Medicine storage device
By designing a medicine storage device with a retractable sheath and partition structure, medicines can be stored without being damaged, which solves the problem of airtight storage of medicines, avoids the expiration or deterioration of medicines, and improves operational efficiency and convenience.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422969988.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-02
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-02
AI Technical Summary
The design structure of existing medicine storage boxes cannot meet the requirements of airtight storage of medicines, which makes the medicines easy to lose their effectiveness or deteriorate, affecting the use effect.
A medicine storage device is designed, which adopts a sheath and a partition structure that can reciprocate and retract along the height direction to form multiple packaging cavities. The packaging mechanism is used to realize the non-disassembly storage of medicine packaging boxes, and the telescopic structure of the sheath and the partition is used to ensure the integrity of the medicine packaging.
Effectively prevent drugs from becoming ineffective or deteriorating, improve drug storage efficiency, reduce operational difficulty, ensure drug performance, optimize storage conditions, and improve access convenience.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of medical equipment, in particular to a medicine storage device. Background Art
[0002] Polypharmacy refers to the simultaneous use of two or more medications to treat one or more medical conditions. With increasing life expectancy and the prevalence of chronic diseases, more and more people are requiring the management of multiple medications to maintain their health and quality of life. Consequently, the prevalence of polypharmacy is particularly high among the elderly and those with long-term chronic conditions.
[0003] Modern medicine emphasizes personalized treatment, so medication regimens must be tailored to each patient's specific circumstances. Patients may need to take multiple medications at varying times, frequencies, and dosages. A multifaceted medication regimen involves managing and coordinating different medications to ensure they are taken correctly and on time.
[0004] In view of the above needs, the medicine storage box device came into being. However, although the medicine storage boxes currently on the market can meet the basic medicine storage needs, they are still limited by their own structures and have some defects, which cause inconvenience to daily medicine taking and taking.
[0005] Specifically, in the specific application of the design structure of traditional medicine storage boxes, it is usually necessary to disassemble the original medicine packaging, take out the medicine and transfer it to the corresponding medicine box space for storage. This will result in the actual storage space and environmental conditions of the medicine storage box being unable to meet the storage airtightness requirements of the medicine, thereby violating the storage conditions of the medicine, which can easily cause the medicine to become ineffective or deteriorate, seriously affecting the actual use effect of the medicine.
[0006] In view of this, how to optimize the storage and storage of medicines and avoid the expiration or deterioration of medicines is an important technical problem that technicians in this field currently need to solve. Utility Model Content
[0007] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a medicine storage device, which can effectively improve the storage and storage effect of medicines and prevent the medicines from becoming ineffective or deteriorating.
[0008] To solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a medicine storage device, comprising a protective cover that can reciprocate and retract along the height direction, a top cover is provided on the top of the protective cover, a bottom support is provided on the bottom of the protective cover, and a plurality of partitions are provided in the inner cavity of the protective cover that can synchronously retract and retract along the height direction with the protective cover;
[0009] A sub-packaging cavity capable of accommodating a medicine packaging box is formed between two adjacent partitions. The sheath is provided with a plurality of medicine taking ports which are connected to the sub-packaging cavity in a one-to-one correspondence. The medicine taking ports are opened and closed with a packaging mechanism.
[0010] Preferably, an upper hinge seat is provided at the center of the top cover, and a plurality of upper support rods are connected between the upper hinge seat and the outer edge of the top cover, wherein the inner ends of the upper support rods are hinged to the upper hinge seat, and the outer ends of the upper support rods are capable of reciprocating along the circumference of the top cover;
[0011] The top end of the partition is linked to the upper support rod.
[0012] Preferably, the outer edge portion of the top cover has an upper guide rail extending along its circumference and connected end to end, and the outer end portion of the upper support rod is slidably arranged on the upper guide rail.
