KR102464744B1 - specimen sampling container supply apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for providing a collection container for infection testing, comprising: a housing having an accommodating space therein; a container stacking tray arranged in the housing to extend vertically and enabling a collection container containing a reagent for inspection testing to be stacked to be able to be vertically lowered by the weight thereof; a single item discharge part disposed below the container stacking tray to discharge the collection container stacked on the container stacking tray individually through a discharge path; an identification information receiving part installed on the housing to receive unique identification information for the identification of a subject for sample collection; and an identification information printing part for outputting a label having the unique identification information printed thereon so that the unique identification information received from the identification information receiving part can be printed on the collection container discharged through the single item discharge part or can be attached to the collection container. According to the device for providing a collection container for infection testing, the unique identification information of the subject for sample collection is integrally processed on the collection container provided for testing before testing to be able to be matched and recognized, thereby enabling rapid testing.

Description

Collection container supply apparatus for infection testing {specimen sampling container supply apparatus}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing a collection container for an infection test, and more particularly, supports the processing and provision of unique identification information of a subject to be sampled in a uniformly matching and recognizable collection container provided for testing prior to the test It relates to a device for providing a collection container for infection testing.

Recently, whenever a new infectious disease such as SARS, MERS, and coronavirus infection (COVID-19, hereinafter referred to as coronavirus) spreads worldwide, each country operates a quarantine system to prevent and spread the disease Efforts are being made to prevent it.

In Korea, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, active confirmation of the movement of confirmed patients, designation of subjects for self-isolation and instructions for self-quarantine, and complete investigation of those who were in the movement of confirmed patients without implementing strong lockdown policies such as city blockade or nationwide self-quarantine Examples of systematic quarantine cases in which we respond by preparing various measures such as preparing a test kit before the spread of disease, sharing disease information transparently and quickly using various online media, and maintaining social distance between people.

Nevertheless, there are cases in society where a confirmed person or person subject to self-quarantine spreads the disease without following the instructions of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or related organizations, or infects others in the course of daily life because there are no major symptoms despite the confirmed case. The reality is that it is very difficult to prevent the disease from spreading unexpectedly.

Even in the real world as mentioned above, it is recognized that the best way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases is to actively screen a person suspected of confirming the diagnosis and isolate it from contact with a third party if it is positive. A system that can provide screening treatment without contact with a doctor is important.

Diagnosis of corona virus infection is tested using real-time PCR (Polymer Chain Reaction), and samples to confirm infection are mainly diagnosed using respiratory samples.

The collection of specimens to confirm the presence of such infection has been done through screening clinics.

These screening clinics prepare booths for sample collection, and medical volunteers wait inside the booth to collect samples through the respiratory tract of suspected patients.

However, the time required for preparing a questionnaire, distributing a collection container containing reagents for sample collection, and writing unique identification information such as the name and contact number of the test subject in the distributed collection container during the treatment process at these screening clinics As a result, the waiting time increases if the test time is delayed and the number of people who want to be tested increases accordingly.

Therefore, from the point of view of the suspected patient who is the subject of sample collection, a method to safely and quickly collect a sample from a suspected patient by minimizing the preparation process, including the supply of collection containers and the description of unique identification information, so that the test can be carried out safely and quickly. this is being requested

The present invention was devised to solve the above requirements, and supports to provide the unique identification information of the subject to be sampled in a collection container provided for the examination before the examination so that the unique identification information of the subject to be collected can be recognized and matched. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for providing a collection container for infection testing that enables rapid testing.

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for providing a collection container for infection test according to the present invention includes: a housing having an accommodating space therein; a container stacking tray arranged to extend vertically in the housing and capable of vertically stacking a collection container containing a reagent for inspection by its own weight; a single discharge unit disposed under the container stacking tray and configured to discharge the collecting containers stacked on the container stacking tray individually through the discharge path; an identification information receiving unit installed in the housing to receive unique identification information for identification of a subject to be sampled; and an identification information printing unit that prints the unique identification information received from the identification information receiving unit on the collection container discharged through the individual discharge unit or outputs a label on which the unique identification information is printed so that it can be attached to the collection container.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the identification information receiving unit is constructed to recognize any one of a barcode and a QR code provided from a user terminal.

