Quantitative medicine taking bottle and method

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and particularly relates to a quantitative medicine taking medicine bottle and method. The medicine bottle comprises a medicine bottle body, a bottle neck and the quantitative medicine taking device, the quantitative medicine taking device comprises a bottle cap, a medicine measuring tube, a tube plug and a movable locking mechanism, and the movable locking mechanism comprises a first locking unit used for locking medicine and a second locking unit used for closing the medicine measuring tube. The method comprises the steps of unlocking the second locking unit, inverting the medicine bottle body, locking the first locking unit, pulling out the tube plug to take medicine, inserting the tube plug, unlocking the first locking unit, strengthening the medicine bottle body and locking the second locking unit. According to the quantitative medicine taking medicine bottle and method, old people or patients can take out the needed amount of medicine at a time through operation of themselves, the medicine taking difficulty is lowered, and the medicine taking convenience is improved; meanwhile, the structure of the medicine bottle body does not need to be modified, and quantitative medicine taking can be achieved only through the external quantitative medicine taking device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of medical devices, and in particular relates to a quantitative medicine dispensing bottle and a method. Background Art

[0002] Patients or elderly people often have great difficulty taking medicine from medicine bottles due to health reasons. Because of shaking hands, the amount of medicine taken out does not match the amount needed. Sometimes, tablets, pills or capsules fall to the ground and need to bend over to pick them up.

[0003] At present, there are many quantitative medicine bottles in the patent library, but most of these devices aim to take out one tablet / pill at a time, and repeat the operation many times until the required amount of medicine is taken out. This method cannot achieve the required amount of medicine to be taken out at one time, resulting in cumbersome operation. In addition, although many existing technologies can achieve quantitative medicine, they require complex structural modifications to the medicine bottle body, occupying the internal space of the medicine bottle body and reducing the capacity. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the problems existing in the prior art, the present invention discloses a quantitative medicine dispensing bottle and method, by which the elderly or patients can take out the required amount of medicine at one time by themselves, which reduces the difficulty of taking medicine and improves the convenience of taking medicine; at the same time, the present invention does not require any modification to the structure of the medicine bottle body, and quantitative medicine dispensing can be achieved only through an external quantitative medicine dispenser.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution of the present invention is:

[0006] A quantitative medicine bottle comprises a medicine bottle body, a bottleneck is integrally formed on the top of the medicine bottle body, a quantitative medicine dispenser is connected to the bottleneck, the quantitative medicine dispenser comprises a bottle cap screwed to the bottleneck, a measuring tube is arranged at the top of the bottle cap, a tube plug is arranged at the top of the measuring tube, and the bottom end is fixedly connected to the top of the bottle cap, the bottle cap is provided with a through hole, the through hole is the same as the inner diameter of the measuring tube and is directly opposite to the bottom end of the measuring tube, the measuring tube is equipped with a movable locking mechanism, and the movable locking mechanism comprises a first locking unit for locking the medicine and a second locking unit for closing the measuring tube.

[0007] Preferably, the cross-section of the measuring tube is rectangular, the inner hole of the measuring tube can only accommodate a single tablet, pill or capsule, a strip groove is provided on the outer wall of the measuring tube along the length direction, the first locking unit is used in conjunction with the strip groove, a locking hole is provided on the outer wall of one end of the measuring tube close to the bottle cap, the second locking unit is used in conjunction with the locking hole, and the locking hole and the strip groove are arranged on the same side wall of the measuring tube.

[0008] Preferably, the movable locking mechanism comprises a sliding sleeve, the cross-section of the sliding sleeve is rectangular, the lower part of the inner wall of the sliding sleeve is slidably connected to the outer wall of the metering tube, and a first locking unit and a second locking unit are arranged side by side on the side wall of the sliding sleeve opposite to the strip groove.

