Hospital medicine management device
The automated system of drug management devices has solved the problem of information management of drug expiration dates in hospital pharmacies, realizing real-time monitoring and alerts for drugs nearing their expiration date, and improving the efficiency and safety of drug management.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422762494.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-13
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-31
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-13
AI Technical Summary
In hospital pharmacies, the management of drug expiration dates still relies on traditional manual checking and recording, which cannot achieve automated and information-based management of near-expiration dates.
The system employs a drug management device, including a drug cabinet, a drug collection device, a medical computer terminal, and a handheld terminal, combined with electronic tags and an information storage module, to achieve automated management of drug information and monitoring of near-expiration dates, with real-time alerts provided via wireless network and electronic display board.
It enables automated management and real-time monitoring of drugs nearing their expiration date, reducing manual operations and improving the efficiency and safety of drug management.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of drug management technology, and more specifically, it relates to a hospital drug management device. Background Technology
[0002] Drug administration is short for "drug supervision and management." It refers to the management of drugs by the state through relevant administrative agencies using administrative and legal means. It is an important part of health administration. Its main tasks are: to ensure drug quality, improve drug efficacy, safeguard the safety of medication use, and protect public health. Specific contents include: management of drug manufacturing and distribution enterprises, pharmacy management in medical institutions, management of the drugs themselves, management of drug packaging and repackaging, management of special drugs, management of drug trademarks and advertising, and drug supervision.
[0003] Based on the above, the inventors have discovered the following problems: Since hospital pharmacies have a large number of drugs, drug expiration date management is required throughout the entire process of drug procurement, storage, and distribution. Drug expiration date management in pharmacies still relies on traditional manual checking, recording, and posting of near-expiration dates, which cannot be automated and information-based.
[0004] Therefore, in view of this, we will study and improve the existing structure and its shortcomings to provide a hospital drug management device, in order to achieve a more practical value. Utility Model Content
[0005] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this utility model provides a hospital drug management device to solve the current problem that drug expiration date management in pharmacies still relies on traditional manual checking, recording, and posting of near-expiration dates, which cannot achieve automated and information-based management of near-expiration dates.
[0006] The purpose and effectiveness of this utility model's hospital drug management device are achieved through the following specific technical means:
[0007] A hospital drug management device includes a drug cabinet and a drug collection device. The drug collection device is connected to a medical staff computer terminal, which is connected to a medical staff handheld terminal via a wireless network. The medical staff handheld terminal is equipped with an electronic tag template and an electronic drug display board.
[0008] The handheld device for medical staff is connected to an information storage module, which includes functions for searching, deleting, and modifying information.
[0009] Furthermore, the medicine cabinet is equipped with multiple fixed plates inside, each fixed plate has a partition plate, and a pad is installed on one side of the partition plate on the fixed plate. The medicine collection device is located at one end of the partition plate and is a camera. The fixed plate is also equipped with a medicine collection trough.
[0010] Furthermore, two rotating shafts are installed on the partition plate, and a connecting wheel is installed on each of the two rotating shafts. The two connecting wheels are connected by a synchronous belt drive.
[0011] Furthermore, the synchronous belt is provided with multiple push plates, and the medicine can be placed between two adjacent push plates. The pad is provided with an inclined surface, and the synchronous belt is set at an angle. The angle of the synchronous belt and the angle of the inclined surface are the same.
[0012] Furthermore, a driven gear is mounted on one of the rotating shafts, and a driving gear is meshed with the side of the driven gear.
[0013] Furthermore, a drive motor is connected to the middle of the drive gear, the output end of the drive motor is connected to the drive gear, and the drive motor is connected to the partition plate.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
[0015] This invention utilizes multiple methods—including handheld devices for medical staff, electronic tags, and electronic display boards for drugs nearing their expiration date—to monitor and warn about drugs nearing their expiration date. Furthermore, medical staff can manually input the batch number, expiration date, and quantity information via their handheld devices, enabling the management and public display of drugs nearing their expiration date without relying on the hospital's drug management system.
