JP2015001484A - Identification label and specimen inspection method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an identification label capable of identifying easily each specimen container by dispensing with a labor for reading individually each identification label stuck on a plurality of specimen containers, and the like.SOLUTION: A container sticking part 1 is stuck by allowing a sticking position display 16 to agree with the end of a storage part 31 of a specimen container 30, and a request slip sticking part 2 is stuck on a bar code sticking column 71 of the request slip. When recovering each specimen container 30, identification information held by an IC tag 18 of the container sticking part 1 is read at the reception time, to thereby confirm the number of the specimen containers 30 and identification information of each specimen container 30.

Description

  The present invention relates to an identification label or the like that is attached to a sample container in which a sample such as blood or urine of a subject is placed and attached with identification information for identifying individual samples (sample containers).

  Tests of specimens such as blood and urine of a subject are performed by injecting these specimens into specimen containers, attaching identification labels with identification information for identifying individual specimens (specimen containers), and attaching them to the specimen containers. The identification information identical to the identification information of the identification label and the request form (slip) describing the name of the subject, the contents of the examination, etc. are transferred to the inspection organization.

  At this time, it is necessary to match the sample container and the request slip, and check the number and correspondence, and check using a barcode reader or the like (for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a technique has been proposed in which an IC tag is attached to the side surface of a specimen container to identify individual specimen containers (for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2008-264066 A JP 2004-89503 A

  As described above, when the identification information affixed to the sample container is read using a barcode reader or the like, it is necessary to read for each sample container (for each request slip). was

  In addition, when an IC tag is attached to the side surface of the sample container, for example, if an attempt is made to detect a large number of sample containers in a rack, depending on the positional relationship with the reading device, accurate reading is not possible. As a result, the arrangement of the sample container was changed, and it took time and effort.

  For this reason, an object of this invention is to provide the identification label etc. which can identify a sample container easily.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the identification label of the present invention is an identification label that is attached in the longitudinal direction of the specimen container, and is provided in a direction corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the specimen container. In the bar code display field, an IC tag which is provided at one end in the end (opening) direction of the sample container and holds information corresponding to the identification information, and a position corresponding to the end of the container portion of the sample container The container sticking part which has a sticking position display which shows a sticking position is provided.

  With this identification label, when used, the sticking position display is attached in correspondence with the end portion of the housing portion of the sample container. Generally, the outer diameter of the lid portion of the sample container is larger than the outer diameter of the housing portion, and the portion where the IC tag is provided at the tip of the container pasting portion by pasting the container pasting portion at such a position Slightly bends outside the specimen container.

  At the time of collecting the sample container to which such an identification label is attached, the identification information stored in the IC tag is read by the reading device.

  Moreover, the identification label of this invention is provided with the request slip sticking part which has a barcode display column which describes unique identification information by a two-dimensional barcode for every container sticking part, and sticks it on a request slip at the time of use.

  This identification label is used by sticking the container sticking part to the sample container and sticking the request slip sticking part to the request slip at the time of use.

  By using the identification label according to the present invention, even when there are a plurality of IC tags, they can be read simultaneously by a reading device, and it is not necessary to read each individual sample container, and the number of sample containers is large. Even then, it can be easily read.

  Further, in this identification label, the portion provided with the IC tag at the tip of the container affixing portion is slightly bent outside the sample container, so that the reading sensitivity in the vertical direction of the sample container can be improved, and the antenna size can be reduced. In the case where an antenna is built in the IC tag, an external antenna can be made unnecessary, which can contribute to downsizing.

  In addition, since the identification label according to the present invention has the identification information described in a two-dimensional barcode in the barcode display field of the request slip pasting portion, the area of the request slip pasting portion is smaller than that of the container pasting portion. It is also possible to attach a plurality of request form pasting sections to one request form, which can contribute to improvement in business efficiency.