[0009] Preferably, the first locking unit is arranged on a side away from the bottle cap relative to the second locking unit, and includes a first screw, which passes through the side wall of the sleeve and is threadedly connected to the side wall of the sleeve, and the bottom end of the first screw is fixedly connected with a silicone pad, the width of the silicone pad is smaller than the width of the strip groove, and under the push of the first screw, it passes through the strip groove and is pressed against the surface of the tablets, pills or capsules in the measuring tube, so as to achieve the fixation of the selected tablets, pills or capsules in the measuring tube, and a first limit block is provided on the outer wall of the first screw, and the first limit block is used in conjunction with the outer surface of the side wall of the sleeve to limit the maximum distance that the silicone pad moves into the measuring tube.

[0010] Preferably, the second locking unit is arranged on a side close to the bottle cap relative to the first locking unit, and includes a second screw rod, the second screw rod penetrates the side wall of the sliding sleeve and is screwed to the side wall of the sliding sleeve, the bottom end of the second screw rod is connected to a plug plate through a thrust bearing, the plug plate is used to pass through the locking hole and close the measuring tube, linear slide rails are respectively provided on the side walls of the sliding sleeve where the two sides of the plug plate are located in the longitudinal direction, the upper ends of the two sides of the plug plate are respectively slidably connected to the corresponding linear slide rails through sliders, the plug plate is driven to rise and fall, and a second limit block is provided on the outer wall of the second screw rod to limit the plug plate from moving close to the inside of the measuring tube, and the second limit block is used in conjunction with the outer surface of the sliding sleeve.

[0011] Preferably, the lower end of the linear slide rail is slidably connected to the top outer surface of the drug measuring tube.

[0012] Preferably, the upper portion of the medicine bottle body is a conical structure, and the bottleneck is arranged at the top of the conical structure.

[0013] Preferably, the outer surface of the measuring tube on one side of the strip groove is provided with marking blocks connected in sequence along the direction of the strip groove, each marking block corresponds to the position of a tablet, pill or capsule in the measuring tube, and each marking block is provided with Arabic numerals for marking the order of the tablets, pills or capsules.

[0014] Preferably, the width of the sliding sleeve is an integral multiple of the width of the marking block, and the outer edge of the tube plug located on the outer side of the drug measuring tube is integrally connected with a limiting rod for limiting the sliding sleeve from slipping off.

[0015] A method for using a quantitative medicine bottle comprises the following steps:

[0016] Step 1: When taking medicine, first rotate the second screw to move the plug plate to the outside of the measuring tube, slide the sleeve to the side of the measuring tube close to the bottle cap, tighten the second screw to make the plug plate press against the outer wall of the measuring tube to achieve relative fixation of the sleeve and the measuring tube;

[0017] Step 2, invert the medicine bottle body, and place the tablets, pills or capsules in the medicine bottle body into the measuring tube in a head-to-tail manner, with the tablets, pills or capsules at the bottom butting against the top of the tube plug, and each tablet, pill or capsule is aligned with the marking block on one side;

[0018] Step 3, loosen the second screw, move the sliding sleeve according to the required amount of medicine to be taken, align the lower edge of the sliding sleeve with the upper edge of the marking block corresponding to the required amount, tighten the first screw, and make the silicone pad press the outer surface of the tablets, pills or capsules to achieve relative fixation between the adjacent tablets, pills or capsules above the marking block corresponding to the required amount and the measuring tube;

[0019] Step 4, align the end of the measuring tube with the tube plug with the open oral cavity or a set container, pull out the tube plug, and output the required number of tablets, pills or capsules;

[0020] Step 5: After the user takes the medicine, cover the tube plug, loosen the first screw, move the silicone pad to the outside of the measuring tube, move the sliding sleeve to the locking hole position, straighten the medicine bottle body, and let the tablets, pills or capsules in the measuring tube fall back into the medicine bottle body. Tighten the second screw, insert the plug plate into the locking hole and close the measuring tube.

