An intelligent constant-temperature traditional Chinese medicine decocting and dispensing cabinet and its usage method

Abstract

This invention relates to an intelligent constant-temperature Chinese medicine decoction cabinet and its usage method, applicable to the storage field. This equipment solves the problems of high labor costs, difficulty in monitoring drug quality, and low service efficiency in the traditional Chinese medicine decoction and retrieval process. It achieves automated drug storage and retrieval, intelligent storage environment, 24 / 7 service, and information-based management, effectively improving patient experience and hospital operational efficiency. The intelligent storage cabinet enables automatic storage and retrieval of decocted medicine, greatly facilitating hospital management and patient medication access. Human-computer interaction is achieved by sending information on the temperature fluctuations of the decoction to patients and their families. Temperature monitoring curtains added to the cabinet doors enhance the constant temperature and insulation effect. These curtains also display the highest and lowest temperatures within fixed time periods, providing a clear view of temperature fluctuations throughout the storage process. This allows patients to comprehensively assess whether the decoction has deteriorated, effectively avoiding the consumption of spoiled medicine.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to an intelligent constant temperature traditional Chinese medicine decoction cabinet and its usage method, particularly to an intelligent constant temperature traditional Chinese medicine decoction cabinet and its usage method applied in the field of medical equipment. Background Technology

[0002] With the acceleration of medical informatization and intelligentization, traditional Chinese medicine hospitals face new challenges in improving patient experience and hospital operational efficiency. The traditional model of decocting and distributing traditional Chinese medicine has the following problems:

[0003] 1. High labor costs: Drug distribution relies on manual operation, which is inefficient and prone to errors;

[0004] 2. Drug storage risks: Traditional Chinese medicine decoction has strict requirements for storage conditions, and it is difficult to guarantee drug quality using traditional methods;

[0005] 3. Limited service efficiency: Patients need to pick up their medication at fixed times, which can easily cause congestion and inconvenience;

[0006] 4. Insufficient service hours: Traditional pharmacies cannot meet patients' needs for 24-hour medication pickup;

[0007] Some intelligent medicine storage and retrieval devices already exist on the market, such as automatic medicine vending machines and self-service prescription drug dispensing machines in hospitals. However, these devices are mainly designed for Western medicine or ordinary traditional Chinese medicine and cannot meet the special needs of traditional Chinese medicine decoction, especially in terms of constant temperature storage, large-capacity storage, and full-process information management. For example, an integrated medicine storage and retrieval cabinet with publication number CN214594994U and a medicine cabinet with remote alarm function with publication number CN106419178A have both publicly described the technical features of medicine storage and temperature monitoring, and can remotely alarm for the storage temperature of medicines.

[0008] However, existing smart medicine dispensing cabinets experience temperature fluctuations during actual operation due to factors such as the internal storage temperature needing to adjust to the external ambient temperature, frequent opening and closing of the cabinet door, and malfunctions in the temperature control device. These temperature fluctuations are a significant factor leading to the deterioration of the medicine. Current technology lacks effective monitoring and early warning mechanisms for medicine deterioration, especially user-friendly interaction methods for vulnerable groups such as the elderly.

[0009] Therefore, there is an urgent need for an intelligent constant-temperature traditional Chinese medicine decoction and dispensing system that can comprehensively solve the above problems, so as to improve the quality of traditional Chinese medicine decoction services and achieve a win-win situation for patients and hospitals. Summary of the Invention

[0010] In view of the above-mentioned prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is the high labor cost, difficulty in drug quality monitoring, and low service efficiency in the traditional Chinese medicine decoction and storage process.

[0011] To address the aforementioned issues, this invention provides an intelligent constant-temperature traditional Chinese medicine decoction cabinet and its usage method, comprising a simple house structure, an intelligent dispensing unit, a core management system, a hospital information interface system for data exchange with the hospital's HIS system and pharmacy management system, a patient service system supporting 24-hour self-service dispensing, and a data analysis system. The intelligent dispensing unit is installed inside the simple house structure, which is equipped with a constant-temperature control device. The intelligent dispensing unit is communicatively connected to the core management system, the hospital information interface system, the patient service system, and the data analysis system.