It is a top view which shows the structure of the identification label which concerns on Example 1 to which this invention is applied. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of an identification label according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a top view which shows the structure of the antenna and IC tag of the identification label which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the antenna and IC tag of the identification label which concerns on Example 1. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a method for using the identification label according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a method for using the identification label according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a method for using the identification label according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a method for using the identification label according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the usage method of the identification label which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the inspection method using the identification label which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the usage method of the identification label which concerns on Example 1. FIG. 6 is a top view illustrating a method for using the identification label according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a side view which shows the usage method of the identification label which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a side view which shows the example of the request form which affixes the request form sticking part of the identification label which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a side view which shows the example of the request form which affixes the request form sticking part of the identification label which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the usage method of the identification label which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a side view which shows the usage method of the identification label which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a top view which shows the structure of the identification label which concerns on Example 2 to which this invention is applied. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the identification label which concerns on Example 2. FIG. It is a top view which shows the structure of the identification label which concerns on Example 3 to which this invention is applied. 6 is a plan view showing a configuration of an identification label according to Embodiment 3. FIG. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of an identification label according to Example 3. It is a top view which shows the structure of the identification label which concerns on Example 4 to which this invention is applied. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the identification label which concerns on Example 4. FIG. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing how to use the identification label according to the fourth embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the usage method of the identification label which concerns on Example 4. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the usage method of the identification label which concerns on Example 4. FIG. It is a top view which shows the structure of the identification label which concerns on Example 5 to which this invention is applied. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the identification label which concerns on Example 5. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the usage method of the identification label which concerns on Example 4. FIG.

  Hereinafter, for example, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an identification label attached to a sample container for storing a sample such as blood or urine will be described.

(Constitution)
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, for example, the identification label according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a container pasting unit 1 to be pasted on a sample container such as a blood collection tube, a request slip pasting unit 2 to be pasted on a request slip, The container sticking part 1 and the request card sticking part 2 are provided with a mount 3 to which the sticking part 1 is attached.

  On the surface of the container pasting portion 1, a barcode display column 11 for describing a barcode, an identification information display column 12 for displaying identification information corresponding to the barcode described in the barcode display column 11 as characters, For example, a supplementary information description column 13 for describing supplementary information indicating the blood collection status such as “load”, a name description column 14 for describing the name of the subject, and a position when the container pasting part 1 is pasted on the sample container are displayed. A pasting position display 16 is provided.

  Further, on the surface of the request slip pasting unit 2, a barcode display column 21 describing a two-dimensional barcode and identification information corresponding to the barcode described in the barcode display column 21 are displayed as characters. A display column 22 and a supplementary information description column 23 for describing supplementary information indicating a blood collection status such as “load” are provided. Since the barcode described in the barcode display column 21 is two-dimensional, the area of the barcode display column 21 can be smaller than the barcode display column 11 of the container pasting unit 1.

  For example, as shown in a cross-sectional view in FIG. 2, the container pasting unit 1 includes a display layer 10 on which the above-described bar code display column 11 to the name description column 14 and the pasting position display 16 are printed or described, and a sample container. And an adhesive layer 19 to be attached to. Similarly, the request slip pasting unit 2 includes a display layer 20 and an adhesive layer 29. In FIG. 2, the thicknesses of the layers 10, 19, 20, 29, etc. are exaggerated. An antenna 17 and an IC tag 18 are embedded between the display layer 10 and the adhesive layer 19 at one end of the container pasting portion 1.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the antenna 17 is formed on the back surface (the adhesive layer 19 side) of the display layer 10 and connected to the IC tag 18. The antenna 17 may be formed of a copper or aluminum thin film, or may be formed by printing a conductive material. Further, the connection between the antenna 17 and the IC tag 18 may be bonding or simply contact. The shape of the antenna 17 is an example, and is not limited to this shape, and may be any shape that does not hinder communication with the reading device (reader). Furthermore, a configuration in which the antenna 17 is not provided is possible if sensitivity is allowed.

  Further, the same identification information as the identification information displayed in the barcode display column 11 and the identification information display column 12 is written in the IC tag 18, and this identification information can be read wirelessly from a reading device (reader). It can be done. The identification information only needs to be able to identify the individual sample container 30 in the testing organization, and can be, for example, a number of about 12 to 13 digits. This number may be assigned a specific range to each medical institution, and the validity of the number may be confirmed at the time of collection.

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The identification label configured as described above is used by attaching the container attaching part 1 to the sample container 30. For example, as shown in FIG. 5 (FIG. 6) and FIG. 7 (FIG. 8), the sample container 30 has several lengths. As shown in FIG. The affixing position display 16 is affixed at a position corresponding to the upper end (opening) of the accommodating part 31 of the sample container 30.