[0021] The beneficial effects of the quantitative medicine dispensing bottle and method of the present invention are:

[0022] The present invention discloses a quantitative medicine dispensing bottle and method, by which an elderly person or a patient can take out a required amount of medicine at one time by themselves, thus reducing the difficulty of taking medicine and improving the convenience of taking medicine; at the same time, the present invention does not require modification of the structure of the medicine bottle body, thus ensuring the capacity of the medicine bottle body and reducing the difficulty of processing, and quantitative medicine dispensing can be achieved only by an external quantitative medicine dispensing device, thus having good promotion value. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention after the sliding sleeve is removed.

[0025] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention in which the medicine bottle body is inverted to take out the medicine.

[0026] Figure 4 It is a partial cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of the present invention when the medicine bottle body is inverted to take out the medicine.

[0027] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of locking the tablets when taking medicine according to the present invention.

[0028] Figure 6 It is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of one end of the sliding sleeve when locking the tablets during the medicine taking process of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 7 It is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of the other end of the sliding sleeve when locking the tablets during the medicine taking process of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the side section structure of the sliding sleeve when locking the tablet during the medicine taking process of the present invention.

[0031] The figure shows: 1-medicine bottle body, 2-conical structure, 3-bottleneck, 4-quantitative medicine dispenser, 41-bottle cap, 42-medicine measuring tube, 43-locking hole, 44-strip groove, 45-Arabic numerals for marking the order of medicines, 46-marking block, 47-tube plug, 48-limiting rod, 49-first connecting ring, 5-connecting rope, 6-second connecting ring, 7-sliding sleeve, 8-second screw, 81-second limiting block, 82-insertion plate, 83-sliding block, 84-thrust bearing, 9-first screw, 91-first limiting block, 92-silicone pad, 10-tablet, 11-linear slide rail. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The following description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0033] The following embodiments may be understood as individually expressing a part of a local structure or method of the present invention, or may be understood as a combination of the embodiments to explain the connotation of a larger structure or method of the present invention.

[0034] Example 1

[0035] A quantitative medicine bottle, such as Figure 1-8 As shown, it includes a medicine bottle body 1, a bottleneck 3 is integrally formed on the top of the medicine bottle body 1, the bottleneck 3 is connected to a quantitative medicine dispenser 4, the quantitative medicine dispenser 4 includes a bottle cap 41 screwed to the bottleneck 3, a measuring tube 42 is arranged on the top of the bottle cap 41, the top of the measuring tube 42 is provided with a pipe plug 47, and the bottom end is fixedly connected to the top of the bottle cap 41, the bottle cap 41 is provided with a through hole (not shown in the figure), the through hole is the same as the inner diameter of the measuring tube 42 and is directly opposite to the bottom end of the measuring tube 42, the measuring tube 42 is equipped with a movable locking mechanism, and the movable locking mechanism includes a first locking unit for locking the drug and a second locking unit for closing the measuring tube.

[0036] The medicines referred to in the present invention include at least long or round tablets, various types of pills, and capsules. The size design of the relevant parts of the quantitative medicine dispenser can be configured according to the size of the medicine. By externally connecting the quantitative medicine dispenser to the bottleneck of the medicine bottle body, the structural modification of the medicine bottle body is avoided, the normal capacity of the medicine bottle body is ensured, and at the same time, the production difficulty of the device is reduced, which is conducive to further promotion and use.

[0037] Example 2

[0038] like Figure 1-8 As shown, the cross-section of the measuring tube 42 is rectangular, and the inner hole of the measuring tube 42 can only accommodate a single tablet, pill or capsule. A strip groove 44 is provided on the outer wall of the measuring tube 42 along the length direction. The first locking unit is used in conjunction with the strip groove 44. A locking hole 43 is provided on the outer wall of the end of the measuring tube 42 close to the bottle cap. The second locking unit is used in conjunction with the locking hole 43. The locking hole 43 and the strip groove 44 are provided on the same side wall of the measuring tube 42.

