Oral medicine automatic packaging and time reminding control method in butt joint with medical advice system
By automating medication distribution and reminders through a medical order system, and combining dynamic adjustment of frequency and personalized medication plans, the problem of patients' medication dependence and memory has been solved. This has enabled intelligent and accurate medication reminders and storage, thereby improving medication adherence and medical efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511471541.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-10-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-09
AI Technical Summary
Existing oral medication management methods rely on patients' own memory, which makes it easy for them to forget to take their medication on time, especially for the elderly or patients with multiple chronic diseases. Furthermore, the intelligence level of medication storage and reminder devices is low, and they cannot be dynamically adjusted, resulting in inaccurate medication and difficulty in ensuring drug quality. This makes it difficult for medical staff to supervise, affecting treatment effectiveness and efficiency.
The system obtains drug information through a medical order system, automatically allocates and packages medications, and combines multiple reminder methods and dynamic frequency adjustment to achieve accurate drug reminders and individual packaging. It supports environmental control and remote monitoring, and utilizes personalized medication plans and anomaly detection algorithms to ensure medication accuracy and safety.
To reduce missed doses, ensure timely medication, improve medication accuracy and adherence, reduce the workload of medical staff, enhance treatment confidence and satisfaction, and improve the efficiency of medical resource utilization.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of oral medication technology in medical order systems, and more particularly to an automatic packaging and time reminder control method for oral medications integrated with medical order systems. Background Technology
[0002] In the medical field, strict adherence to doctor's orders is crucial for ensuring treatment effectiveness. However, current management models for oral medications have several problems.
[0003] Patients rely primarily on their memory and willpower to take medication. In today's fast-paced society, people face various pressures and tasks, making it easy to forget to take medication on time. This is especially true for the elderly or patients with multiple chronic diseases, who often need to take multiple medications simultaneously. The variety of medications and their varying dosage times significantly increase the difficulty of remembering. Furthermore, some medications have specific dosage requirements, such as needing to be taken on an empty stomach or at specific times after meals. Patients may misunderstand or neglect these requirements, leading to incorrect medication use, affecting efficacy, and potentially causing additional side effects.
[0004] While some medication reminder devices exist on the market, their functions are relatively limited and their level of intelligence is low. These devices typically only provide simple reminders at preset times and cannot dynamically adjust based on the patient's actual medication adherence. For example, a patient might miss a dose due to unexpected outings or unforeseen circumstances, but the reminder device will still remind them at the original time, failing to align with the patient's daily routine. Furthermore, these devices cannot interface with hospital medical order systems, preventing them from obtaining the latest patient medical orders in a timely manner, resulting in reminders that do not match actual treatment needs.
[0005] In homes and general medical facilities, medication storage methods are relatively simple, lacking effective control over the storage environment. Some medications have strict requirements for temperature and humidity; unsuitable storage environments may affect their stability and efficacy, or even cause them to deteriorate. At the same time, medication packaging methods also need improvement. Traditional packaging makes it difficult to accurately distinguish between medications and is inconvenient to carry. When patients are out or traveling, the inability to accurately carry the required medications may disrupt the continuity of their treatment.
[0006] Healthcare staff spend a significant amount of time and energy monitoring patients' medication adherence, which undoubtedly increases their workload. This is especially true in large medical institutions with many patients, where it is difficult for staff to track and monitor each patient's medication adherence in real time. This results in some patients not receiving timely and effective medication guidance, impacting the overall quality and efficiency of healthcare. Therefore, existing oral medication management methods are no longer adequate for the demands of modern medicine for patient medication adherence and precision. To address this, we propose an automated packaging and time-reminder control method for oral medications that integrates with the medical order system. Summary of the Invention
[0007] The purpose of this invention is to provide an automatic packaging and time reminder control method for oral medications that is integrated with a medical order system, so as to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0008] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: The method for automatic packaging and time reminder control of oral medications integrated with the medical order system includes the following steps: S1: Obtain the patient's medication information from the medical order system, including the medication name, dosage, administration time, administration frequency, and course of treatment; S2: Automatic drug dispensing and packaging are completed based on the drug information; S3: Set a time reminder according to the medication administration time, and the time reminder method includes voice reminder, light reminder and mobile APP push; S4: Record the patient's medication information and upload it to the medical order system; S5: The reminder strategy is optimized through a dynamic reminder algorithm, which dynamically adjusts the reminder frequency based on the patient's missed dose probability.
