JP2006003236A - Analysis system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an analysis system capable of providing a means for designating urgency simply by determining preference according to information from the source which is a place requesting measurement when an especially urgent specimen exists, and reporting preferentially a measurement result relative to the especially urgent specimen. <P>SOLUTION: In this system, a table wherein at least source information is correlated with an urgency level relative to the urgency of a specimen is stored, and the urgency is determined when measuring the specimen, and a specimen having high precedence is measured preferentially, and the measurement result is reported to a processing device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an analysis system including an analysis device that performs qualitative and quantitative analysis of biological samples such as blood and urine.

  For example, as described in Patent Document 1, the conventional analysis system sets an urgency level for each patient sample, and determines the order of measurement according to the urgency level. Since the samples set as urgent are measured in the order in which the requests are received, there is a possibility that the measurement may take time even if there is a sample with a particularly high degree of urgency.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-322906

  Samples to be measured are requested to be analyzed from various locations, such as hospital wards, operating rooms, outpatient reception, etc., but a certain degree of urgency (priority) can be predicted depending on the location of the request source. However, in the conventional analysis system, the operator has to set the urgency level. Also, unless the urgency level is set by judging the analysis capability of the device and the amount of sample to be analyzed, the urgency level is not so high. Analysis of expensive specimens could be delayed.

  An object of the present invention is to provide means that can easily designate an emergency by determining a priority in consideration of a place where a measurement is requested, particularly when a sample requiring an emergency exists. To do. This makes it possible to realize a rapid medical activity by giving priority to reporting the measurement result for a sample requiring urgentness.

  The object of the present invention to achieve the above object is as follows.

  A first storage unit that stores, for each sample, information relating to the location where the sample measurement is requested, and the analysis order in the analysis unit that analyzes the sample is measured at least in the first storage unit. An analysis system provided with an analysis order determining means for determining based on information on the place where the request is made.

  In determining the analysis order, the analyzer may store a table in which the source information that can identify the location where the sample is requested for measurement and the emergency level for the source information are associated with each other. The analyzer may be able to set the emergency level for the origin information on the screen, and in this case, the table is updated according to the setting.

  When the sample is measured by the analyzer, the priority order is determined based on at least the urgent level of the sample from the source information and the urgent level, and the measurement is performed so that the sample with a higher priority is given priority. The measurement result is transmitted to a host computer (processing device) that centrally manages the measurement data of the analyzer.

  As described above, the urgency can be specified in accordance with the information on the origin indicating the place where the sample is requested to be measured, so that it is possible to make a quick measurement particularly when there is a sample that requires urgency.

  Information on the location (source) where the measurement of the sample is requested may be information on the location of the sample analysis request terminal. For example, in a hospital, an analysis request terminal is usually placed in each place where an analysis request sample is generated (outpatient examination, outpatient emergency, ward, inspection center, etc.). Accordingly, the source of the specimen can be specified by identifying from which analysis request terminal the analysis request is made.

  When displaying or outputting the measurement result of the sample, information regarding the location where the measurement of the sample is requested or the emergency level stored in the table may be output together.

  In determining the analysis order of samples, a conventionally known emergency level set for each sample in advance and a method for determining the priority of analysis based on the origin information of the present invention may be used in combination. As a method of combined use, priorities may be determined based on specimen origin information for specimens having the same urgent level, or an emergency set for each specimen first after referring to the specimen origin You may refer to the level. Of course, these priority order determination methods may be combined with a conventionally known method of prioritizing the order in which the time when the analysis request occurred is old.

  In particular, it is possible to realize quick medical activities by giving priority to reporting the measurement results for urgent specimens.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the basic configuration of the automatic analyzer. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 2-1 denotes a reaction disk, and a reaction vessel 2-2 is provided on the outer periphery of the reaction disk 2-1. The entire reaction disk 2-1 is maintained at a predetermined temperature by a heat insulating tank 2-3.

