KR101476927B1 - Apparatus for arranging syringe of blood - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for arranging blood specimen containers according to an embodiment of the present invention recognizes information on a provider of blood accommodated in the blood specimen containers and comprises a first rail unit having a structure settled on the bottom surface thereof and coupled with the top of a basic frame installed to be separated from a blood viscosity measuring unit; a specimen container settling unit installed to be forwardly and backwardly moved along the first rail unit and having a plurality of blood specimen containers settled thereon; a barcode recognizing unit installed on the basic frame on a moving path of the specimen container settling unit to recognize barcodes on blood provider labels adhered on the blood specimen containers; an arranging frame installed on the basic frame on a moving path of the specimen container settling unit; a specimen container arranging unit installed on the arranging frame and arranging the position of the blood specimen containers settled on the specimen container settling unit so that barcodes of blood provider labels adhered on the blood specimen containers face the barcode recognizing unit; and a blood precipitation preventing unit for preventing the precipitation and separation of blood in the blood specimen containers by shaking the blood specimen containers from which information about a blood provider is recognized by means of the barcode recognizing unit after lifting up the same from the specimen container settling unit.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING SYRINGE OF BLOOD [0002]

More particularly, the present invention relates to a blood sample container aligning apparatus, and more particularly, to a blood sample container aligning apparatus and a blood sample container aligning apparatus, To a blood sample container aligning apparatus capable of recognizing information.

In the case of performing various blood tests in fields such as biochemical analysis, a test tube for containing a blood specimen is set in a centrifuge for centrifugation as a pretreatment for testing. Thereafter, the serum in the test tube (or the serum in the centrifuged blood sample) is extracted, the blood sample from which the serum is extracted is dispensed into a suitable test container, and a blood test is performed.

When the blood sample in the test tube is loaded by the analyzer and analyzed for each test tube, for example, the reaction agent is injected into the sample to detect the reaction condition. In this case, a plurality of test tubes for holding blood specimens are kept in a standing position in the specimen rack at a time, and are loaded into the analyzer by a return line such as a conveyor belt. Korean Patent No. 10-0645610 discloses a blood sample transfer-analyzing apparatus.

The present invention provides a blood sample container sorting device capable of aligning a plurality of blood sample containers and recognizing information of the blood sample containers without separately operating the device operator when the device operator mounts only a plurality of blood sample containers on the container tray The purpose is to provide.

A blood sample container sorting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is for sorting a plurality of blood sample containers to recognize information of a blood donor accommodated in a plurality of blood sample containers, A first rail part coupled to an upper part of the base frame installed at a position spaced apart from the measuring part; A sample container mounting portion installed to be movable back and forth along the first rail portion and having a plurality of blood sample containers mounted thereon; A barcode recognition unit installed on the base frame on the movement path of the sample container mounting part for recognizing the barcode of the blood supplier label attached to the blood sample container; An alignment frame provided on the base frame on the movement path of the sample container mount portion; A sample container alignment unit arranged in the alignment frame for aligning the positions of a plurality of blood sample containers seated in the sample container seating portion such that the barcode of the blood donor label attached to the plurality of blood sample containers faces the barcode recognition unit; And a blood sedimentation prevention unit for picking up the blood sample container in which the information of the blood donor is recognized by the barcode recognition unit at the sample container seating part and shaking the blood sample container to prevent precipitation and separation of blood in the blood sample container .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first rail portion includes: a first rail member installed on the upper portion of the base plate along the longitudinal direction of the base plate; A first drive pulley unit rotatably connected to one end of the first rail member; A first idle pulley unit rotatably connected to the other end of the first rail member; A first circulation belt connected between the first drive pulley unit and the first idle pulley unit so as to be capable of circulating; And a first moving member provided on the first rail member so as to be movable back and forth with respect to the first rail member in accordance with the circulation direction of the first circulation belt.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first drive pulley unit comprises: a first drive pulley rotatably connected to one end of the first rail member; A first driving motor connected to a rotating shaft of the first driving pulley and providing a rotating force to the first driving pulley; And a first drive pulley protection cap installed on the first rail member so as not to affect the rotation of the first drive pulley and protecting the first drive pulley, wherein the first idle pulley unit includes a first idle pulley unit A first idle pulley rotatably connected to the first idle pulley and rotatably coupled to the first idle pulley during operation of the first idle pulley; And a first idle pulley protection cap provided on the first rail member so as not to affect the rotation of the first idle pulley and protecting the first idle pulley.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the sample container seating portion includes: a container tray having a plurality of sample container receiving grooves, the bottom surface of which is coupled to the first moving member and the plurality of blood sample containers are respectively mounted on the upper surface; And a container detachment prevention member provided on the container tray at one side of the plurality of blood sample container seating grooves for preventing separation of a plurality of blood sample containers seated in the plurality of blood sample container seating grooves.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sample container arranging unit includes an ascending / descending slider provided at one end of the ascending / descending cylinder and having a structure capable of ascending and descending at one end of the ascending / descending cylinder, An aligning and elevating unit equipped with a lifting plate to be moved; And an alignment rotation unit connected to the rotation axis of the alignment rotation member to provide a rotation force by the alignment rotation member, wherein the alignment rotation unit includes: When the aligning rotary member is placed in contact with the container cover of the blood sample container by the lifting operation, the alignment rotation motor is rotated in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction so that the blood donor label attached to the blood sample container is operated to face the barcode recognition unit .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the blood sediment preventing portion includes: a holder supporting member installed on the base frame at a position adjacent to the alignment frame so as not to affect lift movement of the alignment elevating unit; A holder member rotatably installed on the holder supporting member and having a structure for picking up the blood sample container; And a holder driving member provided on the holder supporting member and operable to hold the blood sample container by the holder member so as to shake the blood sample container held in the holder member to prevent precipitation and separation of blood in the blood sample container .

