阅读说明：本技术 同步药品跟踪系统 (Synchronous medicine tracking system ) 是由 M·卡赫拉曼 M·A·卡兰 于 2019-02-08 设计创作，主要内容包括：在服用药品时,在正确的时间以正确的剂量使用正确的药品是至关重要的；在患有健忘症或粗心的患者,尤其是老年患者中以及在连续服药和/或必须使用药品一段时间的患者中,忘记服用药品是个问题。本发明的同步药品跟踪系统设计成解决患者的以上问题。本发明包括可以随时携带在患者身上的药盒(20)、用于将药品放置在便携式药盒(20)中的填充装置(1)、以及允许跟踪该信息的应用程序。(When taking a drug, it is crucial to use the right drug at the right time and in the right dose; forgetting to take a medicine is a problem in patients with amnesia or carelessness, especially in elderly patients and in patients who take medicines continuously and/or have to use them for a period of time. The synchronized medication tracking system of the present invention is designed to solve the above problems for patients. The invention comprises a cartridge (20) that can be carried on the patient at any time, a filling device (1) for placing a drug in a portable cartridge (20), and an application that allows this information to be tracked.)

1. A synchronized medication tracking system, characterized in that it comprises a filling device (1), a cartridge (20), application software and a central server.

2. The filling device according to claim 1, comprising:

a tablet take-out lever (2),

a pressure base (3),

a crusher arm (4),

a knife (5) for cutting the workpiece,

-a pharmaceutical product package (6),

tablets (7)

A funnel-shaped portion (8),

a tube (9),

a rod (10),

a cartridge path (11),

a cartridge outlet (12),

-a screen (13),

a rod path (14),

a tube chamber (15),

a tube housing (16),

a tube spring (17),

a medicine take-out member (18),

a wing part (19),

a holding wing (19 a).

3. Filling device according to claims 1 and 2, wherein the patient's prescription is entered in the screen (13) using the patient's TR ID number, the cartridge (20) is received by the filling device (1) and the cap of the cartridge (20) is opened, -the drug in the drug pack (6) is applied to the device (1) while the drug pack (6) is being handled by the drug retrieving member (18), -the sensor detects that the drug is being applied to the device (1) and informs the device processor, and a pressure base (3) located on a lower part of the tablet take-out lever (2) applies pressure to the tablet medicine package (6) when the processor issues a command to apply pressure to the tablet take-out lever (2), and the tablets fall inside the funnel (8) after being taken out of the package without damaging them.

4. Filling device according to the preceding claim, wherein the drug extraction means (18) have portable wings (19) that are close to each other and move away from each other, and the drug extraction means (18) are equipped with retaining wings (19a) on the upper part to empty the drug package, the processor displaying on the screen (13) the extracted drugs and the quantity, in the filling device (1) a plurality of drug extraction processes can be carried out simultaneously by a variable number of drug extraction means (18) according to the size of the filling device (1).

5. Filling device according to the preceding claim, wherein when a prescription drug is input in half the tablet size, the breaker arm (4) equipped with a knife (5) at the end is used to prepare the required dose by cutting the tablet in half.

6. Filling device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it is equipped with a tube chamber (15), the tube chamber (15) being opened so that a tube (9) is inserted into a tube housing (16), the tube (9) placed into the tube housing (16) being transferred to a funnel (8) and to the cartridge (20) to receive a medicine by means of a lever (10) in order to transfer the medicine sold in bottle or cartridge form to the tube (9), the lever (10) being used again to grasp a medicine vial reaching a medicine extraction member (18) at an angle and with vibration.

7. Filling device according to the preceding claim, wherein a tube (9) loaded with tablets (7) is separated from a funnel (8) by a robotic rod (10) and placed in a tube area (21) on the cartridge (20), the rod (10) moving left and right within the filling device (1) through a rod path (14) when the movement of the rod (10) is performed by programmable software, the number of rods (10) can be increased, after insertion of the tube (9) filled with medicine into the cartridge (20), the lid of the cartridge (20) is closed and medicine exits from a cartridge outlet (12) through a cartridge path (11) in the form of a movable strip.

8. Filling device according to the preceding claim, wherein prescription and patient information is loaded into the processor (22) of the cartridge (20) by a processor of the filling device (1) by wireless data transmission.