[0009] Preferably, the reminder frequency of the dynamic reminder algorithm in S5 is... Calculated using the following formula:
[0010] in, Basic reminder frequency; For additional reminder frequency; Time period The probability of a missed service is calculated using the following formula:
[0011] in, This refers to the number of missed doses. This refers to the total number of times medication is taken.
[0012] Preferably, step S2 includes the following steps: Step 1: Locate the storage location of the corresponding drug in the drug storage module; Step 2: Based on the query results, extract the corresponding drug from the drug storage module; Step 3: Verify the dosage of the extracted drug to ensure that the dosage is consistent with the doctor's order; Step 4: Dispense the validated drug into the packaging device; Step 5: Pack the medication individually and print the patient's name, medication name, and administration date on the packaging.
[0013] Preferably, step one is completed using drug identification information, which includes barcodes or RFID tags.
[0014] Preferably, step two employs a path optimization algorithm, and the path optimization objective is:
[0015] in, To extract the first The time for each storage slot.
[0016] Preferably, step five includes the following steps: Place the medication in packaging material; The packaging is sealed using heat sealing or cold sealing techniques. Patient information and administration time are printed on the surface of the packaging.
[0017] Preferably, the system also includes an anomaly detection algorithm for detecting abnormal medication use by patients, wherein the criteria for determining abnormal medication use are as follows:
[0018] like > If so, it is judged as abnormal medication use, among which, This refers to the actual time the medication was taken. This refers to the expected time for taking the medication; This is the time deviation threshold.
[0019] Preferably, it also includes a personalized medication plan generation algorithm, which adjusts the medication plan based on the patient's health indicators, and its formula is:
[0020] in, For the original medication plan; This is an adjustment factor based on health indicators; A set of health indicators for patients.
[0021] Preferably, the medical order system in S4 includes a Hospital Information Management System (HIS) or an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, which interfaces with the device through a secure interface.
[0022] It is clear without a doubt that the technical solution described above in this application can solve the technical problem that this application aims to address.
[0023] Meanwhile, through the above technical solutions, the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: 1. This invention employs a combination of precise reminders and multiple reminder methods with a dynamic frequency adjustment algorithm to reduce missed doses, promptly detect abnormal medication use and notify medical staff, ensuring timely medication administration.
[0024] 2. This invention ensures accurate medication through automated drug dispensing and individual packaging, combined with dosage verification; environmental control functions guarantee drug quality; the entire process is automated, supporting remote monitoring and adjustment, reducing the workload of medical staff and improving efficiency.
[0025] 3. This invention can interface with hospital systems to share data in real time, enabling medical staff to remotely monitor patients' medication, reduce travel, improve resource utilization efficiency, and facilitate operation with touch screen or voice interaction. Individual packaging makes it easy to carry and take, and reminder methods can enhance treatment confidence and satisfaction. Attached Figure Description
[0026] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the following description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the steps of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the steps in S2 of the present invention. Detailed Implementation
[0028] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer, the invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the invention.
[0029] Example 1
[0030] Reference Figure 1-2 The method for automatic packaging and time reminder control of oral medications integrated with the medical order system includes the following steps: S1: Obtain the patient's medication information from the medical order system. The medication information includes the medication name, dosage, administration time, administration frequency, and course of treatment. S2: Automatically dispense and package drugs based on drug information; S3: Set time reminders according to the medication administration time. Time reminders can be set via voice reminders, light reminders, and mobile app push notifications. S4: Record the patient's medication information and upload it to the medical order system; S5: The reminder strategy is optimized through a dynamic reminder algorithm. The dynamic reminder algorithm dynamically adjusts the reminder frequency according to the patient's missed dose probability, realizing the full-process automated management of the medical order system, automatic packaging of oral medications, and time reminders. This effectively improves patient medication adherence and accuracy, while reducing the workload of medical staff.