According to the present invention, when a device operator attaches only a plurality of blood sample containers to a container tray, the plurality of blood sample containers can be aligned and the information of the blood sample container can be recognized without any special operation of the device operator.

According to the present invention, when a device operator attaches only a plurality of blood sample containers to a container tray, the blood sample container can be aligned without any special operation of the device operator, and even if the device operator does not input any blood provider information, By allowing the blood donor label attached to the blood sample container to be recognized, it is effective when a large number of blood samples are to be measured.

1 is a schematic view of a blood sample container sorting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 schematically shows a partial perspective view of a blood sample container sorting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention seen from the front side.
3 schematically shows a partial perspective view of a blood sample container sorting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the rear.
FIG. 4 schematically shows a state in which a blood sample container and a blood needle member are positioned on the same axis by driving a blood sediment prevention unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Hereinafter, a blood sample container sorting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, in describing the embodiments according to the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same constituent elements, and the description thereof may be omitted if necessary.

1 to 4, a blood sample container aligning apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of blood specimens 10, a plurality of blood specimens 10, Is an apparatus for aligning the container (10).

A blood sample container aligning apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base frame 110, a first reamer 120, a sample container seating unit 130, a barcode recognizing unit 160, (140) and a blood sedimentation prevention part (150).

In one embodiment of the present invention, the base frame 110 has a structure that is seated on the bottom surface and is installed at a position spaced apart from the blood viscosity measuring portion. The base frame 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base plate 111 and a plurality of support legs 112.

Here, the base plate 111 is spaced apart from the bottom surface by a plurality of support legs 112 by a predetermined distance. A first rail 120 and an alignment frame 141 are installed on the base plate 111.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of support legs 112 are members that are coupled to the lower portion of the base plate 111 and are provided so that the base plate 111 is stably supported on the bottom surface. It is needless to say that the number of the support legs 112 to be installed is not limited to the present specification, and may be variously changed within a range obvious to those skilled in the art.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first rail 120 is a member installed on the upper part of the base frame 110 to guide movement of the sample container seating part 130. In one embodiment of the present invention, the first rail 120 includes a first rail support member 121, a first rail member 122, a first drive pulley unit 124, a first idle pulley unit 123, A first circulation belt 125, and a first shifting member 126.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first rail supporting member 121 is a member provided on the top of the base plate 111 to support the first rail member 122. The first rail member 122 is installed on the upper portion of the base plate 111 along the longitudinal direction of the base plate 111. A first drive pulley unit 124 is installed at one end of the first rail member 122 and a first idle pulley unit 123 is installed at the other end of the first rail member 122.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first drive pulley unit 124 includes a first drive pulley 124a, a first drive motor (not shown) and a first drive pulley protection cap 124b.

