JP6014533B2 - Sample analysis system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a reagent cartridge having a cell tank containing a reagent, a storage container for storing the reagent cartridge, and a sample analysis system configured to include a sample analyzer.

  The sample analysis system as described above is required to analyze a target measurement item by mixing a clinical sample (whole blood, plasma, serum, saliva, spinal fluid, urine, etc.) and a reagent. When such a clinical specimen and reagent are used, the reagent is provided in a cell tank of a reagent cartridge. The reagent cartridge is packed in a storage container for storing the reagent cartridge.

  In the sample analysis, when the measurement item is determined, the corresponding storage container is taken out, and the reagent cartridge is taken out from the storage container. In the process so far, the storage container corresponding to the measurement item needs to be selected, and further, the reagent cartridge corresponding to the measurement item needs to be selected.

  Furthermore, the taken out reagent cartridge is set in the sample analyzer, the measurement item is selected and instructed, the sample analyzer is operated, and the result is obtained. At this time, the reagent cartridge set above must correspond to the measurement item instructed to be selected.

  Conventionally, however, the confirmation of the correspondence is performed manually by, for example, reading characters written on a storage container or a reagent cartridge. In addition, when operating the sample analyzer with the selection of the measurement item selected, is the reagent cartridge that matches the measurement item instructed to be selected from the information obtained from the barcode attached to the reagent cartridge set? It is also conceivable to determine However, according to this, even if it is possible to know whether or not a reagent cartridge that matches the measurement item is set, whether the set reagent cartridge is wrong or the measurement item instructed to be selected is incorrect. It is not possible to quickly confirm whether it is a thing.

  In view of the above circumstances, a blood analyzer that changes the color of a start button in response to the color of a measurement mode selection button for selecting a measurement mode is known. In this apparatus, the plurality of measurement mode selection buttons correspond to a plurality of measurement modes, and each has a different color. According to this, when the measurement mode selection button corresponding to the measurement mode is selected, the color of the start button is changed, so that it is possible to reduce erroneous operations due to mode selection errors (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4610140

  However, the above-described conventional apparatus cannot perform a consistent check on the storage container, the reagent cartridge, and the measurement item. The present invention has been made in view of the problems of such a sample analysis system. The purpose of the present invention is to select a selected storage container and storage container when performing sample analysis of a measurement item selected from a plurality of measurement items. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sample analysis system capable of checking at each stage whether the measurement item instructed in the extracted reagent cartridge and sample analyzer is appropriate.

  The sample analysis system according to the present invention includes a reagent cartridge having a cell tank containing a reagent, a storage container for storing the reagent cartridge, a holding unit for holding the reagent cartridge, a collected sample, and the holding unit. An analysis unit that performs a sample analysis process in accordance with measurement items instructed from a plurality of measurement items using the reagent of the reagent cartridge held on the display, a display unit for displaying an image, and an image related to the sample analysis process In the sample analysis system having a sample analysis device including a display control unit that displays the display unit on the display unit, the reagent cartridge, the storage container, and the image displayed on the display unit are in accordance with the measurement item. It has a uniform color.

  In the sample analysis system according to the present invention, the reagent cartridge is characterized in that the surface for sealing the reagent in the cell tank or the cell tank has a uniform color.

  In the sample analysis system according to the present invention, in the storage container, on at least one surface of the storage container, at least one of the material, characters, figures, line segments, patterns, and marks of the storage container has a unified color. .

  In the sample analysis system according to the present invention, in the image displayed on the display unit, a part for selecting and operating a measurement item has a uniform color.

  In the sample analysis system according to the present invention, in the image displayed on the display unit, a required part common to each measurement item in the display image of the analysis processing result has a unified color.

  The sample analysis system according to the present invention is further characterized in that the color of the reagent in the cell tank in the reagent cartridge is a unified color.

  In the sample analysis system according to the present invention, the reagent cartridge, the storage container, and the image relating to the sample analysis process displayed on the display unit have a uniform color according to the measurement item, so the sample of the measurement item selected from the plurality of measurement items When performing analysis, it is possible to check at each stage whether the measurement item indicated in the image of the selected storage container, the reagent cartridge taken out from the storage container, and the sample analyzer is appropriate. Sample analysis can be performed.

The block diagram which shows the structure in embodiment of the sample analysis system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the reagent cartridge used for embodiment of the sample analysis system which concerns on this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is a perspective view. The perspective view which shows the state which removed the upper cover of the storage container used for embodiment of the sample analysis system which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of a display of the menu selection screen displayed on the display part in embodiment of the sample analysis system which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of a display of the menu selection screen displayed on the display part in embodiment of the sample analysis system which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of a display of the preparation completion screen displayed on the display part in embodiment of the sample analysis system which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of a display of the measurement result screen displayed on the display part in embodiment of the sample analysis system which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of a display of the preparation completion screen displayed on the display part in embodiment of the sample analysis system which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of a display of the measurement result screen displayed on the display part in embodiment of the sample analysis system which concerns on this invention.

