JP2008220316A - Method for preparing and controlling cell, and material kit therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for preparing and controlling cells, by controlling raw materials swiftly and properly without any mistake to avoid biohazards beforehand, and to provide a material kit therefor. <P>SOLUTION: The method for preparing and controlling cells comprises the following process: In preparing cells in a sterile operational area using raw materials including biologically derived raw materials related to a specimen and other materials, the kit identification information of a material kit related to the respective identification information on previously prepared multiple materials sealed in the material kit is carried beforehand on a wireless communication device installed on the material kit, cell preparation instruction information related to the respective identification information including the kit identification information is stored in an information processor beforehand, a wireless reading device reads the kit identification information, the information processor collates the thus read kit identification information with the corresponding kit identification information related to the cell preparation instruction information, and when both of the information coincide with each other, the material kit is ensured to load into the sterile operational area. The material kit for the method described above is also provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention uses a raw material containing a raw material derived from a living organism such as a cell or a medium associated with a specific specimen such as a human or an animal, and a material such as a container such as a novel dish or a centrifuge tube or a medicine, When preparing cells in an aseptic operation area such as a cabinet, prepare a material kit that contains multiple materials such as a new dish and centrifuge tube in advance, and then load it into a safety cabinet, open it, and open it. The present invention relates to a cell preparation management method for preparing cells and preparing cells and a material kit therefor.

  More specifically, in a safety cabinet, etc., using raw materials that include biological materials such as cells and culture media associated with a specific specimen, and containers such as new dishes and centrifuge tubes, and materials such as drugs. When preparing cells, prepare a material kit that encloses a plurality of containers such as a new dish or centrifuge tube in advance, and an IC attached to each of the materials such as a plurality of new containers enclosed in the material kit Kit identification information associated with each of the unique identification information carried on the tag is carried on the IC tag previously attached to the material kit, and the kit identification information previously carried on the material kit prepared in advance is the reader An information processing apparatus that is read by a wireless reader such as a reader and that is operated by a computer that is communicably connected to the wireless reader such as the reader is At least associated with each of the identification information such as the kit identification information, the raw material identification information for identifying the raw material stored in advance in the information processing apparatus, the process identification information for identifying the cell preparation step, and the material identification information for identifying the material. The corresponding kit identification information associated with the cell preparation instruction information is collated, and whether or not both match is output as collation information. Next, the operator who prepares the cell Cell preparation in which material kits are prepared in multiple aseptic materials by bringing them into an aseptic operation area such as a safety cabinet, opening them, taking them out, preparing them as multiple new materials, and confirming that the matching information indicates a match. The present invention relates to a management method and a material kit therefor.

  In recent therapeutic medicine, research on so-called regenerative medicine, in which cells collected from a living body are cultured to regenerate lost living tissue, has been actively conducted. Accordingly, in order to culture the cells associated with at least one specimen to the amount of cells necessary for treatment, for example, cell preparation work including at least several replacement of the container by cell preparation such as passage is performed. In some cases, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, materials such as several hundreds or more containers and many kinds of plural drugs are used. In this case, it goes without saying that strict work procedures are required, for example, eliminating cross-contamination between containers and chambers and preventing human errors, for example, to improve the efficiency of cell preparation (for example, patents) Reference 1). In addition, the process of obtaining the required cell volume by cell culture after cell preparation is different from the case of manufacturing industrial products and foods, and the history of each cell must always be handled strictly from the management aspect (for example, non-patent literature). 1). Therefore, cell preparation such as medium exchange, centrifugation, and subculture is usually performed in accordance with the standard operating procedure called SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) in a facility that complies with the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) standard of the investigational drug. Is recommended (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 2).

  According to Patent Document 1, in order to proliferate to a certain number of cells in cell culture, it is usually necessary to subculture the cells. When such subculture is performed, the medium in the container is replaced or subcultured. It is described that complicated cell preparation such as reseeding of cells into a new medium for subculture is performed manually. In addition, cell preparation accompanying these subcultures needs to be performed by skilled workers in order to suppress the occurrence of cross-contamination between multiple containers or between rooms, in order to improve such workability. An apparatus for managing a container to be cultured while reading it is provided with identification information such as a barcode in the container to be cultured.

  In Non-Patent Document 1, the growth of cells associated with individual specimens is uneven, and depending on the growth, container replacement and culture processes for grouping are monitored during the manufacturing process. It is described that it includes a non-flow working process including a so-called deviation process such as a manufacturing process.

  In Non-Patent Document 2, in such a case, “Hard (cell processing facility) is naturally planned, designed and constructed based on the investigational drug GMP, and validation is performed at the same time. ) Is also obliged to create an SOP ".