[0012] The intelligent medicine dispensing unit includes a medicine cabinet body, a main control cabinet with an embedded server installed inside the medicine cabinet body, a touch screen body installed on the medicine cabinet body and connected to the main control cabinet, a QR code scanning device installed on the touch screen body, multiple cabinet compartments of three sizes (large, medium, and small) installed on the medicine cabinet body, an intelligent electronic lock device installed on the cabinet door, a temperature sensor and a dual-mode temperature control device supporting both refrigerated and room temperature storage modes installed inside the cabinet compartment, and an alarm device installed inside the cabinet compartment. The cabinet door is slidably connected to a vertically retractable and foldable temperature viewing curtain. The patient service system includes an APP mini-program connected to the embedded server, a wireless communication device installed inside the cabinet and connected to the temperature sensor, and an NFC temperature tag connected to the wireless communication device and affixed to the decoction bag.

[0013] The aforementioned intelligent constant-temperature Chinese medicine decoction cabinet integrates functions such as constant-temperature storage, self-service dispensing, and information management, providing a full-process service from prescription circulation, decoction processing, intelligent storage and retrieval to drug delivery.

[0014] As a further improvement of this application, the NFC temperature tag displays content in a two-dimensional coordinate system with a time axis and a temperature axis, where the X-axis represents the storage time of the decoction and the Y-axis represents the storage temperature of the decoction.

[0015] As a further improvement of this application, the temperature observation curtain includes multiple isochronous color display strips and elastic connecting strips connected at intervals, and both the isochronous color display strips and elastic connecting strips are made of heat-insulating material.

[0016] As a further improvement of this application, an electronic temperature display is fixedly connected to one end of each isochronous color display bar, and the electronic temperature display is connected to the temperature sensor signal. Multiple temperature display bubbles are fixedly embedded inside the isochronous color display bar and are distributed on the same straight line at equal intervals. The temperature display bubbles are made of electrochromic material. A controller is connected to the temperature sensor signal, and the controller is connected to each temperature display bubble signal.

[0017] As another improvement of this application, multiple temperature display bubbles on the same isochronous color display bar are distributed isochronously according to the 24-hour system of a day, and the time span between two adjacent temperature display bubbles is three hours. The display colors of the multiple groups of temperature display bubbles divided according to the 24-hour system of a day are different from each other.

[0018] As a further improvement to this application, the temperature span between two adjacent electronic temperature displays is 1-2℃, and the temperature span of all electronic temperature displays is adjusted by the controller.

[0019] As a further improvement to this application, the isochronous color display strip is made of transparent material, and a heat insulation pad is fixedly connected to the side wall of the isochronous color display strip facing the inside of the cabinet. Multiple semiconductor temperature sensors are installed on the side wall of the heat insulation pad at equal intervals. Multiple color-changing plates are fixedly embedded in the inner wall of the heat insulation pad, each of which is connected to the signals of the multiple semiconductor temperature sensors. The color-changing plates are also made of electrochromic material, and the display colors of the multiple color-changing plates are different from each other.

[0020] As another improvement to this application, the patient service system also includes a reminder unit, which sends reminder information to the patient and their family via an app and SMS.

[0021] As a further improvement of this application, the prefabricated house structure is available in three specifications: indoor standard type, indoor high-permeability type and outdoor standard type, and the outdoor standard type is equipped with double-layer heat-insulating walls and all-weather constant temperature air conditioning.

[0022] Instructions for using the intelligent constant temperature Chinese medicine decoction cabinet:

[0023] S1. Medicine placement in cabinet: After the patient pays, the patient service system generates a medicine collection voucher with a QR code. After the pharmacy completes the decoction, the staff scans the medicine barcode with a handheld device. The core management system allocates storage slots and guides the medicine placement. The intelligent medicine collection unit records the medicine placement time, temperature requirements and storage location.

[0024] S2. Patient medication collection: Patients can collect their medication by scanning a code on the touch screen or mobile app. After collection, the smart medication collection unit records the collection time. If the medication is not collected within the specified time, the patient service system will remind the patient via the app or SMS.

[0025] S3. Temperature Control and Monitoring: The intelligent medicine dispensing unit sets the storage temperature according to the characteristics of the medicine. The temperature sensor monitors the temperature inside the cabinet in real time and automatically adjusts the dual-mode temperature control device for cooling or heating. When the temperature is abnormal, the alarm device will sound an alarm and notify the administrator. The patient service system records the temperature change curve throughout the day and sends it to the NFC temperature tag of the decoction bag via wireless communication for the patient to view.

