An ampoule dispensing device

Abstract

The application provides an ampoule dispensing device, which comprises an ampoule workbench, an ampoule clamping assembly, a neck cutting assembly and a neck breaking assembly; the ampoule workbench is provided with a horizontal track, the ampoule clamping assembly comprises a sliding base, a sliding frame and an ampoule clamping jaw, the sliding base is arranged on the horizontal track, a lifting track is arranged on the sliding base, the sliding frame is arranged on the sliding base through the lifting track, and the ampoule clamping jaw is arranged on the sliding frame; a first sensor is arranged on the ampoule workbench, an ampoule clamped by the ampoule clamping jaw can be lifted up and down, and the cutting height of the neck of the ampoule can be determined according to the detection signal of the first sensor; while the ampoule is conveyed along the horizontal track, the neck of the ampoule is cut by the neck cutting assembly and the neck of the ampoule is broken by the neck breaking assembly in sequence. The ampoule neck cutting and the ampoule neck breaking can be automatically performed to complete automatic suction dispensing, and the device has the advantages of high automation and strong adaptability.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of medical devices, and particularly relates to an ampoule dispensing device. BACKGROUND

[0002] An ampoule is a small glass container for storing liquid medicine, and its structure comprises a bottle body and a bottle head, and a bottle neck between the bottle body and the bottle head. The capacity is generally 1-25 ml, and the ampoule generally stores liquid medicine for injection. At present, the preparation of intravenous infusion drugs in hospitals is generally completed manually, which is easy to cause drug pollution and harm to patients. At the same time, in the case of a large number of ampoule liquid preparation, the dispensing efficiency is low, and it is difficult to meet the actual needs of hospitals, increasing the treatment time of patients.

[0003] The process of manual preparation of liquid medicine is complicated, and the ampoule needs to be cut, sterilized and opened before the liquid medicine can be extracted by a syringe. In this process, the medical staff has a high working intensity, and the medical staff needs to contact the liquid medicine during the manual preparation process. Especially when preparing toxic drugs such as tumor treatment, it is easy to cause chronic harm to the dispensing personnel, leading to occupational diseases. In addition, during the opening of the ampoule, due to insufficient cutting depth, poor cutting port, and the quality of the medicine bottle itself, the ampoule is easy to break when the medicine bottle is broken and opened, which can also cause injuries to medical staff.

[0004] In view of the deficiencies of manual preparation of ampoule intravenous infusion drugs, an ampoule dispensing device is designed to replace medical staff to prepare intravenous infusion drugs, which has a practical demand market. SUMMARY

[0005] In view of the defects of the prior art, the present application provides an ampoule dispensing device which can automatically cut and break the neck of the ampoule to complete automatic pumping and dispensing, and has the advantages of high automation and strong adaptability.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present application provides an ampoule dispensing device, which comprises:

[0007] An ampoule workbench;

[0008] An ampoule clamping assembly is slidably arranged on the ampoule workbench;

[0009] A neck cutting assembly; and

[0010] A neck breaking assembly;

[0011] A horizontal track (straight line type) is arranged on the ampoule workbench, the ampoule clamping assembly comprises a sliding seat, a sliding frame and an ampoule clamping jaw, the sliding seat is arranged on the horizontal track, a lifting track is arranged on the sliding seat, the sliding frame is arranged on the sliding seat through the lifting track, and the ampoule clamping jaw is arranged on the sliding frame;

[0012] The ampoule working table is provided with a first sensor for detecting the cutting position of the bottle neck, and the ampoule clamped by the ampoule clamping jaw can be lifted up and down and the cutting height of the bottle neck of the ampoule can be determined according to the detection signal of the first sensor;

[0013] While the ampoule clamped by the ampoule clamping jaw is conveyed along the horizontal track, the ampoule is sequentially subjected to the bottle neck cutting by the bottle neck cutting assembly and the bottle neck breaking by the bottle neck breaking assembly.

[0014] In the above technical solution of the present application, the detection of the cutting position of the bottle neck (determination of the cutting height of the bottle neck of the ampoule), the bottle neck cutting and the bottle neck breaking are sequentially completed through the sliding process of the ampoule clamping assembly on the horizontal track, and the whole process is automatically performed without the need of manual operation, and can be applied to different types of ampoules.

