JPH11380A - Medical supply keeping cabinet and abnormality monitoring system using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control the dose of medical supplies. SOLUTION: A door sensor 14 is provided inside the door 13 of a medical supply cabinet 10 which keeps medical supplies, and a control part is also provided. In accordance with a signal from the door sensor 14, the control part determines whether or not the door 13 has opened or closed during a predetermined time zone. If the control part never receives once a day from the door sensor 14 a signal indicating that the door 13 is opened, for example, it judges that the medical supplies are not taken properly, and therefore outputs a warning to that effect.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medicine storage which can monitor the proper use of a medicine and also monitor an abnormal situation of a user or the like, and an abnormal situation monitoring system using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the development of a home medical care support system in recent years, the number of patients receiving home medical care has increased rapidly. In home care, regular home-visit nursing is usually performed.
The taking of medicines is also left to the care of the patient or his family,
Nurses do not distribute newly prepared medicines at predetermined times as in hospitals.

[0003] Since such drugs are affected by temperature, humidity, and the like, they may be stored in refrigerators and the like in ordinary households. However, the appropriate storage temperature of the medicine is often in the range of 2 to 8 degrees, and does not always match the temperature of the refrigerator.

[0004] From such a viewpoint, a medicinal cold storage is commercially available, and some of them have a function of detecting and transmitting an abnormality in a medicine storage.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned home medical treatment, even if the medicine is stored in the medicine storage, it is meaningless unless the medicine is taken properly, and the administration of the medicine together with its storage state is important. .

[0006] In particular, in a situation where the bedridden elderly living alone receives home medical care in recent years,
Proper administration of pharmaceuticals has become an important issue.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a medicine storage which can manage the taking of medicines and monitor an abnormal situation of a user or the like, and an abnormal situation monitoring system using the same. And

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a door sensor which is provided inside a door of a storage for storing medicines and detects opening and closing of the door. A control unit for determining whether or not the door is opened or closed during a predetermined time period based on a signal from the door sensor, and outputting an alarm to that effect. For example, if the control unit does not receive a signal from the door sensor indicating that the door has been opened at least once a day, it is determined that the medicine has not been properly taken, and an alarm to that effect is given. It is characterized by outputting.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when an emergency situation occurs to a user of a pharmaceutical product, an emergency contact switch for notifying the emergency situation is provided, and the emergency contact switch is operated by the user. In this case, the control unit outputs an alarm to that effect.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an environment sensor for detecting at least one of the temperature and humidity in the storage;
An environment control device that adjusts the temperature or humidity in the refrigerator based on a signal from the environment sensor so that the temperature or humidity in the refrigerator is within a predetermined range is provided so that the stored medicine does not deteriorate. It is characterized by.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the temperature or humidity in the refrigerator cannot be adjusted to a predetermined range due to a failure of the environment adjustment device or the like, the control unit outputs an environmental abnormality alarm. I do.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the control unit outputs various alarms to the outside through a wired line or a wireless line.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receiving device for receiving various alarms issued from the control section, and receiving the alarms causes an abnormality in a medicine user or a medicine storage for storing medicines. It is characterized in that an administrator is notified that a situation has occurred, and an accident is prevented beforehand.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medicine storage 10 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing a configuration of an abnormal situation monitoring system.

The medicine storage 10 is provided at its back with an environment adjustment device (not shown) for controlling the temperature and humidity in the storage and a control unit (not shown) for issuing various alarms to be described later.

In the compartment 11, an environment sensor 12 such as a temperature detection sensor or a humidity sensor is provided.

In the following description, the case where both the temperature and the humidity of the interior 11 are controlled by the environment adjustment device will be described, but it goes without saying that either one of them may be used.

Further, the environment adjustment device is not an essential component in the present invention, but is provided according to the situation. Therefore, when temperature and humidity control are not performed,
The environment adjustment device and the environment sensor 12 become unnecessary.

Inside the door 13, a door sensor 14 which is turned on and off by opening and closing the door 13 is provided.
3 is output to the control unit.

On the upper surface 15 of the medicine storage 10,
An emergency contact switch 16 is provided. Of course, the mounting location of the emergency communication switch 16 is not limited to the upper surface 15 but may be the door 13 or the side surface of the medicine storage 10.

Based on such a configuration, the operation will be described by taking as an example a case where a patient living alone receives home medical care and takes medicine three times in the morning, afternoon, and evening.

Drugs required for medical treatment are delivered from a pharmacy or the like and stored in the drug storage 10. At this time, the control unit provides, for example, the monitoring time (7:00, 11:00, 1
7 o'clock), information such as storage temperature (5 ° C) and storage humidity (50%) are input.