In addition, the identification information receiving unit supports a sample collection examination reservation through a communication network, and is connected through a communication network with an examination support server that provides reservation-specific information to a sample collection subject who has completed the reservation process, and the identification information receiving unit A reservation-specific information input unit capable of inputting reservation-specific information is provided, and the unique identification information for reservation-specific information input through the reservation-specific information input unit is received from the inspection support server and provided to the identification information printing unit. can

In addition, the housing is formed with a see-through window that can visually confirm the storage state of the collecting container stacked on the container stacking tray.

In addition, the single discharge part is formed rotatably while being able to be in close contact with the collection container at the bottom located in the opening of the lower part of the container stacking tray, and the outer peripheral surface extending in the direction parallel to the central axis of rotation is drawn in in the direction toward the central axis of rotation. A unit inlet groove that allows the entry and accommodation of a single collecting container located at the lower end of the container stacking tray is formed, and the collecting container introduced into the unit inlet groove by the discharge path provided at a position out of the container stacking tray by rotation a rotating roller for discharging by dropping; and a control unit for controlling the motor for rotating the rotating roller when the individual discharge signal is received and processing the rotating roller to rotate once.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the container stacking tray is opposite to each other to suppress separation while supporting stacked storage of the collecting container vertically, and at least one main receiving groove formed with a first spacing is horizontally at least one or more. a main laminated tray formed thereon; In order to support vertical stacking even for a body odor container having a shorter length than the collection container applied to the main receiving groove, it is inserted and supported in the main receiving groove. Sub storage having a second spacing shorter than the first spacing of the main receiving groove. and a sub-laminated tray forming a groove.

In addition, a manual operation button provided to be exposed to the housing and outputting a single discharge signal corresponding to a user operation is further provided, wherein the control unit receives the single discharge signal by the operation of the manual operation button, the rotary roller It can be built to process one rotation.

According to the apparatus for providing a collection container for an infection test according to the present invention, the collection container provided for the examination before the examination is supported so that the unique identification information of the subject to be sampled can be processed and provided in a uniformly matched and recognizable way to provide a rapid examination provides an advantage that can be achieved.

1 is a view showing a test support system to which an apparatus for providing a collection container for infection test according to the present invention is applied;
2 is a perspective view according to an embodiment of the apparatus for providing a collection container for infection testing of FIG. 1;
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the collection container providing device of Figure 2 from another angle so that the back is exposed,
4 is an exploded perspective view showing a portion of the housing of the collecting container providing device of FIG. 2 to be exposed,
5 is a side view showing an extracting the individual discharge unit for explaining the discharge process of the collection container of the collection container providing apparatus of FIG. 2,
6 is a block diagram showing a control system of the collecting container providing apparatus of FIG. 1 .
Figure 7 is a schematic plan view of some elements including the main container stacking tray of the collecting container providing device of Figure 2,
8 is a perspective view showing the rotary roller of FIG.
9 is an exploded perspective view of a partial excerpt for explaining the coupling structure of the sub-stacking tray to the main stacking tray of FIG. 7;
10 is a plan view showing the combined state of the sub container stacking tray to the main stacking tray of FIG.
11 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the housing to which the main stacking tray is applied according to another embodiment of the present invention is opened so as to be exposed;
12 is a partial excerpted rear view showing a state in which the main stacking tray of FIG. 11 is seated on the mounting bracket;
13 is an exploded perspective view of the main laminated tray of FIG. 11 .