[0031] The reminder frequency of the dynamic reminder algorithm in S5 Calculated using the following formula:
[0032] in, Basic reminder frequency; For additional reminder frequency; Time period The probability of a missed service is calculated using the following formula:
[0033] in, This refers to the number of missed doses. Total number of medication doses; In this implementation, the device's built-in recording module records the patient's medication administration in real time, including the actual time of administration and dosage. It also records the time and method of reminders, thus providing statistical data for each time period. Number of missed doses Total number of medications .
[0034] Probability calculation: Based on the above statistical data, using the formula... Calculate each time period missed dose probability .
[0035] Reminder Frequency Calculation: Set the basic reminder frequency and additional reminder frequency Then calculate Substitute into the formula Get each time period Reminder frequency .
[0036] The device uses the calculated reminder frequency During the corresponding time period The device will remind the patient to take their medication according to the set reminder methods (such as voice reminders, flashing lights, and push notifications from a mobile app). For example, if the device calculates that the reminder frequency is once every 30 minutes during a certain period, it will send a reminder every 30 minutes during that period until the patient has taken their medication and confirmed it.
[0037] S2 includes the following steps: Step 1: Locate the storage location of the corresponding drug in the drug storage module; Step 2: Based on the query results, extract the corresponding drug from the drug storage module; Step 3: Verify the dosage of the extracted drug to ensure that the dosage is consistent with the doctor's order; Step 4: Dispense the validated drug into the packaging device; Step 5: Individually package the medication and print the patient's name, medication name, and administration time on the packaging. This refines and standardizes the automated medication dispensing and packaging process, improving the accuracy and efficiency of medication dispensing and packaging, ensuring that patients can obtain the medication they need in a timely and accurate manner, and enhancing the stability and reliability of the device.
[0038] Step one is completed using drug identification information, which includes barcodes or RFID tags.
[0039] Step two employs a path optimization algorithm, with the path optimization objective being:
[0040] in, To extract the first The time for each storage slot; In this implementation method, the storage slot layout of the drug storage module is first modeled to determine the location coordinates and other information of each storage slot, thus constructing a spatial model of the storage module. When medication needs to be retrieved, based on the medication storage location information, a path planning algorithm, such as Dijkstra's algorithm, is used to plan the path from the starting position to each required medication storage slot in the spatial model of the storage module, and the retrieval time for each path is calculated. The extraction time can be determined by taking into account factors such as the moving speed, acceleration, and path distance of the robotic arm or drug retrieval device.
[0041] Optimization Calculation: With the goal of minimizing the total extraction time, the planned path is optimized to find the optimal path that minimizes the total extraction time. Following the optimized path, the robotic arm or drug-dispensing device is controlled to sequentially move to the positions of each drug storage tank and extract the corresponding drug. This method effectively reduces the movement time and idle time of the robotic arm or drug-dispensing device during the drug extraction process, thereby improving drug extraction efficiency.
[0042] Step five includes the following steps: Place the medication in packaging material; The packaging is sealed using heat sealing or cold sealing techniques. Patient information and dosage date are printed on the packaging surface; the specific steps for individual packaging are clearly defined, ensuring the safety and integrity of the medication during the packaging process, while also making it easier for patients to carry and take, thus improving the convenience of medication use for patients.
[0043] It also includes anomaly detection algorithms to detect abnormal medication use by patients. The criteria for determining abnormal medication use are as follows:
[0044] like > If so, it is judged as abnormal medication use, among which, This refers to the actual time the medication was taken. This refers to the expected time for taking the medication; This is the time deviation threshold; In this implementation method, the expected dosing time for each medication is set based on the medication dosing time information in the medical order system. The device's medication confirmation function (such as the patient pressing a confirmation button, confirming via the touchscreen, or confirming via a mobile app) records the actual time the patient takes their medication each time. ; actual medication time With the expected medication time Comparison, using formulas Calculate the time deviation ; Set time deviation threshold When calculated Greater than If abnormal medication behavior is detected, the device will immediately issue an alarm, which can be sent to the patient and medical staff through sound alarms, flashing lights, and push notifications via mobile app, so that the abnormal situation can be handled in a timely manner.
