JP2013148563A - Automated analyzer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automated analyzer that enables an operator to know abnormality caused in a pause state and is capable of preventing reduction in inspection quality.SOLUTION: An automated analyzer comprises: a relay 400a for switching between supply and cutoff of electricity to an analysis part 200 and an analysis control part 100; a temperature sensor 213 for detecting a condition of a reagent cold part 211; and a pause control circuit 300 that includes a control part 301 having a function of controlling switching between the pause state of cutting off the supply of electricity to the analysis control part 100 and the analysis part 200 and a start-up state of supplying the electricity, in a state of supplying the electricity to the reagent cold part 211, through control of the relay 400a at a predetermined schedule time of start-up. The control part 301 in the pause state determines whether or not the reagent cold part 211 has abnormality, on the basis of a detection result from the temperature sensor 213, and when the reagent cold part 211 is determined to have abnormality, the control part 301 stores information about the abnormality in a memory 302.

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic analyzer that performs qualitative and quantitative analysis of samples such as blood and urine.

  The automatic analyzer performs qualitative and quantitative analysis of samples such as blood and urine (hereinafter referred to as specimens) by various methods. For example, the amount of transmitted light or the amount of light scattered in the mixed reaction liquid of the specimen and reagent. It is known to perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of specimens by measuring

  As such an automatic analyzer, for example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent No. 2628871), a backup power supply is always operated for the purpose of reducing waiting time due to preparation before analysis after turning on the power supply. Disclosed is a technology related to an automatic analyzer that sets a power supply start time by a clock circuit that can be operated and that receives a signal from the clock circuit by a power supply start circuit that can be always operated by a backup power supply and starts the power supply device of the analyzer Has been.

Japanese Patent No. 2628871

  However, in the above prior art, the automatic analyzer is not monitored in a state before the power is turned on, that is, in a state where the power is off. Therefore, even when a temperature abnormality occurs due to a temporary malfunction in an apparatus that is in an operating state even when the power is turned off, for example, a reagent cold storage apparatus, the operator may I couldn't figure it out. That is, the operator cannot grasp the abnormality in the power-off state, and as a result, the inspection quality may be deteriorated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic analyzer that can allow an operator to grasp an abnormality that has occurred in a resting state and suppress a decrease in inspection quality. .

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic analyzer that automatically performs an analysis process on an analysis target sample, an analysis unit on which the analysis target sample is mounted, and the analysis process is performed. An analysis control unit for controlling the operation, a reagent cold-retention unit in which a reagent used for analysis processing in the analysis unit is mounted and kept cold, and a relay for switching supply and interruption of power to the analysis unit and the analysis control unit A state detecting means for detecting a state of the reagent cooler, a pause state in which power is supplied to the analysis controller and the analyzer while power is supplied to the reagent cooler, and the analysis A sleep control unit having a function of controlling and switching the relay at a predetermined scheduled start time, and a sleep control unit having a function of switching power supply to the control unit and the analysis unit. State In this case, a cold insulation unit abnormality determination unit that determines abnormality of the reagent cold storage unit based on a detection result from the state detection unit, and stores information related to abnormality when the cold insulation unit abnormality determination unit determines abnormality. A storage unit is provided.

  According to the present invention, an operator can grasp an abnormality that has occurred in a dormant state, and a decrease in inspection quality can be suppressed.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of an automatic analyzer according to an embodiment. FIG. It is a figure which shows the detail of a rest control circuit roughly with a periphery structure. It is a figure which shows an abnormality information display screen.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of an automatic analyzer according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing details of a pause control circuit together with peripheral configurations.

  In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the automatic analyzer is roughly constituted by an analysis control unit 100, an analysis unit 200, a pause control circuit 300, and a main switch 400.