  Reference numeral 2-5 denotes a sample disk mechanism for installing specimens, and in this mechanism, test tubes for a large number of specimens attached with a barcode 2-6 are installed. The specimen in the test tube with the barcode attached is appropriately extracted by the nozzle 2-8 of the pipetting mechanism 2-7 and injected into the reaction container 2-2 at the specimen dispensing position. 2-9A1 and 2-9B1 are reagent disk mechanisms in which reagent bottles with barcode labels are installed, and barcode readers 2-27A and 2-27B are provided for each of the reagent disk mechanisms 2-9A1 and 2-9B1. It is attached and reads the barcode when registering the reagent, and registers the reagent bottle information corresponding to the position. Each reagent disk is provided with a second reagent pipetting mechanism 2-10A and a first reagent pipetting mechanism 2-10B. Reference numeral 2-11 arranged close to the reagent disk mechanisms 2-9A1 and 2-9B1 is a stirring mechanism. 2-12 is a multi-wavelength photometer, 2-13 is a light source, and a reaction vessel 2-2 for accommodating a photometric object is disposed between the multi-wavelength photometer 2-12 and the light source 2-13. Reference numeral 2-14 denotes a cleaning mechanism. Regarding control system and signal processing system, 2-15 is a microcomputer, 2-16 is an interface, 2-17 is a Log (logarithmic) converter, 2-18 is an A / D converter, and 2-19 is a reagent dispensing mechanism. , 2-20 is a washing pump, and 2-21 is a sample reagent dispensing mechanism. Also, 2-22 is a printer for printing, 2-23 is a display CRT, 2-24 is a hard disk as a storage device, and 2-25 is an operation panel for inputting (a keyboard or a pointing device such as a touch screen or a mouse). ).

  The sample put in the test tube with the barcode attached in FIG. 2 is stored in the sample pipetting mechanism 2-7 according to the analysis parameter stored in the memory in the microcomputer 2-15, which is input from the operation panel. A predetermined amount is dispensed into the reaction vessel 2-2 using the nozzle 2-8.

Next, the reaction container 2-2 in which the sample is dispensed is transferred to the reagent dispensing position by rotating the reaction disk 2-1. After that, the microcomputer 2-
According to the analysis parameters stored in 15, a predetermined amount is dispensed into the reaction vessel 2-2 into which the specimen has been dispensed using the nozzles of the reagent pipetting mechanisms 2-10A and 2-10B.

  Thereafter, the specimen and the reagent are agitated and mixed by the agitating mechanism 2-11.

  When the reaction vessel 2-2 crosses the photometric position, the absorbance is measured by the multiwavelength photometer 2-12. The photometric absorbance is taken into the microcomputer 2-15 via the Log conversion 2-17, the A / D converter 2-18, and the interface 2-16. This absorbance is converted into concentration data based on a calibration curve created from the absorbance of a standard sample solution measured in advance by an analysis method designated for each item. The measured component concentration data is output to a printer or a screen.

  In the above measurement principle, the user performs various parameter settings necessary for measurement, registration of samples, and confirmation of analysis results on the screen (CRT) 2-23.

  First, an example of the realization method details of claim 1 of the present invention will be shown.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an analysis system according to the present invention. The analysis system includes one or a plurality of analysis apparatuses 1-1 that analyze patient samples, a processing apparatus 1-3 that manages information on each analysis apparatus and information on the patient samples, and one that makes a measurement request for the patient samples. Or it comprises a plurality of request terminals 1-4. The analysis device 1-1, the processing device 1-3, and the request terminal 1-4 perform transmission / reception of information by communication means. The analysis device 1-1 holds a source destination urgency level table that associates sample destination information and urgency level in the storage unit 1-2. When the operator gives an instruction to analyze the patient sample from the processing device 1-3, the processing device 1-3 sends the analysis request 1-1 to the analysis device 1-1 in accordance with the patient sample information and request received from the request terminal 1-4. 5 is notified. The information on the patient specimen held by the processing device 1-3 includes information on the origin that indicates the location of each request terminal 1-4.