[0045] The medical order system in S4 includes a Hospital Information Management System (HIS) or an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. It interfaces with the device through a secure interface to achieve real-time data sharing and interaction, enabling the device to obtain the latest medical order information in a timely manner, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of medication plans, and facilitating medication management and supervision by medical staff.
[0046] Example 2
[0047] Further optimization of Example 1 specifically includes a personalized medication plan generation algorithm. This algorithm adjusts the medication plan based on the patient's health indicators, and its formula is as follows:
[0048] in, For the original medication plan; This is an adjustment factor based on health indicators; A set of health indicators for patients; Implementation: Collect patients' health indicator data, such as blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rate, liver and kidney function indicators, through hospital examination equipment, wearable health monitoring devices, or manual input by patients, and construct a set of patients' health indicators. .
[0049] Based on medical knowledge, clinical experience, and a pre-defined algorithm model, adjustment coefficients based on health indicators are determined. For example, for certain drugs that are significantly affected by liver and kidney function, the corresponding adjustment coefficient can be determined based on the patient's liver and kidney function indicators. When liver and kidney function is poor, the adjustment coefficient may be less than 1 in order to reduce the drug dosage.
[0050] Original medication plan (Including drug name, dosage, time of administration, frequency of administration, etc.) and adjustment factor Multiply by each other to obtain the adjusted personalized medication plan. For example, if the original plan specifies a dosage of 10 mg of a certain drug per day, and the adjustment factor is 0.8, then the adjusted dosage would be 8 mg per day.
[0051] The equipment performs drug dispensing, packaging, and reminders according to the adjusted personalized medication plan. Meanwhile, medical staff will evaluate and provide feedback on the adjusted medication plan based on the patient's treatment response and changes in health indicators, making further adjustments as needed to achieve the best therapeutic effect.
[0052] In summary: This invention addresses the technical problem that patients primarily rely on their memory and willpower to take medication. In today's fast-paced society, people face various pressures and tasks, easily forgetting to take medication on time. This is especially true for the elderly or patients with multiple chronic diseases, who often need to take multiple medications simultaneously, with varying dosages and times, significantly increasing the difficulty of remembering. Furthermore, some medications have specific dosage requirements, such as needing to be taken on an empty stomach or at specific times after meals. Patients may misunderstand or neglect these requirements, leading to incorrect dosage, affecting efficacy, and potentially causing more side effects. While some medication reminder devices exist on the market, their functions are relatively limited and their intelligence is low. These devices typically only provide simple reminders at preset times and cannot dynamically adjust based on the patient's actual medication schedule. For example, a patient might miss a medication time due to temporary outings or unforeseen circumstances, but the reminder device will still remind them at the original time, failing to align with the patient's lifestyle. Additionally, these reminder devices cannot interface with hospital medical order systems, failing to obtain the latest patient medical information, resulting in a mismatch between the reminder content and actual treatment needs. In homes or ordinary medical institutions, medication storage methods are relatively simple, lacking effective control over the storage environment. Some medications have strict temperature and humidity requirements; unsuitable storage environments can affect their stability and efficacy, and even lead to deterioration. Meanwhile, medication packaging methods also need improvement. Traditional packaging makes it difficult to accurately distinguish medications and is inconvenient to carry. When patients travel, they may experience disruptions to treatment continuity due to the inability to accurately carry the required medications. Healthcare staff spend a significant amount of time and energy monitoring patient medication adherence, undoubtedly increasing their workload. Especially in large medical institutions with many patients, it is difficult for healthcare staff to track and monitor each patient's medication adherence in real time, resulting in some patients not receiving timely and effective medication guidance, impacting overall medical quality and efficiency. Therefore, existing oral medication management methods are no longer adequate to meet the demands of modern medicine for patient medication adherence and precision. By adopting the technical solutions of the above embodiments and through the aforementioned settings, this application can certainly solve the above technical problems and achieve the following technical effects: 1. This invention employs a combination of precise reminders and multiple reminder methods with a dynamic frequency adjustment algorithm to reduce missed doses, promptly detect abnormal medication use and notify medical staff, ensuring timely medication administration.