  The analysis unit 200 is equipped with a plurality of sample containers 206 (only one is shown in the present example) in which a sample to be analyzed (hereinafter referred to as a sample) such as blood or urine is accommodated for analysis processing. There are provided in each of the mechanism power supply circuit 201 for supplying power supplied from the commercial power source 500 through the main switch 400 and the relay 400a to each mechanism of the analysis unit 200, and each mechanism constituting the analysis unit 200. A driving circuit 202 for driving them, a thermostat 208 for holding the reaction vessel 204 to stabilize the reaction system at a constant temperature, a thermostat temperature controller 209 for controlling the temperature of the thermostat, a specimen A specimen dispensing mechanism 214 that dispenses a specimen contained in the container 206 into the reaction container 204, a reagent cooler 211 that cools a reagent container that contains a reagent used for analysis processing, and a reagent container A reagent dispensing mechanism 203 for dispensing the reagent contained in the reaction container 204, a stirring mechanism 207 for stirring the reaction liquid of the specimen and the reagent mixed in the reaction container 204, and a reaction liquid contained in the reaction container 204 A multi-wavelength photometer 210 that measures the absorbance of the reaction vessel 204 and a cleaning mechanism 205 that cleans the reaction vessel 204 that has been used in the analysis process.

  The reagent cooler 211 keeps the reagent used for the analysis process at a low temperature to stabilize the analysis process, and keeps the reagent cold even during the period when the analysis process is not performed, thereby suppressing the deterioration of the reagent. A cold insulation power supply circuit 212 that supplies power supplied via the main switch 400 to each part of the reagent cold insulation unit 211 and a temperature sensor 213 as a state detection unit that detects the temperature inside the reagent cold insulation unit 211 are provided. Yes. Further, the power supply circuit 212 for the cold insulation unit also has a function as a state detection unit that outputs the information to the suspension control circuit 300 when power is restored after the supply of power to the reagent cold storage unit 211 is interrupted. .

  The analysis control unit 100 controls the operation of the analysis unit 200, and inputs an instruction signal to the CPU (central processing unit) 101 that performs various arithmetic processes and the CPU 101 of the analysis control unit 100 via the I / F. Operation unit 102, display unit 104 that displays various information based on a display command from CPU 101, and power supplied from commercial power source 500 via main switch 400 and relay 400 a to each unit of analysis control unit 100. A control power supply circuit 105 to be supplied, a memory 106 for temporarily storing various information, a storage medium 107 such as a hard disk, a mechanism power supply circuit 201 and a drive circuit 202 of the analysis unit 200, and these circuits The I / O (input / output port) 108 for exchanging information between the CPUs 201 and 202 and the CPU 101 and the multi-wavelength photometer 210 ADC sends a detection signal to the CPU101 converted from analog form to digital form - and an (analog digital converter) 109.

  Then, the analysis control unit 100 sends a control signal to the mechanism power supply circuit 201 and the drive circuit 202 of the analysis unit 200 connected via the I / O 108 to drive each mechanism, and sets the wavelength corresponding to each analysis item. The absorbance of the reaction solution in the reaction vessel 204 is detected by the multi-wavelength photometer 210 and received by the CPU 101 of the analysis control unit 100 via the ADC 109 to perform the necessary calculation to perform the analysis process.

  The main switch 400 supplies power from the commercial power source 500 to the cold storage unit 211 of the analysis unit 200, the suspension control circuit 300, and the analysis control unit 100 and the analysis unit 200 via the relay 400a. When an overcurrent or the like occurs, it has a function as a breaker that cuts off the power supply to the entire automatic analyzer. Further, the relay 400a switches between supply and interruption of power from the commercial power supply 500 connected via the main switch 400 to the control power supply circuit 105 of the analysis control unit 100 and the mechanism power supply circuit 201 of the analysis unit 200. The switching control is performed based on a command from the pause control circuit 300. The suspension control circuit 300 includes a setting / abnormality information communication 215 that communicates with the CPU 101, and has a function that can transmit and receive various setting information and abnormal information.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a suspension control circuit 300 that controls the relay 400a is provided so as to be always operable by a control unit (a suspension control unit) 301 that controls the operation of the suspension control circuit 300 and a spare battery 304a. A clock circuit unit 304 that outputs time information on the control unit 301, a memory 302 as a storage unit that stores various types of information, time information from the clock circuit 304, information from the memory 302, a power supply circuit 212 for the cold insulation unit, And the control part 301 as a pause control part which performs a pause control process (after-mentioned) based on the detection result from the temperature sensor 213, and the sub display 303 as a simple display means are provided.