JP 2004-16194 A Japanese Patent No. 3706128 JP 2004-262617 A "Kinetic Evaluation and Bioprocess Design Considering Heterogeneity of Human Tissue Culture" Osaka Univ., Fundamental Engineering ○ (Ful) Kinooka Masahiro, (Ful) Taya Masahito (August 12, 2003 Chemical Society of Japan) Autumn Meeting Research Presentation Lecture) “Air Conditioning Equipment and Plant System” (no.11 Hitachi Plant Technical Journal 2005. December), pages 10-11

  By the way, almost all of the cell preparation process is carried out while strictly following each work step in accordance with the necessary procedures in a biohazard safety cabinet with a sterile operation area or a cell preparation workbench. . For this reason, in cell preparation consisting of at least several steps, raw materials such as raw materials and materials necessary for each step are brought into an aseptic operation area to prepare cells, and the useful materials and wastes that store the raw materials after cell preparation For example, if the useful items are stored frozen, the useful items are carried out to an area such as a storage room in which the freezer is arranged. On the other hand, the disposable waste is carried out, for example, to a waste chamber disposed near the aseptic operation area. Then, the necessary raw materials are again brought into the aseptic operation area, and the next process is repeated.

  Therefore, in cell preparation consisting of at least several steps, the number and type of raw materials including materials such as new dishes and containers such as centrifuge tubes and materials such as drugs that are repeatedly brought into the aseptic operation area reach an enormous number. Moreover, many new materials, such as a container used for cell preparation, are disposable from the viewpoint of preventing cross contamination, and the types and quantities of such waste materials are enormous. As a result, it takes a great deal of time to prepare one cell, and there is no danger of confusing and using new materials and waste materials. Therefore, by enclosing a plurality of materials such as a new dish and a centrifuge tube in a material kit, bringing them into a sterile operation area, opening them there, and taking them out for use. There has been a demand for a system that can be completed promptly and can be operated without having to use new materials and used materials.

Patent Document 2, for example, one person from a donor patient of several cc undifferentiated state marrow was harvested, and 10 ³ to 10 mesenchymal stem cell numbers between about ⁴ contained therein of about 10 ⁷ to 10 ⁸ Regenerative medical techniques have been described that grow to cell numbers and are administered to a donor patient for treatment. FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are diagrams showing typical quantities of raw materials used for such regenerative medicine, including materials such as dishes and centrifuge tubes necessary for cell culture of cells derived from the subject to be administered to a donor patient. is there. Including the step of creating a medium using peripheral blood for autologous serum used for cell growth by culture, the amount required per person is, for example, 300 or more in a new dish alone, The number of centrifuge tubes is about 250, which is not an odd quantity.

  The device described in Patent Document 1 can meet the minimum needs for prevention of mix-up and cross-contamination by confirming culture procedures and conditions associated with primary and subcultured cells. It is not assumed that the various materials having the enormous quantities as described above are managed accurately without mistakes, and it is clear that the quantity that can be managed is limited, and it takes time to prepare each cell. Furthermore, when handling such a large amount of material, not only will it take time to prepare cells, but the work of distributing raw materials into useful and waste after cell preparation will be extremely complicated, and mistakes in the misuse of useful and waste will occur. When the disposable material is judged to be useful and reused, there is a risk of causing a cross contamination accident that should not occur.

  The present invention was made in view of such circumstances, and a material kit consisting of a plurality of materials necessary for cell preparation, such as a huge number of new containers handled in cell preparation in an aseptic operation area, By associating the unique identification information of each of the multiple materials with the kit identification information of the material kit and using it as a raw material together with materials such as drugs, the raw materials can be managed quickly and accurately without mistakes, and the danger to the living body can be avoided. It is an object to provide a cell preparation management method and a material kit therefor.

  By the way, in Patent Document 3, in a method such as inventory management of a large number of articles, each recognition information is given to an IC tag mounted on a plurality of parts, and an IC mounted on a container that transports the plurality of them together. Attaching the container recognition information to the tag together with the recognition information of multiple parts, when managing in the warehouse, you can selectively manage for each container or take it out and manage for each part An information management system is described. More specifically, spare equipment identification information is input to an IC tag attached to each spare equipment that has passed the inspection, and an IC tag attached to a shipping container that transports a plurality of such spare equipment together. Container identification information is input together with spare equipment identification information, and the identification information is read from the IC chip and processed to manage inventory, quality, assets, logistics, etc. of the spare equipment. It is a management method.

  However, at first glance, it seems similar to the relationship between multiple materials and material kits of the present invention, but the relationship between the spare equipment and the container is the relationship between the spare equipment to be transported and the container to be transported. Each piece of identification information input to the IC tag of the spare equipment is not associated with the container identification input to the IC tag of the container. Both are identification information for warehouse management, for example, which is input independently to both IC tags, or the identification information of spare equipment that is still stored only in the IC tag of the container. I just made it possible to keep it.

  Work instruction information associated with identification information such as container identification information input to an IC tag of a container that stores a plurality of spare parts is input in advance to an information processing device that can be operated by a computer, and / or When the stored spare equipment is used, there is no description of a function for reading the container identification information of the container, combining them, and processing the spare equipment while monitoring the result.

