Oral medicine reminder

By designing an oral medication reminder equipped with a micro motor and a light alarm, the problem of elderly patients forgetting to take the medicine and taking the wrong medication is solved, and the effect of effective reminder and preventing the drug from being confused is achieved.

CN222488177UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-18THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420502361.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-15
Publication Date
2025-02-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-15

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Technical Problem

Elderly patients are prone to forget the time of taking the medication, and may even be forgetful or have rushed to take the wrong medication.

Method used

A oral medicine reminder has been designed, including a medicine box and a storage box. The medicine box has three medicine tanks, morning, afternoon and evening, and is equipped with a micro motor and a light alarm to remind patients to take medication by setting the time to prevent them from taking medication. Medication mixed up.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reminds elderly patients to take medication on time to prevent taking the wrong medication. It is especially suitable for elderly and forgetful patients and is easy to carry.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an oral medicine reminder which comprises a medicine box and a storage box, the top of the medicine box is detachably covered with a medicine box cover, the interior of the medicine box is divided front and back through a partition plate to form a power area and a medicine storage area, and three micro motors are sequentially and fixedly arranged in the power area from left to right. Output shafts of the three micro motors penetrate through the partition plate, enter the medicine storage area and are connected with the rear ends of the morning medicine groove, the noon medicine groove and the evening medicine groove respectively, three openings are formed in the front side wall of the medicine box and used for allowing the morning medicine groove, the noon medicine groove and the evening medicine groove to pass through respectively, and the storage box is arranged at the bottom of the medicine box and detachably connected with the medicine box. And an injection groove is formed in the storage box. According to the oral medicine reminder, ringing can be carried out in the morning, noon and evening to remind a patient to take medicine, the three medicine grooves can pop up at the corresponding time after the medicine is divided, the possibility that the medicine is mixed does not exist, and the oral medicine reminder is particularly suitable for old and amnesia patients to use and is very convenient to carry when going out.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of nursing products, in particular to an oral medication reminder. Background Art

[0002] After entering old age, the body's tissue structure further ages, the functions of various organs gradually become impaired, the body's resistance gradually weakens, the ability to move decreases, and the coordinated function is lost. Therefore, entering old age is often accompanied by the occurrence of geriatric diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, etc.

[0003] Oral administration is the most commonly used route of drug administration, which is to deliver the drug to the digestive tract through the mouth through water or other solutions, and take effect after being absorbed by the digestive tract, which is very convenient. However, with the accelerated pace of life, the elderly who go out to play or those with amnesia often forget to take medicine, and may even take the wrong medicine due to forgetfulness or haste.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to propose a kind of oral medicine reminder to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the embodiment of the utility model is that an oral medication reminder is proposed to address the problem that elderly patients easily forget the time to take medication, or even take the wrong medication due to forgetfulness or haste.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides an oral medicine reminder, including: a medicine box and a storage box, the top of the medicine box is detachably covered with a medicine box cover, the medicine box is divided into a power area and a medicine storage area by a partition front and back, three micro motors are fixedly arranged in the power area from left to right, the output shafts of the three micro motors pass through the partition and enter the medicine storage area and are respectively connected to the rear ends of the morning medicine slot, the noon medicine slot and the evening medicine slot, three openings are respectively opened on the front side walls of the medicine box, the three openings are respectively used to accommodate the passage of the morning medicine slot, the noon medicine slot and the evening medicine slot, the storage box is arranged at the bottom of the medicine box, and is detachably connected to the medicine box, and an injection slot is arranged in the storage box.

[0007] In a preferred embodiment of the present scheme, light alarms are respectively embedded on the medicine boxes above the three openings, a microcontroller is installed in the power area of ​​the medicine box, a groove is opened on the rear side wall of the medicine box, a control button is arranged in the groove, and the microcontroller is electrically connected to the control button, the light alarm and the micromotor.

[0008] Furthermore, a detachable rechargeable battery is embedded on the rear side wall of the medicine box, and the rechargeable battery is electrically connected to the microcontroller, the control button, the light alarm and the micromotor.

[0009] The three light alarms can sound and illuminate within the set time to remind patients to take the medicine in the medicine slot below them. Patients can control the corresponding medicine slot to pop out and take the medicine by pressing the control button.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the present scheme, three protrusions are respectively provided on the inner side surface of the medicine box cover, and the three protrusions are respectively arranged corresponding to the morning medicine groove, the noon medicine groove and the evening medicine groove above and below, and the three protrusions at least cover the corresponding notches of the morning medicine groove, the noon medicine groove or the evening medicine groove, and the bottom sides of the protrusions are higher than the notches of the morning medicine groove, the noon medicine groove and the evening medicine groove by 0.05 cm.