[0026] S4. Services for Elderly Patients: Considering that elderly patients may not be proficient in operating smartphones, or may even use older models, and therefore may not be aware of the storage temperature changes of the decocted medicine, a temperature-monitoring screen is used to visually display temperature changes. This screen is visible when the cabinet door is opened. First, the intelligent dispensing unit displays the temperature on all electronic temperature displays according to the storage temperature requirements of the decocted medicine. Then, temperature sensors monitor the temperature of the decocted medicine in real time, and the highest and lowest temperatures monitored every three hours are displayed by triggering temperature display bubbles. In this way, the temperature-monitoring screen shows the temperature change trend of the decocted medicine throughout the storage process. Combined with the time of dispensing, patients can visually inspect the medicine after receiving it to determine whether it has deteriorated. If there are any doubts, they can seek help from medical staff to avoid potential safety hazards from direct consumption.

[0027] In summary, the use of intelligent storage cabinets for automated storage and retrieval of decocted medicines greatly facilitates hospital management and patient medication access. It also enables real-time monitoring of the storage temperature of the decocted medicines, facilitating human-computer interaction by sending temperature fluctuation data to patients and their families. Furthermore, the addition of temperature-monitoring curtains at the cabinet doors enhances temperature control. These curtains not only effectively reduce external environmental interference with the internal temperature-controlled storage environment but also display the highest and lowest temperatures within fixed time intervals, providing a clear picture of temperature fluctuations throughout the storage process. This allows patients to assess whether the medicine has deteriorated by considering temperature fluctuations, the color of the liquid, and its condition, effectively preventing them from consuming spoiled medication. Attached Figure Description

[0028] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the medicine dispensing cabinet according to the first embodiment of this application;

[0029] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of the structure at point A in the middle;

[0030] Figure 3 A coordinate system diagram for recording the NFC temperature tag according to the first embodiment of this application;

[0031] Figure 4 This is a perspective view of the temperature observation curtain in its natural state according to the second embodiment of this application;

[0032] Figure 5 This is a perspective view of the temperature observation curtain according to the second embodiment of this application when it is pulled down and folded.

[0033] Figure 6 This is a front view of the temperature observation curtain according to the second embodiment of this application when displaying temperature fluctuation trends;

[0034] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram showing the temperature fluctuation trend displayed by the temperature observation curtain according to the second embodiment of this application.

[0035] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram showing the distribution of the temperature indicator bubble at the same temperature according to the second embodiment of this application.

[0036] Figure 9 This is a diagram showing the positional relationship between the heat insulation pad and the isochronous color display strip in the third embodiment of this application.

[0037] Figure 10 This is a front view of the color-changing plate according to the third embodiment of this application.

[0038] Explanation of the labels in the diagram:

[0039] 1. Medicine cabinet body, 2. Touch screen body, 3. Cabinet compartment, 4. Temperature observation curtain, 5. Time-varying color display strip, 6. Flexible connecting strip, 7. Electronic temperature display meter, 8. Temperature display bubble, 9. Insulation pad, 10. Color-changing plate, 11. Semiconductor temperature sensor. Detailed Implementation

[0040] The three embodiments of this application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0041] First implementation method:

[0042] The system includes a prefabricated building structure, an intelligent medication dispensing unit, a core management system, a hospital information interface system that exchanges data with the hospital's HIS system and pharmacy management system, a patient service system that supports 24-hour self-service medication dispensing, and a data analysis system. The intelligent medication dispensing unit is installed inside the prefabricated building structure, which is equipped with a constant temperature control device. The intelligent medication dispensing unit is communicatively connected to the core management system, the hospital information interface system, the patient service system, and the data analysis system.

[0043] The prefabricated house structure is available in three specifications: indoor standard type, indoor high-permeability type, and outdoor standard type. The outdoor standard type is equipped with double-layer heat insulation walls and all-weather constant temperature air conditioning, which is suitable for different scenario needs. The prefabricated house structure provides a constant temperature environment for the intelligent medicine cabinet, ensuring that the medicine is stored at the optimal temperature, and also provides stable environmental conditions for the operation of the equipment.

