Luminaire for drug compounding, illumination system for drug compounding, and medicine storage shelf

Abstract

To provide a luminaire for drug compounding, which can minimize a development cost and a maintenance cost of a medicine storage shelf, because a drug can be prevented from being mistakenly taken out, even when a shelf body and each storage part are different in size.SOLUTION: A luminaire 1 for drug compounding is installed on a medicine storage shelf 10 where a plurality of trays T for storing a drug are provided in a multi-stack and / or multi-row manner. The luminaire for drug compounding comprises a body part 2 that extends along a predetermined direction, a plurality of emitters 3 that are arranged at intervals along the predetermined direction in the body part 2, and a mounting part 4 for mounting the body part 2 on the medicine storage shelf 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to a dispensing lighting device used by being attached to a medicine storage shelf having a plurality of storage parts located in the vertical direction, a dispensing lighting system including the dispensing lighting device, and a medicine storage shelf.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a medicine storage shelf having a plurality of storage parts located in the vertical direction has been disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1). Also, a dispensing support system including an instruction lamp for preventing an over-drawing error of medicine by a user has been disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 2).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By applying the technology described in Patent Document 2 to the configuration described in Patent Document 1, a medicine storage shelf that can prevent an over-drawing error of medicine can be formed. However, depending on the type of medicine storage shelf, the size of the shelf body and each storage part may be different. Therefore, when creating equipment according to each size, it has caused an increase in the development cost and maintenance cost of the medicine storage shelf. Thus, the purpose of this disclosure is to solve the above-related problems.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The dispensing lighting device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a dispensing lighting device installed on a medicine storage shelf in which a plurality of storage parts for storing medicines are provided in multiple stages and / or multiple rows, and includes a main body part extending along a predetermined direction, a plurality of light emitters arranged at intervals along the predetermined direction in the main body part, and an attachment part for attaching the main body part to the medicine storage shelf.

[0006] According to the dispensing lighting device according to the first aspect, even when the sizes of the shelf body and each storage part are different, it is possible to configure the device to prevent users from making mistakes in taking out medicines simply by installing the dispensing lighting device, so that it is possible to suppress the development cost and maintenance cost of the medicine storage shelf.

[0007] In the dispensing lighting device according to the first aspect, the main body part can be provided so as to extend in the horizontal direction or the vertical and horizontal directions of the medicine storage shelf. Also, in the dispensing lighting device according to the first aspect, the attachment part can adopt a double-sided tape, a magnet, or the like.

[0008] The dispensing lighting device according to the second aspect of the present invention is the dispensing lighting device according to the first aspect, and further includes a receiving part for receiving a control signal from a control device for individually controlling the states of the respective light emitters.

[0009] According to the dispensing lighting device according to the second aspect, the light emitter can be caused to emit light according to the control signal from the control device.

[0010] The dispensing lighting device according to the third aspect of the present invention is the dispensing lighting device according to the second aspect, and the receiving part includes a wireless communication unit for receiving the control signal by wireless communication.

[0011] According to the dispensing lighting device according to the third aspect, since the configuration of the receiving part can be simplified, the degree of freedom in arranging the receiving part can be increased.

[0012] The dispensing lighting device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is the dispensing lighting device according to the first aspect, and further includes a power supply housing portion for housing a drive power supply.

[0013] According to the dispensing lighting device according to the fourth aspect, a power cord can be made unnecessary.

[0014] In the dispensing lighting device according to the fourth aspect, the drive power supply can employ a battery.

[0015] The dispensing lighting device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is the dispensing lighting device according to the first aspect, wherein the light emitter is capable of switching and emitting a plurality of types of colors.

[0016] According to the dispensing lighting device according to the fifth aspect, the color of the light emitter can be changed according to the type of drug and the order of extraction.

[0017] The dispensing lighting device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention includes a first light emitter capable of emitting a first color and a second light emitter capable of emitting a second color in the light emitter corresponding to one of the housing portions.

