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EP-3610844-B1 - MEDICATION DISPENSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM

EP3610844B1EP 3610844 B1EP3610844 B1EP 3610844B1EP-3610844-B1

Inventors

  • SHIBATA, TOMOYUKI

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20190304

Claims (9)

  1. A drug dispensing device (4), comprising: a variable cassette (41B) that comprises a dispensing path of a drug configured such that a height (h1) and a width (w1) thereof can be changed and is configured to dispense any type of the drug by a single pill; a mounting portion (42B), to and from which the variable cassette (41B) is mountable and dismountable; an allocation processor (511) configured to allocate drug information on a drug to be dispensed to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B); and a drive controller (562) configured to drive the variable cassette (41B) in accordance with a driving condition set in advance in association with the drug information allocated to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B) by the allocation processor (511), characterised in that the allocation processor (511) is configured to allocate, based on a plurality of sets of prescription data, the drug information, which is on the drug to be dispensed included in the plurality of sets of prescription data, in accordance with an allocation rule set in advance, the allocation being performed per the plurality of sets of prescription data, the allocation processor is configured to identify the plurality of sets of prescription data, which satisfies a specific condition set in advance, and to allocate, based on the identified plurality of sets of prescription data, the drug information to the variable cassette or the mounting portion, the drive controller (562) is configured to drive the variable cassette (41B), to thereby dispense from the variable cassette (41B) the drug corresponding to the plurality of sets of prescription data, and the drive controller (562) is configured to, when the drug information on the drugs included as dispensing targets in a plurality of sets of prescription data is allocated to the same variable cassette (41B), dispense the same drug from the same variable cassette (41B) in a packaging operation corresponding to the plurality of sets of prescription data.
  2. The drug dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the allocation rule includes a first rule of priorly allocating, to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B), drug information in which, among pieces of drug information on a dispensing target included in the plurality of sets of prescription data, a total number of pills to be dispensed is large in the plurality of sets of prescription data.
  3. The drug dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the allocation rule includes a second rule of priorly allocating, to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B), drug information in which, among pieces of drug information on a dispensing target included in the plurality of sets of prescription data, a number of pills to be dispensed in a time-of-administration unit in accordance with a usage method is unequal in the plurality of sets of prescription data.
  4. The drug dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the allocation rule includes a third rule of priorly allocating, to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B), drug information in which, among pieces of drug information on a dispensing target included in the plurality of sets of prescription data, a number of packages is large in the plurality of sets of prescription data.
  5. The drug dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the allocation rule includes: a first rule of priorly allocating, to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B), drug information having, among pieces of drug information on a dispensing target included in the plurality of sets of prescription data, a total number of pills to be dispensed is large in the plurality of sets of prescription data; a second rule of priorly allocating, to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B), drug information in which, among pieces of drug information on a dispensing target included in the plurality of sets of prescription data, a number of pills to be dispensed in a time-of-administration unit in accordance with a usage method is unequal in the plurality of sets of prescription data; and a third rule of priorly allocating, to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B), drug information in which, among pieces of drug information on a dispensing target included in the plurality of sets of prescription data, a number of packages is large in the plurality of sets of prescription data, and wherein the allocation processor (511) is configured to priorly execute the allocation to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B) in order of the first rule, the second rule, and the third rule.
  6. The drug dispensing device according to any one of claims 1-5, further comprising fixed cassettes (41A) each configured to dispense a type of drug determined in advance, wherein the allocation processor (511) is configured to determine whether the specific condition is satisfied based on the drug information included in the plurality of sets of prescription data and on master information indicating drug information dispensable from each of the fixed cassettes (41A).
  7. The drug dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: fixed cassettes (41A) each configured to dispense a type of drug determined in advance; and a manual dispensing unit (43) configured to dispense drugs contained in a plurality of cells in units of the plurality of cells, wherein the allocation processor (511) is configured to allocate, among pieces of drug information on a dispensing target included in the plurality of sets of prescription data, drug information having no corresponding fixed cassette, to the variable cassette (41B) or the manual dispensing unit (43).
  8. A control method for a drug dispensing device, the drug dispensing device including a variable cassette (41B) that comprises a dispensing path of a drug configured such that a height (h1) and a width (w1) thereof can be changed and is configured to dispense any type of the drug by a single pill, and a mounting portion (42B), to and from which the variable cassette (41B) is mountable and dismountable, the control method comprising: an allocation step (S3) of allocating, based on a plurality of sets of prescription data, drug information on a drug to be dispensed included in the plurality of sets of prescription data to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B); and a driving step (S16) of driving the variable cassette (41B) in accordance with a driving condition set in advance in association with the drug information allocated to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B) in the allocation step (S3), to thereby dispense from the variable cassette (41B) the drug corresponding to the plurality of sets of prescription data, characterised in that : in the allocation step (S3), the drug information is allocated in accordance with an allocation rule set in advance, the allocation being performed per the plurality of sets of prescription data, the plurality of sets of prescription data, which satisfies a specific condition set in advance, is identified, and the drug information is allocated to the variable cassette or the mounting portion based on the identified plurality of sets of prescription data, and in the driving step (S16), when the drug information on the drugs included as dispensing targets in the plurality of sets of prescription data is allocated to the same variable cassette (41B), the same drug is dispensed from the same variable cassette (41B) in a packaging operation corresponding to the plurality of sets of prescription data.
  9. A control program for causing a controller (501, 503) of a drug dispensing device including a variable cassette (41B) that comprises a dispensing path of drug configured such that a height (h1) and a width (w1) thereof can be changed and is configured to dispense any type of the drug by a single pill, and a mounting portion (42B), to and from which the variable cassette (41B) is mountable and dismountable, to execute: an allocation step (S3) of allocating, based on a plurality of sets of prescription data, drug information on a drug to be dispensed included in the plurality of sets of prescription data to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B); and a driving step (S16) of driving the variable cassette (41B) in accordance with a driving condition set in advance in association with the drug information allocated to the variable cassette (41B) or the mounting portion (42B) in the allocation step (S3), to thereby dispense from the variable cassette (41B) the drug corresponding to the plurality of sets of prescription data, characterised in that : in the allocation step (S3), the drug information is allocated in accordance with an allocation rule set in advance, the allocation being performed per the plurality of sets of prescription data, and the control program further cause the controller (501, 503) to identify the plurality of sets of prescription data, which satisfies a specific condition set in advance, and the drug information is allocated to the variable cassette or the mounting portion based on the identified plurality of sets of prescription data, and in the driving step (S16), when the drug information on the drugs included as dispensing targets in the plurality of sets of prescription data is allocated to the same variable cassette (41B), the same drug is dispensed from the same variable cassette (41B) in a packaging operation corresponding to the plurality of sets of prescription data.