[0015] According to another specific embodiment of the present application, the ampoule clamping assembly further comprises a rotating frame capable of tilting and overturning, the slide frame is provided with a first horizontal rotating shaft perpendicular to the horizontal track, the rotating frame is arranged on the slide frame through the first horizontal rotating shaft, and the ampoule clamping jaw is arranged on the rotating frame.

[0016] According to another specific embodiment of the present application, the ampoule clamping assembly further comprises a push plate member capable of driving the slide frame to lift and drive the rotating frame to rotate, wherein the slide frame is provided with a first roller, the push plate member has a slope portion matched with the first roller to drive the slide frame to lift on the lifting track, the rotating frame is provided with a second roller, and the push plate member has a pushing portion matched with the second roller to drive the rotating frame to rotate around the first horizontal rotating shaft.

[0017] According to another specific embodiment of the present application, a first spring is connected between the slide frame and the slide base, and the first spring drives the first roller to be pressed against the slope portion; a second spring is connected between the rotating frame and the slide frame or the slide base, and the second spring drives the rotating frame to automatically return to the initial position state when the second roller and the pushing portion fail to cooperate.

[0018] According to another specific embodiment of the present application, the bottle neck cutting assembly comprises a knife holder rod, a knife head and a third spring, the ampoule working table is provided with a knife holder rotating shaft, the middle part of the knife holder rod is sleeved on the knife holder rotating shaft, one end of the knife holder rod is connected to the ampoule working table through the third spring, the knife head is arranged at the other end of the knife holder rod and extends to the horizontal track, and the knife head can cut the ampoule sliding on the horizontal track.

[0019] According to another specific embodiment of the present application, the bottle neck cutting assembly further comprises a movable stop member, one end of the tool holder rod is provided with a third roller, and one end of the tool holder rod is connected to the stop member through a third spring, the stop member can be pushed to abut against the third roller, so as to rotate the tool holder rod and make the tool head separate from the ampoule bottle neck.

[0020] Further, the distance of the stop member relative to the tool holder rotation shaft is preferably adjustable, and the third spring force can be changed by adjusting the position of the stop member, thereby changing the cutting force.

[0021] According to another specific embodiment of the present application, the bottle neck cutting assembly further comprises a gravity plate for detecting whether the ampoule bottle head exists, and the gravity plate is arranged on the ampoule bottle workbench in close proximity to the rotation of the tool head.

[0022] According to another specific embodiment of the present application, the bottle neck cutting assembly further comprises a rotating impact member, a second horizontal rotation shaft is arranged on the ampoule bottle workbench perpendicularly to the horizontal track, the impact member is arranged on the second horizontal rotation shaft in an eccentric manner and can synchronously reciprocate with the second horizontal rotation shaft, and the impact member rotates in the vertical plane to impact the ampoule bottle conveyed on the horizontal track and break the ampoule bottle head.

[0023] According to another specific embodiment of the present application, the impact member impacts the ampoule bottle head perpendicularly to the direction of the cut after the bottle neck cutting by the bottle neck cutting assembly.

[0024] According to another specific embodiment of the present application, a disinfection assembly is arranged between the bottle neck cutting assembly and the bottle neck breaking assembly.

[0025] The present application has the following advantages:

[0026] The ampoule bottle dispensing device of the present application adopts a linear feeding mode, the ampoule bottle clamped by the ampoule bottle clamping assembly is first lifted and the bottle neck cutting position is detected by the first sensor, the height position of the ampoule bottle is determined, then the ampoule bottle is moved on the horizontal track, sequentially passes through the bottle neck cutting assembly to cut the bottle neck, and the bottle head breaking assembly to break the bottle head, so as to finally be sucked and injected by the syringe, and finally complete the automatic dispensing process.

[0027] The ampoule bottle clamping jaw in the ampoule bottle clamping assembly of the present application can be tilted and turned over to form a better suction position form, so as to facilitate complete suction of the liquid medicine in the ampoule bottle and realize precise dispensing.