[0018] According to the dispensing lighting device according to the sixth aspect, light emitters having different colors can be caused to emit light according to the type of drug and the order of extraction.

[0019] Note that the contents of the second to sixth aspects are not necessarily essential configurations in the dispensing lighting device according to the present invention, and can be appropriately omitted / changed.

[0020] Further, the dispensing lighting system according to the seventh aspect of the present invention includes a dispensing lighting device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, and a control device for individually controlling the states of the respective light emitters in the dispensing lighting device.

[0021] According to the dispensing lighting system according to the seventh aspect, even when the sizes of the shelf body and each storage section are different, it is possible to configure the system such that simply installing the dispensing lighting system can prevent users from making mistakes in taking out drugs. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the development cost and maintenance cost of the drug storage shelf.

[0022] The dispensing lighting system according to the eighth aspect of the present invention is the dispensing lighting system according to the seventh aspect, and includes a plurality of the dispensing lighting devices, and the control device individually controls the plurality of the dispensing lighting devices.

[0023] According to the dispensing lighting system according to the eighth aspect, the dispensing lighting system can be configured by a plurality of dispensing lighting devices.

[0024] Further, the drug storage shelf according to the ninth aspect of the present invention includes the dispensing lighting system according to the eighth aspect and a shelf body provided with the dispensing lighting device.

[0025] According to the drug storage shelf according to the ninth aspect, it is possible to inexpensively configure a drug storage shelf that can be configured to prevent users from making mistakes in taking out drugs.

Advantages of the Invention

[0026] According to the dispensing lighting device according to the present invention as described above, even when the sizes of the shelf body and each storage section are different, it is possible to configure the system such that simply installing the dispensing lighting device can prevent users from making mistakes in taking out drugs. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the development cost and maintenance cost of the drug storage shelf.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0028] First, the dispensing lighting device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the dispensing lighting device 1 is installed on a medicine storage shelf 10 in which a plurality of trays T, which are storage parts for storing medicines, are provided in multiple stages and multiple rows.

[0029] The medicine storage shelf 10 includes a shelf body 11 provided with a plurality of trays T and a workbench 12. On the upper part of the shelf body 11, small trays TS are arranged in six stages in the vertical direction and six columns in the horizontal direction. On the lower part of the shelf body 11, large trays TL are arranged in three stages in the vertical direction and four columns in the horizontal direction.

[0030] Below each stage of the tray T in the medicine storage shelf 10, nine dispensing lighting devices 1 are provided along the horizontal direction. Each dispensing lighting device 1 includes a main body part 2 extending along the horizontal direction, a plurality of light emitters 3·3··· arranged at intervals along the horizontal direction in the main body part 2, and a mounting part 4 for attaching the main body part 2 to the medicine storage shelf 10.

[0031] In the dispensing lighting device 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an LED tape using an LED as the light emitter 3 is adopted. The mounting part 4 uses a double-sided tape attached to the back surface of the main body part 2. It is also possible to adopt a magnet or an adhesive as the mounting part 4.

[0032] The dispensing lighting device 1 constitutes a dispensing lighting system S as shown in FIG. 3. The dispensing lighting system S includes each dispensing lighting device 1·1···, a control device C for individually controlling the states of the respective light emitters 3 in the dispensing lighting device 1·1···, and a receiving part 5 for receiving a control signal from the control device C.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 1, the receiving unit 5 is disposed on the upper surface of the shelf body 11. The receiving unit 5 includes a communication unit 6 that transmits the control signals received from the control device C to the respective dispensing lighting devices 1, 1',... and a wireless receiving unit 7 that receives the control signals from the control device C by wireless communication. Each of the dispensing lighting devices 1 is connected in parallel to the communication unit 6 by a communication cable.

[0034] The communication unit 6 is provided with a power supply housing unit for housing a battery as a driving power source. Thereby, it is possible to eliminate the need for a power cord for the dispensing lighting device 1. Note that it is also possible to configure the dispensing lighting device 1 to be connected to a power cord and receive power supply from a commercial power source.

