A self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical use

By installing a self-service medicine pickup machine for smart medical care in the hospital, the existing problems of cumbersome and inefficient medication pickup process are solved, and a fast and accurate medication pickup process is achieved, improving patient experience and hospital operation efficiency.

CN113781712BActive Publication Date: 2025-05-09ACRE COKING & REFRACTORY ENG CONSULTING CORP DALIAN MCC
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Application Number
CN202111146382.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-09-28
Publication Date
2025-05-09
Estimated Expiration
2041-09-28

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Technical Problem

The current hospitals have cumbersome and inefficient medication collection procedures, which leads to long queues and poor experiences. The staff at the manual medication collection window are burdened with high burden and prone to errors.

Method used

Design a self-service medicine pickup machine for smart medical care, including a base, shell, movable seat, medicine storage and drug delivery device, touch display screen, card plug-in card reader, controller and printer. Patients can take medicine by themselves and print documents to distribute the abortion of medicine pickup, and improve efficiency and accuracy.

Benefits of technology

Through self-service medicine pickup machines, patients can quickly and accurately collect medicine, reduce queue time, improve medical experience, reduce the risk of manual errors, and improve the operational efficiency of the hospital.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical treatment, including a base, a shell, a movable seat, a medicine storage and dispensing device, a touch display screen, a card reader, a controller and a printer; the shell and the movable seat are both arranged on the base, and the medicine storage and dispensing device is arranged on the movable seat; the front of the shell is provided with a touch display screen, a card reader and a medicine outlet; the medicine storage and dispensing device is composed of a plurality of medicine storage cylinders and a plurality of medicine dispensing mechanisms arranged one by one corresponding to the medicine storage cylinders; a controller and a printer are also arranged in the shell, and the outlet of the printer extends to the outside of the shell; the control ends of the touch display screen, the card reader, the printer and the medicine dispensing mechanism are respectively connected to the controller. The present invention can be installed in various departments and other areas of the hospital as needed, and patients can take medicine and print receipts by themselves, thereby dispersing the flow of people taking medicine, improving the efficiency and accuracy of taking medicine, and improving the medical experience of patients.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of smart medical technology, and in particular to a self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical use. Background Art

[0002] Smart healthcare, abbreviated as WITMED in English, is a recently emerging proprietary medical term. By creating a regional medical information platform for health records and utilizing the most advanced Internet of Things technology, it enables interaction between patients and medical staff, medical institutions, and medical equipment, and gradually achieves informatization.

[0003] All existing hospitals have manual medication windows, where patients need to queue up with electronic prescriptions and doctor's orders issued by doctors to pick up medications. The process is cumbersome and inefficient, which leads to long waiting times and poor patient experience. In some large hospitals, the internal passages are overcrowded. In addition, the staff at the manual medication windows have a heavy workload and may accidentally send the wrong medication, which can lead to more serious consequences. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention provides a self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical treatment, which can be installed in various departments and other areas of the hospital as needed. Patients can pick up medicines and print receipts by themselves, thereby dispersing the flow of people picking up medicines, improving the efficiency and accuracy of picking up medicines, and improving the medical experience of patients.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical use comprises a base, a shell, a movable seat, a medicine storing and dispensing device, a touch display screen, a card reader, a controller and a printer; the shell and the movable seat are both arranged on the base, and the medicine storing and dispensing device is arranged on the movable seat; the top surface, the front surface and the two side surfaces of the shell are closed, and the back surface is an open structure, and the front surface is provided with a touch display screen, a card reader and a medicine dispensing port; the movable seat is slidably connected to the base and can enter and exit from the back of the shell, and a rear baffle is arranged on the movable seat, and when the movable seat enters the interior of the shell, the back of the shell can be closed by the rear baffle; the medicine storing and dispensing device is composed of a plurality of medicine storing cartridges and a plurality of medicine dispensing mechanisms arranged one by one with the medicine storing cartridges; a controller and a printer are also arranged in the shell, and the outlet of the printer extends to the outside of the shell; the control ends of the touch display screen, the card reader, the printer and the medicine dispensing mechanism are respectively connected to the controller.