[0028] In addition, a single power source is used in the present application to control the lifting and rotation of the slide and the rotating frame, respectively, and has the advantages of compact structure and strong practicability.

[0029] The bottle neck cutting assembly of the present application adopts a structure of pressure cutting, and during the cutting process of the moving ampoule bottle and the cutter head, the cutter head is gradually relatively rotated along the cutting position area of the ampoule bottle neck under the action of the third spring to complete the pressure cutting, so as to ensure the stability and high efficiency of the cutting.

[0030] The bottle neck breaking assembly of the present application adopts a structure of rotary impact, wherein the impact member impacts the bottle head of the ampoule bottle in a direction perpendicular to the cut after the cutting of the bottle neck cutting assembly, to complete the breaking of the bottle neck, so as to have high breaking efficiency and not to easily cause the breaking of the ampoule bottle; correspondingly, a sharp container for receiving the bottle head of the ampoule bottle is arranged at a specified position area on the ampoule bottle workbench, to harmlessly collect the broken bottle head.

[0031] The present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0032] Figure 1 is a structure schematic view of the ampoule bottle dispensing device of the present application, which shows the form of ampoule bottle neck position detection;

[0033] Figure 2 is a structure schematic view of the ampoule bottle dispensing device of the present application, which shows the form of cutting start position of the ampoule bottle;

[0034] Figure 3 is a structure schematic view of the ampoule bottle dispensing device of the present application, which shows the form of cutting completion position of the ampoule bottle;

[0035] Figure 4 is a front structure schematic view of the present application showing the form of bottle neck cutting completion;

[0036] Figure 5 is a top view of Figure 4 ;

[0037] Figure 6 is a structure schematic view of the ampoule bottle dispensing device of the present application, which shows the form before the breaking of the ampoule bottle neck;

[0038] Figure 7 is a front structure schematic view of the present application showing the form before the breaking of the bottle neck;

[0039] Figure 8 is a structure schematic view of the ampoule bottle dispensing device of the present application, which shows the form after the breaking of the ampoule bottle neck;

[0040] Figure 9 is a sectional view of A-A in Figure 8 , which shows the structure of the tilting and overturning of the rotating frame;

[0041] Figure 10is a structural schematic diagram of the ampoule dispensing device of the present application, which shows the form of the ampoule bottle head after being broken and then being tilted and turned over;

[0042] Figure 11 is Figure 10 an enlarged schematic diagram at B in the figure;

[0043] Figure 12 is a structural schematic diagram of a syringe suction assembly used in the ampoule dispensing device of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] An ampoule dispensing device, as shown in Figure 1 -11, comprises an ampoule workbench 10, an ampoule clamping assembly 20, a bottle neck cutting assembly 30, a bottle neck breaking assembly 40 and a syringe suction assembly 50, the ampoule clamping assembly 20 can clamp the ampoule to sequentially pass through the bottle neck cutting assembly 30, the bottle neck breaking assembly 40 and the syringe suction assembly 50 for suction operation.

[0045] Among them, a linear horizontal track 11 is arranged on the ampoule workbench 10, the ampoule clamped by the ampoule clamping assembly 20 is transported along the horizontal track 11 while sequentially passing through the bottle neck cutting assembly 30 for bottle neck cutting of the ampoule and the bottle neck breaking assembly 40 for bottle neck breaking of the ampoule.

[0046] A motor lead screw and slide block assembly 12 for driving the ampoule clamping assembly 20 is arranged on the ampoule workbench 10, as shown in Figure 3 , 10 The ampoule clamping assembly 20 comprises a sliding seat 21, a sliding carriage 22 and an ampoule clamping jaw 23, the sliding seat 21 is arranged on the horizontal track 11 and slides under the driving of the motor lead screw, a lifting track 24 is arranged on the sliding seat 21, the sliding carriage 22 is arranged on the sliding seat 21 through the lifting track 24, and the ampoule clamping jaw 23 is arranged on the sliding carriage 22 and is used for clamping ampoules of different specifications.

