EP1016399A2 - Verfahren zur Unterstützung der Arzneiverabreichung gemäss einer Arzneiverordnung und Gerät zur Durchführung des Verfahrens - Google Patents

Verfahren zur Unterstützung der Arzneiverabreichung gemäss einer Arzneiverordnung und Gerät zur Durchführung des Verfahrens Download PDF

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EP1016399A2
EP1016399A2 EP99811132A EP99811132A EP1016399A2 EP 1016399 A2 EP1016399 A2 EP 1016399A2 EP 99811132 A EP99811132 A EP 99811132A EP 99811132 A EP99811132 A EP 99811132A EP 1016399 A2 EP1016399 A2 EP 1016399A2
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Yves Depeursinge
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CSEM Centre Suisse dElectronique et de Microtechnique SA Recherche et Développement
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
    • A61J7/04—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
    • A61J7/0409—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers
    • A61J7/0481—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers working on a schedule basis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
    • A61J7/04—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
    • A61J7/0409—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers
    • A61J7/0427—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers with direct interaction with a dispensing or delivery system
    • A61J7/0445—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers with direct interaction with a dispensing or delivery system for preventing drug dispensing during a predetermined time period
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
    • A61J7/04—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
    • A61J7/0409—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers
    • A61J7/0454—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers for dispensing of multiple drugs