  Here, a pause control process performed by the control unit (pause control unit) 301 of the pause control circuit 300 will be described. In the suspension control process, the supply of power to the analysis control unit 100 and the analysis unit 200 is cut off while the power is supplied to the reagent cooler 211 by controlling and switching the relay 400a at a predetermined scheduled start-up time. The hibernation state and the activation state in which power is supplied to the analysis control unit 100 and the analysis unit 200 are switched. The scheduled activation time is set by, for example, setting with the GUI displayed on the operation unit 102 or the display unit 104 of the analysis control unit 100, sending to the control unit 301, and storing in the memory 302. The unit 301 compares the scheduled activation time stored in the memory 302 with the time information from the clock circuit unit 304, and controls the relay 400a when they are the same (when the scheduled activation time is reached). Switch from hibernation to startup. In the sleep state, the scheduled start time is displayed on the sub display 303. Further, in the case of a device that is constantly supplied with power to the suspension control circuit, a spare battery is not necessarily required.

  The control unit 301 periodically controls the drive circuit 202 of the analysis unit 200 to rotate and drive a reagent disk (not shown) in a pause state, with a time set in advance and stored in the memory 302. Stir the atmosphere to make the atmosphere distribution uniform when the temperature and humidity are not uniform.

  Further, the control unit 301 compares the detection result (temperature) from the temperature sensor 213 serving as a state detection unit with a temperature threshold value that is set in advance and stored in the memory 302 in the rest state, and the temperature of the detection result is When the temperature is higher than the temperature threshold, it is determined that there is an abnormality in the reagent cold insulation unit 211, and has a function as a cold insulation unit abnormality determination unit that stores in the memory 302 the content of the abnormality and the occurrence time as information related to the abnormality. Yes.

  Further, the control unit 301 as the cold storage unit abnormality determination unit is a cold storage unit as a state detection unit (power supply detection unit) when the power is restored after the supply of power to the reagent cold storage unit 211 is interrupted in the resting state. From the information sent from the power supply circuit 212, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred in the reagent cooler 211, and the information about the abnormality (in this case, the interruption of power supplied to the reagent cooler 211) is the content of the abnormality Is also stored as a cold storage unit abnormality determination unit. In the sleep state, when information related to an abnormality is stored in the memory 302, the control unit 301 displays a content indicating that on the sub display 303.

  Then, the control unit 301 sends the information regarding the abnormality stored in the memory 302 to the CPU 101 of the analysis control unit 100 when the scheduled activation time is reached and the activation state is switched from the hibernation state. The CPU 101 stores information on the received abnormality in the storage medium 107 and displays an abnormality information display screen representing information on the abnormality on the display unit 104 to notify the operator of the occurrence of an abnormal state.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an abnormality information display screen displayed on the display unit.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the abnormality information display screen 600 displays a current time 601, an item name 602 indicating the abnormality content, and an occurrence time 603 indicating the occurrence time of the abnormality in a table format.

  The operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

  When the operator sets the scheduled start time of the automatic analyzer using the GUI displayed on the operation unit 102 or the display unit 104 of the analysis control unit 100 and instructs execution of the pause control process, the control unit ( The hibernation control unit 301) sets the hibernation state in which the power supply to the analysis control unit 100 and the analysis unit 200 is cut off. In this dormant state, the scheduled start time is displayed on the sub-display 303, and the operator can easily know the scheduled start time. In addition, when information regarding an abnormality is stored in the memory 302 in the hibernation state, the control unit 301 displays a content indicating that on the sub-display 303, and the operator knows that some abnormality has occurred during the hibernation state. be able to.

  When the scheduled start-up time is reached, the control unit (pause control unit 301) of the suspension control circuit 300 switches to the activation state in which power is supplied to the analysis control unit 100 and the analysis unit 200, activates the automatic analyzer, and prepares for analysis. Perform (warm-up, pre-calibration). At this time, considering the time required for the preparation before the analysis, the scheduled start time is set before the scheduled start time of the analysis, so that the preparation before the analysis is automatically completed at the analysis start time. The analysis process can be started promptly.