[0044] The core management system is used for drug dispensing and receiving management, temperature monitoring management, and equipment status monitoring. It is the control center of the entire system. It runs through an embedded server to achieve comprehensive control and management of the intelligent drug dispensing system. It supports batch drug dispensing and drug dispensing record tracking, which facilitates management and traceability. The hospital information docking system is responsible for docking with the hospital's HIS system and pharmacy management system to realize functions such as prescription information synchronization and drug status tracking. Through standardized interfaces, it ensures that the system can be seamlessly integrated into the hospital's existing information architecture. The data analysis system is used for drug usage analysis, patient drug dispensing preferences and habits behavioral analysis, and equipment performance analysis to provide data support for hospital management decisions.

[0045] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown, the intelligent medicine dispensing unit includes a medicine cabinet body 1, a main control cabinet with an embedded server installed inside the medicine cabinet body 1, a touch screen body 2 installed on the shell of the medicine cabinet body 1 and connected to the main control cabinet, a QR code scanning device installed on the touch screen body 2, multiple cabinet compartments 3 of three sizes (large, medium, and small) installed on the medicine cabinet body 1, an intelligent electronic lock device installed on the cabinet door of the cabinet compartment 3, a temperature sensor and a dual-mode temperature control device supporting both refrigeration and ambient temperature storage modes installed inside the cabinet compartment 3, and an alarm device installed inside the cabinet compartment 3. A vertically retractable and foldable temperature observation curtain 4 is slidably connected to the cabinet door of the cabinet compartment 3. During operation, the prepared Chinese medicine is stored in the cabinet compartment 3 with the appropriate size according to the quantity. The temperature observation curtain 4 isolates the inside of the cabinet compartment 3 from the outside, thereby effectively reducing the temperature difference between the inside of the cabinet compartment 3 and the outside environment, thus effectively improving the constant temperature insulation effect.

[0046] like Figure 3 As shown, the patient service system includes an APP connected to an embedded server, a wireless communication device installed inside compartment 3 and connected to a temperature sensor, and an NFC temperature tag connected to the wireless communication device and affixed to the decoction bag. The NFC temperature tag displays a two-dimensional coordinate system with a time axis and a temperature axis, where the X-axis represents the storage time of the decoction and the Y-axis represents the storage temperature. Each decoction bag has an NFC temperature tag. During storage, the temperature sensor transmits the monitored temperature to the NFC temperature tag in real time via the wireless communication device. After the patient retrieves the medication, they can view the temperature through the APP on their smartphone. Figure 3As shown, on the other hand, patients can also check the temperature by scanning the NFC temperature tag with their mobile phones. By observing the temperature fluctuations during the storage of the decocted medicine, combined with visually inspecting the color and state of the liquid, patients can comprehensively judge whether the decocted medicine has deteriorated. The purpose of this is that most people, especially young people and the elderly, lack the experience and professional knowledge to distinguish whether the liquid has deteriorated. Generally speaking, signs of deterioration include a darker color, bloated bags, and suspended or sedimentary matter in the liquid. However, sometimes sedimentary matter in the liquid is normal, which is difficult for most people to judge. This implementation method sends the specific temperature fluctuations during the storage of the liquid to the patient, allowing them to combine the temperature fluctuations with visually observed changes in the liquid to make a judgment. To assess the deterioration of the medicinal liquid, if the temperature fluctuations are small and infrequent, and there is a small amount of sediment in the liquid, it indicates that the sediment is a normal precipitation phenomenon and the medicine can be taken normally. If the temperature fluctuations are large and frequent, and the liquid shows obvious discoloration, sediment, or suspended matter, the liquid has already deteriorated. However, there are also cases where there is a small amount of sediment and suspended matter in the liquid, but the color change is not obvious. In this case, it indicates that the liquid is very likely to have deteriorated, or the liquid has just begun to deteriorate. At this time, patients can combine the temperature fluctuations and the specific changes in the liquid to decide whether to take the medicine. If there are any doubts, patients can take the prepared medicine to consult a professional medical staff, which can effectively reduce the risk of taking deteriorated medicine.

