KR20230017648A - Bodily fluid analysis device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a body fluid analysis device. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the body fluid analysis device includes: a cover part in which a plurality of lights radiating light are spaced apart from each other; and a body part having housing grooves provided in parts corresponding to positions of the plurality of lights to house a chamber in which a body fluid is placed, wherein the body part includes: a body case forming the exterior of the body part and an internal space, while having the housing grooves formed on an upper surface to be recessed downward, and having a plurality of through holes located in parts corresponding to the plurality of lights in a bottom surface of the housing grooves; a plurality of lenses located in correspondence with a lower part of each of the plurality of through holes; a plurality of cameras located in a lower part of each of the plurality of lenses to photograph the body fluid observed through the plurality of lenses; and a control part analyzing a plurality of body fluid images about the body fluid photographed by the plurality of cameras. Therefore, the present invention is capable of improving the accuracy of body fluid analysis.

Description

Body fluid analysis device

The present invention relates to a bodily fluid analysis device, and more particularly, by placing the bodily fluid of a test subject in a plurality of spaces and photographing and analyzing the bodily fluid in each space with a plurality of cameras, the accuracy of bodily fluid analysis can be improved It relates to a body fluid analysis device.

In general, people have to visit a specialized medical institution to check their health condition and physical condition. However, in order to visit a specialized medical institution and receive a checkup, it is necessary to split busy work hours and go through inconvenient and complicated procedures and treatment processes.

In particular, even if most of these procedures are performed, you have to wait for a long time to receive the examination, whereas the actual examination and examination are conducted in a very short time. That is, it takes a lot of time and money to receive a checkup and inspection, and a lot of inconvenience follows.

In addition, in the prior art, it has been common to photograph and analyze bodily fluids in which a device or apparatus for examining bodily fluids is seated in one space.

However, in the case of analyzing bodily fluids settled in one space, there is a problem in that the accuracy of the analysis is relatively low.

Korean patent application KR 10-2011-0079819

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a bodily fluid analysis device.

More specifically, the problem to be solved by the present invention is body fluid analysis that can improve the analysis accuracy of the body fluid by placing the body fluid of the test subject in a plurality of spaces and photographing and analyzing the body fluid seated in each space with a plurality of cameras. To provide a device, it has a purpose.

A bodily fluid analysis device according to an example of the present invention includes a lid portion in which a plurality of lights emitting light are spaced apart from each other, and an accommodation groove accommodating a chamber in which bodily fluid is seated in a portion corresponding to the position of the plurality of lights. Including a body portion, the body portion forms an outer shape of the body portion and forms an inner space, the receiving groove is formed by recessing the upper surface downward, and corresponding to each of the plurality of lights at the bottom surface of the receiving groove A body case in which a plurality of through holes are located in a portion, a plurality of lenses located in correspondence with the lower portions of the plurality of through holes, and the bodily fluids observed through the plurality of lenses located in the lower portions of each of the plurality of lenses It includes a plurality of cameras that take pictures and a control unit that analyzes the plurality of bodily fluid images of the bodily fluids captured by the plurality of cameras.

The accommodating groove may be formed in plural pieces spaced apart from each other at portions corresponding to the plurality of lights on the upper surface of the body case.

The chamber is formed in a plurality spaced apart so as to be accommodated in each of the plurality of receiving grooves, and each of the plurality of chambers includes a chamber plate having a length in a first direction, and a horizontal direction from one end of the chamber plate in the first direction. A guide groove recessed inward, located adjacent to one end of the chamber plate in the first direction, formed by being recessed from the upper surface of the chamber plate so that the bodily fluid is seated, and made of a transparent or translucent material. A groove, a lower protrusion located adjacent to the other end of the chamber plate in the first direction and protruding downward from the lower surface of the chamber plate, and inserted into the seating groove and inserted into the seating groove. It may include a seating groove cover that forms a gap spaced apart from the bottom surface of the seating groove when it is.

Each of the plurality of accommodating grooves includes the through hole located at a portion corresponding to the seating groove among the bottom surfaces of the accommodating groove, a bottom inclined portion formed inclined on the bottom surface of the accommodating groove and extending in the first direction, the A protrusion groove located in the middle of the bottom inclined portion to accommodate the lower projection of the chamber, a fitting projection protruding from the receiving groove into the receiving groove from a side surface parallel to the first direction, and being fitted into the side surface of the chamber; A guide protrusion protrudes from the side of the receiving groove parallel to the second direction crossing the first direction and is inserted into the guide groove of the chamber, and the opposite side on which the guide projection is formed among the side surfaces of the receiving groove. It may be provided with a discharge groove that is depressed to the outside of the receiving groove on the side.

The receiving groove may be formed as one on an upper surface of the body case.

The chamber includes a lower chamber plate provided in the form of a single plate and an upper chamber plate provided in the form of a single plate entirely covering an upper surface of the lower chamber plate, wherein the lower chamber plate is provided on the upper surface of the lower chamber plate. An input groove recessed in the center and in which the bodily fluid is injected, a plurality of path grooves formed by recessing the upper surface of the lower chamber plate so that the bodily fluid located in the input groove flows and extending radially from the input groove, and It includes a plurality of seating grooves connected to the ends of each of the plurality of passage grooves, each located at a portion corresponding to the plurality of lights, and in which the bodily fluid moved along each of the plurality of passage grooves is seated, and the upper chamber plate A bodily fluid injection hole into which the bodily fluid is injected is located at a portion corresponding to the injection groove, corresponding to the plurality of passage grooves and the plurality of seating grooves from the bodily fluid injection hole, respectively, so as to correspond to the plurality of passage grooves and the plurality of seating grooves. A protruding cover protruding from the lower surface of the upper chamber plate may be included so that at least a portion thereof is inserted into each of the grooves.