Here, the first drive pulley is rotatably installed at one end of the first rail member 122. A first drive motor (not shown) is installed on the rotary shaft 124c of the first drive pulley. The first drive motor is a member connected to the rotation shaft 124c of the first drive pulley and providing a rotational force to the first drive pulley 124a.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first drive pulley protection cap 124b is installed to protect the first drive pulley 124a at one end of the first rail member 122, It is preferable to have a structure that does not affect the surface of the substrate.

The first idle pulley unit 123 is rotatably connected to the other end of the first rail member 122 as described above and is connected to the first idle pulley unit 123 connected to the first idler pulley unit 124, (125).

The first idle pulley unit 123 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first idle pulley 123a and a first idle pulley protection cap 123b.

Here, the first idle pulley 123a is rotatably connected to the other end of the first rail member 122. When the first idle pulley 124a is operated, the first idle pulley 123a is idled by receiving a rotational force from the first idle belt 125 Member. A first circulation belt 125 is connected to the first idle pulley 123a.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first idle pulley protection cap 123b is mounted on the first rail member 122 so as not to affect the rotation of the first idle pulley, thereby protecting the first idle pulley 123a .

In one embodiment of the invention, the first circulation belt 125 is circulatively connected between the first drive pulley 124a and the first idle pulley 123a in the form of surrounding the first rail member 122 . The first circulation belt 125 is a member that circulates the first rail member 122 in accordance with the rotation direction of the first drive pulley which is given a rotational force by a first drive motor (not shown). The first moving member 126 is connected to the first circulation belt 125 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The first moving member 126 is moved in the forward and backward directions with respect to the first rail member 122 in accordance with the circulation direction of the first circulation belt 125 in the first rail member 122 . A sample container mounting portion 130 is coupled to the first moving member 126.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the sample container seating portion 130 is a member that is installed so as to be movable back and forth along the first racetrack 120 and on which a plurality of blood sample containers 10 are seated. The sample container seating part 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a container tray 131 and a container separation preventing member 132.

The container tray 131 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of blood sample container seating grooves 130 having a lower end surface coupled to the first moving member 126 and a plurality of blood sample containers 10 (131a).

 The container detachment prevention member 132 according to the embodiment of the present invention is installed in the container tray 131 at one side of the plurality of blood sample container seating grooves 131a and seated in the plurality of blood sample container seating grooves 131a And prevents a plurality of blood sample containers 10 from being separated. On one surface of the container separation preventing member 132, a plurality of separation preventing tails 132a are provided at positions corresponding to the plurality of blood sample container seating grooves 131a.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the blood sample container seating groove 131a and the separation preventing tab 132a are formed to have a diameter larger than the diameter of the blood sample container 10 so that the blood sample container 10 can be easily inserted desirable.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the blood sample container 10 has an open top and a hollow tubular shape inside. The blood sample container 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a member for receiving blood, and it is preferable that the blood sample container 10 is formed in a transparent form so as to easily discriminate whether or not blood is contained therein. As long as the blood sample container 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention can be made in a transparent form, it is needless to say that the material thereof can be variously varied within a range obvious to a person skilled in the art.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the blood donor label 12 is attached to the outer circumferential surface of the blood sample container 10. Here, the blood donor label 12 is provided to recognize the name information of the donor of the blood contained in the blood sample container 10, and can be made into a barcode type.

Here, a bar code is an optically readable code that is represented by a combination of vertical bars having different thicknesses in order to represent alphabets, numbers, or special characters in a machine-readable form.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the open upper portion of the blood sample container 10 is sealed by the container cover 11. The container cover 11 according to an embodiment of the present invention is preferably made of a material that facilitates insertion of a needle member to be described later.

The bar code recognition unit 160 may be provided on the base frame 110 on the movement path of the sample container seating unit 130 and may be provided with a blood donor label 12 attached to the blood sample container 10, Is a member for recognizing the bar code of the bar code.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the alignment frame 141 is installed on the base frame 110 on the movement path of the sample container seating portion 130.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the alignment frame 141 has a top-closed and bottom-open configuration, in which the sample container seating portion 130 is passed through when moved along the first rail 120 .