  That is, in Patent Document 3, it is possible to appropriately select whether to manage spare equipment together in a container or the like or to unpack the container etc. individually and store it in a warehouse etc., and take it in and out from there. The present invention relates to a method for processing a plurality of spare parts managed so that the object, function, and configuration are completely different from the present invention.

  In order to achieve the object, the invention according to claim 1 prepares a material kit enclosing a plurality of materials such as a new dish and a centrifuge tube in advance, and a cell or a medium associated with a specific specimen. Wirelessly attached to each of the plurality of materials enclosed in the material kit when preparing cells in an aseptic operation area using raw materials including raw materials derived from the above and materials such as the material kit and medicine Kit identification information of the material kit associated with each of the unique identification information carried on the communication device is previously carried on the wireless communication device attached to the material kit, and the material identification information for identifying the material, cell preparation Cell preparation instruction information associated with at least each of the process identification information for identifying the process, the material identification information for identifying the material, and the identification information such as the kit identification information. A wireless reader that is stored in advance in an information processing device that is caused to function by the computer and that is communicably connected to the device reads the kit identification information, and the information processing device reads the kit identification information that has been read and the cell The corresponding kit identification information associated with the preparation instruction information is collated, and whether or not they match each other is output as collation information. A cell preparation management method for preparing cells using raw materials in an aseptic operation area, wherein the material kit is carried into the aseptic operation area when it is confirmed to be information. is there.

  The invention according to claim 2 is prepared in advance with a material kit enclosing a plurality of materials such as a new dish or a centrifuge tube, and is derived from a living organism such as a cell or a medium associated with a specific specimen used for cell preparation. A cell preparation management method when cell preparation is performed using raw materials in an aseptic operation area, in which raw materials including the above-described raw materials and materials such as the above-described material kit and chemicals are brought into the aseptic operation area by an operator who prepares cells. Preloading the wireless communication device mounted on each of the plurality of materials enclosed in the material kit with the unique identification information of the material, and the wireless communication device mounted on the material kit including the plurality of Preloading the kit identification information of the material kit associated with the unique identification information of each of the materials, and an information processing device that is made to function by a computer Cell preparation instruction information associated with at least each of identification information such as material identification information for identifying the material, process identification information for identifying a cell preparation process, material identification information for identifying the material, and kit identification information. A step of storing in advance; and a wireless reader connected to the information processing device in a communicable manner, and the kit identification information previously carried by the wireless communication device attached to the material kit to be carried into the aseptic operation area. The reading step and the information processing device collate the read kit identification information with the corresponding kit identification information associated with the cell preparation instruction information, and collate the determination result as to whether or not they match. Output as information, and when the output collation information is collation information indicating a match, the information processing apparatus After associating the raw material identification information with the unique identification information of each of the plurality of materials enclosed in the material kit, the material kit is brought into an aseptic operation area, and the output collation information is In the case of collation information indicating inconsistency, the carrying of the material kit into the aseptic operation area is interrupted and error processing is performed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the features of the invention of the second aspect, when the collation information that is output is collation information indicating a match, the collation information matched by the operator is After the confirmation, the information processing apparatus further includes a step of associating the raw material identification information with the unique identification information of each of the plurality of materials of the material kit, and the material kit is carried into the aseptic operation area, The plurality of materials are taken out from the material kit after being opened.

In addition to the features of the invention described in claim 2 or 3, the invention described in claim 4
The delivery of the material kit to the aseptic operation area is resumed by the operator after the delivery of the material kit to the aseptic operation area is interrupted and error handling is performed. .

In addition to the features of the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 4, the invention according to claim 5
The information processing apparatus further includes a step of displaying the output collation information on a display unit equipped in the aseptic operation area.

  The invention according to claim 6 is prepared in advance when cells are prepared in an aseptic operation area, and used together with raw materials including materials derived from organisms such as cells and culture media associated with unique specimens and materials such as drugs. A plurality of new materials such as a dish and a centrifuge tube are enclosed, and the kit identification information associated with the unique identification information carried by the wireless communication device mounted on each of the new plurality of materials is carried. The material kit is characterized in that a wireless communication device is mounted.

  In the invention according to claim 7, cell preparation instruction information associated with identification information necessary for cell preparation including raw material identification information and kit identification information is stored in advance in an information processing apparatus that is made to function by a computer, and the information processing A wireless reader connected to the apparatus in a communicable manner reads kit identification information carried in advance, and the information processing apparatus corresponds to the kit associated with the read kit identification information and the cell preparation instruction information. The identification information is collated, and the determination result as to whether or not both are matched is output as the collation information. The operator who prepares the cells confirms that the collation information that is output is the collation information indicating the coincidence. In this case, the information processing device carries the unique identification information carried by the wireless communication device mounted on each of the plurality of new materials enclosed with the material identification information. After associating bets, the aseptic zone, the new plurality of material is conveyed while being filled, is opened, a material kit which is characterized in that so as to be taken out.