[0007] The medicine dispensing mechanism is composed of an electric push rod, two upper arc rods, two lower arc rods and a sliding ring; two baffles are arranged at the bottom of the medicine storage cartridge, and the outer ends of the two baffles are hinged to the medicine storage cartridge, and the lower opening of the medicine storage cartridge can be closed after the two baffles are matched; a sliding ring is sleeved on the outer side of the lower part of the medicine storage cartridge; the two upper arc rods and the two lower arc rods are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the medicine storage cartridge; the lower end of the upper arc rod and the upper end of the lower arc rod are hinged to the sliding ring respectively; a through hole is provided in the medicine storage cartridge at a position corresponding to the upper end of the upper arc rod, and the upper end of the upper arc rod is connected to a rubber clamping block through a spring, the spring is arranged in the through hole, the rubber clamping block is located in the medicine storage cartridge, and a clamping strip is arranged on the rubber clamping block, and the clamping strip is arranged perpendicular to the axis of the through hole and has a length greater than the straight line of the through hole. diameter; the bottoms of the two baffles are respectively provided with sliding grooves, the lower end of the lower arc rod is hinged with a slider, and the slider is arranged in the sliding groove; the electric push rod is arranged on the outer side of the medicine storage barrel above the sliding ring, and the piston rod of the electric push rod is connected to the sliding ring; a number of medicine boxes are stacked in the medicine storage barrel along the height direction, and the rubber clamping block corresponds to the height of the second medicine box from the bottom to the top; in the initial state, the rubber clamping block does not contact the medicine box, and the lower opening of the medicine storage barrel is closed by the baffle; when taking medicine, the piston rod of the electric push rod drives the sliding ring to move upward, and the upper end of the upper arc rod drives the rubber clamping block to extend inward through the spring to clamp the corresponding medicine box; the lower end of the lower arc rod drives the baffle to flip outward through the slider to open the lower opening of the medicine storage barrel, and the lowest medicine box falls under the action of gravity.

[0008] The movable seat is provided with a mounting frame, and a plurality of medicine storage cartridges are hung on the mounting frame; an inclined plate is provided at the bottom of the mounting frame, and the lower end of the inclined plate extends to the medicine outlet; and a medicine receiving frame is provided on the outer side of the housing corresponding to the medicine outlet.

[0009] A slideway is arranged at the bottom of the movable seat, and a limit block is arranged at the outer end of the base corresponding to the slideway.

[0010] The rear baffle is fixedly connected to the movable seat, and a handle is arranged on the outer side of the rear baffle.

[0011] The controller is a single chip microcomputer or a PLC controller.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0013] 1) The self-service medicine machine has a simple structure and is easy to install and use. It can be flexibly installed in the corresponding areas of the hospital according to the medical conditions of different departments, so that patients can take medicine by themselves, thereby dispersing the flow of people taking medicine and avoiding queuing and congestion;

[0014] 2) Patients can pick up their own medicines and print their own receipts, which improves the efficiency and accuracy of picking up medicines and improves the patient's medical experience

[0015] 3) The medicine storage cartridge in the self-service medicine dispensing machine can store multiple medicines at the same time, and multiple medicines of the same kind can be stored. The structure of the medicine storage cartridge is simple, and the two baffles at the bottom cooperate with the slider in the medicine dispensing mechanism through the slide groove, so the action is more stable and labor-saving, and the baffles open more smoothly;

[0016] 4) The medicine storage and dispensing device of the self-service medicine dispensing machine is arranged on a movable seat, and can be easily pulled out from the housing by a handle to add or replace the medicine in the medicine storage cartridge, which is convenient and labor-saving to operate;

[0017] 5) The movable seat and the base cooperate with each other through the slideway and the limit block, which can ensure the smooth sliding of the movable seat and prevent the damage to the equipment caused by the movable seat being dislocated after being excessively pulled out;

[0018] 6) The self-service medicine dispensing machine is equipped with a medicine receiving frame at the corresponding medicine dispensing port to facilitate patients to take medicine;

[0019] 7) Equipped with card reader and touch screen, human-computer communication is more convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 This is an appearance diagram of a self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical use described in the present invention.

[0021] Figure 2 It is a front cross-sectional view of a self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical use described in the present invention.

[0022] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Enlarged view of part A in .

[0023] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the medicine dispensing mechanism of the present invention.

[0024] In the figure: 1. Base 2. Shell 3. Movable seat 31. Rear baffle 32. Slide 4. Mounting frame 5. Drug storage cartridge 51. Through hole 6. Drug dispensing mechanism 61. Electric push rod 62. Sliding ring 63. Upper arc rod 64. Lower arc rod 65. Spring 66. Rubber clamp 67. Slider 7. Inclined plate 8. Opening 9. Drug dispensing port 10. Card reader 11. Controller 12. Printer 13. Baffle 131. Slide 14. Limit block 15. Drug receiving frame 16. Touch screen 17. Drug box DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The specific implementation of the present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