[0013] Preferably, a lower hinge seat is provided at the center of the base, and a plurality of lower support rods are connected between the lower hinge seat and the outer edge of the base, the inner ends of the lower support rods are hinged to the lower hinge seat, and the outer ends of the lower support rods can reciprocate along the circumference of the base;
[0014] The bottom end of the partition is linked to the lower support rod.
[0015] Preferably, the outer edge of the base has a lower guide rail extending along its circumference and connected end to end, and the outer end of the lower support rod is slidably arranged on the lower guide rail.
[0016] Preferably, a classification identification area where drug information can be written or pasted is formed between two adjacent upper support rods.
[0017] Preferably, the base has a plurality of receiving grooves capable of accommodating drug instructions, the receiving grooves are sequentially arranged along the circumference of the base, and the receiving grooves are aligned with the sub-packaging chambers in a one-to-one correspondence along the height direction.
[0018] Preferably, the protective cover is an elastic net bag.
[0019] Preferably, the separator is made of elastic mesh.
[0020] Preferably, the packaging mechanism is a zipper mechanism.
[0021] Compared with the above background technology, the medicine storage device provided by the present invention can be used in operation. When no medicine is placed in the medicine storage device, the sheath can be retracted to the limit state through the telescopic structure of the sheath itself, so that the medicine storage device as a whole forms a flat component structure with the top cover and the bottom support as the main extension structure on both sides, so as to improve the portability of the medicine storage device. When it is necessary to store the medicine, any packaging mechanism can be opened so that the medicine packaging box can be placed in the corresponding sub-packaging cavity of the opened packaging mechanism. As a result, the sheath can be axially extended to a height suitable for the medicine packaging box as the medicine packaging box is placed. Then the packaging mechanism can be reclosed to complete the storage of the current sub-packaging cavity for the current category of medicine; repeating the above process, multiple categories of medicine packaging boxes can be placed in each sub-packaging cavity one by one, ensuring that different types of medicines are stored separately and placed in categories. When it is necessary to take the medicine, it is only necessary to reopen the corresponding packaging mechanism and take out the medicine packaging box from the corresponding sub-packaging cavity. The medicine storage device relies on a multi-chamber retractable packaging structure formed by a retractable sheath and multiple partitions. It can rely on the packaging cavity to store the medicine packaging box as a whole without breaking the medicine packaging box, effectively ensuring the packaging and protection structure of the original packaging of the medicine, so that there is no need to unpack and collect the medicine when classifying and storing the medicine, which greatly reduces the operational difficulty of classifying and storing the medicine, improves the efficiency of the medicine storage operation, and effectively avoids the phenomenon of medicine expiration or deterioration caused by the disassembly of the original packaging of the medicine, ensures the performance of the medicine, optimizes the classification and storage conditions of the medicine, and improves the convenience of taking multiple categories of medicines.
[0022] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, an upper hinge seat is provided at the center of the top cover, and a plurality of upper support rods are connected between the upper hinge seat and the outer edge of the top cover. The inner ends of the upper support rods are hinged to the upper hinge seat, and the outer ends of the upper support rods are capable of reciprocating along the circumference of the top cover. When no medicine is stored, the upper hinge seat can be used as an axis to bring the upper support rods together and fold them along the circumference of the top cover, thereby folding the dividers together, thereby making the overall structure of the medicine storage device more compact and portable when no medicine is stored. When medicine needs to be stored, one of the upper support rods is separated and moved appropriately along the circumference of the top cover, thereby driving the corresponding divider to expand synchronously, thereby forming a sub-packaging cavity sufficient to accommodate the medicine packaging box between the expanded divider and its adjacent divider; the above operation can be repeated until each upper support rod is moved one by one, driving each divider to expand one by one, thereby obtaining the full accommodating space of each sub-packaging cavity, thereby meeting the needs of classified storage and organization of multiple types of medicines. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.
[0024] Figure 1 This is a structural perspective view of a medicine storage device provided by a specific embodiment of the present invention.