[0016] In this invention, a rotating shaft drives a connecting wheel to rotate, and the connecting wheel drives two connecting wheels to rotate synchronously via a timing belt. At this time, the timing belt moves, and the timing belt drives the push plate to move gradually. The push plate can push the medicine on the inside to move until the medicine moves into the inside of the medicine collection tank, which can prevent medical staff from knocking over the medicine next to them when taking the medicine. Attached Figure Description
[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a drug collection system for a hospital drug management device according to this utility model.
[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the inside of a medicine cabinet in a hospital medicine management device according to this utility model.
[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the fixing plate portion of a hospital drug management device according to this utility model.
[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the partition plate portion of a hospital drug management device according to this utility model.
[0021] Figure 5This is a schematic diagram of one side of the partition plate of a hospital drug management device according to this utility model.
[0022] In the diagram, the correspondence between component names and drawing numbers is as follows:
[0023] 1. Medicine cabinet; 2. Fixing plate; 3. Medicine collection trough; 4. Divider plate; 5. Rotating shaft; 6. Connecting wheel; 7. Synchronous belt; 8. Push plate; 9. Pad plate; 10. Inclined surface; 11. Passive gear; 12. Driving gear; 13. Drive motor; 14. Medicine collection device. Detailed Implementation
[0024] The embodiments of this utility model will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are for illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as limiting the scope of this utility model.
[0025] In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more; the terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," "front end," "rear end," "head," "tail," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. In addition, the terms "first," "second," "third," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0026] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected" and "linked" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.
[0027] Example:
[0028] As attached Figure 1 To be continued Figure 5 As shown:
[0029] This utility model provides a hospital drug management device, including a drug cabinet 1 and a drug collection device 14. The device is characterized in that: the drug collection device 14 is connected to a medical staff computer, which is connected to a handheld device via a wireless network. The handheld device is equipped with an electronic tag template and an electronic drug display board. The handheld device is also connected to an information storage module, which includes functions for searching, deleting, and modifying information. Drug information received by the hospital pharmacy includes drug name, specifications, batch number, expiration date, and quantity. This information is synchronously entered into the handheld device via the internet. Furthermore, the device is synchronized with the hospital drug management system in real time to update daily consumption and inventory information, and can also synchronize notification information to the electronic tags and the near-expiration drug electronic display board.
[0030] The medicine cabinet 1 has multiple fixed plates 2 installed inside, with partition plates 4 on the fixed plates 2. A pad 9 is installed on one side of the partition plate 4 on the fixed plate 2. A medicine collection device 14, which is a camera, is located at one end of the partition plate 4. A medicine collection trough 3 is also installed on the fixed plate 2. Two rotating shafts 5 are installed on the partition plate 4, and connecting wheels 6 are installed on both rotating shafts 5. The two connecting wheels 6 are connected by a synchronous belt 7. Multiple push plates 8 are installed on the synchronous belt 7. Medicines can be placed between two adjacent push plates 8. The rotating shaft 5 drives one connecting wheel 6 to rotate. The connecting wheel 6 drives the two connecting wheels 6 to rotate synchronously through the synchronous belt 7. At this time, the synchronous belt 7 moves, and the synchronous belt 7 drives the push plates 8 to move gradually. The push plates 8 can push the medicines inside until the medicines are moved into the medicine collection trough 3.
[0031] An inclined surface 10 is provided on the pad 9, and the synchronous belt 7 is set at an angle. The angle of the synchronous belt 7 is the same as the angle of the inclined surface 10. Through the inclined surface, the medicine boxes can be arranged from low to high, which makes it convenient for the medicine collection device 14 to collect the quantity of medicines, and at the same time, it is convenient for medical staff to observe the remaining amount of medicines.
[0032] One of the rotating shafts 5 is equipped with a driven gear 11, which is meshed with a driving gear 12 on its side. A drive motor 13 is connected to the middle of the driving gear 12, and the output end of the drive motor 13 is connected to the driving gear 12. The drive motor 13 is connected to the partition plate 4. The drive motor 13 can drive the driving gear 12 to rotate. When the driving gear 12 rotates, it can drive the driven gear 11 to rotate synchronously. The driven gear 11 drives one of the rotating shafts 5 to rotate.