  In general, the outer diameter of the lid portion 32 is larger than the outer diameter of the accommodating portion 31, and by sticking the container pasting portion 1 at such a position, for example, as shown in FIGS. The portion where the antenna 17 and the IC tag 18 at the tip of the container pasting portion 1 are embedded is slightly bent outside the sample container 30. That is, the pattern surface of the antenna 17 is in a state where it is slightly above the lid portion 32 from a horizontal state with respect to the tube wall of the housing portion 31. Thereby, the reading sensitivity with respect to the vertical direction of the sample container 30 is improved. Thereby, the size of the antenna 17 can be reduced, or when the antenna is built in the IC tag 18, the antenna 17 can be made unnecessary, which can contribute to downsizing.

FIG. 10 is a diagram conceptually showing a specimen inspection method using such an identification label.
First, when injecting a sample into the sample container 30 in a medical institution or the like, the container pasting unit 1 is pasted at a position corresponding to the upper end of the storage unit 31 and a request slip pasting unit 2 corresponding to the container pasting unit 1 is requested. Affix it to the vote and write the inspection details on the request slip.

  A sample injected into the sample container 30 in a medical institution or the like is collected together with a request form in which the contents of the inspection are described, collected in a collection place such as a sales office, transferred to the inspection institution in a rack 40 or the like. Also, the collection site creates request data indicating the contents of the examination by associating the description of the request slip with the identification information read from the IC tag 18 of the container pasting unit 1 affixed to the sample container 30, Send to the institution. The sending method may be stored in a storage medium and transferred together with the sample container 30 or may be sent via a network.

  The inspection organization reads the received identification information of the IC tag 18 of the sample container 30 and compares it with the information of the request data, and checks (acceptance check) of the correspondence relationship between the quantity and the identification information. Thereafter, the inspection is managed according to the requested data, and the inspection result is converted into data and sent to the collection site as result data. At the depot, the result data is output and sent to a medical institution as a test result.

  In a medical institution or the like, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of sample containers 30 are stored in a standing state. When such a sample container 30 is collected, the identification information of the IC tag 18 of each sample container 30 is read by, for example, a portable reader (reader). At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, since the orientation of the sample container 30 is not constant, reading is performed by holding the reader 50 over the sample container 30, for example, as shown in FIG. At this time, it is not necessary to perform reading for each individual specimen container 30, and since reading can be performed in a lump, reading can be performed easily.

  As described above, the IC tag 18 portion of the container affixing portion 1 affixed to each sample container 30 is arranged on the upper part of each sample container 30, so that reading is performed by the reader 50 from above each sample container 30. The reading sensitivity is high. Thereby, the certainty of reading can be improved.

  Further, as described above, the request slip pasting unit 2 pastes the request slip pasting unit 2 on a request slip or the like when requesting processing to the inspection organization. In the request slip, for example, as shown in 14, a barcode sticking column 71 for sticking the request slip sticking portion 2 corresponding to the container sticking portion 1, a name description column 72 for writing the name of the subject, and the examination contents are described. An inspection content description column 73 to be provided is provided. As described above, since the two-dimensional barcode is described in the barcode display field 21 of the request slip pasting part 2, the area of the request slip pasting part 2 is smaller than that of the container sticking part 1. For this reason, it is not necessary to have one request slip for one sample. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, request slip pasting portions 2 corresponding to a plurality of container pasting portions 1 are pasted on one request slip. You may make it do. In this case, a name description column 82 and an inspection content description column 83 are provided for each barcode pasting column 81 on which the request slip pasting unit 2 is pasted. As a result, the number of request slips can be reduced, which can contribute to improvement in business efficiency.

  When transporting to the inspection organization, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, the sample container 30 is placed in a rack 40 or the like and transported. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, the rack 40 is also used for conveyance by a belt conveyor 60 or the like in an inspection engine. The identification information of the IC tag 18 of the container affixing unit 1 affixed to a plurality of sample containers 30 placed in such a rack 40 is read by the reading device 70 arranged on these sample containers 30. At this time, it is not necessary to perform reading for each individual specimen container 30, and since reading can be performed in a lump, reading can be performed easily.