[0053] 2. This invention ensures accurate medication through automated drug dispensing and individual packaging, combined with dosage verification; environmental control functions guarantee drug quality; the entire process is automated, supporting remote monitoring and adjustment, reducing the workload of medical staff and improving efficiency.
[0054] 3. This invention can interface with hospital systems to share data in real time, enabling medical staff to remotely monitor patients' medication, reduce travel, improve resource utilization efficiency, and facilitate operation with touch screen or voice interaction. Individual packaging makes it easy to carry and take, and reminder methods can enhance treatment confidence and satisfaction.
[0055] In this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a connection that allows communication between them; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise explicitly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention according to the specific circumstances.
[0056] Obviously, the embodiments described above are merely some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. The accompanying drawings show preferred embodiments of the present invention, but do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. The present invention can be implemented in many different forms; rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing specific embodiments, or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any equivalent structures made using the content of this specification and drawings, directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are similarly within the patent protection scope of this invention.
Claims
1. A method for automatic packaging and time reminder control of oral medications integrated with a medical order system, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1: Obtain the patient's medication information from the medical order system, including the medication name, dosage, administration time, administration frequency, and course of treatment; S2: Automatic drug dispensing and packaging are completed based on the drug information; S3: Set a time reminder according to the medication administration time, and the time reminder method includes voice reminder, light reminder and mobile APP push; S4: Record the patient's medication information and upload it to the medical order system; S5: The reminder strategy is optimized through a dynamic reminder algorithm, which dynamically adjusts the reminder frequency based on the patient's missed dose probability.
2. The method for automatic packaging and time reminder control of oral medications integrated with a medical order system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The reminder frequency of the dynamic reminder algorithm in S5 Calculated using the following formula: ， in, Basic reminder frequency; For additional reminder frequency; Time period The probability of a missed service is calculated using the following formula: ， in, This refers to the number of missed doses. This refers to the total number of times medication is taken.
3. The method for automatic packaging and time reminder control of oral medications integrated with a medical order system according to claim 1, characterized in that, S2 includes the following steps: Step 1: Locate the storage location of the corresponding drug in the drug storage module; Step 2: Based on the query results, extract the corresponding drug from the drug storage module; Step 3: Verify the dosage of the extracted drug to ensure that the dosage is consistent with the doctor's order; Step 4: Dispense the validated drug into the packaging device; Step 5: Pack the medication individually and print the patient's name, medication name, and administration date on the packaging.
4. The method for automatic packaging and time reminder control of oral medications integrated with a medical order system according to claim 3, characterized in that, Step one is completed using drug identification information, which includes barcodes or RFID tags.
5. The method for automatic packaging and time reminder control of oral medications integrated with a medical order system according to claim 3, characterized in that, Step two employs a path optimization algorithm, and the path optimization objective is: ， in, To extract the first The time for each storage slot.
6. The method for automatic packaging and time reminder control of oral medications integrated with a medical order system according to claim 3, characterized in that, Step five includes the following steps: Place the medication in packaging material; The packaging is sealed using heat sealing or cold sealing techniques. Patient information and administration time are printed on the surface of the packaging.
7. The method for automatic packaging and time reminder control of oral medications integrated with a medical order system according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes an anomaly detection algorithm for detecting abnormal medication use by patients, the criteria for determining abnormal medication use being: ， like > If so, it is judged as abnormal medication use, among which, This refers to the actual time the medication was taken. This refers to the expected time for taking the medication; This is the time deviation threshold.
8. The method for automatic packaging and time reminder control of oral medications integrated with a medical order system according to claim 7, characterized in that, It also includes a personalized medication plan generation algorithm, which adjusts the medication plan based on the patient's health indicators, and its formula is: ， in, For the original medication plan; This is an adjustment factor based on health indicators; A set of health indicators for patients.
9. The method for automatic packaging and time reminder control of oral medications integrated with a medical order system according to claim 8, characterized in that, The medical order system in S4 includes a Hospital Information Management System (HIS) or an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, which interfaces with the device through a secure interface.