Hereinafter, an apparatus for providing a collection container for infection test according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing a test support system to which the apparatus for providing a collection container for an infection test according to the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the apparatus for providing a collection container for an infection test of FIG. 1 , and FIG. 3 is the collection of FIG. It is a perspective view showing the container providing device from another angle so that the back is exposed, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the housing of the collecting container providing device of FIG. It is a side view showing an extracting individual discharge unit for explaining the discharging process of the collecting vessel of the vessel providing device, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the control system of the collecting vessel providing device of FIG. 1 .

1 to 6 , the apparatus 100 for providing a collection container for infection test according to the present invention includes a housing 110 , a container stacking tray 120 , a single discharge unit 130 , an identification information receiving unit 140 , An identification information printing unit 150 and a control unit 170 are provided.

The housing 110 is formed in the shape of a rectangular enclosure and has a structure having an accommodating space therein to accommodate elements including a container stacking tray 120 to be described later.

The housing 110 is divided into an upper housing 112 and a lower housing 116 so that the receiving space is separated. The container stacking tray 120 , the individual discharge unit 130 , and the identification information receiving unit 140 are mounted on the upper housing 112 , and the identification information printing unit 150 is mounted on the lower housing 116 . An upper handle may be mounted on the upper surface of the upper housing 112 so as to be easily lifted by a user's hand.

A see-through window 113 made of a transparent material is formed on the front surface 112a of the upper housing 112 to visually check the storage state of the collection container 50 stacked on the container stacking tray 120 inside. In addition, an upper door 114 capable of opening and closing the inner accommodation space is mounted on the rear surface 112b of the upper housing 112 . Reference numeral 115 denotes a collection port through which the sample collection target collects the discharged collection container 50 .

A collection port 118 is provided on the front surface 116a of the lower housing 116 for the subject to collect the discharged printed matter, and a lower door 119 capable of opening and closing the inner accommodation space is mounted on the rear surface 116b. has been The upper door 114 and the lower door 119 have a structure that supports opening and closing by a key is applied.

The container stacking tray 120 is arranged to extend vertically in the upper housing 112 and the collection container 50 containing the reagent for infection test can be vertically stacked so as to be descended by its own weight.

The container stacking tray 120 will be described with reference to FIG. 7 .

The container stacking tray 120 is a main stacking tray 120b installed to be supported in a vertically floating state through a support bracket 120a that is spaced apart from each other on the bottom surface of the upper housing 112 and extends vertically.

When the support brackets 120a are divided, the vertical extension portion 120a1 extends vertically to face each other and provides an area in which the main stacking tray 120b, which will be described later, is coupled in a fixed state, and the lower portion of the vertical extension portion 120a1. It is coupled to the vertical extension portion (120a1) is bent to have an expanded width than the upper housing 112 is spaced apart from each other to be coupled to the floating support portion (120a2).

The main stacking tray 120b includes first and second main vertical extension plates 121 and 122 extending vertically opposite each other through the support bracket 120a, and first and second main vertical extension plates 121 ) It has a structure having a main gap maintaining support plate 124 that supports in an interconnected state so that the separation distance of 122 is maintained.

In addition, on the opposite inner surfaces of the first and second main vertical extension plates 121 and 122, while supporting the stacked storage of the collecting container 50 vertically, the first and second main vertical extension plates 121 and 122 face each other while being drawn in to suppress the separation. Four main accommodating grooves 123 formed to have an interval of 1 are formed along the horizontal direction.

This main stacking tray (120b) supports to vertically stack the collecting container 50 vertically through the main receiving groove 123 in each row while having four rows horizontally, and the lower open It is possible to discharge the stacked collection container 50 through the opening.

The lower portion of the main stacking tray 120b is formed in an arc shape so as to maintain an interval set to correspond to the rotational trajectory of the rotating roller 135, which will be described later.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 , even for a body odor container 50a having a shorter length than the collection container 50 applied to the main receiving groove 123 of the main stacking tray 120b, in order to support vertical stacking. A sub-stacking tray 125 that is inserted and supported in the main receiving groove 123 and has a sub-accommodating groove 128 having a second spacing shorter than the first spacing of the main receiving groove 123 therein may be further applied. have.

