DRUG INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

A row of V-shaped grooves is formed in the bottom of each of imaging trays 110A and 110B which temporarily hold a dose of drug. After drugs are inserted into the imaging tray, the imaging tray is vibrated to remove the overlap between the drugs corresponding to a dose and to correct the posture of the drugs using a first inclined surface 112A and a second inclined surface 112B of the V-shaped groove. Two cameras 130A and 130B are provided so as to face the first inclined surface 112A and the second inclined surface 112B of the V-shaped groove 112, respectively, and capture the images of the drugs which have stable postures that have been corrected on the V-shaped grooves, in two directions. The first and second images of the drugs captured in two directions are processed to accurately acquire drug information including at least outward appearance information of the drugs.

主权项

1. A drug information acquisition device comprising:
an imaging tray that is provided between a drug supply unit which supplies each dose of a plurality of types of drugs and a packet insertion guide, temporarily holds a dose of drug supplied from the drug supply unit, and has a bottom in which a row of V-shaped grooves, each having a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface, is formed; a mechanical unit that removes an overlap between the drugs corresponding to a dose supplied to the imaging tray and corrects the posture of the drugs using the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface of the V-shaped groove; an illumination unit that illuminates the drugs on the imaging tray; first and second imaging units that are provided so as to face the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface in the bottom of the imaging tray, respectively, and capture images of the drugs, whose posture is corrected by the mechanical unit and which are illuminated by the illumination unit, on the imaging tray; and a drug information acquisition unit that processes a first image and a second image which are respectively acquired from the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit to acquire drug information including at least outward appearance information of the drugs in the first image and the second image.