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[0026] 11-sheath; 111-separator; 112-packaging cavity; 113-medication outlet; 114-packaging mechanism;
[0027] 12-top cover; 121-upper hinge seat; 122-upper support rod; 123-upper guide rail; 124-classification identification area;
[0028] 13- bottom bracket; 131- lower hinge seat; 132- lower support rod; 133- receiving groove; 134- information sticker. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] The core of the utility model is to provide a medicine storage device, which can effectively improve the storage and storage effect of medicines and prevent the medicines from becoming ineffective or deteriorating.
[0030] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.
[0031] It should be noted that, in this utility model, unless otherwise specified or limited, the terms "installed," "connected," "connect," and "fixed" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they may refer to fixed connection, detachable connection, or integral connection; they may refer to direct connection, indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or internal communication between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of these terms in this utility model based on specific circumstances.
[0032] In addition, in the present invention, unless otherwise clearly stipulated and limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact through another feature between them.
[0033] In addition, the first feature being "above", "above", and "above" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "below", "below", and "below" the second feature includes the first feature being directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature. The terms "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operate in a specific direction, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.
[0034] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 This is a structural perspective view of a medicine storage device provided by a specific embodiment of the present invention.
[0035] In a specific embodiment, the medicine storage device provided by the present invention includes a sheath 11 that can reciprocate and retract in the height direction, a top cover 12 is provided on the top of the sheath 11, a bottom support 13 is provided on the bottom of the sheath 11, and a plurality of partitions 111 are provided in the inner cavity of the sheath 11 that can retract and retract synchronously with the sheath 11 in the height direction;
[0036] A sub-packaging cavity 112 capable of accommodating medicine packaging boxes is formed between two adjacent partitions 111. The sheath 11 has a plurality of medicine dispensing ports 113 corresponding to the sub-packaging cavities 112. The medicine dispensing ports 113 are opened and closed with a packaging mechanism 114.
[0037] During operation, when no medicine is placed in the sheath 11, the sheath 11 can be retracted to its limit state through the telescopic structure of the sheath 11 itself, so that the medicine storage device as a whole forms a flat component structure with the top cover 12 and the bottom support 13 as the main extension structures on both sides, thereby improving the portability of the medicine storage device.
[0038] When it is necessary to store the medicines, any packaging mechanism 114 can be opened so that the entire medicine packaging box can be placed in the corresponding sub-packaging cavity 112 of the opened packaging mechanism 114. As a result, the sheath 11 can be axially extended to a height suitable for the medicine packaging box as the medicine packaging box is placed. Then the packaging mechanism 114 can be reclosed to complete the storage of the current sub-packaging cavity 112 for the current category of medicines. Repeating the above process, multiple categories of medicine packaging boxes can be placed one by one in each sub-packaging cavity 112, ensuring that different types of medicines are stored separately and placed in categories. When it is necessary to take the medicines, it is only necessary to reopen the corresponding packaging mechanism 114 and take the medicine packaging box out of the corresponding sub-packaging cavity 112.
[0039] The medicine storage device relies on a multi-chamber retractable packaging structure formed by a retractable sheath 11 and multiple partitions 111. It can rely on the packaging cavity 112 to store the medicine packaging box as a whole without breaking the medicine packaging box, effectively ensuring the packaging and protection structure of the original packaging of the medicine, so that there is no need to unpack and collect the medicine when classifying and storing the medicine, which greatly reduces the operational difficulty of classifying and storing the medicine, improves the efficiency of the medicine storage operation, and effectively avoids the phenomenon of medicine failure or deterioration caused by the disassembly of the original packaging of the medicine, ensures the performance of the medicine, optimizes the classification and storage conditions of the medicine, and improves the convenience of taking multiple categories of medicines.
[0040] Generally, the sheath 11 is preferably made of a transparent material, specifically, it can be a soft transparent plastic part, or it can be a hollow grid structure soft material part, so that the user can intuitively see the specific conditions of the medicines in different packaging cavities 112.