[0047] As shown in Figure 1 , the ampoule is fed to the ampoule clamping assembly 20 by means of a multi-axis mechanical hand, for example, the cutting height of the ampoule is first adjusted, a first sensor 13 is arranged on the ampoule workbench 10 to detect the height position of the bottle neck cutting, in this embodiment, a specific detection method is to fix the first sensor 13 and the ampoule clamping jaw 23 (the sliding carriage 22) can ascend and descend along the lifting track 24.

[0048] During the ascending and descending of the ampoule clamping jaw 23, the first sensor 13 finds the bottle neck position according to the distance signal obtained and feeds back the corresponding signal to the controller to control the ampoule clamping jaw 23 to ascend or descend to the specified height position, i.e. the bottle neck cutting position.

[0049] The bottle neck cutting assembly 30 provided in the embodiment includes a holder rod 31, a cutter head 32 and a third spring 33, as shown in FIG. 5, a holder rotating shaft 34 is arranged on the ampoule workbench 10, the middle part of the holder rod 31 is sleeved on the holder rotating shaft 34, one end of the holder rod is connected to the ampoule workbench 10 through the third spring 33, the cutter head 32 is arranged on the other end of the holder rod and extends to the horizontal track 11, and the cutter head 32 can cut the ampoule sliding on the horizontal track 11. Figure 2

[0050] Further, the rotation of the holder rod 31 is restricted, and the bottle neck cutting assembly 30 further includes a movable stop member 35, one end of the holder rod 31 is provided with a third roller 36, and one end of the holder rod 31 is connected to the stop member 35 through the third spring 33. After cutting is completed, the stop member 35 can be pushed out to abut against the third roller 33, so that the holder rod 31 rotates and the cutter head 32 is separated from the ampoule neck.

[0051] Further, the distance of the stop member 35 relative to the holder rotating shaft 34 is adjustable, and by adjusting the position of the stop member 35, the acting force of the third spring 33 can be changed, and then the cutting force is changed, so that different types and sizes of ampoules can be adapted to ensure the accuracy of cutting.

[0052] Specifically, in the embodiment, the initial cutting position and the terminal cutting position of the cutter head 32 can be set, for example, continuous cutting is performed at ±30° angles on both sides of the horizontal track 11 as the center line, and when the cutter head 32 is at the terminal cutting position, the cutter head 32 is retracted to one side of the horizontal track 11, for example, by driving the stop member 35.

[0053] The bottle neck cutting assembly 30 in the embodiment is also provided with a gravity paddle 37 and a second sensor, the gravity paddle 37 is arranged on the path of the forward movement of the ampoule to detect whether the bottle head of the ampoule exists, and the upper end of the gravity paddle 37 is arranged on the ampoule workbench 10 close to the rotation of the cutter head 32. After the cutter head 32 completes cutting, detection of whether the bottle head of the ampoule exists can be performed.

[0054] The second sensor is used to detect whether the gravity paddle 37 rotates correspondingly, if it is detected that the gravity paddle 37 rotates, it means that the bottle head exists, and subsequent operations can be continued, if it is not detected that the gravity paddle 37 rotates, it means that the bottle head does not exist, and the machine needs to be stopped for maintenance.

[0055] After the ampoule passes through the gravity paddle 37, the gravity paddle 37 can automatically restore to the vertical form to wait for the next detection period.

[0056] The bottle neck breaking assembly 40 provided in the embodiment includes​ Figure 6 The bottle neck breaking assembly 40 is shown in FIG. 7, which comprises a rotating impact member 41, a second horizontal rotating shaft 42 and a motor driving the second horizontal rotating shaft 42 to rotate reciprocally, the impact member 41 is arranged on the second horizontal rotating shaft 42 in an eccentric manner and can rotate synchronously with the second horizontal rotating shaft 42, the impact member 41 rotates in a vertical plane and impacts the ampoule being conveyed on the horizontal track 11 to break the bottle head of the ampoule.

[0057] Specifically, the impact member 41 impacts the bottle head of the ampoule in a direction perpendicular to the cut of the bottle neck cutting assembly 30, so as to better break the bottle neck and hardly break the ampoule.