Description

Technical Field The present invention relates to a drug dispensing device configured to dispense a drug contained in a drug cassette. Background Art In general, there has been known a drug dispensing device, which includes a plurality of drug cassettes configured to contain various types of drugs, and which can dispense drugs from each of the drug cassettes based on prescription data, and package those drugs for each administration timing (see, for example, JP 2011-104077 A). This type of drug dispensing device includes a plurality of variable cassettes that can dispense any drug, and may dispense the drugs from the variable cassettes by appropriately allocating drug information on the drugs to be dispensed to each of the variable cassettes. EP 2 853 252 A1 discloses a medicine dispensing apparatus allocating medicine information on a medicine to be dispensed to one of the medicine cassettes when the medicine information is given. Then, the medicine dispensing apparatus drives the medicine cassette according to a predetermined driving condition corresponding to the medicine information allocated to the medicine cassette to Summary of Invention The invention is defined by the appended claims. The examples, aspects and embodiments not falling within the scope of the claims are for reference only. Technical Problem In a case in which prescription control processing is to be continuously executed for a plurality of pieces of prescription data, when drugs are dispensed by individually allocating the drugs to the variable cassettes for each packaging operation corresponding to the prescription data, efficiency of an operation of filling the drugs into the variable cassettes may deteriorate. An object of the present invention is to provide a drug dispensing device, a control method, and a control program, which are capable of improving usage efficiency of variable cassettes at the time when prescription control processing is to be continuously executed for a plurality of pieces of prescription data. Solution to Problem The above problem is solved by the invention of claim 1. The further aspects of the present invention are described in the other claims. Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the drug dispensing device, the control method, and the control program, which are capable of improving the usage efficiency of variable cassettes at the time when prescription control processing is to be continuously executed on a plurality of pieces of prescription data. Brief Description of Drawings FIG. 1 is a diagram for illustrating a configuration of a drug dispensing system in an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 2 is a diagram for illustrating a configuration of a drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 3 is an external view of the drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for illustrating an internal configuration of the drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 5 is a view for illustrating an example of a fixed cassette of the drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 6 is a view for illustrating an example of a variable cassette of the drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 7 is a view for illustrating an example of the variable cassette of the drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 8 is a view for illustrating an example of the variable cassette of the drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 9 is a view for illustrating an example of a mounting portion of the variable cassette of the drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 10 is a view for illustrating an example of a drug palette of the drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 11 is a view for illustrating an example of a packaging result in the drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 12 is a flowchart for illustrating an example of prescription control processing and packaging control processing to be executed by the drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 13 is a table for showing an example of cassette allocation information to be used by the drug dispensing system in an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 14 is a table for showing an example of prescription data to be input to the drug dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 15 is a table for showing an example of cassette allocation information to be used by the drug dispensing system in an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 16 is a table for showing an example of manual dispensing allocation information to be used by the drug dispensing system in a