[0047] Compared to existing technologies, this implementation breaks through the barrier of simply sending the monitored temperature of the decocted medicine to the back-end management system. By using a mini-program and NFC temperature tags, it sends the temperature fluctuation of the decocted medicine to the patient, allowing the patient to combine the temperature fluctuation with the specific changes in the decoction to comprehensively judge whether the decoction has deteriorated. On the one hand, it can eliminate false signs of deterioration caused by normal precipitation of the decoction, effectively avoiding the waste of the decoction. On the other hand, it can prevent inexperienced patients from directly consuming deteriorated decoction, which could lead to reduced efficacy and harm to their health. The temperature fluctuation and visual inspection form a mutual verification mechanism, helping patients accurately grasp the storage status of the decocted medicine and effectively solving the problem of the inability to effectively monitor the deterioration of the decoction in existing technologies.

[0048] Second implementation method:

[0049] This embodiment improves the method of viewing temperature fluctuations in the decoction process based on the first embodiment, and is mainly designed for the elderly, while other parts remain consistent with the first embodiment.

[0050] like Figure 4 , 5As shown, the temperature observation curtain 4 includes multiple isochronous color display strips 5 and elastic connecting strips 6 connected at intervals. Both the isochronous color display strips 5 and elastic connecting strips 6 are made of heat-insulating material. As a barrier that isolates the interior of the cabinet 3 from the external environment, the isochronous color display strips 5 and elastic connecting strips 6 can effectively reduce the temperature resistance between the interior and exterior environments of the cabinet 3, effectively improve the constant temperature insulation effect, and also effectively prevent the loss of cold air when opening and closing the cabinet door.

[0051] like Figure 6 , 7 As shown in Figure 8, an electronic temperature display 7 is fixedly connected to one end of each isochronous color display strip 5, and the electronic temperature display 7 is connected to the temperature sensor signal. Multiple temperature display bubbles 8, evenly spaced and distributed on the same straight line, are fixedly embedded inside the isochronous color display strip 5. The temperature display bubbles 8 are made of electrochromic material. A controller is connected to the temperature sensor signal, and the controller is connected to each temperature display bubble 8 signal. The multiple temperature display bubbles 8 on the same isochronous color display strip 5 are distributed isochronously according to a 24-hour system. Figure 8 As shown, the time span between two adjacent temperature display bubbles 8 is three hours, and the display colors of multiple groups of temperature display bubbles 8 divided according to the 24-hour system are different from each other.

[0052] In practice, a temperature sensor continuously monitors the storage temperature of the decocted medicine, such as... Figure 6 The highest and lowest temperatures monitored every three hours are displayed via temperature indicator bubbles 8. This shows the temperature fluctuation of the liquid over a fixed period. Each three-hour period has temperature indicator bubbles 8 representing different temperatures. The corresponding temperature is marked by changing color when the indicator bubble 8 is energized. Figure 7As shown, if two temperature-indicating bubbles 8 change color when energized within the same time period, it indicates that the temperature of the medicinal liquid fluctuated during this time period. If only one temperature-indicating bubble 8 changes color when energized within the same time period, it indicates that the medicinal liquid remained at a constant temperature during this time period. Looking at all the temperature-indicating bubbles 8 on all the isochronous color-indicating bars 5, the more temperature-indicating bubbles 8 change color in consecutive time periods, and the more two temperature-indicating bubbles 8 change color in each time period, the higher the frequency of temperature fluctuations in the decocted medicine, and the higher the risk of the medicinal liquid deteriorating. If the more temperature-indicating bubbles 8 change color continuously at the same temperature, and the more only one temperature-indicating bubble 8 changes color in consecutive time periods, the higher the risk of the decocted medicine deteriorating. The longer the medicine is stored at this constant temperature, the lower the risk of deterioration. Based on this, patients can combine the color and state of the medicine with their eyes to judge whether the medicine has deteriorated. In addition to checking the temperature fluctuation by observing the distribution of temperature indicator bubbles 8, the color of temperature indicator bubbles 8 also changes with the storage time. For example, temperature indicator bubbles 8 are green on the first day, orange on the second day, and red on the third day. This can serve as a reminder to check and further visually shows that the possibility of deterioration of the decocted medicine is greater as the storage time increases, so caution should be exercised when taking it.