[0058] Correspondingly, a third sensor can be arranged on the ampoule workbench 10 to detect and control the rotation of the impact member 41, or the second sensor and the running speed of the ampoule clamping assembly 20 on the horizontal track 11 are cooperatively controlled to calculate the perfect impact time of the impact member 41 and accurately impact the bottle head of the ampoule, so that the bottle head of the ampoule is broken from the cut bottle neck.

[0059] In addition, a fourth sensor can be arranged on the rotating track of the impact member 41, and the rotation angle of the rotating impact member 41 can be used to determine whether the bottle head is broken.

[0060] In this embodiment, a sterilization assembly is arranged between the bottle neck cutting assembly 30 and the bottle neck breaking assembly 40 to sterilize after cutting, for example, the sterilization process after cutting is performed by continuously pushing the stop member 35 to extrude the sterilization nozzle.

[0061] After the bottle head of the ampoule is broken, the ampoule clamping assembly 20 continues to convey the ampoule to a designated position, at this time, in order to facilitate the complete aspiration of the syringe, the ampoule body is inclined and turned over, and in this embodiment, a single drive structure is designed to realize the lifting of the slide 22 and the rotation of the rotating frame. Figure 8

[0062] The ampoule clamping assembly 20 further comprises a rotating frame 25 capable of being inclined and turned over, a push plate member 26 and a motor or an electric push rod driving the push plate member 26 to push out and retract, the slide 22 is provided with a first horizontal rotating shaft 27 perpendicular to the horizontal track 11, the rotating frame 25 is arranged on the slide 22 through the first horizontal rotating shaft 27, and the ampoule clamping jaw 23 is arranged on the rotating frame 25.

[0063] ​The push plate member 26 is used to drive the slide carriage 22 to lift and drive the rotating frame 25 to rotate, wherein the slide carriage 22 is provided with a first roller 221, the push plate member 26 has a slope part 261 matched with the first roller 221 to drive the slide carriage 22 to lift on the lifting track 24, the rotating frame 25 is provided with a second roller 222, and the push plate member 26 has a pushing part 262 matched with the second roller 222 to drive the rotating frame 25 to rotate around the first horizontal rotating shaft 27.

[0064] The first spring 28 is connected between the slide carriage 22 and the slide base 21, and drives the first roller 221 to press against the slope part 261, when the push plate member 26 is pushed to the right, the first roller 221 slides upward along the slope part 261, and drives the slide carriage 22 to lift along the lifting track 24, when the push plate member 26 is withdrawn to the left, the first roller 221 slides downward along the slope part 261 under the action of the first spring 28, and drives the slide carriage 22 to descend along the lifting track 24;

[0065] The second spring 29 is connected between the rotating frame 25 and the slide carriage 22 or the slide base 21, and drives the rotating frame 25 to automatically return to the initial position state when the second roller 222 and the pushing part 262 are out of engagement, when the bottle body of the ampoule is conveyed to the set position, the slide carriage 22 descends to the lowest point, at this time, the push plate member 26 continues to be withdrawn to the left, the second roller 222 and the pushing part 262 abut against each other, and drive the rotating frame 25 to rotate around the first horizontal rotating shaft by a certain angle, the syringe suction assembly 50 performs the suction process in this mode, after the suction is completed, the push plate member 26 is pushed out to the right by a distance, the second roller 222 and the pushing part 262 are out of engagement, at this time, the rotating frame 25 returns to the initial position under the action of the second spring 29.

[0066] The above structure uses single power to drive the lifting and rotation of the slide carriage 22 and the rotating frame 25 asynchronously, has the advantages of compact structure and strong practicability, and is convenient for miniaturization design.

[0067] The syringe suction assembly 50 in the embodiment includes at least a clamping member 51 capable of multi-stage lifting and suction of a syringe and a driving member, and the driving can be a common linear driving mechanism, or a similar structure in the previous patent application of the applicant can be used, and the detailed structure is not described here. Figure 12 It is necessary to point out that the syringe and the mother liquor bag 52 in the syringe suction assembly 50 in the embodiment can rotate relatively, as indicated by the arrow in the figure, and finally form an inclined mode to complete the dispensing process.

[0068] The above-mentioned matters not covered are applicable to the prior art.

