JP2001340426A - Container provided with semiconductor integrated circuit tip for memory - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means that transports medical test samples and data on the samples always integrally from a client to a testing institution. SOLUTION: This container is provided with a semiconductor integrated circuit tip for memory capable of reading in and reading out in an electrically non-contact condition.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for accommodating a sample or the like for a medical examination or the like, and includes a semiconductor integrated circuit chip for writing and reading data on the contents of the sample and data on a test result. For containers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the treatment of patients at medical institutions such as hospitals and clinics, blood, urine, stool, sputum, tissue samples, and other samples are collected from patients and sent to medical laboratories inside and outside the medical institutions. Various tests are performed. Conventionally, at this time, a sheet of paper containing the sample number, patient's name, gender, age, etc. was affixed to a glass or synthetic resin sample container enclosing the test sample, and the required test items were marked. Along with the votes, they are transferred from the medical site to the laboratory.

In addition, the above sample number, patient name, gender,
Instead of a piece of paper describing the age etc., stick a piece of paper with a barcode printed on it and place the piece of paper printed with the same barcode on an examination request sheet that has the name, gender, age, etc. of the attached patient and the examination items marked A method has also been proposed in which both are attached to each other and processed.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional method for treating a medical test sample, the sample and the test request form are grouped as a set.
It is necessary to transfer from the medical site to the laboratory, the test request form must accurately describe the contents of the sample, the test request items, etc., and the test results should be described in another test report and reported to the medical site I needed to. For this reason, the sample container containing the sample and the inspection request form must always be transported together, and great care must be taken to prevent mixing between patients.
Further, it is necessary for the inspection organization to pay close attention not to confuse the report of the inspection result with the inspection request form.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a means capable of always transferring a test sample for medical use and the data related to the sample from a test request source to a test institution.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present inventor has made extensive studies, and as a result, can record all data relating to the contents of a test sample, and can read out the data as necessary. In such a case, the sample container is provided with a storage semiconductor integrated circuit chip that can also record test result data, so that the contents of the sample and the test result data can always be transferred integrally with the sample. The headline book semiconductor has been completed.

That is, the present invention provides a container provided with a semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage which can be written and read in an electrically non-contact state.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the contents of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an example of a container provided with a semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. Reference numeral 1 denotes a container body, which is preferably made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin. As the synthetic resin, any known synthetic resin can be used, for example, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate,
Any of synthetic resins such as polyethylene, polycarbonate, and polymethyl methacrylate can be used. The shape and capacity of the container main body 1 are not particularly limited, and can be appropriately selected according to the type of the content to be contained in the container 4 and the purpose of processing the same. Can also.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a lid of the container 4, which is preferably a screw lid made of a synthetic resin, and provided with a sealing packing as required. The lid 2 may be a fitting lid made of rubber or elastic synthetic resin. The material and shape of the lid 1 are not particularly limited, and the lid of a conventionally used container is used as it is.

A semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2 is sealed in the bottom of the container body 1. The semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2 includes:
A known writable and readable semiconductor integrated circuit chip, in which an electromagnetic induction coil is integrally formed on the chip, and generates induced power by radio waves radiated from the outside. According to a known method of operating a semiconductor integrated circuit, data can be externally written by radio waves in an electrically non-contact state,
It is also possible to hold the recorded data, irradiate readout radio waves from outside as necessary, read out the recorded data as a radio signal, and rewrite the recorded data as necessary. .

It is desirable that the semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2 is embedded in the synthetic resin and molded integrally when the container body 1 made of synthetic resin is molded. Any method can be used, such as a method of laminating and sticking a protective film made of a synthetic resin, a method of sticking a semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2 buried in a thin synthetic resin layer in advance on the surface of the container body 1, and the like. What is necessary is just to integrate with the container main body 1 in the state covered with the protective layer. The position where the semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2 is embedded or adhered to the container main body 1 is not particularly limited, and can be provided at an appropriate position such as the bottom and side surfaces of the container main body 1 depending on the shape and purpose of use of the container.

When the semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2 is formed integrally with the container body 1 and is not embedded in the synthetic resin, the container body 1 of the container of the present invention may be made of glass.

The semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2 may be fixed to the lid 2 of the container instead of being fixed to the container main body 1. In this case, the container main body 1 and the lid 2 are separated and replaced with the other lid 2. It is desirable to provide an appropriate engagement means so that the container body 1 and the lid 2 do not separate and separate from each other so that there is no fear. The position where it is fixed to the lid may be either the top surface or the side surface of the lid, and it is desirable that the lid 2 is integrally molded and embedded inside the synthetic resin.

The container provided with the semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage according to the present invention is used not only as a container for human medical test samples but also as a medical test sample container for animals, and used as any other test sample container. be able to. For example, it is used as a sample container for bacterial testing of foods, a sample container for any chemical analysis, and a sample container for research, and can also be used as a sample container for storage, a container for centrifugation, a container for bacterial culture, and the like.

The semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2 of the container provided with the semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage according to the present invention can record and read out all data on the contents of the container 4. For example, when used as a container for a medical test sample, a sample collected at a medical site is enclosed, and the name, gender, age, medical treatment subject, date and time of sample collection, necessary test items, and the like of the patient are included in the semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2. And send it to the inspection organization. The inspection organization can first write the analysis result to the semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2 of the container of the present invention, and write the data to an inspection report as needed.

When a container provided with the semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage according to the present invention is used as a medical test sample container, there is a risk of contamination by bacteria or viruses, and it is desirable to dispose it. In this case, the inspection result is recorded on the semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2 of the container, returned to the inspection request source, and then, before the container is used again, the semiconductor integrated circuit is used. The data recorded on the circuit chip 2 can be completely erased and new data can be written.

[0017]

According to the container provided with the semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage of the present invention, all data on the contents of the container can be freely written on the semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2,
If the storage capacity of the semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2 is appropriately selected, a necessary amount of data can be freely recorded, and the data can be freely transferred to the conventional sample container. Much more information can be recorded than recording. Conventionally, if it was necessary to attach a large amount of data to the sample container, it was necessary to write it on a separate data sheet and transport it so that the container and the data sheet were not separated from each other. According to the container provided with the semiconductor integrated circuit chip, there is no possibility that the data and the container are separated or separated.

The semiconductor integrated circuit chip 2 of the container provided with the semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage according to the present invention is an extremely small semiconductor integrated circuit chip, and can be recorded on a recording medium integrated with the container. Since data can be written and read in an electrically non-contact state, data processing becomes extremely easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an example of a container provided with a semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of an example of a container provided with the semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 2 Lid 3 Semiconductor integrated circuit chip 4 Container

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A container provided with a semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage which can be written and read in an electrically non-contact state. 2. A container provided with a semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage according to claim 1, wherein said container is a container for a sample. 3. The sample according to claim 2, wherein the sample is a medical test sample.
A container comprising the semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage according to any one of the preceding claims. 4. The recording semiconductor integrated circuit chip is formed integrally with the container body made of synthetic resin and embedded therein.
Or a container provided with the semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage according to 2. 5. A container provided with a storage semiconductor integrated circuit chip according to claim 1, wherein the recording semiconductor integrated circuit chip is mounted on a container body or a lid of the container.