  Embodiments of a sample analysis system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description is omitted. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration in an embodiment of a sample analysis system according to the present invention. The sample analysis system according to the embodiment includes a sample analyzer 10, a storage container 50, and a reagent cartridge 20. The sample analyzer 10 has a central control unit 30 configured by a CPU or the like.

  The sample analyzer 10 includes a sample take-in / measurement liquid preparation unit 11, a holding unit 12, a measurement unit 13, an analysis unit 14, a display control unit 15, a display unit 16, and an operation input unit 17. The specimen take-in / measurement liquid preparation unit 11 can be constituted by, for example, an aspiration tube that can aspirate and discharge liquid and move. The sample take-in / measurement liquid preparation unit 11 draws in a sample from a sample container and the like, discharges it into any cell tank of the reagent cartridge 20, dispenses it, and mixes by stirring to create a measurement liquid. It is.

  The holding unit 12 holds the reagent cartridge 20. The measurement unit 13 measures the measurement liquid created by the sample taking-in / measurement liquid creation unit 11. The measurement unit 13 can include a light emitting unit 13a configured by a light emitting diode or the like, and a light receiving unit 13b configured by a photosensor or the like for performing measurement using light.

  The analysis unit 14 performs sample analysis processing according to measurement items instructed from a plurality of measurement items using the collected sample and the reagent of the reagent cartridge 20 held in the holding unit 12. That is, based on the measurement signal obtained by the measurement unit 13, the sample analysis process is performed according to the measurement item.

  The display unit 16 is for displaying image information. The display unit 16 can be configured by a display device such as an LCD or LED. The display control unit 15 displays an image related to the sample analysis process on the display unit 16 when required from the start to the end of the analysis process.

  The operation input unit 17 includes a power switch for turning on / off the power, and is for inputting commands and various information. The operation input unit 17 can be configured by a touch panel, a mouse, or the like, for example.

  As described above, the reagent cartridge 20 is held in the holding unit 12. The reagent cartridge 20 includes, for example, four cell tanks 21 to 24 made of a translucent material as shown in FIG. The first cell tank 21, the second cell tank 22, the third cell tank 23, and the fourth cell tank 24 are aligned and coupled in the longitudinal direction of the reagent cartridge 20.

  The first cell tank 21, the second cell tank 22, and the third cell tank 23 are each filled with a required amount of reagent, and the fourth cell tank 24 is a reaction tank. . The surfaces of the first cell tank 21, the second cell tank 22, the third cell tank 23, and the fourth cell tank 24 are sealed with a seal 25. Information on the reagent placed in the reagent cartridge 20 is printed on the seal 25 by, for example, a two-dimensional barcode. All or a part of the seal 25 is colored according to the measurement item. Of course, not only the seal on the surface, but also the surface and / or cell tank may be colored according to the measurement item. If there is no influence on the measurement, the reagent may be colored with a color according to the measurement item.

  The reagent cartridges 20 are collected and stored in a storage container 50 having a housing as shown in FIG. The storage container 50 includes an upper lid 51 and a lower case 52. In the lower case 52, holes for accommodating one reagent cartridge 20 are formed from the upper surface downward so as to correspond to the number of storage. On the upper surface of the lower case 52, a peripheral wall 53 that rises upward is formed slightly inward from the peripheral edge. A recess corresponding to the peripheral wall 53 is formed in the inner side of the upper lid 51. For this reason, when the upper case 51 is put on the lower case 52 and pressed, the lower case 52 and the upper case 51 can be firmly combined.

  On the surface of the upper lid 51, a name 55 indicating the type of the stored reagent cartridge 20 is printed in a color corresponding to the measurement item. Further, the name 56 of the seller is also printed with a color corresponding to the measurement item. That is, on at least one surface of the storage container 50, at least one of the material, characters, figures, line segments, patterns, and marks of the storage container can have a unified color corresponding to the measurement item.

  The image displayed on the display unit 16 by the display control unit 15 is displayed on the reagent cartridge 20, the storage container 50, and the display unit 16 such that a part for selecting and operating a measurement item has a uniform color. The image can have a unified color depending on the measurement item.

  Hereinafter, an example in which there are two types of measurement items, “CRP” and “HbA1c” will be described. Here, “CRP” is a C-reactive protein, and “HbA1c” is hemoglobin A1C. The color corresponding to the measurement item “CRP” is unified to “blue”. The color corresponding to the measurement item “HbA1c” is unified to “red”.

  Therefore, when the measurement item is “CRP”, the storage container 50 in which “blue” is used is taken out from a storage place such as a refrigerator, and when the measurement item is “HbA1c”, “red” is used. The storage container 50 is taken out from a storage place such as a refrigerator. Next, when the measurement item is “CRP”, it is possible to take out the reagent cartridge 20 from the storage container 50 and check whether the same “blue” as the storage container 50 is used. When the measurement item is “HbA1c”, it is possible to take out the reagent cartridge 20 from the storage container 50 and check whether the same “red” as the storage container 50 is used.