[0053] The temperature range between any two adjacent electronic temperature displays 7 is 1-2℃, and the temperature range of all electronic temperature displays 7 is adjustable by the controller. The temperature on each electronic temperature display 7 can be adjusted via the controller. For example, if the required storage temperature for the medicine is 2-8℃, then the temperature range of all electronic temperature displays 7 can be adjusted to -2-12℃; if the required storage temperature is 15-25℃, then the temperature range of all electronic temperature displays 7 can be adjusted to 10-30℃. The specific adjustment range can be determined by the controller according to actual needs. Figure 6 As shown, in this embodiment, taking a span of -2 to 12℃ as an example, the temperature span between two adjacent electronic temperature displays 7 can be 1℃, 2℃, or larger or smaller, depending on the storage temperature requirements of the medicine. In this embodiment, in order to achieve accurate monitoring of the decoction, the temperature span between two adjacent electronic temperature displays 7 is set to 2℃.

[0054] The patient service system also includes a reminder unit, which sends reminder messages to patients and their families via an app and SMS. Considering that elderly people are not proficient in operating smartphones, and some are even still using feature phones, the reminder unit can send reminder messages to their children via the app and SMS if an elderly person forgets to pick up their medication within the specified time due to poor memory. It can also send information about temperature fluctuations in the decoction to their children, allowing them to supervise and remind their parents. In addition, considering the thrifty nature of the elderly, they may be reluctant to throw away the medicine even if it has slightly deteriorated. Sending reminder messages to their children can help supervise the elderly person's medication use and prevent them from taking spoiled medicine.

[0055] In this embodiment, when elderly people pick up their medicine, they can observe the color change of the temperature-sensitive bubbles 8 on the isochronous color indicator 5 and combine this with the specific changes in the medicine liquid they receive to comprehensively judge whether the decocted medicine has deteriorated. Furthermore, a reminder message is sent to their children to supervise the elderly person's medication use, preventing them from consuming spoiled medicine. Compared to existing technologies, this embodiment takes into account the elderly person's limited familiarity with smartphones, even using older-style phones, and the elderly person's thriftiness in not wanting to discard slightly deteriorated medicine liquid. Through an intuitive temperature fluctuation display and reminder messages sent to their children, this embodiment provides double protection for the elderly person, effectively improving their medication safety.

[0056] The third implementation method:

[0057] This embodiment, based on the first and second embodiments, monitors the storage temperature of the decoction in more detail. The purpose is to let patients know the storage temperature of each medicine bag. The rest of this embodiment is consistent with the first and second embodiments.

[0058] like Figure 9 , 10As shown, the isochronous color display strip 5 is made of transparent material. A heat insulation pad 9 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the isochronous color display strip 5 facing the inside of the cabinet 3. Multiple equally spaced semiconductor temperature sensors 11 are installed on the side wall of the heat insulation pad 9. Multiple color-changing plates 10, each connected to a semiconductor temperature sensor 11, are fixedly embedded in the inner wall of the heat insulation pad 9. The color-changing plates 10 also use electrochromic materials, and the display colors of the multiple color-changing plates 10 are different from each other. During the storage of the prepared medicine, since pharmacies prescribe medicine to patients according to courses of treatment, a course of treatment requires multiple bags of prepared medicine, not just one. These bags will be stacked together during storage. The outermost bags are in contact with the inside of the cabinet 3, resulting in a relatively stable storage temperature. However, the bags inside are blocked by the outer bags, leading to a greater lag in temperature regulation and inevitably causing temperature fluctuations. The storage time is relatively long, and the risk of deterioration is high. However, relying solely on the monitoring and feedback method of the entire storage temperature in the second embodiment is not accurate enough. Therefore, in this embodiment, multiple semiconductor temperature sensors 11 are set on the back of each isochronous color display bar 5. The semiconductor temperature sensor 11 can monitor the temperature of each corresponding medicine bag. The semiconductor temperature sensor 11 expresses the monitored temperature intuitively by making the color change plate 10 display the color. The high temperature is represented by a dark color, and the low temperature is represented by a light color. In this way, the patient can know the temperature of each medicine bag by looking at the temperature display bubble 8 and the color change plate 10. Compared with the prior art, this embodiment allows the patient to more accurately grasp the storage status of each medicine bag, making it easier to accurately select medicine bags with abnormal temperatures and effectively avoiding the entire course of decoction medicine being mistakenly considered as deteriorated.