[0026] like Figure 1-Figure 4As shown, the present invention discloses a self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical use, comprising a base 1, a shell 2, a movable seat 3, a medicine storage and dispensing device, a touch screen 16, a card reader 10, a controller 11 and a printer 12; the shell 2 and the movable seat 3 are both arranged on the base 1, and the medicine storage and dispensing device is arranged on the movable seat 3; the top surface, the front surface and the two side surfaces of the shell 2 are closed, and the back surface is an open structure, and the front surface is provided with a touch screen 16, a card reader 10 and a medicine dispensing port 9; the movable seat 3 is slidably connected to the base 1, and It can enter and exit from the back of the shell 2. A rear baffle 31 is provided on the movable seat 3. When the movable seat 3 enters the inside of the shell 2, the back of the shell 2 can be closed by the rear baffle 31; the medicine storing and dispensing device is composed of a plurality of medicine storing cartridges 5 and a plurality of medicine dispensing mechanisms 6 arranged one by one corresponding to the medicine storing cartridges 5; a controller 11 and a printer 12 are also provided in the shell 2, and the outlet of the printer 12 extends to the outside of the shell 2; the control ends of the touch display screen 16, the plug-in card reader 10, the printer 12 and the medicine dispensing mechanism 6 are respectively connected to the controller 11.

[0027] The medicine dispensing mechanism 6 is composed of an electric push rod 61, two upper arc rods 63, two lower arc rods 64 and a sliding ring 62; two baffles 13 are arranged at the bottom of the medicine storage cartridge 5, and the outer ends of the two baffles 13 are hinged to the medicine storage cartridge 5, and the two baffles 13 can close the lower opening of the medicine storage cartridge 5 after being matched; a sliding ring 62 is sleeved on the outer side of the lower part of the medicine storage cartridge 5; the two upper arc rods 63 and the two lower arc rods 64 are symmetrically arranged on the upper and lower ends of the medicine storage cartridge 5 On both sides; the lower end of the upper arc rod 63 and the upper end of the lower arc rod 64 are respectively hinged to the sliding ring 62; the storage cartridge 5 is provided with a through hole 51 corresponding to the upper end of the upper arc rod 63, and the upper end of the upper arc rod 63 is connected to the rubber clamp 66 through a spring 65, the spring 65 is arranged in the through hole 51, the rubber clamp 66 is located in the storage cartridge 5, and a card strip is arranged on the rubber clamp 66, which is perpendicular to the axis of the through hole 51 and has a length greater than the through hole 51 The diameter of the medicine storage cartridge 5 is 200 mm / s. The bottom of the two baffles 13 are respectively provided with a slide groove 131, and the lower end of the lower arc rod 64 is hinged with a slider 67, and the slider 67 is arranged in the slide groove 131; the electric push rod 61 is arranged on the outer side of the medicine storage cartridge 5 above the sliding ring 62, and the piston rod of the electric push rod 61 is connected to the sliding ring 62; a plurality of medicine boxes 17 are stacked in the medicine storage cartridge 5 along the height direction, and the rubber clamping block 66 corresponds to the height of the second medicine box from the bottom to the top; in the initial state, the rubber clamping block 66 does not contact the medicine box 17, and the lower mouth of the medicine storage cartridge 5 is closed by the baffle 13; when taking medicine, the piston rod of the electric push rod 61 drives the sliding ring 62 to move upward, and the upper end of the upper arc rod 63 drives the rubber clamping block 66 to extend inward and clamp the corresponding medicine box through the spring 65; the lower end of the lower arc rod 64 drives the baffle 13 to flip outward through the slider 67 to open the lower mouth of the medicine storage cartridge 5, and the lowest medicine box falls under the action of gravity.

[0028] The movable seat 3 is provided with a mounting frame 4, and a plurality of drug storage cartridges 5 are suspended on the mounting frame 4; an inclined plate 7 is provided at the bottom of the mounting frame 4, and the lower end of the inclined plate 7 extends to the drug outlet 9; the housing 2 is provided with a drug receiving frame 15 on the outer side corresponding to the drug outlet 9.

[0029] A slideway 32 is disposed at the bottom of the movable seat 3 , and a limit block 14 is disposed at the outer end of the base 1 corresponding to the slideway 32 .

[0030] The rear baffle 31 is fixedly connected to the movable seat 3 , and a handle is arranged on the outer side of the rear baffle 31 .

[0031] The controller is a single chip microcomputer or a PLC controller.