[0039] like Figure 1-8 As shown, the movable locking mechanism includes a sliding sleeve 7, the cross-section of the sliding sleeve 7 is rectangular, the lower part of the inner wall of the sliding sleeve 7 is slidably connected to the outer wall of the metering tube 42, and a first locking unit and a second locking unit are arranged side by side on the side wall of the sliding sleeve 7 opposite to the strip groove.

[0040] Example 3

[0041] like Figure 1-8 As shown, the first locking unit is arranged on a side away from the bottle cap 41 relative to the second locking unit, and includes a first screw 9. The first screw 9 passes through the side wall of the sleeve 7 and is screwed to the side wall of the sleeve 7. The bottom end of the first screw 9 is fixedly connected with a silicone pad 92. The width of the silicone pad 92 is smaller than the width of the strip groove 44. Under the push of the first screw 9, the silicone pad 92 passes through the strip groove 44 and is pressed against the surface of the tablets, pills or capsules in the measuring tube 42, so as to achieve the fixation of the selected tablets, pills or capsules in the measuring tube 42. A first limit block 91 is provided on the outer wall of the first screw 9. The first limit block 91 is used in conjunction with the outer surface of the side wall of the sleeve 7 to limit the maximum distance that the silicone pad 92 moves in the vector medicine tube 42 to avoid crushing the medicine while ensuring that the medicine is fixed.

[0042] like Figure 1-8As shown, the second locking unit is arranged on a side close to the bottle cap 41 relative to the first locking unit, and includes a second screw rod 8. The second screw rod 8 passes through the side wall of the sliding sleeve 7 and is screwed to the side wall of the sliding sleeve 7. The bottom end of the second screw rod 8 is connected to a plug plate 82 through a thrust bearing 84. The plug plate 82 is used to pass through the locking hole 43 and close the measuring tube 42. The side walls of the sliding sleeve 7 where the plug plate 82 is located on both sides are respectively provided with linear slide rails 11 in the longitudinal direction. The upper ends of the two sides of the plug plate 82 are respectively slidably connected with the corresponding linear slide rails 11 through sliders 83. The plug plate 82 is lifted and lowered under the drive of the second screw rod 8. The outer wall of the second screw rod 8 is provided with a second limit block 81 for limiting the plug plate 82 from moving close to the inside of the vector medicine tube 42. The second limit block is used in conjunction with the outer surface of the sliding sleeve, that is, when the second limit block is against the outer surface of the sliding sleeve, the measuring tube is closed.

[0043] Example 4

[0044] like Figure 6-8 As shown, the lower end of the linear slide rail 11 is slidably connected to the outer surface of the top end of the drug measuring tube 42 to achieve positioning of the drug measuring tube and prevent it from shaking in the sliding sleeve.

[0045] like Figure 1-5 As shown, the upper part of the medicine bottle body 1 is a conical structure 2, and the bottleneck 3 is arranged on the top of the conical structure 2. When the medicine bottle body is inverted, the conical structure guides the medicine into the measuring tube due to the funnel principle.

[0046] like Figure 1-5 As shown, the outer surface of the measuring tube 42 on one side of the strip groove 44 is provided with marking blocks 46 connected in sequence along the direction of the strip groove 44, each marking block 46 corresponds to the position of a tablet or pill or capsule in the measuring tube 42, and each marking block 46 is provided with Arabic numerals for marking the order of tablets or pills or capsules, so as to facilitate the user to quickly take the quantitative medicine.

[0047] like Figure 5 As shown, the width of the sliding sleeve 7 is an integral multiple of the width of the marking block 46, so that when locking the tablets, the lower edge of the sliding sleeve is aligned with the upper edge of the marking block corresponding to the required number of medicines to be taken, so that the position of the locked tablets is accurate, and at the same time, the alignment is used to check whether the required number of medicines to be taken is correct; Figure 2 As shown, the tube plug 47 is located at the outer edge of the outer part of the metering tube 42 and is integrally connected with a limiting rod 48 for limiting the sliding sleeve 7 from slipping off.

