Medicine weighing device

• US 20090178857A1
• Filed: 01/22/2009
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Akitomi Kohama, Atsushi Kawano, Hiroyuki Yuyama, Keita Yasuoka
• Original Assignee: Akitomi Kohama, Atsushi Kawano, Hiroyuki Yuyama, Keita Yasuoka
• Inventors: Yuyama, Hiroyuki, Yasuoka, Keita, Kawano, Atsushi, Kohama, Akitomi
• Granted Patent: US 7,964,805 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 177/25.130
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/414 using electronic computing means only
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 21/286 with windshields

Abstract

A medicine weighing device that includes, not only a weighing function, but also an inspection function. The medicine weighing device 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 device (2) for weighing medicine to be dispensed, a display device (3) for displaying a weighed value and weighing conditions, an input device (3) for inputting the weighing conditions, a storage device (11) for storing an inspection program and medicine data, and a control mechanism (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 device among the weighing conditions, and displaying the calculated recommended dose and the weight of the medicine weighed by the weighing device (2) on the display (3).

Claims

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

medicine identifying means for identifying medicine;

weighing means for weighing the identifying medicine;

display means for displaying an inspection operation screen including at least name of medicine;

storage means for storing in medicine master constituted by the data according to the medicine;

control means for displaying the weighed value weighed by the weighing means with a part of the data in accordance with the medicine which is stored in the storage means,

wherein the control means makes the display means display the result of weighing as number of the medicines to be dispensed, and makes the master of the storage means store the weight of one medicine which is obtained by dividing the weighing value by the number.

2. The medicine weighing device according to claim 1,

wherein the storage means includes specific gravity of the medicine in the master;

the control means makes the display means display the content of the medicine which the result of weighing is converted based on the specific gravity.

4. The medicine weighing device according to claim 1,

wherein the control means makes the storage means store the determined weighing value with the data in accordance with the medicine which is stored in the medicine master after the weighing value of the medicine being weighed by the weighing means.

5. The medicine weighing device according to claim 1,

wherein the data stored in the storage means includes the data of operator for weighing the medicine.

6. The medicine weighing device according to claim 2,

wherein the control means makes the storage means store the determined weighing value with the data in accordance with the medicine which is stored in the medicine master after the weighing value of the medicine being weighed by the weighing means.

8. The medicine weighing device according to claim 2,

wherein the data stored in the storage means includes the data of operator for weighing the medicine.

3. A medicine weighing device, comprising in a device main body;

medicine identifying means for identifying medicine;

weighing means for weighing the identifying medicine;

display means for displaying an inspection operation screen including at least name of medicine;

storage means for storing in medicine master constituted by the data according to the medicine;

control means for displaying the weighed value weighed by the weighing means with a part of the data in accordance with the medicine which is stored in the storage means,

wherein the control means makes the storage means store the determined weighing value with the data in accordance with the medicine which is stored in the medicine master after the weighing value of the medicine being weighed by the weighing means.

7. The medicine weighing device according to claim 3,

wherein the control means makes the storage means store the determined weighing value with the data in accordance with the medicine which is stored in the medicine master after the weighing value of the medicine being weighed by the weighing means.

9. The medicine weighing device according to claim 3,

wherein the data stored in the storage means includes the data of operator for weighing the medicine.