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  • the present invention relates to an assistance method, for administration of medication according to a prescription medical, not requiring the intervention of the patient and avoiding any false manipulation on the part of the latter, so as to allow the execution of his treatment at his home, without risk of error.
  • Surveillance networks currently exist, particularly for elderly people, who include a local power plant that can generate a call to qualified personnel or a family member, in particular response to an alarm issued by the elderly person in question from his home. For this, it is sufficient for the latter to actuate a mounted button on a case that she wears on her, for example, as a pendant or wrist.
  • this box contains a signal generator, which thanks to a wireless link, acts on the control unit which transmits the signal to a base station.
  • Using such a monitoring network it is also possible remotely monitor different parameters of a patient such as example, temperature, number of heartbeats, etc.
  • the plaintiff described in her request for French patent n ° FR / 97 05 547 an activity monitoring device a person to detect a possible fall in view of him rescue. All these systems provide real assistance to the elderly person, disabled person, or simply a patient recovering, but needed to be supplemented by a assistance system for drug administration allowing to help those concerned to take their medication properly quantity and at the right time as prescribed by the doctor.
  • the method and device according to the invention are intended to reduce the possible errors in how to take these medicines, and also to avoid the risk of errors during the preparation of doses of these drugs.
  • the invention also relates to a device for setting work of this process.
  • the present invention also relates to the features which will emerge during the description which follows and which should be considered in isolation or in all their technical combinations possible.
  • the element of packaging 2 and the distribution unit 4, shown in FIG. 2 are more particularly intended to contain medicinal doses in the form of tablets.
  • the conditioning element 2 is consisting of a container subdivided into a plurality of compartments 6, in each of which are previously placed the tablet (s), corresponding to a given medication intake, to be ingested by the patient according to a dosage, from one hour and during an interval predetermined.
  • the container constituting the packaging element 2 may be a compartmentalized drawer of generally parallelepiped shape.
  • This is preferably made of plastic.
  • the number of compartments and their size can be clearly understood very variable, depending on the number of drugs corresponding to the prescribed medication, and the duration of treatment.
  • the volume of the assembly can be, for example, 2 cm 3 .
  • the drawer compartmentalized, constituting the packaging element 2 is covered by a hermetically sealed plastic film 7, possibly transparent at least on top.
  • the compartmentalized drawer has no bottom, the plastic film 7 completely surrounding it for constitute upper and lower walls for closure and protection can be destroyed at the time of taking, by means localized pullout 8.
  • the bottom of the compartments (possibly their upper and lower parts) consists of a door, which is actuated by an opening mechanism, thereby releasing drugs from below, and which returns to its starting position after drug release.
  • this is made up by a receptacle of shape corresponding to that of the element of packaging 2 forming a drawer so as to allow, once filled with predetermined drug doses and wrapped in protective film 7, housing thereof by sliding, said receptacle 4 comprising at less on its upper or lower face as many openings 9 as there are compartments in the packaging element 2; said openings being arranged opposite the compartments, so as to allow the taking from a predetermined compartment 6 of a dose of medication to be taken, this by tearing off the protective film 7 finding opposite both the opening 9 considered of the receptacle 4 and the corresponding compartment 6.
  • the distribution unit 4 can be provided, in its lower part, a recovery / distribution element (not shown), whose function is to recover the doses from compartments and allow easy distribution to the patient.
  • This recovery / distribution element can be fitted with a door automatic or manual unlocking.
  • the distributor 4 has a front door, possibly having a key which is closed after introduction of the element conditioning 2.
  • the means tearing 8 of the protective film 7 of the receptacle constituting the unit of distribution 4 consist of doors, which can be operated manually or automatically, arranged in the openings 9 of said receptacle 4 and capable of being articulated with respect to one of the sides thereof so that in selectively pushing them inwards, they cause tearing of the upper and / or lower faces of the film 7 surrounding the compartments 6 of drawer 2, thus releasing the dose of medicine contained in a compartment 6 considered.
  • the doors 8 of the distribution unit 4 can be actuated, according to a pre-established IT procedure so as to ensure the locking or unlocking of said doors 8 in a chosen order and according to pre-established time periods recorded in said recording medium 3, and managed by an electronic clock.
  • the doors 8 include automatic return means to their initial position, having the effect of reactivating the closing function ensuring their conviction.
  • computer programming includes a function recognition of a single user.
  • Computer programming includes a function of unlocking, at a predetermined time T, of one of the doors 8 of the dispenser 4 corresponding to a compartment 6 containing the dose to take this instant T, the other compartments 6 remaining locked.
  • an alarm signal acoustic and / or luminous and / or radio is emitted in order to attract the attention of the patient or distant medical personnel, in the case of an error made or in the case of forgetting to take drug.
  • Figure 1 shows, in a block diagram, the method of the invention and the means for its implementation.
  • the position of the switches 10 testify to the opening or closing a door 8; they can optionally be ordered from distance by radio according to a preset schedule.
  • the system is able to recognize if the operation the corresponding door has been opened or not. This recognition is ensured by the processing unit 11, from the information recorded in the recording medium 3, information on the position of the doors (information given by the switches 10) and real time provided by an internal clock making, for example, part of said processing unit 11. If the operation door opening was not carried out, an alarm signal is generated by the alarm generator 17 and is transmitted to a local central (by apartment) 19 via a transmission circuit 18 and a link radio. The central apartment unit then calls on an external service provider who gets in touch with the patient.
  • the external speaker has the right to report to the patient, by telephone or any other means, his forgetfulness or to intervene, remotely, to unlock, by radio information 20, the doors that should have been opened, allowing the patient to take his medicine.
  • the system could allow other sequences such as, for example, automatic unlocking after a certain period of time.
  • preference will be given to the safety of drug intake and its control by a external speaker.
  • the processing unit 11 sends a control signal to a generator 13, which then generates a warning signal intended for a transducer 14, which can be, depending on the case, optical or acoustic type. This warning signal has to attract the patient's attention and allow him to repair his forgetfulness.
  • the patient can trigger the alarm himself by the alarm generator 17 by actuating a control button 15 which will control circuit 16. This possibility therefore allows the patient to alert the external speaker for a telephone contact or any other action later.
  • the assistance device which has just been described can be produced at using discrete or modular circuits or components, but preferably it will be based on the use of a microprocessor suitably programmed.
  • the system is created in the goal of whether or not patients are taking their medication.
  • simple systems i.e. without radio link
  • the statistics are made in time real, and any intervention can be made if necessary (call urgent, etc.).
  • This point is of great interest to the industry pharmaceutical or for research, which needs to know the impact drugs prescribed on the behavior of people and their therapy.
  • the link with other monitoring devices is valuable because it allows direct and real-time assessment of the causes and the effects.
  • a system according to the invention also makes it possible to rationalize the drug distribution in the sense that drugs are distributed in exact quantity (preparation of exact dosage) and, if need is in the case of very expensive drugs, to recover the unused drugs).
  • Recovery of expensive drugs, which have not been taken by the patient, may be considered because their conditioning by the method and the device according to the invention makes it possible to guarantee their cleanliness and good condition. This is all the more important since the wasted medication is an important factor in increasing current health care costs.

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EP99811132A 1998-12-16 1999-12-10 Verfahren zur Unterstützung der Arzneiverabreichung gemäss einer Arzneiverordnung und Gerät zur Durchführung des Verfahrens Withdrawn EP1016399A3 (de)

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FR9816075 1998-12-16
FR9816075A FR2787317B1 (fr) 1998-12-16 1998-12-16 Procede d'assistance pour l'administration de medicaments conformement a une prescription medicale et dispositif pour la mise en application de ce procede
CA 2312418 CA2312418A1 (fr) 1998-12-16 2000-06-22 Procede d'assistance pour l'administration de medicaments conformement a une prescription medicale et dispositif pour la mise en application de ce procede

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