[0059] Instructions for using the intelligent constant temperature Chinese medicine decoction cabinet:

[0060] S1. Medicine placement in cabinet: After the patient pays, the patient service system generates a medicine collection voucher with a QR code. After the pharmacy completes the decoction, the staff scans the medicine barcode with a handheld device. The core management system allocates storage slots and guides the medicine placement. The intelligent medicine collection unit records the medicine placement time, temperature requirements and storage location.

[0061] S2. Patient medication collection: Patients can collect their medication by scanning a code on the touch screen or mobile app. After collection, the smart medication collection unit records the collection time. If the medication is not collected within the specified time, the patient service system will remind the patient via the app or SMS.

[0062] S3. Temperature Control and Monitoring: The intelligent medicine dispensing unit sets the storage temperature according to the characteristics of the medicine. The temperature sensor monitors the temperature inside the cabinet 3 in real time and automatically adjusts the dual-mode temperature control device for cooling or heating. When the temperature is abnormal, the alarm device will sound an alarm and notify the administrator. The patient service system records the temperature change curve throughout the day and sends it to the NFC temperature tag of the decoction bag via wireless communication for the patient to view.

[0063] S4. Elderly Patient Services: Considering that elderly patients may not be proficient in operating smartphones, or may even use older models, and therefore may not be aware of the temperature changes during the storage of the decocted medicine, a temperature-monitoring curtain 4 is used to visually display the temperature changes. This can be seen directly when the cabinet door of compartment 3 is opened. First, the intelligent dispensing unit displays the temperature on all electronic temperature displays 7 according to the storage temperature requirements of the decocted medicine. Then, the temperature sensor monitors the temperature of the decocted medicine in real time and displays the highest and lowest temperatures monitored every three hours by triggering the temperature display bubble 8. In this way, the temperature-monitoring curtain 4 can display the temperature change trend of the decocted medicine throughout the storage process. Combined with the time of dispensing, patients can visually inspect the medicine after receiving it to determine whether it has deteriorated. If there are any doubts, they can seek help from medical staff to avoid the safety hazards of direct consumption.

[0064] In light of current practical needs, the above-described embodiments adopted in this application are not limited to these. Any changes made within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art without departing from the concept of this application still fall within the protection scope of this invention.

Claims

1. An intelligent constant-temperature traditional Chinese medicine decoction cabinet, characterized in that: The system includes a prefabricated building structure, an intelligent medication dispensing unit, a core management system, a hospital information interface system that exchanges data with the hospital's HIS system and pharmacy management system, a patient service system that supports 24-hour self-service medication dispensing, and a data analysis system. The intelligent medication dispensing unit is installed inside the prefabricated building structure, which is equipped with a constant temperature control device. The intelligent medication dispensing unit is communicatively connected to the core management system, the hospital information interface system, the patient service system, and the data analysis system. The intelligent medicine dispensing unit includes a medicine cabinet body (1), a main control cabinet with an embedded server installed inside the medicine cabinet body (1), a touch screen body (2) installed on the shell of the medicine cabinet body (1) and connected to the main control cabinet, a QR code scanning device installed on the touch screen body (2), multiple cabinet compartments (3) with three sizes (large, medium and small) installed on the medicine cabinet body (1), an intelligent electronic lock device installed on the cabinet door of the cabinet compartment (3), a temperature sensor installed inside the cabinet compartment (3) and a dual-mode temperature control device supporting refrigeration and room temperature storage modes, and an alarm device installed inside the cabinet compartment (3). The cabinet door of the cabinet compartment (3) is slidably connected with a vertically retractable and foldable temperature viewing curtain (4). The patient service system includes an APP applet connected to the embedded server, a wireless communication device installed inside the cabinet compartment (3) and connected to the temperature sensor, and an NFC temperature tag connected to the wireless communication device and affixed to the decoction bag. The patient service system also includes a reminder unit, which sends reminder information to patients and their families via an app and SMS. The NFC temperature tag displays content in a two-dimensional coordinate system with a time axis and a temperature axis, where the X-axis represents the storage time of the decoction and the Y-axis represents the storage temperature of the decoction. The temperature observation curtain (4) includes multiple isochronous color display strips (5) and elastic connecting strips (6) connected at intervals. Both the isochronous color display strips (5) and elastic connecting strips (6) are made of heat-insulating material. One end of each isochronous color display strip (5) is fixedly connected to an electronic temperature display meter (7). The electronic temperature display meter (7) is connected to a temperature sensor signal. Multiple temperature display bubbles (8) are fixedly embedded inside the isochronous color display strip (5) and are distributed on the same straight line at equal intervals. The temperature display bubbles (8) are made of electrochromic material. The temperature sensor is connected to a controller signal, and the controller is connected to each temperature display bubble (8) signal. Multiple temperature display bubbles (8) on the same isochronous color display strip (5) are distributed isochronously according to the 24-hour system, and the time span between two adjacent temperature display bubbles (8) is three hours. The display colors of the multiple groups of temperature display bubbles (8) divided according to the 24-hour system are different from each other. The isochronous color display strip (5) is made of transparent material. The side wall of the isochronous color display strip (5) facing the inside of the cabinet (3) is also fixedly connected to a heat insulation pad (9). The side wall of the heat insulation pad (9) is equipped with multiple semiconductor temperature sensors (11) distributed at equal intervals. The inner wall of the heat insulation pad (9) is fixedly embedded with multiple color-changing plates (10) that are respectively connected to the signals of multiple semiconductor temperature sensors (11). The color-changing plates (10) are also made of electrochromic material, and the display colors of multiple color-changing plates (10) are different from each other.