[0041] More specifically, the sheath 11 can adopt an elastic mesh bag. In this way, the elastic structure of the elastic mesh bag can be used to ensure the structural adjustment requirements of the reciprocating telescopic deformation of the sheath 11, and the mesh hollow structure of the mesh bag itself can be used to ensure the visual openness of the inner space of the sheath 11, which is convenient for users to observe and understand the storage status of the medicines in each sub-cavity 112 in the sheath 11 in real time and distinguish different categories of medicines.
[0042] Correspondingly, the separator 111 can also be made of elastic mesh material, thereby utilizing the elastic structure of the elastic mesh itself to improve the deformation requirement of the separator 111 to expand and contract synchronously with the sheath 11. The mesh hollow structure of the mesh itself can also be utilized to further improve the user's intuitive understanding and observation of the internal conditions of each sub-packaging cavity 112, thereby improving the efficiency of drug identification and retrieval.
[0043] Furthermore, an upper hinge seat 121 is provided at the center of the top cover 12. A plurality of upper support rods 122 are connected between the upper hinge seat 121 and the outer edge of the top cover 12. The inner ends of the upper support rods 122 are hinged to the upper hinge seat 121, and the outer ends of the upper support rods 122 can reciprocate along the circumference of the top cover 12. The top ends of the partitions 111 are linked to the upper support rods 122. When no medicine is stored, the upper hinge seat 121 can be used as an axis to bring the upper support rods 122 together and fold them along the circumference of the top cover 12, thereby folding the partitions 111 in a linked manner. This makes the overall structure of the medicine storage device more compact and portable when no medicine is stored.
[0044] When medicines need to be stored, one of the upper support rods 122 is separated and moved appropriately along the circumference of the top cover 12, thereby driving the corresponding partition 111 to expand synchronously, so that a sub-packaging cavity 112 sufficient to accommodate the medicine packaging box is formed between the expanded partition 111 and the adjacent partition 111; the above operation can be repeated until each upper support rod 122 is moved one by one, and drives each partition 111 to expand one by one, so as to obtain the full accommodating space of each sub-packaging cavity 112, thereby meeting the needs of classified storage and organization of various types of medicines.
[0045] Furthermore, the outer edge of the top cover 12 has an upper guide rail 123 extending along its circumference and connected end to end, and the outer end of the upper support rod 122 is slidably disposed on the upper guide rail 123. In practical applications, the upper guide rail 123 can be a circumferential guide rail or guide groove arranged in a corresponding manner on the outer edge of the top cover 12, and a sliding sleeve that can adapt to the guide rail or a slider that can adapt to the guide groove can be correspondingly arranged on the outer end of the upper support rod 122. This can achieve a better adaptation effect between the upper support rod 122 and the upper guide rail 123, and the circumferential movement of the outer end of the upper support rod 122 is smoother and more efficient.
[0046] Of course, in actual applications, the top cover 12 can be directly made of nylon or other soft materials, so that the top cover 12 structure can be folded by retracting the upper support rod 122, and the top cover 12 can be driven to expand synchronously in a fan shape by the circumferential expansion of the upper support rod 122, thereby realizing the reciprocating opening and closing action of the upper support rod 122 to meet the corresponding application requirements of the filling chamber 112.
[0047] Correspondingly, a lower hinge seat 131 is provided at the center of the base 13. A plurality of lower support rods 132 are connected between the lower hinge seat 131 and the outer edge of the base 13. The inner ends of the lower support rods 132 are hinged to the lower hinge seat 131, and the outer ends of the lower support rods 132 are capable of reciprocating along the circumference of the base 13. The bottom end of the partition 111 is linked to the lower support rods 132. The matching structure and specific operation effect of the lower support rods 132 and the base 13 are basically the same as the matching effect of the upper support rods 122 and the top cover 12 described above, and can be understood by reference thereto.