Based on the signal from the environment sensor 12, the control section controls the environment so that the temperature and humidity of the interior 11 are within a predetermined range (for example, the temperature is 5 ± 1 ° C. and the humidity is 45 to 65%). Control the adjustment device.

The control unit has a built-in timepiece (timer). At 7:00, detection of opening and closing of the door 13 is started.
The duration of the monitoring is, for example, three hours. Therefore, if the door 13 is not opened and closed between 7:00 and 10:00, it is determined that the morning dose has not been taken. 11
At 17:00, the same judgment is made. The door 13
Is determined based on a signal from the door switch 14.

As a result, if the door 13 is not opened, for example, once a day, the control unit determines that an abnormality has occurred in the patient and issues an alarm. The alarm is issued by a wired line such as a telephone line or a dedicated line or a wireless line, and is performed by a security company, a drug bureau, a nursing center, a doctor in charge, and a neighbor entrusted with management (hereinafter referred to as “managed Etc.).

In an emergency such as when the patient suddenly becomes ill, the emergency contact switch 1
When 6 is pressed, the control unit notifies an administrator or the like of an alarm indicating that an emergency has occurred.

Needless to say, even if the user forgets to take the medicine, if the medicine does not directly affect life support or cause the disease to progress significantly, the control unit does not issue an alarm and uses the state of taking the medicine as dose data. Can be used as diagnostic data for the next medical visit.

The manager or the like who receives such an alarm by the receiving device immediately confirms the situation by telephone or directly visits the patient's home and notifies the situation to the hospital receiving home medical care. The hospital responds to the situation based on the communication from the administrator.

Further, when the environment adjustment device fails and the medicine cannot be stored properly due to a failure or the like, the control unit may issue an alarm to that effect or store the effect.

[0030] In this way, it is possible to accurately grasp the preservation state of the drug, and to prevent the taking of a drug that has been altered due to an abnormal rise in temperature.

[0031]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the opening and closing of the door is monitored by the door switch, and the control unit allows the user to operate the door during a predetermined time period based on a signal from the door switch. Judgment was made as to whether or not the patient was opened, and an alarm was output under predetermined conditions, so that it would be possible to know whether or not the patient was taking medicines appropriately, and to deal with abnormal situations. Becomes possible.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the emergency contact switch is provided, and when the user operates the switch, the control unit outputs an alarm to that effect. Even if an emergency occurs, it is possible to appropriately deal with it.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, at least one of the temperature and humidity in the storage is detected by the environment sensor, and the environment adjustment device detects the temperature or humidity in the storage based on a signal from the environment sensor. Since the temperature or the humidity is adjusted so as to be within a preset range, it is possible to take a drug which has been altered due to abnormal temperature or the like.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, when the environment adjustment device cannot be adjusted to a predetermined range by the environment adjustment device due to a failure or the like, the control unit outputs an alarm to that effect. As a result, it is possible to prevent the taking of a drug that has been altered due to abnormal temperature or the like, and it is possible for the administrator to take appropriate measures.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the control unit outputs various alarms to the outside through a wired line or a wireless line, so that the alarm can be reliably transmitted to a remote manager. Will be possible.

According to the invention of claim 6, since the administrator receives various warnings issued from the control unit by the receiving device, it is possible to quickly respond to an abnormal situation, It becomes possible to prevent an unexpected accident.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medicine storage according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an abnormal situation monitoring system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Drug storage 12 Environmental sensor 13 Door 14 Door switch 16 Emergency contact switch

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A door sensor provided inside a door of a storage for storing medicines, which detects opening and closing of the door, and the door opens and closes in a predetermined time period based on a signal from the door sensor. And a control unit for outputting a warning when the judgment satisfies a predetermined condition. 2. An emergency contact switch for notifying a user of a medicine when an emergency occurs, and when the emergency contact switch is activated, the control unit issues an alarm to that effect. 2. The medicine storage according to claim 1, wherein the medicine storage is output. 3. An environment sensor for detecting at least one of a temperature and a humidity in the refrigerator, and a temperature or humidity in the refrigerator is set within a predetermined range based on a signal from the environmental sensor. The medicine storage according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an environment adjustment device for adjusting the temperature of the medicine. 4. The system according to claim 3, wherein the control unit outputs an environmental abnormality alarm when the internal temperature or humidity cannot be set within a predetermined range by the environment adjusting device. Drug store. 5. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit outputs various alarms through a wired line or a wireless line.
5. The medicine storage according to any one of claims 4 to 4. 6. A receiving device for receiving various warnings issued from the control unit, and receiving the warning causes an abnormal situation to occur in a medicine user or a medicine storage for storing medicines. The abnormal situation monitoring system using the medicine storage according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the administrator is notified of the fact.