The sub-stacking tray 125 is vertically opposed to each other and extends in a spaced apart state and has fitting protrusions 126a and 127a protruding outward so as to be vertically fitted into the main receiving groove 123 on the outer surface thereof. The upper portions of the first and second sub vertical extension plates 126 and 127, and the first and second sub vertical extension plates 126 and 127 in which the sub receiving grooves 128 are formed to face each other on the inner surface. It has a structure having a sub-interval maintaining support plate 129 supporting the in an interconnected state. Of course, the top of the sub-laminated tray 125 may be coupled to the closing plate to be closed.

The sub-stacking tray 125 may be applied or separated as needed.

Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the container stacking tray 220 has a main stacking tray 220b that can be seated and separated through a support bracket 120a mounted on the upper housing 112. The door 114 may be formed in a structure that can be entered and exited into the upper housing 112 in an open state. Elements having the same function as in the drawings shown above are denoted by the same reference numerals. A handle 225 protruding to the rear is formed on the rear surface of the main stacking tray 220b so that a user can grip and use it, and the width is small at the lower portion of the first and second main vertical extension plates 121 and 122 . Constraint grooves 122a and 122b that are drawn inward are formed. In addition, the main gap maintaining support plate 124 mounted on the front and rear surfaces of the first and second main vertical extension plates 121 and 122, respectively, can shield the lower opening to suppress the fall of the collecting vessel 50. The entrance and exit grooves 124a are formed so that the shielding plate 230 can be entered and exited.

On the outer surface of any one of the first and second main vertical extension plates 121 and 122, a protruding hook 240 for hanging a shielding plate 230 to be described later is formed. In the illustrated example, the hook 240 has a structure having a horizontal portion protruding horizontally from the outer surface of the second main vertical extension plate 122 and a vertical portion extending upward from the end of the horizontal portion, and spaced apart from each other It is formed in plurality.

The shielding plate 230 enters through the entry/exit groove 124a of the main gap maintaining support plate 124 to open and close the lower opening of the main stacking tray 220b. The shielding plate 230 is coupled to have a length greater than the vertical width of the entry and exit grooves 124a at the front end of the shielding portion 230a formed in a plate shape that enters and exits the entry and exit grooves 124a, thereby preventing entry. It is formed to have an entry blocking portion (230b) to suppress, and a handle portion (230c) extending forward from the entry blocking portion (230b) to be gripped by the user.

In addition, a plurality of hanging grooves 232 penetrating vertically are formed in the shielding portion 230a to be inserted into and hung on the hook 240 to be spaced apart from each other.

The shielding plate 230 accommodates the collection container 50 in a storage state outside the upper housing 112 and enters the entry/exit groove 124a to shield the lower opening, and enters the upper housing 112 when waiting. Then, when it is set to a state allowing a drop, the shielding plate 230 may be separated.

On the other hand, the lower portion of the vertical extension portion 120a1 of the support bracket 120a to support the seating and separation of the main stacking tray 220b is protruded inwardly of the first and second main vertical extension plates 121 and 122. A seating restraint sliding guide protrusion 251 is formed in the lower portion to support the seating of the main stacking tray 220b and guide the advance and retreat by entering the restraining grooves 122a and 122b drawn in the inner direction. In the illustrated example, any one of the vertical extension portions 120a1 has a shorter vertical length than the other one.

Reference protection 260 is rotatably mounted on the vertical extension part (120a1) of the support bracket and enters the upper housing (112) to suppress the rear separation of the main stacking tray (220b), which has been installed, to the rear of the rear separation restraining rotation pin. to be. Reference numeral 270 denotes a front departure restraining plate that is coupled to cross the vertical extension portion 120a1 of the support bracket and is designed to limit the allowable position of the main stacking tray 220b to enter the upper housing 112 in the front.

