 4, a wireless communication unit 206, a memory unit 208, a display unit 210, and a connection interface 212. The blood glucose measuring unit 200 is configured to measure a blood glucose level (BG Level) of a blood sample of the patient. The image capturing unit 202 is configured to capture an image 306 of a food. The processing unit 204 is configured to analyze the image 306 of the food to obtain the carbohydrate of the food. The content is calculated according to the carbohydrate content of the food and the blood glucose level of the blood sample to generate a first recommended injection dose; wherein the processing unit 204 can analyze the type and volume of the food through image recognition, and according to the type of the food The volume is calculated to obtain the carbohydrate content of the food. In addition, the processing unit 204 may further calculate based on the heat recorded by the activity recording device 310, the carbohydrate content of the food, and the blood glucose level of the blood sample to generate a second recommended injection dose. The wireless communication unit 206 is configured to wirelessly receive an injection record generated by the detecting device 302. The memory unit 208 is configured to store the injection record. The display unit 210 is configured to display the recommended injection dose, the injection record, and the blood glucose level of the blood sample, and the display unit 210 may preferably be a liquid crystal display. The connection interface 212 is used to physically connect to a terminal device. The connection interface 212 can be a universal serial bus (USB) interface or an audio jack. If the connection interface 212 is a universal serial bus interface, the terminal device is an individual. The computer 308, tablet or notebook computer, such portable drug management device 10 can transmit the injection record from the universal serial bus interface to the terminal device. If the connection interface 212 is a sound source connector, the terminal device is the earphone 31 2, and the patient can listen to the recommended injection dose, the injection record, and/or the blood glucose level of the blood sample through the earphone 312.

 Referring to FIG. 2, the portable medication management device 10 further includes a speaker 214, a button unit 216, and an input port 218. The speaker 214 is configured to voice play the recommended injection dose, the injection record and/or the blood glucose level of the blood sample, the button unit 216 is configured to control the display screen of the display unit 210, and the input port 218 is configured to receive the blood sample of the patient, and receive The blood sample of the patient may be in the form of directly placing the blood sample on the input port 218 or indirectly placing the blood sample on the input port 218 by the carrier 12, allowing the blood glucose measuring unit 200 to detect or contact the blood sample. The blood glucose level in the sample. Wherein, the recommended injection dose may be the first recommended injection dose or the second recommended injection dose.

 [0048] The portable drug management device provided by the present invention not only facilitates patient carrying, but also can analyze the carbohydrate content of the food taken by the patient, and then the patient can obtain the past injection record and blood sugar level by an easy operation. Further, the portable drug management device of the present invention can recommend an appropriate drug injection dose to the patient for reference. Therefore, the present invention is significantly convenient and progressive for individual disease and drug management.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions or improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are included in the present invention. Protection Within the scope.

Claims

Claim  A portable medicine management device is characterized in that it is connected to a detecting device through a wireless network, and the detecting device is configured to detect an injection pen dose of the injection pen and generate an injection record, comprising:  a blood glucose measuring unit for measuring a blood glucose level of a blood sample of the patient;  An image capturing unit for taking images of food;  a processing unit, configured to analyze an image of the food to obtain a carbohydrate content of the food, and calculate a carbohydrate content of the food and a blood glucose value of the blood sample to generate a first recommended injection dose; , for wirelessly receiving the injection record; a memory unit for storing the injection record;  And a display unit for displaying the first recommended injection dose, the injection record, and the blood glucose level of the blood sample.  The portable medicine management device according to claim 1, further comprising a connection interface for physically connecting the terminal device.  The portable medicine management device according to claim 1, further comprising a speaker for voice playing the first recommended injection dose, the injection record, and a blood glucose value of the blood sample;  a button unit for controlling a display page of the display unit.  The portable medication management device of claim 1 further comprising an input port for receiving said blood sample.  The portable medicine management device according to claim 1, further comprising: connected to the activity recording device via the wireless network, wherein the activity recording device is configured to record heat consumed by the patient, and the processing unit Calculating according to the calories burned by the patient, the carbohydrate content of the food, and the blood glucose level of the blood sample to generate a second recommended injection [Claim 6] The portable medicine management device according to claim 1, wherein the injection record The recording includes the injection time and the injection dose. [Claim 7] The portable medicine management device according to claim 2, wherein the connection interface is a universal serial bus interface. [Claim 8] The portable medicine management device according to claim 1, wherein the wireless network is a Bluetooth network or a near field communication network. [Claim 9] The portable medicine management device according to claim 1, wherein the injection pen is an insulin injection pen.  [Claim 10] The portable medicine management device according to claim 1, wherein the detecting device is detachably coupled to an injection dose adjustment knob of the injection pen, and the injection dose is The adjustment knob rotates synchronously. [Claim 11] The portable medicine management device according to claim 2, wherein the terminal device is a personal computer or a tablet computer or a notebook computer. [Claim 12] The portable medicine management device according to claim 2, wherein the connection interface is a sound source connector, and the terminal device is an earphone.