  By the way, the aseptic operation area in which cells are prepared in the present invention has a safety part having an insertion port for taking in and out raw materials including a material kit used for cell preparation, and a container for handling inserted raw materials, as shown in the examples. A cabinet and an operation desk equipped with a wireless reading device such as a reader, a wireless antenna, a display touch panel, and the like, which are provided in the vicinity of the insertion slot. Alternatively, the aseptic operation area of the present invention is a cell preparation work table that is arranged in a cell preparation room and is managed in a sterile state, and a cell that is remotely operated by a manipulator or the like with an operation desk arranged outside. The preparation chamber itself can also be included. In any case, identification information such as an ID number carried in advance in a wireless communication device such as an IC tag attached to a raw material to be carried in and out is read with a wireless reader such as a reader, and the read identification information and It is desirable to be an aseptic operation area where each operation can be reliably performed while collating with stored identification information associated with cell preparation instruction information including, for example, kit identification information.

  FIG. 1 shows an outline of a procedure for cell preparation using a cell preparation management system according to the present invention, a hospital or a research facility, a cell treatment facility described later, and a material kit manufacturing process of a material manufacturer that also supplies new materials. It is an image figure of the whole system including.

  10 and FIG. 11, the sample of a patient (donor) to be cell-prepared is collected at a hospital or a research facility, and the sample collected together with the donor information is registered as sample information. Then, the specimen, that is, the raw material with the culture request information is delivered to a culture reception of a cell processing center (CPC) compliant with GMP, where an acceptance test is performed and registered as acceptance test information. On the other hand, a new material pre-manufactured by a material manufacturer and a material kit enclosing a plurality of new materials are delivered to the same cell reception and registered. Next, the specimen, that is, the raw material is prepared and cultured in a sterile operation area using a new material, and after necessary cell preparation and culture, it is processed according to each procedure such as storage and / or shipment, The processed specimen or raw material is accommodated in a material such as a container, delivered from a cell processing facility to a hospital or research facility, and administered to a donor patient.

  These procedures are preferably compliant with SOP, for example. FIG. 2 shows an example of a specific procedure performed in the procedure. In the example shown in FIG. 2, a sample ID number is created at the sample collection stage prior to cell preparation and culture, and cell preparation instruction information including instructions associated with the sample ID number is created at the culture acceptance stage. In the cell preparation / culture stage, when such instructions are executed, identification information to be carried on the IC tag attached to the raw material and the raw material including the material is created. As will be described later, the instructions are data for indicating information relating to raw materials necessary for each step of cell preparation, work contents performed in the steps, and the like.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a cube-type cell processing facility (CPC) 100 in which the system according to the present invention is implemented. Fig. 3 shows the movement of people through the dressing / undressing room, the movement of raw materials such as raw materials and materials through the pass box, and the movement of waste discarded after procedures in accordance with the procedure. Yes. In the cell treatment facility 100, at least an important device (301 to 306) used in performing the procedure and a slave unit (201 to 203) which is an information terminal of the system, respectively, a storage room 120, a preparation room 130, In addition, a cell preparation culture room 140 and a management room 110 provided with at least a master unit 204 that is an information processing apparatus for managing the entire system are provided. The present invention typically relates to a cell preparation management method performed in a safety cabinet 303, which is a sterile operation area for biohazard countermeasures, disposed in the cell preparation culture chamber 140 of FIG. 3, and a material kit therefor.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an aseptic operation area corresponding to the safety cabinet 303 shown in FIG. 3 used for cell preparation according to the present invention.

  FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a material kit in which a plurality of materials carrying unique identification information are carried in IC tags attached to each of them, such as a dish for cell preparation, a centrifuge tube, and a pipette. A separate IC tag is attached, kit identification information is carried on the IC tag, and corresponding information associated with the unique identification information is stored in advance in the information processing apparatus 204 or the like.

By the way, the safety cabinet 303 has a cubic shape, for example, and an opening / closing shutter may be provided on the front surface thereof. In the case where a shutter is provided, the insertion port 316 is formed so that raw materials can be taken in and out by opening and closing the shutter. In addition, there is an accommodating portion 314 for preparing cells. FIG. 4 also shows a biological dish material stored in a raw material container 321 such as a cell and a medium associated with a donor specimen used for cell preparation, and a new dish necessary for cell preparation. In addition to the material kit 319 in which the centrifuge tube and the like are enclosed, a container such as the dish 320 and the centrifuge tube 322 and the material such as the medicine 323 that are already opened and taken out are shown. The centrifuge tube 322 is used when, for example, purification and separation are performed by a centrifuge 304 disposed in the vicinity of the safety cabinet 303 of FIG.
These raw materials and materials are collectively called raw materials.

  Further, in the cell preparation culture chamber 140 of FIG. 3, when discarding the discarded materials such as the incubator 306 used for the primary culture and the subculture and the used raw material container 321 after the cell preparation, the materials were carried on the materials. A waste room or a waste chamber 305 equipped with a reader for reading the ID number may be provided. When cells are prepared using the safety cabinet 303 in such a cell preparation culture chamber 140, the operator 318 who prepares the cells follows the procedures such as the instructions displayed on the touch panel 328 while visually checking the storage unit 314. Perform the necessary work.

