Medicine Dispensing and Packing Apparatus

Abstract

A medicine dispensing and packing apparatus includes a powder supplying portion, a plurality of powder dividing portions, a dispensing and packing portion, a control portion, and an input portion. The input portion includes an input screen. In a case where a number of packets larger than a maximum number of divisions by which one powder dividing portion can divide powder and a dividing portion use instruction to perform dispensing and packing using the plurality of powder dividing portions are inputted to the control portion by a user's operation on the input screen, the control portion makes allocations of the inputted number of packets to the powder dividing portions within a range not exceeding the maximum number of divisions, and controls the powder supplying portion, the plurality of powder dividing portions, and the dispensing and packing portion on a basis of the allocations.

1 . A medicine dispensing and packing apparatus comprising:
 a powder supplying portion that supplies powder;   a plurality of powder dividing portions that divide the powder supplied from the powder supplying portion, into a plurality of portions by a predetermined dose;   a dispensing and packing portion that dispenses and packs each dose of the powder divided by each of the plurality of powder dividing portions;   a control portion that controls the powder supplying portion, the plurality of powder dividing portions, and the dispensing and packing portion; and   an input portion through which prescription information is inputted to the control portion, wherein   the input portion includes an input screen to be operated by a user to input the prescription information, and   in a case where a number of packets larger than a maximum number of divisions by which one powder dividing portion can divide the powder and a dividing portion use instruction to dispense and pack the powder using the plurality of powder dividing portions are inputted as the prescription information to the control portion by operating the input screen, the control portion makes allocations of the inputted number of packets to the powder dividing portions within a range not exceeding the maximum number of divisions, and controls the powder supplying portion, the plurality of powder dividing portions, and the dispensing and packing portion on a basis of the allocations.   
     
     
         2 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a number-of-packet input portion for enabling the user to input the number of packets is displayed on the input screen,   in a case where the number of packets larger than the maximum number of divisions is inputted by operating the number-of-packet input portion, a dividing portion use instruction input portion for enabling the user to input the dividing portion use instruction is displayed in an operable state on the input screen, and   in a case where the dividing portion use instruction is inputted by operating the dividing portion use instruction input portion, the control portion consecutively uses the plurality of powder dividing portions to dispense and pack the powder, on the basis of the allocations.   
     
     
         3 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 in a case where the number of packets and the dividing portion use instruction are inputted, a dividing portion order input portion for enabling the user to give an instruction on an order of use of the plurality of powder dividing portions is displayed in an operable state on the input screen, and   the control portion uses the plurality of powder dividing portions one after another to dispense and pack the powder, on the basis of the order on which the instruction is given by operating the dividing portion order input portion.   
     
     
         4 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of allocation display portions for displaying the numbers of packets respectively allocated to the powder dividing portions are displayed on the input screen so as to respectively correspond to the powder dividing portions. 
     
     
         5 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein a plurality of allocation display portions for displaying the numbers of packets respectively allocated to the powder dividing portions are displayed on the input screen so as to respectively correspond to the powder dividing portions. 
     
     
         6 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the numbers of packets respectively displayed in the allocation display portions are integers. 
     
     
         7 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the numbers of packets respectively displayed in the allocation display portions are equal numbers. 
     
     
         8 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the numbers of packets respectively displayed in the allocation display portions are integers. 
     
     
         9 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the numbers of packets respectively displayed in the allocation display portions are equal numbers. 
     
     
         10 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 in a case where the number of packets and the dividing portion use instruction are inputted, a dividing portion order input portion for enabling the user to give an instruction on an order of use of the plurality of powder dividing portions is displayed in an operable state on the input screen, and   the control portion uses the plurality of powder dividing portions one after another to dispense and pack the powder, on the basis of the order on which the instruction is given by operating the dividing portion order input portion.   
     
     
         11 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein a plurality of allocation display portions for displaying the numbers of packets respectively allocated to the powder dividing portions are displayed on the input screen so as to respectively correspond to the powder dividing portions. 
     
     
         12 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein a plurality of allocation display portions for displaying the numbers of packets respectively allocated to the powder dividing portions are displayed on the input screen so as to respectively correspond to the powder dividing portions. 
     
     
         13 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the numbers of packets respectively displayed in the allocation display portions are integers. 
     
     
         14 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the numbers of packets respectively displayed in the allocation display portions are equal numbers. 
     
     
         15 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the numbers of packets respectively displayed in the allocation display portions are integers. 
     
     
         16 . The medicine dispensing and packing apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the numbers of packets respectively displayed in the allocation display portions are equal numbers.