[0048] In this way, the lower support rod 132 is used to drive the bottom end of the partition 111 to expand or retract synchronously, thereby cooperating with the upper support rod 122 to expand and retract the top end of the partition 111, thereby realizing the smooth expansion and retraction of the overall structure of the partition 111, thereby effectively ensuring the overall tracking and position adjustment efficiency of the partition 111, and optimizing the spatial layout effect of the corresponding sub-packaging cavity 112, thereby further optimizing the structural adaptation effect of the sub-packaging cavity 112 and the medicine packaging box.
[0049] On this basis, a lower guide rail (not shown) can be provided on the outer edge of the base 13, extending circumferentially and connected end to end. The outer end of the lower support rod 132 is slidably mounted on the lower guide rail. It is not difficult to see that, similar to the structural and functional correspondence between the lower support rod 132 and the upper support rod 122, the structure and function of the lower guide rail can also be understood by reference to the structure of the upper guide rail 123 arranged on the top cover 12. It is only necessary to ensure the circumferential movement efficiency and effect of the outer end of the lower support rod 132.
[0050] However, it should be pointed out that, considering that in actual applications the base 13 needs to provide certain structural support for the main structure of the medicine storage device, the material of the base 13 should preferably be a material with a certain structural rigidity, rather than a soft material. Therefore, in actual applications, it is a safer choice to arrange a circular guide rail or guide groove at the edge of the base 13 as the specific structural type of the lower guide rail.
[0051] In addition, the base 13 has several receiving slots 133 for accommodating drug instructions. Each slot 133 is arranged sequentially along the circumference of the base 13, and the slots 133 correspond one-to-one with the sub-packaging cavity 112 along the height direction. In actual use, after placing the drug packaging box in the sub-packaging cavity 112, the corresponding drug instructions or medication precautions, etc., can be placed in the receiving slots 133 at the corresponding position below the sub-packaging cavity 112 for reference when taking and taking the drug, avoiding the possibility of mistaking or missing a dose of the drug.
[0052] Taking into account the structural strength requirements of the base 13 in actual applications, the accommodating groove 133 may not be provided, but the medication instructions or precautions corresponding to the medicines in each sub-packaging cavity 112 may be written on an information sticker 134, and then these information stickers 134 are correspondingly pasted on the outer wall of the base 13; alternatively, a plastic plate or carbon board that can be repeatedly written on can be directly arranged on the outer wall of the base 13 to record the medication instructions.
[0053] Similarly, a classification identification area 124 on which drug information can be written or pasted can be formed between two adjacent upper support rods 122. The classification identification area 124 is preferably a rewritable carbon board or plastic board, or a soft carbon paper or an adhesive layer for writing text, so that the user can mark the name, dosage method and other medication information of the drug stored in the sub-packaging cavity 112 at the position of the classification identification area 124 corresponding to the sub-packaging cavity 112, so that the user can quickly, intuitively and accurately understand the status of the drugs in different sub-packaging cavities 112, improve the efficiency of taking different types of drugs and the accuracy of medication, avoid taking the wrong drugs or improper medication methods, and improve the convenience of use of the drug storage device.
[0054] On the other hand, the sealing mechanism 114 is a zipper mechanism. Generally, if an elastic mesh bag is selected as the specific type of protective cover 11, a zipper mechanism can be selected as the sealing mechanism 114 to improve the structural compatibility of the sealing mechanism 114 with the protective cover 11 and the ease of use of the sealing mechanism 114. If the protective cover 11 is made of other materials, the specific structural type of the sealing mechanism 114 can also be replaced with a lock, Velcro, or other device or mechanism that can achieve rapid opening and closing and reliable sealing of the medicine dispensing port 113.