[0048] Example 5

[0049] Based on the above embodiments, this embodiment discloses a method for using a quantitative medicine bottle, such as Figure 1-8 As shown, the following steps are included:

[0050] Step 1: When taking medicine, first rotate the second screw 8 to move the plug plate 82 to the outside of the measuring tube 42, slide the sleeve 7 to the side of the measuring tube 42 close to the bottle cap 41, and tighten the second screw 8 to make the plug plate 82 press against the outer wall of the measuring tube 42 to achieve relative fixation of the sleeve 7 and the measuring tube 42;

[0051] Step 2, invert the medicine bottle body 1, and place the tablets, pills or capsules in the medicine bottle body 1 into the medicine measuring tube 42 in a head-to-tail manner, with the tablets, pills or capsules at the bottom abutting against the top of the tube plug 47, and each tablet, pill or capsule is aligned with the marking block 46 on one side;

[0052] Step 3, loosen the second screw 8, move the sliding sleeve 7 according to the amount of medicine to be taken, and align the lower edge of the sliding sleeve with the upper edge of the marking block 46 corresponding to the amount of medicine to be taken, such as Figure 5 As shown, if two tablets are taken out at one time, the lower edge of the sliding sleeve is aligned with the upper edge of the marking block with the number 2, and the first screw 9 is tightened to make the silicone pad 92 press the outer surface of the tablets, pills or capsules, so that the adjacent tablets, pills or capsules above the marking block corresponding to the required number of tablets to be taken are relatively fixed with the measuring tube 42, so that there will be no excess medicine output when the medicine is taken out;

[0053] Step 4, align one end of the measuring tube 42 with the tube plug 47 with the open oral cavity or a set container, and pull out the tube plug 47 to output the required number of tablets, pills or capsules;

[0054] Step 5. After the user takes the medicine, cover the tube plug 47, loosen the first screw 9, move the silicone pad 92 to the outside of the measuring tube 42, move the sliding sleeve 7 to the position of the locking hole 43, straighten the medicine bottle body 1, and let the tablets, pills or capsules in the measuring tube 42 fall back into the medicine bottle body 1. Tighten the second screw 8, insert the plug plate 82 into the locking hole 43 and close the measuring tube 42. That is, at this time, the medicine bottle body is in a state of storing medicine.

Claims

1. A quantitative medicine bottle, characterized by: It includes a medicine bottle body, a bottleneck is integrally formed on the top of the medicine bottle body, the bottleneck is connected to a quantitative medicine dispenser, the quantitative medicine dispenser includes a bottle cap screwed to the bottleneck, a measuring tube is arranged on the top of the bottle cap, the top of the measuring tube is provided with a tube plug, and the bottom end is fixedly connected to the top of the bottle cap, the bottle cap is provided with a through hole, the through hole is the same as the inner diameter of the measuring tube and is directly opposite to the bottom end of the measuring tube, the measuring tube is equipped with a movable locking mechanism, the movable locking mechanism includes a first locking unit for locking the drug and a second locking unit for closing the measuring tube.

2. A quantitative medicine dispensing bottle as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The cross-section of the measuring tube is rectangular, and the inner hole of the measuring tube can only accommodate a single tablet, pill or capsule. A strip groove is provided on the outer wall of the measuring tube along the length direction. The first locking unit is used in conjunction with the strip groove. A locking hole is provided on the outer wall of one end of the measuring tube close to the bottle cap. The second locking unit is used in conjunction with the locking hole. The locking hole and the strip groove are arranged on the same side wall of the measuring tube.

3. A quantitative medicine dispensing bottle as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The movable locking mechanism comprises a sliding sleeve, the cross section of the sliding sleeve is rectangular, the lower part of the inner wall of the sliding sleeve is slidably connected to the outer wall of the metering tube, and a first locking unit and a second locking unit are arranged side by side on the side wall of the sliding sleeve opposite to the strip groove.