On the other hand, in the case of a structure in which the main laminated tray 220 is separated, the upper door 114 may be formed to a size capable of putting the main laminated tray 220 in and out.

The individual discharge unit 130 is disposed under the container stacking trays 120 and 220 and collects the collecting containers 50 stacked on the container stacking trays 120 and 220 individually through the discharge path 138 through the collection port. It can be discharged at 115, and it will be described with reference to FIG. 8 together.

The individual discharge unit 130 includes a motor 132 , a rotating roller 135 , and a control unit 170 .

The motor 132 is applied as a power source for rotating the rotating roller 135 and is mounted on the bottom surface of the upper housing 112 .

The motor 132 is controlled to be driven by the control unit 170, and the generated power is applied to the drive pulley 132a formed on the drive shaft, and the driven pulley 133b coupled to the rotation center shaft 137 of the rotary roller 135. ) is to transmit power through the belt 134 coupled interlockingly between.

The rotary roller 135 is rotatably formed while being able to be in close contact with the collection container 50 of the lowermost stage located in the opening at the bottom of the container stacking tray 120, 220, and extending in the direction parallel to the rotation center shaft 137 A unit inlet groove 136 is formed on the outer circumferential surface to allow the entry and accommodation of one collection container 50 positioned at the lowermost end of the container stacking tray 120 and 220 by being drawn in in the direction toward the rotational central axis 137. The collection container 50 introduced into the unit inlet groove 136 is discharged by dropping through the discharge path 138 provided at a position outside the container stacking tray 120 and 220 by rotation. The rotary roller 135 is formed to have a central portion 135a having a first outer diameter, and a side portion 135b extending from both sides of the central portion 135a to have a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter, and the center The length of the portion (135a) is applied to a smaller length than the length of the body portion (51) excluding the stopper (52) of the collection container (50) to be applied. In this case, the rotary roller 135 supports a smooth rotation by maintaining a close contact only with the body portion 51 of the collection container 50 . The discharge path 138 for discharging the collecting container 50 discharged from the rotating roller 135 to the collecting port 115 is disposed adjacent to the rotating roller 135 at one end and inclined to the collecting port 115. It is constructed with a sloping plate.

The control unit 170 controls the driving of the motor 132 and a detailed description will be given later.

The identification information receiving unit 140 is installed in the housing 110 to receive unique identification information for identification of a subject to be sampled.

The identification information receiving unit 140 is a code recognizer 146 that can recognize any one of a barcode and a QR code provided from the user terminal 300 through the recognition window formed under the see-through window 113 of the upper housing 112 . include The code recognizer 146 may be constructed as an image sensor that captures barcodes and QR codes, and a reading processor that reads and processes information received from the image sensor.

Here, the barcode and the QR code are input through the reservation process from the test support server 200 that supports the reservation of the sample collection test through the communication network 10, and grants reservation-specific information to the sample collection subject who has completed the reservation process. Among the personal information including the name, address, resident registration number, and phone number of a subject to be sampled, the one given so that it can be generated and outputted through the display screen of the user terminal 300 corresponding to the unique identification information corresponding to the set item will be applied can

The code recognizer 146 is configured to recognize the barcode or QR code displayed on the user terminal 300, and reads the recognized information and provides it to the identification information printing unit 150, or the inspection support server 200 and It may be constructed to receive unique identification information corresponding to the code information recognized by access and provide it to the identification information printing unit 150 .

In addition, the identification information receiving unit 140 is provided with a reservation-specific information input unit 146 capable of inputting reservation-specific information, and supports the inspection of unique identification information for reservation-specific information input through the reservation-specific information input unit 146 . Of course, it can be constructed to receive from the server 200 and provide it to the identification information printing unit 150 .

The identification information printing unit 150 prints the unique identification information so that the unique identification information received from the identification information receiving unit 140 can be attached to the collection container 50 discharged through the individual discharge unit 130, and printed label paper is output to the collecting port 118 . The identification information printing unit 150 may be constructed as a printer that prints and outputs unique identification information on label paper.