The sample container arranging unit 140 includes a sorting frame 141 and a bar code of the blood donor label 12 attached to the plurality of blood sample containers 10 is provided to the bar code recognizing unit 160. [ To align the positions of the plurality of blood sample containers (10) seated on the sample container mounting portion (130) so as to face the blood sample container (10).

The sample container arranging portion 140 further includes an aligning and elevating unit 142 and an aligning and rotating unit having an aligning and rotating member 145 and an aligning and rotating motor 146.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the sorting and elevating unit 142 is composed of a lifting cylinder 143 and a lifting plate 144. Here, the lifting cylinder 143 has a structure in which one end is vertically movable on the alignment frame 141, and the lifting plate 144 is connected to the other end.

The lifting plate 144 is provided at the other end of the lifting cylinder 143 and is moved up and down along the height direction of the lifting cylinder 143 during the lifting and lowering movement of the lifting cylinder 143. In this embodiment, The lifting plate 144 is provided with an aligning rotary member 145 and an aligning rotary motor 146.

The aligning rotary member 145 according to an embodiment of the present invention is rotatably installed on the elevating plate 144. When the aligning rotary member 145 is placed in contact with the container cover 11 of the blood sample container 10 by the lifting operation of the aligning elevating unit 142, the aligning rotary motor 146 is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise And is a member for rotating the blood sample container 10 so that the blood donor label 12 of the blood sample container 10 faces the bar code recognition unit 160. [

In an embodiment of the present invention, the blood sediment prevention unit 150 is configured such that the sample container arranging unit 140 arranges the blood sample container 10 such that the blood donor label 12 of the blood sample container 10 faces the barcode recognizing unit 160, Is a member for preventing precipitation and separation of blood contained in the blood sample container (10) in the process of rotating the blood sample container (10).

The blood sediment prevention unit 150 according to the embodiment of the present invention picks up the blood sample container 10 in which the information of the blood donor is recognized by the barcode recognition unit 160 in the sample container seating unit 130, It is possible to prevent blood cells of the blood in the blood sample container 10 from accumulating and separating from the blood plasma in such a manner that the sample container 10 is shaken.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the blood sediment prevention portion 150 includes a holder supporting member 151, a holder member 152, and a holder driving member 153. The holder supporting member 151 is installed in the base frame 110 at a position adjacent to the alignment frame 141 so as not to affect the elevating movement of the alignment elevating unit 142. [ The holder supporting member 151 is provided with a holder member 152.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the holder member 152 is a member rotatably installed in the holder supporting member 151 and having a structure for picking up the blood sample container 10. [ It is preferable that the holder member 152 has a clamping structure capable of grasping and opening the blood sample container 10.

The holder driving member 153 according to the embodiment of the present invention is installed in the holder supporting member 151. [ The holder drive member 153 is connected to the holder member 152 to provide a driving force to the holder member 152 so that the holder member 152 is operated to hold the blood sample container 10 Member.

The holder member 152 according to an embodiment of the present invention shakes the held blood sample container 10 during operation of the holder driving member 153 to prevent precipitation and separation of blood in the blood sample container 10 . The holder driving member 153 is operated so that the blood sample container 10 held on the holder member 152 is positioned on the same axis as the blood needle member 233 of the blood needle unit 230. [

When the blood sample container 10 held on the holder member 152 is positioned at an angle of about 135 degrees with respect to the bottom surface of the blood needle unit 230 moving along the second rail 210, The blood needle member 233 of the blood sample container 10 is inserted into the blood sample container 10.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the blood needle unit 230 is mounted on the needle angle adjusting unit 220 provided on the second rail 210 so as to be movable along the second rail 210. Here, the second rail 210 may be a member having the same structure and operation as the first rail 120, which is installed on the bottom surface in a direction orthogonal to the first rail 120. The needle angle adjusting unit 220 is a member for adjusting the position of the blood needle unit 230 so that the blood needle unit 230 faces the blood sample container 10. [

The blood needle unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a blood needle driving motor 231, a blood needle mounting plate 232, a blood needle member 233 and a blood needle connecting tube 234. [ In one embodiment of the present invention, the blood needle driving motor 231 is installed on one side of the needle angle adjusting plate 221. [ A blood needle mounting plate 232 is connected to the blood needle driving motor 231.