[0032] The working principle of the self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical use described in the present invention is as follows:

[0033] When in use, the patient inserts the medical card into the port of the card reader 10, and then confirms the personal information and drug information on the touch screen 16 according to the prompts. The controller 11 controls the drug dispensing mechanism 6 on the corresponding drug storage cartridge 5 to perform the drug dispensing operation according to the information confirmed by the patient; first, the electric push rod drives the sliding ring to move upward along the drug storage cartridge, and drives the rubber clamping blocks to extend to the inner side of the drug storage cartridge respectively through the two upper arc rods and the corresponding two springs. The two rubber clamping blocks cooperate to clamp the second medicine box from the bottom, so that it will neither fall nor be deformed due to excessive squeezing; at the same time, the two The lower arc rod drives the two sliders to slide in opposite directions, so that the two baffles at the bottom of the medicine storage barrel rotate to both sides and open, and the medicine box at the bottom falls downward under the action of its own weight; after the medicine box falls from the medicine storage barrel 5, it passes through the opening 8 and the medicine outlet 9 along the inclined plate 7 and falls into the medicine receiving frame 15, completing a medicine dispensing operation; according to the type and quantity of the medicine taken, the above operation is repeated until all the medicines are taken out; then the controller 11 controls the printer 12 to print the medicine taking voucher and the instructions for use, and finally the card reader 10 spits out the medical card and prompts the patient to take the medical card, and the medicine taking process ends. The entire medicine taking process is efficient and accurate, saving manpower and saving the waiting time of patients.

[0034] The following embodiments are implemented on the premise of the technical solution of the present invention, and provide detailed implementation methods and specific operation processes, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

[0035] [Example]

[0036] The present embodiment is a self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical use, wherein the top of the base 1 is fixedly connected to a shell 2, a movable seat 3 is slidably connected to the base inside the shell 2, the top of the movable seat 3 is fixedly connected to a mounting frame 4, and a plurality of medicine storage cartridges 5 are arranged in a matrix inside the mounting frame 4.

[0037] Two symmetrical baffles 13 are hinged at the bottom of each drug storage barrel 5, and a drug dispensing mechanism 6 is provided at the lower part of the drug storage barrel 5. An inclined plate 7 is fixedly connected to the movable seat below the drug storage barrel 5. In this embodiment, the mounting frame 4 is a cylindrical structure, and an opening 8 is provided on the operating side corresponding to the self-service drug dispensing machine, and the lowest end of the inclined plate 7 corresponds to the position of the drug dispensing port 9.

[0038] A card reader 10 is provided on the front of the housing 2 corresponding to the operation side of the self-service medicine dispenser, and a controller 11 is fixedly connected to the inside of the housing 2. In this embodiment, the controller 11 adopts a single-chip microcomputer, and the input end of the single-chip microcomputer is electrically connected to the output end of the card reader 10. A printer 12 is also fixedly connected to the housing 2, and the input end of the printer 12 is electrically connected to the output end of the single-chip microcomputer, and the outlet of the printer 12 passes through and extends to the outside of the housing 2.

[0039] The medicine dispensing mechanism 6 includes an electric push rod 61, a sliding ring 62, two upper arc-shaped rods 63 and two lower arc-shaped rods 64, two springs 65, two rubber clamps 66 and two sliders 67. The electric push rod 61 is arranged on the outside of the medicine storage cartridge 5. The piston rod of the electric push rod 61 is fixedly connected to the top of the sliding ring 62. The sliding ring 62 is slidably sleeved on the outside of the medicine storage cartridge 5. The lower ends of the two upper arc-shaped rods 63 are hinged to the top of the sliding ring 62, and the upper ends of the two lower arc-shaped rods 64 are hinged to the bottom of the sliding ring 62. The outer ends of the two springs 65 are respectively connected to the upper ends of the two upper arc rods 63, and two through holes 51 are opened on the outer wall of the storage cartridge 5. The two springs 65 are respectively located in the corresponding through holes 51, and the inner ends of the two springs 65 are respectively fixedly connected to the corresponding rubber clamping blocks 66. The lower ends of the two lower arc rods 64 are respectively hinged to the corresponding sliders 67, and the two sliders 67 are respectively slidably set in the sliding grooves 131 of the corresponding baffles 13.

[0040] The back of the movable seat 3 is fixedly connected with a rear baffle 31, the bottom of the rear baffle 31 slides in cooperation with the sliding groove on the top of the base 1, and the rear baffle 31 can completely close the back of the shell 2. A handle is fixed on the outer side of the rear baffle 31. The medicine storage box 4 and the movable seat 3 can be conveniently pulled out of the shell as a whole through the handle, so that the medicine in the medicine storage cartridge 5 can be added and replaced.

[0041] A slideway 32 is provided at the bottom of the movable seat 3, and a limit block 14 is fixed on the top of the base 1. The limit block 14 is arranged at the outer end of the slideway. The slideway 32 and the limit block 14 cooperate to make the movable seat 3 slide smoothly while preventing the movable seat 3 from being pulled out excessively.