4. A quantitative medicine dispensing bottle as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The first locking unit is arranged on a side away from the bottle cap relative to the second locking unit, and includes a first screw rod, which passes through the side wall of the sliding sleeve and is screwed to the side wall of the sliding sleeve. The bottom end of the first screw rod is fixedly connected with a silicone pad, and the width of the silicone pad is smaller than the width of the strip groove. Under the push of the first screw rod, the silicone pad passes through the strip groove and is pressed against the surface of the tablets, pills or capsules in the measuring tube, so as to fix the selected tablets, pills or capsules in the measuring tube. A first limit block is provided on the outer wall of the first screw rod, and the first limit block is used in conjunction with the outer surface of the side wall of the sliding sleeve to limit the maximum distance that the silicone pad moves into the measuring tube.

5. A quantitative medicine dispensing bottle as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The second locking unit is arranged on a side close to the bottle cap relative to the first locking unit, and includes a second screw rod, the second screw rod penetrates the side wall of the sliding sleeve and is screwed to the side wall of the sliding sleeve, the bottom end of the second screw rod is connected to a plug plate through a thrust bearing, the plug plate is used to pass through the locking hole and close the measuring tube, linear slide rails are respectively arranged on the side walls of the sliding sleeve where the two sides of the plug plate are located in the longitudinal direction, the upper ends of the two sides of the plug plate are respectively slidably connected to the corresponding linear slide rails through sliders, the plug plate is raised and lowered under the drive of the second screw rod, and a second limit block is provided on the outer wall of the second screw rod to limit the plug plate from moving close to the inside of the measuring tube, and the second limit block is used in conjunction with the outer surface of the sliding sleeve.

6. A quantitative medicine dispensing bottle as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The lower end of the linear slide rail is slidably connected to the outer surface of the top end of the medicine measuring tube.

7. A quantitative medicine dispensing bottle as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The upper part of the medicine bottle body is a conical structure, and the bottleneck is arranged at the top of the conical structure.

8. A quantitative medicine dispensing bottle as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: The outer surface of the measuring tube on one side of the strip groove is provided with marking blocks connected in sequence along the direction of the strip groove, each marking block corresponds to the position of a tablet, pill or capsule in the measuring tube, and each marking block is provided with Arabic numerals for marking the order of the tablets, pills or capsules.

9. A quantitative medicine dispensing bottle as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: The width of the sliding sleeve is an integral multiple of the width of the marking block, and the outer edge of the tube plug located on the outer side of the drug measuring tube is integrally connected with a limiting rod for limiting the sliding sleeve from slipping off.

10. A method for using a quantitative medicine dispensing bottle as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that: The steps include: Step 1: When taking medicine, first rotate the second screw to move the plug plate to the outside of the measuring tube, slide the sleeve to the side of the measuring tube close to the bottle cap, tighten the second screw to make the plug plate press against the outer wall of the measuring tube to achieve relative fixation of the sleeve and the measuring tube; Step 2, invert the medicine bottle body, and place the tablets, pills or capsules in the medicine bottle body into the measuring tube in a head-to-tail manner, with the tablets, pills or capsules at the bottom butting against the top of the tube plug, and each tablet, pill or capsule is aligned with the marking block on one side; Step 3, loosen the second screw, move the sliding sleeve according to the required amount of medicine to be taken, align the lower edge of the sliding sleeve with the upper edge of the marking block corresponding to the required amount, tighten the first screw, and make the silicone pad press the outer surface of the tablets, pills or capsules to achieve relative fixation between the adjacent tablets, pills or capsules above the marking block corresponding to the required amount and the measuring tube; Step 4, align the end of the measuring tube with the tube plug with the open oral cavity or a set container, pull out the tube plug, and output the required number of tablets, pills or capsules; Step 5: After the user takes the medicine, cover the tube plug, loosen the first screw, move the silicone pad to the outside of the measuring tube, move the sliding sleeve to the locking hole position, straighten the medicine bottle body, and let the tablets, pills or capsules in the measuring tube fall back into the medicine bottle body. Tighten the second screw, insert the plug plate into the locking hole and close the measuring tube.

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