[0055] In summary, the medicine storage device provided in the present invention can be used in operation. When no medicine is placed in the device, the sheath can be retracted to the limit state by the telescopic structure of the sheath itself, so that the medicine storage device as a whole forms a flat component structure with the top cover and the bottom support as the main extension structures on both sides, so as to improve the portability of the medicine storage device. When it is necessary to store medicines, any packaging mechanism can be opened so that the medicine packaging box as a whole can be placed in the corresponding sub-packaging cavity connected to the opened packaging mechanism. As a result, the sheath can be axially extended to a height that matches the medicine packaging box as the medicine packaging box is placed. The packaging mechanism can then be reclosed to complete the storage of the current category of medicines in the current sub-packaging cavity. Repeating the above process can place multiple categories of medicine packaging boxes into each sub-packaging cavity one by one, ensuring that different types of medicines are stored separately and placed in categories. When it is necessary to take the medicine, it is only necessary to reopen the corresponding packaging mechanism and take out the medicine packaging box from the corresponding sub-packaging cavity. The medicine storage device relies on a multi-chamber retractable packaging structure formed by a retractable sheath and multiple partitions. It can rely on the packaging cavity to store the medicine packaging box as a whole without breaking the medicine packaging box, effectively ensuring the packaging and protection structure of the original packaging of the medicine, so that there is no need to unpack and collect the medicine when classifying and storing the medicine, which greatly reduces the operational difficulty of classifying and storing the medicine, improves the efficiency of the medicine storage operation, and effectively avoids the phenomenon of medicine expiration or deterioration caused by the disassembly of the original packaging of the medicine, ensures the performance of the medicine, optimizes the classification and storage conditions of the medicine, and improves the convenience of taking multiple categories of medicines.
[0056] The above is a detailed introduction to the medicine storage device provided by the present invention. This article uses specific examples to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present invention. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method and core ideas of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, without departing from the principles of the present invention, the present invention can also be improved and modified. These improvements and modifications also fall within the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.
Claims
1. A medicine storage device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a sheath capable of reciprocating and extending in the height direction, wherein a top cover is provided on the top of the sheath, a bottom support is provided on the bottom of the sheath, and a plurality of partitions capable of synchronously extending and contracting along the height direction with the sheath are provided in the inner cavity of the sheath; A sub-packaging cavity capable of accommodating a medicine packaging box is formed between two adjacent partitions. The sheath is provided with a plurality of medicine taking ports which are connected to the sub-packaging cavity in a one-to-one correspondence. The medicine taking ports are opened and closed with a packaging mechanism.
2. The medicine storage device according to claim 1, wherein: An upper hinge seat is provided at the center of the top cover, and a plurality of upper support rods are connected between the upper hinge seat and the outer edge of the top cover. The inner ends of the upper support rods are hinged to the upper hinge seat, and the outer ends of the upper support rods can reciprocate along the circumference of the top cover; The top end of the partition is linked to the upper support rod.
3. The medicine storage device according to claim 2, wherein: The outer edge of the top cover is provided with an upper guide rail which extends along the circumference thereof and is connected end to end. The outer end of the upper support rod is slidably arranged on the upper guide rail.
4. The medicine storage device according to claim 2, wherein: A lower hinge seat is provided at the center of the base, and a plurality of lower support rods are connected between the lower hinge seat and the outer edge of the base, wherein the inner ends of the lower support rods are hinged to the lower hinge seat, and the outer ends of the lower support rods can reciprocate along the circumference of the base; The bottom end of the partition is linked to the lower support rod.
5. The medicine storage device according to claim 4, wherein: The outer edge of the bottom bracket is provided with a lower guide rail which extends along the circumference thereof and is connected end to end. The outer end of the lower support rod is slidably arranged on the lower guide rail.
6. The medicine storage device according to claim 2, wherein: A classification identification area where drug information can be written or pasted is formed between two adjacent upper support bars.
7. The medicine storage device according to claim 1, wherein: The base has a plurality of receiving grooves capable of accommodating medicine instructions, and the receiving grooves are sequentially arranged along the circumference of the base, and the receiving grooves are aligned with the sub-packaging chambers in a one-to-one correspondence along the height direction.
8. The medicine storage device according to claim 1, wherein: The protective cover is an elastic net bag.
9. The medicine storage device according to claim 1, wherein: The separator is made of elastic mesh.
10. The medicine storage device according to claim 1, wherein: The packaging mechanism is a zipper mechanism.