[0042] The housing 2 is fixedly connected with a medicine receiving frame 15 on the outer side corresponding to the medicine outlet 9, so as to facilitate the patient to take the medicine.

[0043] A touch screen 16 is embedded in the front of the housing 2. The input end of the touch screen 16 is electrically connected to the output end of the single-chip microcomputer. Human-computer communication can be conveniently performed through the touch screen 16. When taking medicine, the patient first confirms whether the displayed medicine taking information is correct, thereby ensuring accurate dispensing of the medicine.

[0044] In this embodiment, the model of the single chip microcomputer is LQFP-48, the model of the electric push rod 61 is SC80X100S, the model of the printer 12 is JXT5500G, the model of the card reader 10 is SCRM330, and the matching control switch and the installation position of the control switch can be selected according to actual use needs.

[0045] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes according to the technical scheme and inventive concept of the present invention within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical treatment, characterized in that: The device comprises a base, a shell, a movable seat, a medicine storage and dispensing device, a touch display screen, a card reader, a controller and a printer; the shell and the movable seat are both arranged on the base, and the medicine storage and dispensing device is arranged on the movable seat; the top surface, the front surface and the two side surfaces of the shell are closed, and the back surface is an open structure, and the front surface is provided with a touch display screen, a card reader and a medicine dispensing port; the movable seat is slidably connected to the base and can enter and exit from the back of the shell, and a rear baffle is arranged on the movable seat, and when the movable seat enters the inside of the shell, the back of the shell can be closed by the rear baffle; a mounting frame is arranged on the movable seat, and a plurality of medicine storage cartridges are hung on the mounting frame; a mounting frame is arranged at the bottom of the mounting frame The lower end of the inclined plate extends to the medicine outlet; the outer shell is provided with a medicine receiving frame on the outer side of the corresponding medicine outlet; the bottom of the movable seat is provided with a slideway, and the base is provided with a limit block at the outer end of the corresponding slideway; the medicine storage and discharging device is composed of multiple medicine storage cartridges and multiple medicine discharging mechanisms arranged one by one with the medicine storage cartridges; the medicine discharging mechanism is composed of an electric push rod, two upper arc rods, two lower arc rods and a sliding ring; two baffles are provided at the bottom of the medicine storage cartridge, the outer ends of the two baffles are hinged to the medicine storage cartridge, and the two baffles can close the lower mouth of the medicine storage cartridge after being matched; a sliding ring is sleeved on the outer side of the lower part of the medicine storage cartridge; the two upper arc rods and the two lower arc rods are symmetrically arranged at Both sides of the drug storage cartridge; the lower end of the upper arc rod and the upper end of the lower arc rod are hinged with the sliding ring respectively; a through hole is provided in the drug storage cartridge corresponding to the upper end of the upper arc rod, and the upper end of the upper arc rod is connected to the rubber clamping block through a spring, the spring is arranged in the through hole, the rubber clamping block is located in the drug storage cartridge, and a clamping strip is arranged on the rubber clamping block, the clamping strip is arranged perpendicular to the axis of the through hole and the length is greater than the diameter of the through hole; the bottoms of the two baffles are respectively provided with sliding grooves, the lower end of the lower arc rod is hinged with a slider, and the slider is arranged in the sliding groove; the electric push rod is arranged on the outer side of the drug storage cartridge above the sliding ring, and the piston rod of the electric push rod is connected to the sliding ring; a number of medicine boxes are stacked in the drug storage cartridge along the height direction, and the rubber The clamping block corresponds to the height of the second medicine box from the bottom upwards; in the initial state, the rubber clamping block does not contact the medicine box, and the lower opening of the medicine storage cylinder is closed by the baffle; when taking medicine, the piston rod of the electric push rod drives the sliding ring to move upward, and the upper end of the upper arc rod drives the rubber clamping block to extend inward through the spring to clamp the corresponding medicine box; the lower end of the lower arc rod drives the baffle to flip outward through the slider to open the lower opening of the medicine storage cylinder, and the lowest medicine box falls under the action of gravity; a controller and a printer are also arranged in the shell, and the outlet of the printer extends to the outside of the shell; the control ends of the touch display screen, the card reader, the printer and the medicine dispensing mechanism are respectively connected to the controller.

2. The self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rear baffle is fixedly connected to the movable seat, and a handle is arranged on the outer side of the rear baffle.

3. The self-service medicine dispensing machine for smart medical use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The controller is a single chip microcomputer or a PLC controller.

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