9. The kit of claim 1, comprising:

a tube region (21),

a processor (22) for processing the data,

a battery (23),

a push-button (24),

a medicine box screen (25),

a medicine outlet (26),

a medicine outlet cover (27),

a motor (28).

10. The cartridge of the preceding claim, wherein the processor (22) stores and transmits drug usage information, activates the motor (28) to release the drug from the tube (9), operates the function buttons (24), displays information and status on the display cartridge screen (25), and wherein power is provided by a replaceable and rechargeable battery (23).

11. A cartridge according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises a helical coil spring (17) for ensuring that the drugs in the tubes (9) are taken out one by one from the tubes (9) placed in the tube area (21) according to the dose, each rotation of the tube spring (17) taking out one tablet (7) placed between the spirals from the tube (9) with the motor (28) causing rotation, and the drug outlet cover (27) opening and allowing the drugs to be taken out from the drug outlet (26).

12. A kit according to the preceding claim, characterized in that as an alternative to the exit of the tablets (7) from the tube (9), the process can be performed by applying on the inner surface of the tube (9) a conveyor belt made of flexible material to be applied to the upper and lower sides to each other, wherein, at a small distance between the upper and lower sides, the tablets placed between the wings on the belt move with the movement of the strip, only one tablet at a time being able to be moved, when the wings are on the surface side of the tube (9), the wings bend between the inner surface of the tube (9) and the strip to enable the movement of the strip.

13. System according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it provides the patient with an accurate, regular use of the medication by administering the medication by specifying the date, time, fasting/satiety state by means of a time-calendar application, and that the use of the medication can be synchronized with the mobile application of the patient and the patient's relatives, when the patient should take the medication, not only the cartridge (20) issues an audible and visual alert, but also the mobile application issues an alarm, and alerts the patient by means of a double alert method, which application will send an alert message to the patient's relatives and inform them if the patient does not hear or ignore the alert.

Technical Field

When taking a drug, it is crucial that the right drug is used in the right dose at the right time. Forgetting to take a medicine is a problem in patients with amnesia or carelessness, especially in elderly patients and in patients who take medicines continuously and/or have to use them for a period of time. The synchronized medication tracking system of the present invention is designed to solve the above problems for patients.

Background

To address the issue of forgotten drug use and dose quantities, simple medication cassettes may be prepared for daily or disposable (e.g., morning and evening) use every week, ten days, etc. When the wrong pill is placed in the wrong cassette, the error cannot be corrected because the pill has been removed from its package.

Alarm systems may be added to these cassettes based on the time of use of the medication, which alarms are only detectable by the patient or caregiver when they are close to the medication cassette. If the patient's relatives leave, the alarm cannot receive the warning and therefore cannot notify them. In addition, while alarms can be written on the box whether the medication is taken on an empty stomach or on a full stomach, this poses a problem especially for elderly patients with reading problems. Robotic systems created for drug dispensing and used in large pharmacies involve the delivery of drugs to patients. These computer-assisted systems do not include a method of personalization.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to a synchronized medication tracking system that eliminates the above-mentioned disadvantages and provides new advantages to the related art. The invention includes a medication box that can be carried on a patient at any time, a filling device for placing a medication in a portable medication box, and an application that allows this information to be tracked.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system that can meet and track the needs of individual patients and monitor the needs.

By means of the system of the invention it is ensured that the following measures can be taken to solve problems that may occur during medical treatment:

-confirming the accuracy of the medication taken by the patient

Ensuring that the patient takes the medication on time

Ensuring that the patient takes the correct dose of the drug

-ensuring by means of the warning system that the drug is refilled before it is exhausted

-monitoring medication based on the record

Ensuring that relatives can intervene or obtain information when necessary

Drawings

Embodiments of the present invention, briefly summarized above and discussed in more detail below, may be understood with reference to the exemplary embodiments described in the drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical structures of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective structures.

Identical reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate identical elements that are common to the figures to facilitate understanding. The figures are not drawn to scale and may be simplified for clarity. It is contemplated that elements and features of the embodiments may be usefully incorporated in other embodiments without further explanation.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a representative view of the filling device with the top cover and side cover removed.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the filling device with the top cover removed.

Fig. 3 is a representative view of the tablet removal system in the filling device.

Fig. 4 is a representative view of the filling device with the top cover, side cover and back cover removed.

Fig. 5 is a state of the medicine cartridge in the filling apparatus.

Fig. 6 shows the outlet of the cartridge relative to the filling device.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the filling device.

