Medicine Weighing Device

• US 20080135309A1
• Filed: 03/10/2006
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yuyama Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Yuyama Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Yuyama, Hiroyuki, Kohama, Akitomi, Yasuoka, Keita, Kawano, Atsushi
• Granted Patent: US 7,592,553 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 177/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/414 using electronic computing means only
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 21/286 with windshields

Abstract

To provide a medicine weighing device which includes not only a weighing function but also an inspection function, which has a compact structure capable of displaying a weighed value and an inspection result on the same screen, and which can execute inspection according to the input state of weighing conditions. Accordingly, the medicine weighing device is structured to include, in a device main body 1, a weighing means 2 for weighing medicine to be dispensed, a display means 3 for displaying a weighed value and weighing conditions, an input means 3 for inputting the weighing conditions, a storage means 11 for storing an inspection program and medicine data, and a control means 5 for calculating a recommended dose by executing the inspection program stored in the storage medium 11 based only on the weighing conditions which can be inputted by the input means among the weighing conditions, and displaying the calculated recommended dose and the weight of the medicine weighed by the weighing section 2 on the display means 3.

Claims

1. A medicine weighing device, comprising in a device main body:

weighing means for weighing medicine to be dispensed;

display means for displaying a weighed value and weighing conditions;

input means for inputting the weighing conditions;

storage means for storing medicine data including the weighing conditions of the medicine to be dispensed and a recommended dose to satisfy the weighing conditions; and

control means for calling the recommended dose stored in the storage means based only on the weighing conditions which can be inputted by the input means among the weighing conditions, and displaying the recommended dose and a weighed value of the medicine to be dispensed which was weighed by the weighing means on the display means while executing recommended dose check.

2. The medicine weighing device according to claim 1, comprising:

a medicine to be dispensed determination means for determining the medicine to be dispensed,

wherein upon determination of the medicine to be dispensed by the medicine to be dispensed determination means, the control means allows weighing by the weighing means.

3. The medicine weighing device according to claim 1,

wherein the storage means stores, as the medicine data, a daily dose of medicine which can be administered to adults stipulated by a medicine name as an adult total dose, and

wherein when no weighing condition is inputted by the input means, the control means displays the adult total dose stored in the storage means as a reference value together with the value weighed by the weighing means on the display means.

4. The medicine weighing device according to claim 1,

wherein the storage means stores a daily recommended dose of the medicine to be dispensed as the medicine data, and

wherein when number of prescription days of the medicine to be dispensed is inputted as a weighing condition by the input means, the control means divides the weighed value by the weighing means by the number of prescription days to calculate a daily prescribed dose and compares the resultant daily prescribed dose with the daily recommended dose of the medicine to be dispensed stored in the storage means so as to execute recommended dose check.

5. The medicine weighing device according to claim 4,

wherein the storage means further stores recommended one-time dose of the medicine to be dispensed as the medicine data, and

wherein when number of divided packs is further inputted as a weighing condition by the input means, the control means divides the daily prescribed dose by the number of packs to calculate one time prescribed dose and compares the resultant prescribed dose with the recommended one-time dose stored in the storage means so as to execute recommended dose check.

6. The medicine weighing device according to claim 1,

wherein the storage means stores data allowing calculation of a recommended dose for different body weights as a weighing condition of the medicine data, and

wherein when the body weight is inputted by the input means as a weighing condition, the control means calculates a recommended dose based on the body weight with reference to the data stored in the storage means and compares the resultant recommended dose with a weighed value by the weighing means so as to execute recommended dose check.

7. The medicine weighing device according to claim 1,

wherein the storage means stores a recommended dose for different ages as a weighing condition of the medicine data, and

wherein when the age is inputted as a weighing condition by the input means, the control means calls the recommended dose stored in the storage means based on the age and compares the resultant recommended dose with a weighed value by the weighing means so as to execute recommended dose check.

8. The medicine weighing device according to claim 1,

wherein the storage means stores a reference amount and an excipient processing method as excipient processing conditions, and

wherein when a weighed amount by the weighing means does not reach the reference value stored in the storage means, the control means performs excipient processing in accordance with the excipient processing method.

9. The medicine weighing device according to claim 1, any on of

wherein the medicine to be dispensed is identified by reading a reading target section provided on a container for containing medicine with read means, and

wherein the control means identifies the medicine to be dispensed not only when the medicine is a registered medicine stored as the medicine data in the storage means but also when the medicine is an unregistered medicine obtained through a connected server.

10. The medicine weighing device according to claim 9,

wherein the control means can temporarily register an unregistered medicine which is not registered in the server for identification of the medicine to be dispensed.

11. A medicine weighing device, comprising in a device main body:

weighing means for weighing medicine to be dispensed; and

display means for displaying an inspection operation screen including at least a medicine name,

wherein a screen of the display means can be changed to either a target value to be weighed with the weighing means or an actual measurement value weighed with the weighing means, and both the values are displayed in an identifiable way.

12. The medicine weighing device according to claim 11, further comprising:

storage means for storing a medicine master composed of at least the medicine to be dispensed and a recommended dose of the medicine to be dispensed;

recommended dose determination means for determining whether or not the target value is appropriate based on the recommended dose in the medicine master stored in the storage means; and

display control means for instructing the display means to display an error message when it was determined by the recommended dose determination means that a standard value is not appropriate.

13. The medicine weighing device according to claim 12,

wherein the target value is composed of a daily dose and a total dose for number of prescription days, and

wherein the display control means changes the inspection operation screen to a weighing confirmation screen to display only the daily dose, determines whether or not a manually inputted total dose is appropriate when the total dose is manually inputted, changes the screen to a weighing screen if the manually inputted total dose is appropriate, and displays an error message if the manually inputted total dose is not appropriate.