  Upon receiving the analysis requests 1-5 for a large number of samples, the analyzer 1-1 searches the origin urgent level table in the storage unit 1-2, and according to the urgent level corresponding to the source information, the sample disk function 2- The most urgent sample is judged from among a number of samples installed in No. 5, and analysis processing is performed. After outputting the result, the measurement result is transmitted to the processing device 1-3. At this time, when there are a plurality of measurement results, the origin destination urgency table in the storage unit 1-2 is searched, and the transmission is reported to the processing device 1-3 according to the urgency corresponding to the origin destination information.

  As another proposal, each request terminal 1-4 is provided with a means for setting the urgency level for each sample, and the sample set as the urgent sample (Stat) 1-9 is selected from a large number of samples. When a plurality of specimens are set as emergency specimens, the origin urgent level table in the storage unit 1-2 is searched from the origin destination information, and the specimen with the highest urgency level is identified and measured. A method including means for determining a specimen to be processed is conceivable. As this plan, it is naturally possible to extract a sample with a high degree of urgency from the information on the origin, and give priority to the sample set as an emergency sample when the origin information is the same. Furthermore, it is characterized by means for determining the measurement order of the samples based on at least information including the information on the origin, regardless of the means for setting the urgent sample.

  FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the sample urgency level setting screen for setting the urgency level table held in the storage unit 1-2 of the analyzer 1-1. The specimen urgency level setting screen includes a selection area for the urgency level 301 and a selection area for the origin 302. In the case of the present embodiment, the urgency levels 1 to 5 are selected for the origin that has been selected and entered. After the selection, the relationship of the urgency level to the origin is confirmed, and when the registration button 303 is pressed, information on the urgency level 304 selected for the origin can be stored in the storage unit 1-2 as an urgency table. In the case of the present embodiment, the urgency level has 1-Super as the origin that should be given the highest priority, and in order of priority of 5 types such as 2-Hurry and 3-Normal, but the number of types is arbitrary. Needless to say. In addition, it is possible to set the same urgency level for multiple origins, but there may be one urgency level for one origin, or there are urgent levels that are not set. You may do it.

The block diagram which shows the basic outline of the whole analysis system of this invention. 1 is a schematic diagram of an automatic analyzer according to the present invention. Sample urgent level setting screen example.

Explanation of symbols

1-1 ... Analyzing device, 1-2 ... Analyzing device storage unit, 1-3 ... Processing device, 1-4 ... Request terminal, 1-5 ... Analysis request from processing device to analyzer, 1-6 ... Analysis Report of results from the apparatus to the processing apparatus, 1-7. Sample information from the processing apparatus to the analysis apparatus, 1-8. Request transmission from the request terminal to the processing apparatus, 1-9. Setting of an emergency sample (Stat).

Claims (7)

A first storage unit that stores, for each sample, information regarding a location where the measurement of the sample is requested;
Analysis order comprising: an analysis order determining means for determining an analysis order in the analysis unit for analyzing the sample based on at least information relating to the place where the measurement of the sample stored in the first storage unit is requested system. The analysis system according to claim 1,
An analysis system comprising a table in which information on a place where the sample is requested to be measured is associated with an emergency level.   3. The analysis system according to claim 2, further comprising an input unit for inputting information of the table. The analysis system according to claim 1,
2. The analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the information related to the place where the measurement of the specimen is requested is information on the place of the specimen analysis requesting terminal. The analysis system according to claim 2,
An analysis system comprising: output means for outputting information related to a location where the measurement of the sample is requested with respect to the measurement result of the sample or an emergency level stored in the table. In the analysis system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A determination means for determining a transmission order of analysis results to a host computer in accordance with an emergency level determined based on information on a place where the measurement of the sample is requested when a measurement result is output by the analyzer; An analysis system characterized by comprising. The analysis system according to claim 1,
In addition to the table associating the information on the place where the measurement of the sample is requested with the emergency level, the second storage unit stores emergency information for each sample,
Characterized in that it comprises a determination means for determining an analysis order in the analyzer based on information on a place where the measurement of the sample is requested and emergency information on the sample stored in the second storage unit. Analysis system.

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