Fig. 8 is a representative view of the filling state within the rod and the filling device.

Fig. 9 is a representative view of the interior of the cartridge and is an overall view.

Fig. 10 is a representative perspective view of the interior of the cartridge.

Fig. 11 is a representative view of the medicine cartridge with the cover removed.

Fig. 12 is a flow chart of the system.

Equivalents of the reference numerals shown in the drawings are provided below.

1-a filling device for the liquid to be filled,

2-a tablet taking-out rod which is provided with a tablet taking-out rod,

3-the base of the pressure force,

4-the arm of the crusher,

5-cutting the blank by a cutter,

6-packaging the medicines, namely packaging the medicines,

7-a tablet which is prepared by mixing the raw materials,

8-a funnel-shaped part, wherein,

9-a pipe, wherein the pipe is a hollow pipe,

10 of the rods are arranged in the vertical direction,

11-the path of the cartridge,

12-the outlet of the medicine box,

13-the screen of the mobile phone, the screen,

14-the path of the rod-the,

15-the chamber of the tube, and the tube,

16-a tube housing, the tube housing,

17-a tube spring, which is provided with a spring,

18-a medicine take-out member,

19-the wing-shaped parts of the wing,

19 a-the retaining wing-shaped portion,

20-a medicine box, wherein the medicine box comprises a medicine box body,

21-the area of the tube-is,

22-a processor,

23-the battery-is,

24-a push-button, which is,

25-a screen of the medicine box,

26-the medicine outlet is arranged on the medicine box,

27-a medicine outlet cover for the medicine,

28-the motor is driven by a motor,

101-the stage of recognition of the prescription,

102-a drug identification phase, the phase of drug identification,

103-the phase of administration of the drug,

104-the phase of the drug comparison,

105-inserting the cartridge into the device,

106-inserting the tube into the device-inserting the tube,

107-the tablets are taken out of the package,

108-placing the medication in the tube,

109-tube-tablet pairing,

110-the phase of filling the pharmaceutical product,

111-inserting the tube into the cartridge,

112-transfer of information from the device to the cartridge,

113-application-kit pairing,

114-providing access to the data-providing,

115-deliver the kit to the patient.

Detailed Description

In this detailed description, preferred alternatives to the synchronized drug tracking system embodiments of the present invention are described solely for a better understanding of the subject matter and not for any limiting effect.

The invention has been achieved by forming and combining 3 different elements. These elements are a drug filling device (1), a user-specific cartridge (20) containing a drug, a filling device (1), and application software providing synchronization between the cartridge (20) and the system by data transmission. The software also connects to a common server to exchange information.

The first element of the invention, the filling device (1), loads the drugs into the cartridges (20) in a zero-contact manner according to the prescription of the patient, and the filling device (1) completes the synchronization chain in the system as it communicates with the system.

The patient's prescription is entered from a screen (13) in the filling device (1). The entry may also be made using the TR ID. The number of patients is similar to that of general hygiene systems. After entering the prescription, the medicine is automatically loaded in a zero-contact manner into the medicine cassette (20) of the filling device (1), and additionally information such as the medicine and its administration time, dose and administration condition and patient-related information are entered. Such information is required for functions such as alerting the patient and patient relatives about the time of administration of the drug and alerting the patient and patient relatives whether the drug has not been administered. The adjustment of the medicine according to the prescription is performed by reading the QR code or the barcode of the medicine by a QR code and barcode reader included in the filling device (1). As an alternative to QR codes and barcode readers, a camera may be used to perform the identification of the drug.

As shown in fig. 1, in the filling device (1), when a prescription of a patient is loaded into the system, the medicine cartridge (20) is received in the filling device (1), and the cover of the medicine cartridge (20) is opened. The prescribed drug is placed in its drug package (6) into a filling device (1) r. When a medication package (6) is processed in the drug retrieval member, the sensor detects the process and informs the device processor. The processor evaluating this information commands the tablet extraction rod (2) to apply pressure. A pressure base (3) on the underside of the tablet-taking part on the rod (2) applies pressure to the tablet drug package (6) so that the tablets are ejected from the package and fall into the funnel (8) without any damage. If the process is prescribed, the process is applied to the entire pharmaceutical package (6). Alternatively, during the withdrawal process, the tablets are removed from the package by applying heat or cutting.