[0035] In the dispensing lighting system S, the control signals transmitted from the control device C by wireless communication are transmitted to the respective dispensing lighting devices 1 via the receiving unit 5. Each of the dispensing lighting devices 1 is individually controlled by the control signal from the receiving unit 5. Thus, the dispensing lighting system S can be configured by using a plurality of dispensing lighting devices 1 by the control device C.

[0036] And in the dispensing lighting system S, as shown in FIG. 1, among the plurality of trays T, the corresponding lighting emitter 3R emits light at a position below the dispensing tray TP that notifies the user of the removal of the drug. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the user of the drug storage shelf 10 from making a mistake in removing the drug.

[0037] In the present embodiment, each of the light emitters 3 can emit light by switching a plurality of types of colors under the control of the control device C. Thereby, when a plurality of users use the drug storage shelf 10 simultaneously, it is possible to change the color of the light emitter 3 for each user or change the color of the light emitter 3 according to the type of drug and the order of removal.

[0038] In addition, the light emitter 3 corresponding to one tray T includes a first light emitter capable of emitting a first color (e.g., red) and a second light emitter capable of emitting a second color (e.g., green). Thereby, even when the light emitter 3 corresponding to one tray T emits light, it is possible to emit light emitters 3 with different colors depending on the type of medicine and the order of extraction.

[0039] Further, each light emitter 3 may be configured not to continuously light up but to repeatedly turn on and off to blink. Also, it is possible to configure the light emitter 3 to switch between lighting and blinking depending on the type of medicine and the order of extraction.

[0040] According to the dispensing lighting device 1 according to the present embodiment, even when the sizes of the shelf body 11 and each tray T are different, it is possible to configure the device to prevent the user from making a mistake in taking out the medicine simply by installing the dispensing lighting device 1. Further, since it is not necessary to manufacture a shelf incorporating a light emitting device, it is possible to suppress the development cost and maintenance cost of the medicine storage shelf 10.

[0041] Further, according to the dispensing lighting device 1 according to the present embodiment, the receiving unit 5 further includes a wireless receiving unit 7 as a wireless communication unit for receiving a control signal from the control device C for individually controlling the states of the respective light emitters 3. Thereby, the dispensing lighting device 1 can cause the light emitter 3 to emit light according to the control signal from the control device C.

[0042] Further, according to the dispensing lighting device 1 according to the present embodiment, the receiving unit 5 includes a wireless receiving unit 7 as a wireless communication unit for receiving a control signal from the control device C by wireless communication. Thereby, wiring or the like for connecting to the control device C is not required, and the configuration of the receiving unit 5 can be simplified, so that the degree of freedom in arranging the receiving unit 5 can be increased. Note that it is also possible to configure to communicate wired between the control device C and the receiving unit 5.

[0043] Next, with reference to FIG. 4, a modified example of the medicine storage shelf 10A provided with the dispensing lighting device 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the dispensing lighting device 1 is installed in a medicine storage shelf 10A in which a plurality of trays T, which are storage parts for storing medicines, are provided in multiple stages and multiple rows.

[0044] The medicine storage shelf 10A includes a shelf body 11 provided with a plurality of trays T and a workbench 12. In the shelf body 11, the trays T are arranged in eleven stages in the vertical direction and six columns in the horizontal direction. On the left side of each column of the trays T in the medicine storage shelf 10A, six dispensing lighting devices 1 are provided along the vertical direction.

[0045] And in the medicine storage shelf 10A, as shown in FIG. 4, among the plurality of trays T, the corresponding lighting emitter 3R emits light at a position to the left of the extraction tray TP that notifies the user of the extraction of the medicine. Thereby, it becomes possible to prevent the user of the medicine storage shelf 10A from making a mistake in extracting the medicine.