  For example, when a necessary raw material is brought into the storage unit 314, the operator 318 sequentially brings the raw material such as a material kit in which a plurality of new materials are sealed one by one from the insertion port 316. An IC tag 324 is attached to each of the raw material including a material kit and a plurality of new materials enclosed in the material kit, and an IC number constituting the IC tag carries an ID number for identifying the raw material. Has been. Typically, an operation including a reader 325 for reading an ID number carried on an IC tag, a reader antenna 326, a display touch panel 328, and the like in the vicinity of the insertion slot 316 of the safety cabinet 303 used here. A desk 327 is arranged. The operation desk 327 has the function of the information terminal (child device) 203 in FIG. 3 and is connected to the information processing device (parent device) 204 so as to be communicable.

  The ID number carried on the IC tag 324 attached to the raw material each time each of the raw materials brought into the accommodating portion 314 of the safety cabinet 303 from the insertion port 316 by the operator 318 who prepares cells passes through the operation desk 327. Is reliably detected by the antenna 326 and read by the reader 325. The reader 325 may be integrated with the information terminal 203 in FIG. As described above, each of the information terminals (201 to 203) is communicably connected to the information processing apparatus (master unit) 204 in the management room 110, and the information processing apparatus 204 is caused to function by a computer. On the other hand, cell preparation instruction information including an instruction to be described later associated with an ID number for collation with the ID number read by the reader 325 is created in advance as described in detail below. 204 is stored in advance.

  The information processing apparatus 204 of the cell processing facility 100 includes a database server that stores data used by an application, an application server that executes the application, and a web server that has a communication function. Connected to terminals (201 to 203). These information terminals (201 to 203) have an input / output function, and can also have an input function for writing data to an IC tag. The database includes one-to-many correspondence with sample data, one-to-one correspondence with the sample data, a plurality of instruction data with one-to-many correspondence with the process data, and each of the plurality of instruction data. A plurality of raw material data are stored. That is, one process data is associated with one specimen data, a plurality of instruction data is associated with one process data, and a plurality of raw material data is associated with each of the plurality of instruction data. The database also includes commonly used master data, for example, worker information such as people, departments, occupations, etc., original order information, process information as process creation rules, raw material information, inspection information, and equipment Stores device information and holiday information necessary for scheduling.

  An application that uses data stored in the database has a specimen information management function, a process management function, an order management function, a raw material management function, an ID collation function, and a master management function. The sample function issues a unique sample ID number for distinguishing from other samples in the system and manages it together with sample information. In the culture acceptance stage shown in FIG. 2, when and who schedules what sample and what work. Next, the process management function creates sample-specific process data, instruction data, and raw material data. Since these data are associated with the unique specimen ID number, it is possible to discriminate from the system side all the raw materials to which the ID number is assigned. The process management function further manages the progress of the process for cell preparation. The instruction management function instructs what kind of work is to be performed in which sample, and records the suitability of the work result, the actual quantity, and the like. The raw material management function manages how much raw material is needed for which work of which specimen. The ID collation function collates the raw material ID number stored in advance designated by the raw material management function with the ID number input by the ID input function. The master management function stores, changes, and holds master data.

As described above, the object of the present invention is to create a material kit composed of a plurality of materials necessary for cell preparation, such as a huge number of new containers handled in cell preparation in a safety cabinet, and A cell preparation management method in which each unique identification information is associated with kit identification information of a material kit and used as a raw material together with a material such as a drug, so that the raw material can be managed quickly and accurately without mistakes, and the material for the same To provide a kit.
Therefore, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on an image diagram of raw material management in FIG. 6 and a flowchart showing management and work procedures in FIGS. 7 and 8.

In the image diagram of FIG. 1 (acceptance) to No. 1 A set of instructions up to 8 (administration) is process data created based on the process creation rules.
The process data is configured by arranging instructions along a time axis as to when and which work to perform. Instructions combined as process data are stored in the master data of the database, and various combinations can be selected for the instruction set according to the type, age, sex, etc. of the specimen. ing. According to each instruction, information from (1) raw materials used to (5) waste is specifically created for each donor specimen, and is, for example, the master unit of the management room 110 It is stored in advance in the database of the information processing apparatus 204.

An example of an instruction that specifically shows the contents is indicated by an instruction number. FIG.
The instructions include the safety cabinet number, work date and time, operator name, cell information (cell type, provider name, collection date, etc.), work contents, ID list of imported raw materials including drugs, and kit of imported material kit An ID or the like is displayed, and such an instruction is displayed on the touch panel 328.