[0011] Furthermore, the morning medicine trough, the noon medicine trough and the evening medicine trough are all equipped with polypropylene plastic inner troughs.

[0012] The setting of the protrusion on the medicine box cover can prevent the medicine from falling out of the various medicine slots when the medicine box is turned over, thereby preventing the medicine from being mixed up; the setting of the polypropylene plastic inner slot can directly take out all the medicines, which is convenient and quick, and is convenient for subsequent cleaning.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment of the present scheme, a cylindrical threaded protrusion is provided at the bottom of the medicine box, and a threaded inner groove is provided at the top of the storage box. The medicine box is detachably connected to the threaded inner groove of the storage box via the threaded protrusion.

[0014] Furthermore, a socket is provided on the front side of the storage box for accommodating the insertion of the injection slot, and a rotating clamp is provided on the storage box above the socket for clamping the injection slot.

[0015] Furthermore, a foam pad is laid in the injection slot, and an injection holder is arranged on the foam pad.

[0016] The setting of the injection slot is for patients who need to carry injections. For example, diabetic patients need to inject insulin before meals, and the injections can be placed in the injection slot. If there is no need to carry injections, the storage box can be directly removed from the bottom of the medicine box to reduce the weight of the medicine box.

[0017] This oral medication reminder can ring bells in the morning, noon and evening to remind patients to take medicine. After the medicines are divided, the three medicine slots will pop out at the corresponding time, and there is no possibility of mixing up the medicines. It is especially suitable for elderly and forgetful patients, and it is also very convenient to carry when going out. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the front structure of the oral medication reminder;

[0020] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the external structure of the medicine box;

[0021] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the top view of the internal structure of the medicine box;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the medicine box cover;

[0023] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the external structure of the storage box;

[0024] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the top view of the injection tank

[0025] In the figure: medicine box 1, storage box 2, medicine box cover 3, partition 4, power area 5, medicine storage area 6, micro motor 7, morning medicine slot 8, noon medicine slot 9, evening medicine slot 10, output shaft 11, opening 12, light alarm 13, micro controller 14, groove 15, control button 16, rechargeable battery 17, protrusion 18, polypropylene plastic inner groove 19, threaded protrusion 20, threaded inner groove 21, injection slot 22, rotating clamp 23, foam cotton pad 24, injection clamp 25. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0027] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of an oral medication reminder; the oral medication reminder comprises a medicine box 1 and a storage box 2.

[0028] The medicine box 1 is divided into a power area 5 and a medicine storage area 6 by a partition 4. Figure 2-3 , Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the external structure of the medicine box. Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the top view of the internal structure of the medicine box.

[0029] Three micro motors 7 are fixedly arranged in the power area 5 from left to right. The output shafts 11 of the three micro motors 7 pass through the partition 4 and enter the medicine storage area to be connected to the rear ends of the early medicine slot 8, the noon medicine slot 9 and the evening medicine slot 10 respectively. In order to facilitate the entry and exit of the medicine slot, three openings 12 are respectively provided on the front side wall of the medicine box 1. Light alarms 13 are respectively embedded on the medicine box 1 above the three openings 12. The light alarm 13 is preferably an alarm with sound and light. A micro controller 14 is installed in the power area 5 of the medicine box 1. A groove 15 is provided on the rear side wall of the medicine box 1. A control button 16 is provided in the groove 15. The micro controller 14 is electrically connected to the control button 16, the light alarm 13 and the micro motor 7. In addition, a detachable rechargeable battery 17 is also embedded on the rear side wall of the medicine box 1. The rechargeable battery is used to provide power for the micro controller 14, the control button 16, the light alarm 13 and the micro motor 7.

[0030] The microcontroller 14 can be programmed first. At around 9 a.m., the light alarm 13 above the morning medicine slot 8 sounds to remind the patient to take medicine. The patient presses the control button, and the morning medicine slot 8 moves forward driven by the motor on its rear side until it moves out of the medicine box 1. The patient takes out the inner slot in the morning medicine slot 8, takes out the pills and takes them, then puts the inner slot back into the morning medicine slot 8, presses the control button 16, and the morning medicine slot 8 is driven by the motor to be recovered into the medicine box 1. The above procedure is repeated after lunch and dinner respectively to remind the patient to take the medicines in the afternoon medicine slot 9 and the evening medicine slot 10.

[0031] The top detachable cover of the medicine box 1 is provided with a medicine box cover 3, see Figure 4 , Figure 4 The figure is a schematic diagram of the structure of the medicine box cover. Three protrusions 18 are respectively arranged on the inner side of the medicine box cover 3, and the three protrusions 18 are respectively arranged in correspondence with the morning medicine slot 8, the afternoon medicine slot 9 and the evening medicine slot 10. The three protrusions 18 at least cover the corresponding notches of the morning medicine slot 8, the afternoon medicine slot 9 or the evening medicine slot 10, and the bottom side of the protrusion 18 is about 0.05 cm higher than the notches of the morning medicine slot 8, the afternoon medicine slot 9 and the evening medicine slot 10, which can just prevent the tablets from being poured out from the top of the notch. In order to facilitate taking medicine and cleaning, the morning medicine slot 8, the afternoon medicine slot 9 and the evening medicine slot 10 are all equipped with a polypropylene plastic inner slot 19.