As described above, the IC tag 18 portion of the container sticking unit 1 attached to each sample container 30 is arranged on the upper part of each sample container 30, so that reading is performed by the reader 70 from above each sample container 30. The reading sensitivity is high. Thereby, the certainty of reading can be improved.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the identification label according to the second embodiment of the present invention has an inspection organization display column 15 for displaying an inspection organization to be inspected on the container pasting portion 1 of the identification label of the first embodiment. The inspection form display field 25 is provided in the request form pasting unit 2. By using such an identification label, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, even when there are a plurality of inspection organizations, the inspection organization can be easily confirmed visually.

Furthermore, by managing the identification information by assigning a specific number range for each inspection organization, it is possible to easily select the transfer destination according to the identification number of the IC tag 18 read at the collection site or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, for example, the identification label according to the third embodiment of the present invention is in a state where the container pasting portion 1 and the request slip pasting portion 2 of the identification label of the first embodiment are stuck in two layers. ing. Even if such a label is used, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained by pasting so that the pasting position display 16 of the container pasting unit 1 is opposed to the upper end of the storage unit 31 of the sample container 30. .

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the identification label according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention has a length above the pasting position display 16 of the container pasting portion 1 of the identification label according to the first embodiment. The height of the lid portion 32 is increased.

  The identification label configured as described above is used by attaching the container attaching part 1 to the sample container 30. For example, as shown in FIGS. 25 to 27, the sticking position display 16 of the container sticking part 1 is stuck on the sample container 30 at a position corresponding to the upper end (opening part) of the storage part 31 of the sample container 30.

Further, as shown in FIG. 26, the distal end portion of the container pasting portion 1 protruding from the upper end of the lid portion 32 is folded back toward the center of the lid portion 32. As a result, the portion where the antenna 17 and the IC tag 18 are embedded is slightly inclined with respect to the tube wall of the accommodating portion 31, and the reading sensitivity from above the sample container 30 is improved. Therefore, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, the identification label according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention has notches 1A at both ends of the identification label application position display 16 according to the first embodiment.

  When the identification label having such a configuration is attached to the boundary between the housing portion 31 and the lid portion 32 of the sample container 30 together with the attachment position display 16, the distal end portion of the container attachment portion 1 is planarized by the tension of the antenna 17. For example, as shown in FIG. 30, the distal end portion of the container pasting portion 1 is bent in a direction away from the periphery of the lid portion 32, and the reading sensitivity from above the sample container 30 is further improved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container sticking part 2 Request slip sticking part 11 Bar code display column 16 Pasting position display 18 IC tag 21 Bar code display column 30 Sample container 31 Storage part 32 Cover part 71 Bar code sticking column 73 Inspection content description column

Claims (4)

An identification label to be attached in the longitudinal direction of the sample container,
Corresponding to the identification information provided in a direction corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the specimen container and provided at one end of the specimen container in the end of the specimen container (barcode display field) where the unique identification information is indicated by a barcode. An identification label comprising: an IC tag for holding information to be performed; and a container pasting portion having a pasting position display indicating a pasting position at a position corresponding to an end of the specimen container housing portion.
For each container sticking part,
2. The identification label according to claim 1, further comprising a request form pasting unit that has a bar code display field in which the unique identification information is written in a two-dimensional bar code and is pasted on the request form at the time of use.
Corresponding to the identification information provided in a direction corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the specimen container and provided at one end of the specimen container in the end of the specimen container (barcode display field) where the unique identification information is indicated by a barcode. An IC tag holding information to be performed, a container pasting portion having a pasting position display indicating a pasting position at a position corresponding to an end portion of the container portion of the specimen container, and the unique identification information are described in a two-dimensional barcode. Affixing the container affixing part of the identification label comprising the request form affixing part having the bar code display field to the sample container,
Affixing the request form pasting part (two-dimensional barcode) of the identification label to the request form having a bar code pasting field for pasting the request form pasting part and an inspection content description field for describing the inspection content,
Read the identification information of the request slip pasting part pasted in the barcode pasting column from the request slip and the inspection content described in the inspection content description column, generate the request data by associating the read identification information with the inspection content,
A specimen inspection method comprising: reading identification information stored in an IC tag of a container affixing part affixed to a specimen container, and performing an acceptance check by matching the read identification information with the request data
In the request slip, a plurality of barcode pasting columns and an inspection content description column corresponding to each barcode pasting column are provided,
4. The specimen testing method according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of request form pasting portions are attached to one request form.

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