The blood needle mounting plate 232 is provided on the other side of the needle angle adjusting plate 221 and connected to the blood needle driving motor 231 so as to be movable back and forth toward the holder member 152 It is an active member.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a blood needle release preventing chin 232a for preventing the blood needle member 233 from being released is provided on one side of the upper surface of the blood needle mounting plate 232, 232a are provided with a blood needle through-hole (not shown). In one embodiment of the present invention, a blood needle member 233 is installed through the blood needle penetration hole (not shown).

The blood needle member 233 is provided in the blood needle separation preventing tab 232a of the blood needle mounting plate 232 and is inserted into the sample container 10 to remove the blood contained in the sample container 10 . A blood needle connection tube 234 is connected to the blood needle member 233, and blood of about 1cc or so can be collected by sucking blood, which is a non-Newtonian oil, in a vacuum during operation of the blood collecting part. Preferably, the blood needle connection tube 234 is shaped so that the diameter of the tube is very narrow and the temperature of the blood can be kept constant.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope of the appended claims, The genius will be so self-evident. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

100: Blood sample container alignment device
110: base frame 111: base plate
112: support leg 120: first leg part
121: first rail supporting member 122: first rail member
123: first idle pulley unit 124: first drive pulley unit
125: first circulation belt 126: first moving member
130: sample container mounting portion 131: container tray
132: container release preventing member 140: sample container arranging portion
141: alignment frame 142: alignment lift member
143: lifting cylinder 144: lifting plate
145: alignment rotating member 146: alignment rotating motor
150: Blood sediment prevention part 151: Holder supporting member
152: holder member 153: holder driving member
160: Bar code recognition unit 210:
220: Needle angle adjusting unit 230: Blood needle unit
231: Blood needle drive motor 232: Blood needle mounting plate
233: Blood needle member 234: Blood needle connection tube

Claims (6)

A blood sample container aligning apparatus for aligning a plurality of blood sample containers to recognize information of a blood donor accommodated in a plurality of blood sample containers,
A base frame 110 provided with a base plate 111 which is elongated in the longitudinal direction;
A first rail (120) coupled to an upper portion of the base frame;
A sample container mounting part 130 installed to be movable back and forth along the first rail part and on which the blood sample container 10 is mounted;
A barcode recognition unit 160 installed on the base frame for recognizing the barcode of the blood donor label 12 attached to the blood sample container on the movement path of the sample container seating part;
A sample container arranging part (140) arranged on the movement path of the sample container seating part and aligning the position of the blood sample container so that the barcode of the blood provider label faces the barcode recognition part; And
And a blood sediment prevention part (150) for picking up the blood sample container in which the information of the blood donor is recognized by the barcode recognition part from the sample container mounting part and shaking it to prevent precipitation and separation of the blood contained in the sample container And,
The sample container arranging unit (140)
An alignment frame (141) installed on the base frame so that a sample container mounting portion moving along the first rail portion passes;
And a lifting plate 144 installed at the other end of the lifting cylinder and moved up and down along the height direction of the aligning frame when lifting and lowering the lifting cylinder. An alignment elevating unit 142; And
An alignment rotating member (145) rotatably installed on the lifting plate and contacting the container cover (11) of the blood sample container by lifting and lowering the lifting cylinder; And an alignment rotation unit (146) for providing a rotation force to the alignment rotation member such that a blood donor label attached to the container faces the barcode recognition unit,
The blood sedimentation prevention part (150)
A holder supporting member 151 installed on the base frame 110 so as to be adjacent to the aligning frame 141 so as not to affect the ascending and descending motion of the aligning and elevating unit 142;
A holder member (152) rotatably installed on the holder supporting member and having a structure for holding the blood sample container (10); And
A holder driving member (153) connected to the holder member and for holding the blood sample container held by the holder member to provide a driving force to shake it;
And a plurality of blood sample containers arranged in the blood vessel.
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