[0032] A cylindrical threaded protrusion 20 is provided at the bottom of the medicine box 1 , and a threaded inner groove 21 is provided at the top of the storage box 2 . The medicine box 1 is detachably connected to the threaded inner groove 21 of the storage box 2 via the threaded protrusion 20 .

[0033] The front side of the storage box 2 is provided with an insertion port for accommodating the insertion of the injection slot 22. A rotating clamp 23 is provided on the storage box 2 above the insertion port for clamping the injection slot 22. A foam pad 24 is provided in the injection slot 22, and an injection clamping position 25 is provided on the foam pad 24. Figure 5-6 , Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the external structure of the storage box; Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the top view of the injection tank.

[0034] The method of using the oral medicine reminder is as follows: in the morning, the nursing staff can open the medicine box cover, and then pack the medicines into the three medicine boxes for morning, afternoon and evening respectively, and then cover the medicine box cover, and the patient can carry it when going out for fun. After breakfast (9 o'clock), the alarm on the top of the morning medicine slot sounds, and the patient presses the control button to control the morning medicine slot to move out, take out the medicine and take it, and then press the control button to control the morning medicine slot to recycle; after lunch (1 o'clock), the alarm on the top of the afternoon medicine slot sounds, and the above medicine taking operation is repeated, and the afternoon medicine box is ejected and recycled. After dinner (7 o'clock), the alarm on the top of the evening medicine slot sounds, and the above medicine taking operation is repeated, and the evening medicine box is ejected and recycled, completing the reminder work for the day; the nursing staff will open the medicine box and refill the medicine the next day. Using this oral medicine reminder, the order of taking medicine will not be confused, which prevents forgetful patients from taking the wrong medicine in a hurry.

[0035] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An oral medication reminder, characterized in that: It includes a medicine box and a storage box, the top of the medicine box is detachably covered with a medicine box cover, the medicine box is divided into a power area and a medicine storage area by a partition, three micro motors are fixedly arranged in the power area from left to right, the output shafts of the three micro motors pass through the partition and enter the medicine storage area and are respectively connected to the rear ends of the morning medicine slot, the noon medicine slot and the evening medicine slot, three openings are respectively opened on the front side walls of the medicine box, the three openings are respectively used to accommodate the passage of the morning medicine slot, the noon medicine slot and the evening medicine slot, the storage box is arranged at the bottom of the medicine box, and is detachably connected to the medicine box, and an injection slot is arranged in the storage box.

2. The oral medication reminder according to claim 1, characterized in that: Light alarms are respectively embedded on the medicine boxes above the three openings, a microcontroller is installed in the power area of ​​the medicine box, a groove is opened on the rear side wall of the medicine box, a control button is arranged in the groove, and the microcontroller is electrically connected to the control button, the light alarm and the micromotor.

3. The oral medication reminder according to claim 2, characterized in that: A detachable rechargeable battery is embedded on the rear side wall of the medicine box, and the rechargeable battery is electrically connected to the microcontroller, the control button, the light alarm and the micromotor.

4. The oral medication reminder according to claim 1, characterized in that: Three protrusions are respectively arranged on the inner side surface of the medicine box cover, and the three protrusions are respectively arranged corresponding to the morning medicine groove, the noon medicine groove and the evening medicine groove, and the three protrusions at least cover the corresponding notches of the morning medicine groove, the noon medicine groove or the evening medicine groove, and the bottom sides of the protrusions are 0.05 cm higher than the notches of the morning medicine groove, the noon medicine groove and the evening medicine groove.

5. The oral medication reminder according to claim 4, characterized in that: The early medicine trough, the midday medicine trough and the evening medicine trough are all equipped with polypropylene plastic inner troughs.

6. The oral medication reminder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the medicine box is provided with a cylindrical threaded protrusion, and the top of the storage box is provided with a threaded inner groove. The medicine box is detachably connected to the threaded inner groove of the storage box via the threaded protrusion.

7. The oral medication reminder according to claim 6, characterized in that: A socket is provided on the front side of the storage box for accommodating the insertion of the injection slot, and a rotating clamp is provided on the storage box above the socket for clamping the injection slot.

8. The oral medication reminder according to claim 7, characterized in that: A foam cotton pad is laid in the injection groove, and an injection clamping position is arranged on the foam cotton pad.