  For example, when the work content is passage processing, it is necessary to bring a dish in which cells are cultured as a cell transfer source from the incubator 305 to the safety cabinet 303, and the dish ID number specified for this purpose is designated. Displayed in books. In the subculture treatment, a predetermined culture solution is poured into a new empty dish to form a medium. Next, for example, the culture solution is removed from the dish of cultured cells, and the cultured cells are removed using chemicals or the like. After being transferred to a settling tube or the like and purified and separated by the centrifuge 304, the cultured cells are transferred to this medium. For these operations, in addition to a new dish and centrifuge tube, a pipette as a transfer tool is carried from the storage room 120 to the cell preparation culture room 140 via the preparation room 130 via the pass box. These are not carried separately or one by one, but if it is a plurality of new materials in particular, by enclosing them in a material kit and carrying them together, the complicated carrying-in work can be simplified and without mistakes. Ensure strict management. Therefore, the order number. Each of the ID numbers assigned to these raw materials and material kits is also displayed in the imported raw material list 4. Further, the instruction book holds the corresponding material list associated with the unique identification information carried on the IC tag or the like attached to the plurality of taken out materials after the carried material kit is opened. Cell preparation instruction information including a series of instructions created in this way is stored in advance in the information processing apparatus.

  FIG. 6 is an image diagram of raw material management assuming that cells are prepared using a raw material to which an ID number is assigned. In FIG. 4 (1) The raw material to be used is, for example, a dish to which the ID number of the cultured cell taken out from the incubator 305 and brought into the safety cabinet 303 is given. The next (2) material kit contains a plurality of new dishes and centrifuge tubes, and each IC tag attached to each material is uniquely associated with the kit identification information of the material kit described later. Identification information is carried. The material kit is brought into a safety cabinet, opened, and each material taken out is a dish or the like containing cultured cells to be transferred. At this stage, an ID number associated with the raw material is not given.

  After the cultured cells are transferred to a new material, for example, a commercially available seal label printer that can output a label in a state associated with system information is prepared in advance. (3) The label to be used is a new one. At this point, the ID number is assigned to the new material. That is, (4) it becomes a finished raw material. It is desirable that this label is equipped with an IC tag, and the information written on the IC tag can be visually recognized by the information printed on the surface. The last (5) waste is a material such as a used dish that is discarded when the cultured cells of the raw material used (1) are transferred to (2) a new material.

  The operator 318 who prepares the cells checks the ID number of the IC tag attached to the raw material and the corresponding ID number associated with the cell preparation instruction information on the touch panel 328, for each cell preparation. Work can be carried out reliably.

  7 and 8 will be used to explain the work procedure in the safety cabinet 303, for example, including a material kit creation stage, a use preparation stage, and a use stage.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, it is assumed that the material kit is manufactured at a material manufacturer different from the cell processing facility and the product material kit is shipped to the cell processing facility. It is not limited to.

  In the material kit creation stage 400, first, a material is manufactured at 410. In 420, a material ID of the material unique identification information is generated, and an IC tag or the like is attached to the material. Next, at 430, necessary materials used for cell preparation are collected for one kit, and at 460, the collected plurality of materials are enclosed to create a material kit. In 440 and 450 prior to 460, all of the material IDs of the materials to be enclosed are recognized, and all of the recognized material IDs are associated with a kit ID described later. In the final stage 470 of material kit creation, a kit ID of kit identification information of a material kit enclosing a plurality of materials is generated, and an IC tag or the like is separately attached to the material kit. At that time, an associated recording medium may be attached as necessary.

  Therefore, in 480, the material kit is shipped to the cell processing facility 100 in a state where the material IDs of the plurality of materials enclosed in the material kit are associated with the kit ID of the kit.

  Next, in the storage stage 500 of the material kit in the cell processing facility, first, at 510, the material kit is procured together with other new materials. In any case, acceptance inspection such as expiration date or exterior tearing is made at 520, and further, at 530, for example, the kit ID of the material kit is read by the information terminal 201 of the storage room 120 of FIG. All the material IDs associated with the kit ID are stored in advance in the information processing apparatus of the management room 110 via 201. As shown in FIG. 2, it goes without saying that material kit stock information is registered together with material stock information in the master data of the information processing apparatus so that the stock status can be always grasped. The procured material kit is stored on the shelf of the storage room 120 of the cell processing facility, for example, through these procedures.

  Referring to FIG. 8, in the material kit use preparation stage 600 in the storage room 120 of the cell processing facility, the worker in the storage room instructs the cell preparation including the instructions shown in FIG. The information stored in the information processing apparatus 204 stores the cell ID of the cell preparation target and the process stored in advance, and displays the information using a display means or the like. In 620, the operator of the storage room takes out the material kit based on the cell preparation instruction information displayed from the shelf of the storage room 120, and here, for example, the kit of the material kit by a reader or the like equipped in the information terminal 201 The ID is read. Here, further, prior to the use of the material enclosed in the material kid, the worker in the storage room calls all the material IDs associated with the kit ID read in 630 with the cell IDs called from the information processing device 204. Associate with process. After such association, at 640, the material kit is carried from the storage room 120 to the cell conditioning culture room 140 via the preparation room 130.

  In the present embodiment, in the material kit use preparation stage 600, the workers in the storage room 120 perform steps 610 to 640 using the information terminal 201. These procedures will be described later. An operator 318 who prepares cells in the cell preparation culture chamber may perform the operation using the reader 325 of the operation desk 327.