Alternatively, the identification information printing unit 150 may have a structure in which the unique identification information is directly engraved and printed on the surface of the collection container 50 discharged through the individual discharge unit 130 by a printing method by laser irradiation. is of course

When the single discharge signal is received, the control unit 170 controls the motor 132 for rotationally driving the rotating roller 135 to process the rotating roller 135 to rotate once.

The control unit 170 includes an operation unit 171 , a display unit 172 , a communication unit 173 , a motor driving unit 170 , and a control unit 180 .

The operation unit 171 supports to set supported functions, and includes a manual operation button 171a provided to be exposed on the upper housing 112 and outputting a single discharge signal corresponding to a user's pressing operation.

The display unit 172 is controlled by the control unit 180 to display display information and may be omitted.

The communication unit 173 is controlled by the control unit 180 to communicate with the examination support server 200 through the communication network 10 .

The motor driving unit 175 is controlled by the controller 180 to control rotation or stop of the motor 132 .

When the individual discharge signal by the operation of the manual operation button 171a is received, the control unit 180 controls the motor driving unit 175 to rotate the rotating roller 135 once.

Here, the manual operation button 171a is provided to omit the printing support by the identification information printing unit 150 for the unique identification information and to be used when a method of directly writing by hand is selected.

In addition, the control unit 180 controls the unique identification information recognized through the identification information receiving unit 140 to be printed through the identification information printing unit 150 .

According to the apparatus for providing a collection container for an infection test described above, it supports the collection container provided for testing prior to the test so that the unique identification information of the subject to be sampled can be processed and provided in a uniformly matched and recognizable way to provide a quick test provides an advantage that can be achieved.

110: housing 120: container stacking tray
130: single discharge unit 140: identification information receiving unit
150: identification information printing unit 170: control unit

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delete delete delete delete delete a housing having an accommodating space therein;
a container stacking tray disposed to extend vertically in the housing and capable of vertically stacking a collection container in which a reagent for infection testing is accommodated;
a single discharge unit disposed under the container stacking tray and configured to discharge the collecting containers stacked on the container stacking tray individually through the discharge path;
an identification information receiving unit installed in the housing to receive unique identification information for identification of a subject to be sampled;
An identification information printing unit that prints the unique identification information received from the identification information receiving unit on the collection container discharged through the individual discharge unit or outputs a label on which the unique identification information is printed so that it can be attached to the collection container; and
The single discharge unit
The container stacking tray is formed rotatably while being able to be in close contact with the lowermost collection container located in the opening at the bottom of the container stacking tray, and the outer circumferential surface extending in the direction parallel to the rotational central axis is drawn in in the direction toward the rotational central axis to the bottom of the container stacking tray. A unit inlet groove that allows the entry and reception of a single collecting container located is formed, and the collecting container introduced into the unit inlet groove is discharged by dropping to the discharge path provided at a position out of the container stacking tray by rotation a rotating roller;
and a control unit that controls the motor for rotating the rotating roller when the single discharge signal is received and processes the rotating roller to rotate once; and
The container stacking tray is
a main stacking tray in which at least one main receiving groove is formed in a horizontal direction opposite to each other to suppress separation while supporting stacked storage of the collecting container in a vertical direction;
In order to support vertical stacking even for a body odor container having a shorter length than the collection container applied to the main receiving groove, it is inserted and supported in the main receiving groove. Sub storage having a second spacing shorter than the first spacing of the main receiving groove. A collection container providing apparatus for infection test, characterized in that it comprises; a sub-laminated tray forming a groove. The method according to claim 6, further comprising: a manual operation button provided to be exposed to the housing and outputting a single discharge signal corresponding to a user operation;
The control unit is a collection container providing apparatus for infection test, characterized in that when the single discharge signal is received by the operation of the manual operation button, the rotary roller is rotated once.

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