  As described above, the reagent cartridge 20 corresponding to the measurement item can be reliably taken out. Therefore, the power input is operated by operating the power switch in the operation input unit 17 of the sample analyzer 10. Then, the central control unit 30 receives this and controls the display control unit 15 to display the home screen on the display unit 16.

  At this time, the home menu selection screen displayed on the display unit 16 is as shown in FIG. That is, the “blue” background color is used for the button 41 for selecting the measurement item “CRP”, and the “red” background color is used for the button 42 for selecting the measurement item “HbA1c”.

  Therefore, the reagent cartridge 20 taken out above is set in the holding unit 12 of the sample analyzer 10. The door to the holding unit 12 is opened by a predetermined operation, the reagent cartridge 20 is set to the holding unit 12, and the door is closed. Then, the holding unit 12 moves, is positioned on the measurement unit 13, and the two-dimensional barcode printed on the seal 25 is read by a reading unit (not shown).

  Based on the read information, the central control unit 30 controls the display control unit 15 to determine the measurement item and display the cartridge mark 43 for confirming the setting of the reagent cartridge 20 in proximity to the measurement item button corresponding to the determination result. Let In FIG. 5, since the determination result is the measurement item “CRP”, the cartridge mark 43 is displayed in proximity to the button 41. Thereby, it can be confirmed that the correct reagent cartridge 20 is set corresponding to the measurement item.

  Therefore, a button for selecting a measurement item is operated. Here, when the button 41 of the measurement item “CRP” is operated, a preparation completion screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. On this screen, a bar 45 of a color corresponding to the measurement item (here, “blue”) is displayed below the character string display section 44 indicating that the measurement item is ready. On this screen, the finally selected measurement item can be confirmed by color.

  While making necessary inputs while viewing the screen shown in FIG. 6, if the selected measurement item is correct, the “OK” button displayed on the screen is operated. In response to this, the sample analysis is disclosed, and when the analysis result is obtained, the measurement result screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed by the display control unit 15 under the control of the central control unit 30. On this screen, a bar 47 of a color corresponding to the measurement item (here, “blue”) is displayed below the character string display section 46 indicating the measurement result of the measurement item. As described above, the selected measurement item can be confirmed by the color for the measurement result.

  FIG. 8 shows a screen corresponding to FIG. 6 and displayed when the measurement item is “HbA1c”. A bar 45 of a color corresponding to the measurement item (here, “red”) is displayed below the character string display section 44 indicating that the measurement item is ready. FIG. 9 shows a screen corresponding to FIG. 7 and displayed when the measurement item is “HbA1c”. A bar 47 of a color corresponding to the measurement item (here, “red”) is displayed below the character string display portion 46 indicating the measurement result for the measurement item.

  As described above, the measurement item can be confirmed by the colors of the bars 45 and 47 displayed on the screen, and when the sample analysis of the measurement item selected from the plurality of measurement items is performed, the selected storage container 50 and storage container are selected. It is possible to check at each stage whether the measurement item instructed in the reagent cartridge 20 and the sample analyzer 10 taken out from 50 is appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Sample analyzer 11 Sample taking and measurement liquid preparation part 12 Holding part 13 Measurement part 13a Light emission part 13b Light reception part 14 Analysis part 15 Display control part 16 Display part 17 Operation input part 20 Reagent cartridge 30 Central control part 50 Storage container

Claims (6)

A reagent cartridge having a cell tank containing a reagent;
A storage container for storing the reagent cartridge;
Analysis that performs sample analysis processing according to measurement items instructed from a plurality of measurement items using a holding unit that holds the reagent cartridge, a collected sample, and a reagent of the reagent cartridge held in the holding unit A sample analysis system comprising: a sample analysis device comprising: a display unit for displaying an image; and a display control unit for displaying an image relating to sample analysis processing on the display unit.
The sample analysis system, wherein the reagent cartridge, the storage container, and the image displayed on the display unit have a unified color according to a measurement item.   The sample analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the reagent cartridge has a uniform color on a surface or a cell tank for sealing the reagent in the cell tank.   The specimen according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of a material, a character, a figure, a line segment, a pattern, and a mark of the storage container has a unified color on at least one surface of the storage container. Analysis system.   4. The sample analysis system according to claim 1, wherein in the image displayed on the display unit, a part for selecting and operating a measurement item has a unified color. 5.   5. The sample according to claim 1, wherein in the image displayed on the display unit, a required portion common to each measurement item in the display image of the analysis processing result has a unified color. Analysis system.   6. The sample analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the color of the reagent in the cell tank in the reagent cartridge is a unified color.

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