  In the material kit use stage 700, the material kit carried into the cell preparation culture chamber 140 is received by an operator 318 who prepares cells. A material kit in which a plurality of new materials are enclosed is carried into an aseptic operation area such as the safety cabinet 303 shown in FIG. 4, opened, and used. Prior to that, the information terminal of the cell preparation culture chamber 140 is used. Is arranged at an operation desk 327 corresponding to In 710, the reader 325 reads the kit ID carried on the IC tag attached to the arranged material kit. In 720, the information processing apparatus 204 connected to the reader 325 so as to be communicable, the read kit ID, the specimen ID for identifying the raw material stored in advance in the information processing apparatus, and the process ID for identifying the cell preparation process. The ID information such as the material ID for identifying the material is collated with the corresponding kit ID associated with at least the associated cell preparation instruction information, and whether or not they match is output as the collation information. Next, in 730, when the operator who prepares the cell confirms that the output collation information is collation information indicating coincidence, the material kit is carried into the safety cabinet 303, opened, taken out, and new. Prepare as multiple materials and prepare cells.

  Although not shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 and 8, the operator 318 confirms the collation information, and if both are collation information indicating a mismatch, performs an error process. The collation information indicating inconsistency indicates that it is clear that the brought-in raw material is a raw material not included in the cell preparation instruction information. For this reason, the error processing is assumed to be, for example, to suspend the work, bring in the correct raw material, or to redo the work itself in a serious situation such as a different specimen ID. After the error handling, the operator 318 resumes S700 for the raw materials brought into the safety cabinet 303.

  An IC tag attached to each of a plurality of new materials prepared with cells carries a material ID associated with a specimen, that is, a raw material, and thereafter, the IC tag is managed by this IC tag. .

  In the material disposal stage 800 after cell preparation, it is displayed on the touch panel 328 that a used container or a used centrifuge tube in which a specimen, that is, a raw material, a medium, or the like is replaced is discarded when it is carried into the safety cabinet 303. Confirmed by cell preparation instruction information. Based on that, the operator 318 disposes of these used material wastes from the safety cabinet 303 into the waste chamber 305 at 810. At that time, if necessary, the material ID carried on the IC tag of the used material of the waste can be read again by the second reader installed in the waste chamber 305 at 820. Then, the information processing apparatus 204 collates the read material ID with the corresponding material ID associated with the cell preparation instruction information, and outputs a collation result as second collation information at 830. In 840, the operator 318 confirms the second collation information, determines whether it is a waste of used material or a useful material for containing a raw material, and performs a disposal process. By doing so, it is possible to more reliably avoid misplaced waste materials in the safety cabinet 303.

  However, in order to confirm whether or not all the raw materials have been carried out from the safety cabinet after cell preparation, when the raw materials are discharged from the safety cabinet 303, they are read again by the reader 325 via the operation desk 327, and the information processing device 204 Thus, the third verification information can be output.

The present invention creates a material kit enclosing a plurality of new materials, carries a material ID on an IC tag attached to each of the materials, and carries a kit ID on an IC tag attached to the material kit, In addition, the kit ID is associated with all material IDs and stored in advance in the information processing apparatus, the kit ID is read by a reader or the like connected to the information processing apparatus so as to be communicable, and the read kit ID and the cells stored in advance are read. This is a cell preparation management method in which a material kit is used when the corresponding kit information associated with the preparation instruction information is collated and they match. As a result, the material ID carried on the IC tag of each material and the sample information such as the provider name, cell type, and collection date handled in the cell preparation described in the cell preparation instruction information are stored in this system. Will be automatically associated.
Therefore, unlike the prior art, an operator who prepares a cell for each newly used material does not need to write and register a new material ID each time, and a registration error or the like hardly occurs.
As a matter of course, the management is obviously easier than the case where individual materials are brought apart, such as a safety cabinet, and it greatly contributes to the improvement of work efficiency.

It is an image figure of system operation of the cell preparation management system concerning the present invention. It is an example of a work item of each process in the system operation of the cell preparation management system concerning the present invention. It is the schematic of the cell processing facility containing the cell preparation culture room of the cell preparation management system which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the safety cabinet used in the case of the cell preparation which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of the material kit with which the IC tag which carry | supported kit identification information with which the several material which carried | supported identification information was enclosed with the IC tag with which the dish, the centrifuge tube, the pipette, etc. were mounted | worn was enclosed. It is a raw material image figure containing the material kit of the cell preparation management system which concerns on this invention. It is a work flow figure in each step of preparation of a material kit concerning the present invention, storage, use preparation, and use. It is a work flow figure in each step of preparation of a material kit concerning the present invention, storage, use preparation, and use. Instruction No. 1 representing one example included in the cell preparation instruction information of the cell preparation management system according to the present invention. 4. It is an example of the amount of materials per person necessary for cell preparation of stem cells from bone marrow. It is an example of the amount of materials per person necessary for preparing a culture solution from peripheral blood.