2. The intelligent constant temperature traditional Chinese medicine decoction cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The temperature span between two adjacent electronic temperature displays (7) is 1-2℃, and the temperature span of all electronic temperature displays (7) is adjusted by the controller.

3. The intelligent constant temperature traditional Chinese medicine decoction cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The prefabricated house structure is available in three specifications: indoor standard type, indoor high-permeability type, and outdoor standard type. The outdoor standard type is equipped with double-layer heat-insulating walls and all-weather constant temperature air conditioning.

4. A method for using an intelligent constant-temperature traditional Chinese medicine decoction cabinet, characterized in that: The method of using the intelligent constant temperature Chinese medicine decoction cabinet as described in any one of claims 1-3: S1. Medicine placement in cabinet: After the patient pays, the patient service system generates a medicine collection voucher with a QR code. After the pharmacy completes the decoction, the staff scans the medicine barcode with a handheld device. The core management system allocates storage slots and guides the medicine placement. The intelligent medicine collection unit records the medicine placement time, temperature requirements and storage location. S2. Patient medication collection: Patients can collect their medication by scanning a code on the touch screen or mobile app. After collection, the smart medication collection unit records the collection time. If the medication is not collected within the specified time, the patient service system will remind the patient via the app or SMS. S3. Temperature control and monitoring: The intelligent medicine dispensing unit sets the storage temperature according to the characteristics of the medicine. The temperature sensor monitors the temperature inside the cabinet (3) in real time and automatically adjusts the dual-mode temperature control device to cool or heat. When the temperature is abnormal, the alarm device alarms and notifies the administrator. The patient service system records the temperature change curve throughout the day and sends it to the NFC temperature tag of the decoction bag via wireless communication for the patient to view. S4. Elderly patient service: When the elderly pick up medicine, considering that the elderly are not proficient in operating the smart machine, or even use the old-fashioned machine, they cannot know the storage temperature change of the decoction. Therefore, the temperature viewing curtain (4) is used to intuitively display the temperature change to the elderly. The situation can be seen directly when the cabinet door of the cabinet (3) is opened. First, the intelligent medicine dispensing unit makes all the electronic temperature display (7) display the temperature according to the storage temperature requirements of the medicine. Then, the temperature sensor monitors the temperature of the medicine in real time and displays the highest and lowest temperatures monitored every three hours by triggering the temperature display bubble (8). In this way, the temperature change trend of the medicine during the entire storage process can be displayed on the temperature viewing curtain (4). Combined with the medicine dispensing time node, after receiving the medicine, the method of visual inspection can be used to comprehensively judge whether the medicine has deteriorated. If there is any doubt, medical staff can be consulted to avoid the safety hazards caused by direct consumption.

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