The processor displays on a screen (13) which drugs have been taken and the quantity. In the filling device (1), a plurality of simultaneous drug extraction processes can be performed with a variable number of drug extraction members (18) depending on the size of the filling device (1). The medicine removing part (18) has portable wings (19) which are close to and moved away from each other, and the medicine removing part (18) is equipped with holding wings (19a) on the upper part to empty the medicine package. In the filling device (1), a crusher arm (4) equipped with a knife 2 at the end is used to prepare the desired dose by cutting the tablet in half when the prescription drug is input in half tablet size. When the prescription is defined, the tablet (7) entered by the medicine splitting process is split into two parts, where it is cut by a crusher arm (4) equipped with a knife (5) and transferred in 2 parts to a tube 9. Furthermore, in the present invention, the tablets (7) to be loaded into the cartridge (20) can be taken out into the tube 9 by cutting one by one without removing the tablets (7) from the pharmaceutical pack (6), or can be loaded into the cartridge (20) which can be designed as a chamber.

As shown in fig. 7, on one side of the filling device (1) there is a tube chamber (15), which tube chamber (15) opens like a drawer, in which tube chamber (15) the tube 9 is inserted into a tube housing (16). The tube 9 placed there is transferred to the funnel (8) and the cartridge (20) to receive the medicine by means of the rod (10). In the filling device (1), as shown in fig. 8, the lever (10) is also used to transfer a medicine sold in the form of a bottle or a cartridge to the tube 9. The vial reaching the drug extraction member (18) is gripped by the rod (10) and poured into the funnel (8) and the drug tablet is transferred to the tube 9.

As shown in fig. 2, in the filling device (1), the tablet taken out falls into the funnel (8) and enters the tube (9) to which the narrow mouth of the funnel (8) is connected. When loading is complete, tube 9 is separated from funnel (8) by robotic rod (10) and tube 9 is placed in tube region (21) on cartridge (20). When the movement of the rod (10) is performed by programmable software, the rod (10) moves left and right within the filling device (1) through the rod path (14). The number of rods (10) in the filling device (1) can be increased. After inserting the tube 9 containing the medicine into the medicine cartridge (20), the lid of the medicine cartridge (20) is closed and the medicine exits from the medicine cartridge outlet (12) through the medicine cartridge path (11) in the form of a movable belt. In the process, prescription and patient information is loaded into the processor (22) of the cartridge (20) by wireless data transfer (bluetooth, Wi-Fi, infrared, RFID, GSM, etc.) and made available to the patient.

As shown in fig. 9, the second element constituting the system, namely the cartridge (20), comprises: a tube area (21), a rechargeable battery (23) to provide power to the cartridge, a motor (28) to provide motion to the tube 9, a processor (22), a touch cartridge screen (25) to display information on the front, and buttons (24) for functions such as on/off voice control.

As shown in fig. 10, in the medicine cassette (20), a coil spring (17) is used to ensure that the medicines in the tubes 9 are taken out one by one from the tubes 9 placed in the tube area (21) according to the dose. With rotation induced by the motor (28), each rotation of the tube springs (17) removes a tablet placed between the spirals from the tube 9 and, as shown in fig. 11, the drug outlet cap (27) opens and allows the drug to exit from the drug outlet (26) for use by the patient. As an alternative to the tablet exiting from the tube 9, the process can be performed by applying on the inner surface of the tube 9a conveyor belt made of flexible material to be applied to the upper and lower sides to each other, wherein there is a small spacing between the upper and lower sides. The tablets placed between the wings on the band move with the movement of the strip, only one tablet at a time. When the wings are located on the surface side of the tube 9, the wings bend between the inner surface of the tube 9 and the straps to enable movement of the straps. In addition to these embodiments, as a further alternative, drug withdrawal may be performed by a spring of the type used in a charger in the tube 9 and a plate between the spring and the tablet.

The processor (22) of the cartridge performs functions such as informing the patient relatives and/or medical service personnel of the loaded prescription and patient information, the time and alarm of drug administration, whether the patient has taken the drug, activating the motor (28) for releasing the drug from the tube 9, operating the function buttons (24), displaying information and status on the display cartridge screen (25). A battery (23) powers the cartridge (20), and the battery (23) is replaceable and rechargeable.

The invention comprises a cartridge (20) that can be carried on the patient at any time, a filling device (1) for placing a drug in a portable cartridge (20), and an application that allows this information to be tracked.