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100 Cell Processing Facility 110 Management Room 120 Storage Room 130 Preparation Room 140 Cell Preparation Culture Room 201-203 Information Terminal (Slave Unit)
204 Information processing device (base unit)
303 Biohazard safety cabinet 304 Centrifuge 305 Waste chamber 306 Incubator
314 Safety cabinet storage 316 Safety cabinet insertion port 318 Cell preparation operator 319 Material kit 320 New empty dish 321 Dish 322 containing raw material Centrifuge tube 323 Medicine 324 IC tag 325 mounted on dish Reader 326 Antenna 327 Operation desk 328 Touch panel such as display means equipped with operation desk

Claims (7)

  Prepare a material kit containing multiple materials such as a new dish and centrifuge tube in advance, and include biological materials such as cells and culture media associated with unique specimens, and materials such as the material kit and chemicals. The material associated with each of the unique identification information carried by the wireless communication device mounted on each of the plurality of materials enclosed in the material kit when preparing cells in a sterile operation area using raw materials Kit identification information of the kit is carried in advance in a wireless communication device attached to the material kit, raw material identification information for identifying the raw material, process identification information for identifying a cell preparation step, material identification information for identifying the material, And cell preparation instruction information associated with at least each of the identification information such as the kit identification information is stored in advance in an information processing apparatus that can be operated by a computer A wireless reader connected to the apparatus in a communicable manner reads the kit identification information, and the information processing apparatus corresponds to the kit identification associated with the read kit identification information and the cell preparation instruction information. Information is collated, and whether or not both are matched is output as collation information, and when the collation information that is output is confirmed to be collation information by the operator who prepares the cells, A cell preparation management method for preparing cells using raw materials in an aseptic operation area, wherein the material kit is carried into the aseptic operation area. Prepare a material kit that contains multiple materials such as a new dish or centrifuge tube in advance, and materials such as cells and culture media that are associated with specific specimens used for cell preparation, the material kit, chemicals, etc. A cell preparation management method for carrying out cell preparation using raw materials in an aseptic operation area, in which raw materials including the above materials are carried into an aseptic operation area by an operator who prepares cells,
Preloading the unique identification information of the material in a wireless communication device attached to each of the plurality of materials enclosed in the material kit;
Preliminarily carrying kit identification information of the material kit associated with the unique identification information of each of the plurality of materials in a wireless communication device mounted on the material kit;
Information processing apparatus that is made to function by a computer, each of identification information such as material identification information for identifying the material, process identification information for identifying a cell preparation process, material identification information for identifying the material, and kit identification information Storing at least associated cell preparation instruction information in advance;
A step of reading the kit identification information carried in advance by a wireless communication device attached to the material kit to be carried into the aseptic operation area, a wireless reading device communicably connected to the information processing device;
The information processing apparatus collates the read kit identification information with the corresponding kit identification information associated with the cell preparation instruction information, and outputs a determination result as to whether or not they match as collation information Steps,
Including
When the output collation information is collation information indicating coincidence, the information processing apparatus associates the raw material identification information with the unique identification information of each of the plurality of materials enclosed in the material kit. Later, when the material kit is carried into the aseptic operation area, and the output collation information is collation information indicating a mismatch, the carrying of the material kit into the aseptic operation area is interrupted, and error handling is performed. A method characterized in that it is implemented.   In a case where the output collation information is collation information indicating a match, the information processing apparatus confirms the plurality of pieces of the material identification information and the material kit after the operator confirms the matching collation information. 3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising a step of associating the unique identification information of each of the materials, wherein the material kit is brought into the aseptic operation area and opened to remove the plurality of materials from the material kit. the method of.   The delivery of the material kit to the aseptic operation area is resumed by the operator after the delivery of the material kit to the aseptic operation area is interrupted and error handling is performed. The method in any one of.   The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising the step of the information processing apparatus displaying the output collation information on a display unit equipped in the aseptic operation area.   New cells, such as pre-prepared dishes and centrifuge tubes, that are used with raw materials including biological materials such as cells and media associated with unique specimens and materials such as drugs when preparing cells in aseptic operating areas A plurality of materials are enclosed, and a wireless communication device carrying kit identification information associated with unique identification information carried by each wireless communication device attached to each of the new plurality of materials is attached. Material kit characterized by   The information processing apparatus that is made to function by a computer stores cell preparation instruction information associated with identification information necessary for cell preparation including raw material identification information and kit identification information in advance, and is wirelessly connected to the information processing apparatus in a communicable manner. The reading device reads kit identification information carried in advance, and the information processing device collates the read kit identification information with the corresponding kit identification information associated with the cell preparation instruction information. When the matching result is output as collation information, and the operator who prepares the cells confirms that the collation information that is output is collation information indicating a match, the information processing apparatus After associating the raw material identification information with the unique identification information carried by the wireless communication device mounted on each of the encapsulated new materials, The aseptic zone, the new plurality of material is conveyed while being filled, is opened, Material kit, characterized in that it has to be taken out.

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