[0033] The specific usage and function of this embodiment are as follows:
[0034] In this invention, the drug near-expiration date management tool consists of a hospital drug management system, a handheld terminal for medical staff, electronic tags, and an electronic display board for drugs nearing their expiration date. Drug information received by the hospital pharmacy includes drug name, specifications, batch number, expiration date, and quantity, which is synchronously entered into the handheld terminal via the internet. It also synchronizes daily consumption and inventory information with the hospital drug management system in real time. The handheld terminal can set green alerts for drugs with an expiration date of less than 6 months, yellow alerts for drugs with an expiration date of less than 3 months, and red alerts for drugs with an expiration date of less than 1 month, according to the hospital's near-expiration date drug management system requirements. The alert information can also be synchronized to the electronic tags and the electronic display board for drugs nearing their expiration date. The electronic tag displays three colors to warn of drug expiration dates, while the electronic display board for drugs nearing their expiration dates shows drug images, batch numbers, expiration dates, and quantities for the corresponding month. This allows pharmacy staff to monitor drugs nearing their expiration dates at all times through various means, including handheld devices, electronic tags, and the electronic display board. It enables continuous monitoring and alerts for drugs nearing their expiration dates. Furthermore, staff can manually input batch numbers, expiration dates, and quantities via handheld devices, allowing for near-expiration management and disclosure without relying on the hospital's drug management system.
[0035] When medication needs to be dispensed, the drive motor 13 is started, which drives the active gear 12 to rotate. When the active gear 12 rotates, it drives the passive gear 11 to rotate synchronously. The passive gear 11 drives one of the rotating shafts 5 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 5 drives a connecting wheel 6 to rotate. The connecting wheel 6 drives two connecting wheels 6 to rotate synchronously through the synchronous belt 7. At this time, the synchronous belt 7 moves, and the synchronous belt 7 drives the push plate 8 to move gradually. The push plate 8 can push the medicine on the inside to move until the medicine moves into the medicine collection tank 3. The inclined surface 10 can make the medicine boxes arranged from low to high, which makes it convenient for the medicine collection device 14 to collect the number of medicines and also makes it convenient for medical staff to observe the remaining amount of medicines.
[0036] The embodiments of this utility model are given for illustrative and descriptive purposes only, and are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the utility model to the forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to better illustrate the principles and practical applications of this utility model, and to enable those skilled in the art to understand this utility model and design various embodiments with various modifications suitable for a particular purpose.
Claims
1. A hospital drug management device, comprising a drug cabinet (1) and a drug collection device (14), characterized in that: The drug collection device (14) is connected to a medical computer terminal, which is connected to a medical handheld terminal via a wireless network. The medical handheld terminal is equipped with an electronic tag template and a drug electronic display board. The handheld device for medical staff is connected to an information storage module, which includes functions for searching, deleting, and modifying information.
2. The hospital drug management device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The medicine cabinet (1) is equipped with multiple fixed plates (2) inside. The fixed plates (2) are provided with partition plates (4). A pad (9) is installed on one side of the partition plate (4) on the fixed plate (2). The medicine collection device (14) is set at one end of the partition plate (4). The medicine collection device (14) is a camera. The fixed plate (2) is also equipped with a medicine collection trough (3).
3. The hospital drug management device as described in claim 2, characterized in that: Two rotating shafts (5) are installed on the partition plate (4), and a connecting wheel (6) is installed on each of the two rotating shafts (5). The two connecting wheels (6) are connected by a synchronous belt (7).
4. The hospital drug management device as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The synchronous belt (7) is provided with multiple push plates (8), and the medicine can be placed between two adjacent push plates (8). The pad (9) is provided with an inclined surface (10). The synchronous belt (7) is set at an angle, and the angle of the synchronous belt (7) is the same as the angle of the inclined surface (10).
5. The hospital drug management device as described in claim 3, characterized in that: A driven gear (11) is mounted on one of the rotating shafts (5), and a driving gear (12) is meshed with the side of the driven gear (11).
6. The hospital drug management device as described in claim 5, characterized in that: A drive motor (13) is connected to the middle of the drive gear (12), the output end of the drive motor (13) is connected to the drive gear (12), and the drive motor (13) is connected to the partition plate (4).