The kit (20) administers the medication via a time-calendar application by specifying a date, time, fasting/satiety state, thereby providing accurate, regular medication use for the patient, and can be synchronized with the patient and the patient's relatives mobile application. When the patient should take the medicine, not only the medicine box (20) will give an audible and visual alarm, but also the mobile application will give an alarm and the patient is alerted by a double alarm method. If the patient does not hear or ignore the alert, the application sends an alert message to the patient relative and notifies the patient relative. Once the patient is alerted, a pill can be removed from tube 9 by pressing a touch-sensitive cartridge screen (25) or a conventional button (24) on the cartridge (20). The patient opens the drug outlet cap and receives the drug from the drug outlet (26) in the drug cassette (20) by pressing the button (24) again. The portion of tube 9 of the cartridge (20) is fitted with a sensor to answer a question such as "is a pill coming out of tube 9 when the patient presses button (24)? If a pill comes out of the tube 9, can the patient take it when the second key button (24) is pressed? "and the like. These sensors will detect the drug and notify the system. In addition, information such as the amount of medication taken and the time of administration may be obtained, stored in memory and shared with the relevant personnel.

The third component of the system, i.e. the application, performs actions and processes, such as exchanging information between the filling device (1), the cartridge (20), the patient's relatives, the medical service personnel and the general health system, synchronizing the storage and sharing of information between them, such as the time of administration of the drug, the use of the drug, etc. In addition, the application alerts when the drug in the drug cassette (20) becomes low and alerts and notifies the relevant personnel when the patient is not taking the drug in time. For patient use of the system, the application will be installed on the smartphone of both the patient and the patient's relatives, if necessary. In the application, a user profile will be created and the application will be operated by logging in using a username and password. Patient relatives who wish to share drug usage data may also use the same application. This information may also be monitored on a central server and may be displayed on the physician's computer.

The operating phases of the process are as follows:

a-filling the tube 9 with the pharmaceutical product in the blister pack,

1. the person using the filling device (1) enters into the system instructions for the use of the drug and information on the drug required by the patient. This is the prescription identification phase (101).

2. The barcode on the medicine box is read into the filling device (1), and the filling device (1) recognizes the medicine. This step is a drug identification phase (102).

3. The pharmaceutical pack (6) is removed from the cassette and placed in a pharmaceutical removal member (18) in the filling device (1). This step is the drug administration phase (103).

4. The filling device (1) detects the pharmaceutical product package (6) and compares it with a QR code barcode reader or camera during the pharmaceutical product comparison phase (104). The comparison result is:

a. in the case of a drug-barcode match, then the process continues.

b. In the event of a drug-barcode mismatch, the process will stop. Alerting a user of the filling device (1) to perform an inspection.

5. The cartridge (20) is inserted into the device (105).

6. The tube (9) with the drug placed therein is placed in a tube housing (16) located in a tube chamber (15) when the tube is inserted into the device (1) (106).

7. If the drug-bar codes match, the drug is removed from the package by pressure or using other alternatives described (107).

8. Pills are placed in the funnel (8) and then the medication is placed in the tube (9) (108).

9. The size of the tube (9) matches the size of the pill. The processor of the filling device (1) determines which size of medication is placed in which tube. This step is a tube (9) -tablet (7) pairing (109).

10. In the filling device (1) the processor is preloaded with information about the size of each drug. Thus, each drug can be filled into a different tube (9) depending on its size. This step is the drug filling phase (110).

11. The tube (9) filled with pills in the filling device (1) is placed (111) when the tube is inserted into the cartridge (20).

12. While the cartridge (20) is filled with tubes (9) containing drugs, information such as which tube (9) contains which drugs, the frequency and time of administration of the drugs, whether the drugs are taken on an empty stomach or a full stomach, is loaded onto the processor (22) (112) when the information is transmitted from the device to the cartridge (20).

13. The drug information in the filling device (1) is sent to the application in the patient's mobile phone via SMS, bluetooth, etc. The user will be prompted to receive this information. Thus, the application and drug delivery cartridge (20) in the patient's handset are connected to each other, a step which is an application-cartridge pairing (113).

14. The device may contain modules such as Wi-fi, GSM module, Bluetooth module, RFID, etc. Remote data access (114) is provided using these modules.

15. After filling, the cartridge (20) is removed from the filling device (1) and delivered to the patient (115).