[0046] In this way, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the main body 2 of the dispensing lighting device 1 is provided on the shelf body 11 along the vertical direction. That is, even when the configuration of the shelf body 11 is different, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the dispensing lighting device 1 is attached to prevent the user from making a mistake in extracting the medicine.

[0047] Next, with reference to FIG. 5, another embodiment of the dispensing lighting system SA provided with the dispensing lighting device 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, in the dispensing lighting system SA, a plurality of dispensing lighting devices 1 are connected in series by a communication cable. In this way, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which a plurality of dispensing lighting devices 1 in the dispensing lighting system SA are directly connected to each other.

[0048] [Other modified examples] The above embodiments can be appropriately modified as shown in the other modified examples shown below. Note that each of the modified examples described in this specification may be applied in combination with other modified examples as long as no contradiction occurs.

[0049] The dispensing lighting device 1 according to the present invention can also be applied to shelves different from the medicine storage shelf 10. For example, it can also be applied to the material shelves in factories, or the document shelves in workplaces and schools. Further, the shelf to which the dispensing lighting device 1 is applied may be multi-level or multi-row, and it can also be applied to a multi-level and single-row shelf, or a single-level and multi-row shelf.

[0050] In addition, in the dispensing lighting device 1, it is also possible to unify the colors of the light emitters 3. In the dispensing lighting device 1, it is also possible to turn on or blink a plurality of light emitters 3 located within the range (horizontal width area or vertical width area) of the extraction tray TP. Further, a buzzer may be provided in the dispensing lighting device 1 so that the buzzer sounds while the light emitter 3 is emitting light. Thereby, it is possible to make it easier for the user to recognize the light emission of the light emitter 3.

[0051] In addition, in the dispensing lighting system S, as the control device C, a personal computer, a tablet, a mobile phone, other information terminals, etc. can be adopted. When a tablet, a mobile phone, etc. are adopted as the control device C, it is also possible to configure the control of the light emission of the light emitter 3 in the dispensing lighting device 1 based on the information read by the control device C (for example, the information of the medicine described in the prescription).

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0052] 1 Dispensing lighting device 2 Main body 3 Light emitter 3R Lit light emitter 4 Mounting part 5 Receiving part 6 Communication part 7 Wireless receiving part 10 Medicine storage shelf 10A Medicine storage shelf (modified example) 11 Shelf body 12 Workbench C Control device S Dispensing lighting system SA Dispensing lighting system (alternative embodiment) T Tray (accommodation part) TS Small tray (accommodation part) TL Large tray (accommodation part) TP Extraction tray (accommodation part)

Claims

1. A dispensing lighting device installed on a medicine storage shelf in which a plurality of storage parts for containing medicines are provided in multiple stages and / or multiple rows, comprising a main body part extending along a predetermined direction, a plurality of light emitters arranged at intervals along the predetermined direction in the main body part, and a mounting part for attaching the main body part to the medicine storage shelf.

2. The dispensing lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising a receiving part for receiving a control signal from a control device for individually controlling the state of each of the light emitters.

3. The dispensing lighting device according to claim 2, wherein the receiving part includes a wireless communication unit for receiving the control signal by wireless communication.

4. The dispensing lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising a power supply housing part for housing a driving power supply.

5. The light emitter of the dispensing lighting device according to claim 1 is capable of switching between a plurality of types of colors for emitting light.

6. The light emitter corresponding to one of the storage parts includes a first light emitter capable of emitting a first color and a second light emitter capable of emitting a second color in the dispensing lighting device according to claim 1.

7. A dispensing lighting system comprising the dispensing lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 and a control device for individually controlling the state of each of the light emitters in the dispensing lighting device.

8. The dispensing lighting system according to claim 7, comprising a plurality of the dispensing lighting devices, and the control device individually controls the plurality of the dispensing lighting devices.

9. A medicine storage shelf comprising the dispensing lighting system according to claim 8 and a shelf body provided with the dispensing lighting device.

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