[0069] While the application has been described by way of example with reference to certain embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that obvious modifications and variations can be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the application. Other embodiments of the application will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the application disclosed herein. For example, the application can be used in conjunction with other systems and methods. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the application being indicated by the following claims.

Claims

1. An ampoule dispensing device, comprising: Ampoule workbench; an ampoule bottle clamping assembly, which is slidably arranged on the ampoule bottle workbench; Bottle neck cutting assembly; as well as Bottle neck breaking assembly; A horizontal track is provided on the ampoule workbench, and the ampoule clamping assembly includes a slide, a carriage, and an ampoule clamping claw. The slide is provided on the horizontal track, a lifting track is provided on the slide, the carriage is provided on the slide via the lifting track, and the ampoule clamping claw is provided on the slide. The ampoule clamping assembly further includes a rotating frame capable of tilting and flipping, the sliding frame is provided with a first horizontal rotating shaft perpendicular to the horizontal track, the rotating frame is arranged on the sliding frame via the first horizontal rotating shaft, and the ampoule clamping claw is arranged on the rotating frame; The ampoule bottle clamping assembly further includes a push plate member capable of driving the slide to move up and down and the turret to rotate, wherein the slide is provided with a first roller, the push plate member having an inclined portion cooperating with the first roller to drive the slide to move up and down on the lifting track, the turret is provided with a second roller, the push plate member having a toggle portion cooperating with the second roller to drive the turret to rotate around the first horizontal rotation axis; A first sensor for detecting the neck cutting position is provided on the ampoule workbench. The ampoule held by the ampoule clamp can be raised and lowered, and the neck cutting height of the ampoule is determined according to the detection signal of the first sensor. The ampoule bottle clamped by the ampoule bottle clamping claw is transported along the horizontal track, and passes through the bottleneck cutting assembly to cut the bottleneck of the ampoule bottle and the bottleneck breaking assembly to break the bottleneck of the ampoule bottle in sequence.

2. The ampoule dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein: A first spring is connected between the slide and the slide seat, and the first spring drives the first roller to be pressed against the inclined portion; a second spring is connected between the rotating frame and the slide or the slide seat, and the second spring drives the rotating frame to automatically return to the initial position when the cooperation between the second roller and the toggle portion fails.

3. The ampoule dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein: The bottleneck cutting assembly includes a knife holder rod, a knife head and a third spring. The ampoule workbench is provided with a knife holder rotating shaft. The middle part of the knife holder rod is sleeved on the knife holder rotating shaft. One end of the knife holder rod is connected to the ampoule workbench through the third spring limiter. The knife head is arranged at the other end of the knife holder rod and extends to the horizontal track, and the knife head can cut the ampoule sliding on the horizontal track.

4. The ampoule dispensing device according to claim 3, wherein: The bottleneck cutting assembly further includes a movable stop member, one end of the knife holder rod is provided with a third roller, one end of the knife holder rod is connected to the stop member through the third spring, and the stop member can be pushed out to abut the third roller, causing the knife holder rod to rotate and the knife head to disengage from the bottleneck of the ampoule bottle.

5. The ampoule dispensing device according to claim 3, wherein: The bottleneck cutting assembly further comprises a gravity shifting plate for detecting whether the bottle head of the ampoule bottle is present or not. The gravity shifting plate is rotatably arranged on the ampoule bottle workbench close to the cutter head.

6. The ampoule dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein: The bottleneck breaking assembly includes a rotating impact component. A second horizontal rotating shaft is provided on the ampoule workbench perpendicular to the horizontal track. The impact component is eccentrically arranged on the second horizontal rotating shaft and can rotate back and forth synchronously with the second horizontal rotating shaft. The impact component rotates in a vertical plane to impact the ampoule bottle being transported on the horizontal track and break the bottle head of the ampoule bottle.

7. The ampoule dispensing device according to claim 6, wherein: The impact component impacts the bottle head of the ampoule bottle in a direction perpendicular to the incision direction after being cut by the bottle neck cutting assembly.

8. The ampoule dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein: A disinfection component is provided between the bottleneck cutting component and the bottleneck breaking component.

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