  Also, when the scheduled activation time is reached and the operation state is switched from the hibernation state to the activation state, information relating to the abnormality stored in the memory 302 is sent to the CPU 101 of the analysis control unit 100, and abnormality information indicating details of the information relating to the abnormality is displayed on the display unit 104. A display screen 600 is displayed. Thereby, the operator can grasp | ascertain the content of abnormality easily.

  Thereafter, the operator inputs analysis parameters relating to analysis items in advance using the operation unit 102 of the analysis control unit 100 and stores them in the memory 106, the storage medium 108, and the like. After that, when the execution of the analysis process is instructed by the operator, the analysis process is executed according to the patient ID corresponding to each sample and the requested examination item. The analysis result of each inspection item is stored in the memory 106 or the storage medium 107 and displayed on the display unit 104.

  The effect of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

  In the prior art, for the purpose of reducing the waiting time due to preparation before analysis after turning on the power, the power supply start time is set by a clock circuit that can always be operated by the backup power supply, and the backup power supply is always used. The power supply starting circuit that can be operated receives the signal from the clock circuit to start the power supply of the analyzer. However, the automatic analyzer is not monitored in a state before the power is turned on, that is, in a state where the power is off. Therefore, even when a temperature abnormality occurs due to a temporary malfunction in an apparatus that is in an operating state even when the power is turned off, for example, a reagent cold storage apparatus, the operator may I couldn't figure it out. That is, the operator cannot grasp the abnormality in the power-off state, and as a result, the inspection quality may be deteriorated.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, in the resting state, an abnormality of the reagent cooling unit is determined based on the detection result from the state detection unit, and information regarding the abnormality is stored when it is determined to be abnormal. As a result, the operator can grasp the abnormality that has occurred in the resting state, and the deterioration of the inspection quality can be suppressed.

100 Analysis control unit 101 CPU
102 Operation unit 103 I / F
104 Display Unit 105 Power Supply Circuit for Control 106 Memory 107 Storage Medium 108 I / O
109 ADC
200 Analyzing Unit 201 Mechanism Power Circuit 202 Drive Circuit 203 Reagent Dispensing Mechanism 211 Reagent Cooling Unit 212 Cooling Employment Power Supply Circuit 213 Temperature Sensor 214 Specimen Dispensing Mechanism 215 Setting / Abnormal Information Communication 300 Pause Control Circuit 301 Control Unit (Pause Control Unit) )
302 Memory 303 Sub display 304 Clock circuit unit 304a Spare battery 400 Main switch 400a Relay 500 Commercial power supply 600 Abnormal state display screen

Claims (5)

In an automatic analyzer that automatically performs analysis of the sample to be analyzed,
An analysis unit on which the analysis target sample is mounted and an analysis process is performed;
An analysis control unit for controlling the operation of the analysis unit;
A reagent cold-reserving part in which a reagent used for analysis processing in the analysis part is mounted and kept cold;
A relay that switches between supply and interruption of power to the analysis unit and the analysis control unit;
A state detecting means for detecting the state of the reagent cold storage unit;
In a state where power is supplied to the reagent cooler, a sleep state in which power supply to the analysis control unit and the analysis unit is cut off, and an activation state in which power is supplied to the analysis control unit and the analysis unit A pause control unit that has a function of controlling and switching the relay at a predetermined scheduled start-up time, and determines an abnormality of the reagent cold storage unit based on a detection result from the state detection unit in the pause state When,
An automatic analyzer comprising: a storage unit that stores information related to an abnormality when the suspension control unit determines that an abnormality has occurred. The automatic analyzer according to claim 1, wherein
2. The automatic analyzer according to claim 1, wherein the state detection means is a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the reagent cooler. The automatic analyzer according to claim 1, wherein
The automatic analyzer according to claim 1, wherein the state detection means is a power supply detection means for detecting a supply state of power to the reagent cold storage unit. The activation analyzer according to claim 1,
An automatic analyzer comprising: simple display means for displaying the scheduled start time in the sleep state and displaying simply that information related to abnormality is stored in the storage unit. The automatic analyzer according to claim 1, wherein
When the sleep control unit switches from the hibernation state to the startup state, the information on the abnormality stored in the storage unit is sent to the analysis control unit,
The said analysis control part displays the information regarding the abnormality from the said pause control part on a display part, The automatic analyzer characterized by the above-mentioned.

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