The control unit may analyze an average value of the state of the body fluid using the plurality of body fluid images.

Any one of the plurality of lenses, the first lens, may have a higher magnification than the rest of the plurality of second lenses.

The bodily fluid may be sperm, and the controller may analyze the first bodily fluid image captured through the first lens to generate at least one of activity and deformity of the sperm as a first analysis result.

The controller may analyze a plurality of second bodily fluid images captured through the plurality of second lenses among the plurality of bodily fluid images and generate an average value as a second analysis result.

The controller may transmit the first bodily fluid image, the plurality of second bodily fluid images, and the first and second analysis results to an external server.

In the bodily fluid analysis device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the bodily fluid of the test subject is seated in a plurality of parts identical to the positions of the plurality of lights, and the control unit analyzes a plurality of bodily fluid images captured by a plurality of cameras. analysis accuracy can be further improved.

1 illustrates an external appearance of a bodily fluid analyzer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of the bodily fluid analysis device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a coupling cross-section of the bodily fluid analyzer shown in FIG. 2 .
4 is a diagram for explaining an accommodation groove of the bodily fluid analyzer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a chamber used in the bodily fluid analyzer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining an example in which the chamber shown in FIG. 5 is coupled to the receiving groove shown in FIG. 4 .
FIG. 7 is a view for explaining an example in which the chamber of FIG. 5 is attached or detached from the bodily fluid analyzer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram for explaining an example of a bodily fluid analyzer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram for explaining an example of a chamber used in the bodily fluid analysis device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram for explaining another example of a chamber used in the bodily fluid analyzer according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram for explaining an example of a schematic circuit configuration in the bodily fluid analyzer according to the present invention.
12 is a diagram for explaining an example of a method of operating a bodily fluid analyzer according to the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining another example of the initialization step shown in FIG. 12;
FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining another example of the photographing and uploading step and the result reporting step shown in FIG. 12 .

Hereinafter, the embodiments disclosed in this specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or similar elements are given the same reference numerals regardless of reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed in this specification, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may obscure the gist of the embodiment disclosed in this specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Terms including ordinal numbers, such as first and second, may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. These terms are only used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this application, each step described can be performed regardless of the listed order, except for the case where it must be performed in the listed order due to a special causal relationship.

In this application, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an external view of a bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. is a diagram for explaining a coupling cross-section of the bodily fluid analyzer 10 shown in FIG. 2 .

3(a) shows a cross-sectional example of the lid part 100, and FIG. 3(b) shows the receiving groove 210, the lens part 220, and the camera part 230 in the body part 200. It shows a part of the cross section where is located.

The bodily fluid analysis device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention may include a lid part 100 and a body part 200 as shown in (a) to (c) of FIG. 1 .

As shown in FIG. 1, the lid portion 100 is coupled to the body portion 200 by a hinge 290, and one side of the lid portion 100 coupled to the body portion 200 by the hinge 290 is connected to the body portion 200. In the coupled state, the receiving groove 210 of the body 200 can be opened and closed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the lid unit 100 may be provided by combining an upper lid case 100a and a lower lid case 100b, and the display unit 120 may be provided in the upper lid case 100a. A lighting unit 110 may be provided in a space formed by combining the upper lid case 100a and the lower lid case 100b. A plurality of through holes 210H may be provided in the lower lid case 100b so that the lighting unit 110 may illuminate a plurality of bodily fluids spaced apart from each other in the receiving groove 210 of the body 200. .

The display unit 120 may be provided in the form of a touch panel, display functional buttons for operation of the body fluid analysis device 10, and may display body fluid analysis information or defect information of the body fluid analysis device 10. .

As shown in (a) of FIGS. 1 to 3, the lighting unit 110 may include a plurality of lights (eg, LEDs) in which a plurality of lights emitting light are spaced apart from each other, and each of the plurality of lights is a body. Light may be irradiated to the chamber 300 inserted into each of the plurality of accommodating grooves 210 provided in the unit 200 .

The body portion 200 may have an accommodation groove 210 that is recessed from the upper surface of the body portion 200, and for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the accommodation groove 210 is a body case 200C1. On the upper surface of the spaced apart from each other in the portion corresponding to the plurality of lights may be formed in a plurality.

Although FIGS. 1 to 3 show the case of four receiving grooves 210 as an example, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the number of receiving grooves 210 provided in the body portion 200 may be one, Even if the number of accommodating grooves 210 is plural, it is not limited to four, and may be more or less than four.

The case in which the number of accommodating grooves 210 is one will be described later in the second embodiment of the present invention, and the case in which the number of accommodating grooves 210 is four will be described as an example in FIGS. 1 to 5 .

Each of the plurality of accommodating grooves 210 may be formed by being depressed downward from an upper surface of the body portion 200, and a chamber 300 in which bodily fluid is seated may be inserted into each of the plurality of accommodating grooves 210. A through hole 210H for photographing bodily fluid seated in each chamber 300 may be positioned on the bottom surface of each of the plurality of accommodating grooves 210 .

The structure of the plurality of accommodating grooves 210 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4 and below after explaining the rest of the structure of the body portion 200 .

The body unit 200 may further include a body case 200C1, a lens unit 220, a camera unit 230, a controller 250, and a lower body cover 200C2.

The body case 200C1 forms the outer shape of the body portion 200, and the lower body cover 200C2 is coupled to the lower open surface of the body case 200C1 to form an inner space together with the body case 200C1. .

A plurality of accommodating grooves 210 may be provided on the upper surface of the body case 200C1, and a through hole 210H penetrating from the accommodating groove 210 to the inner space may be formed on the bottom surface of each accommodating groove 210. can be formed. The location of the through hole 210H may be located at a portion corresponding to each of the plurality of lights among the bottom surfaces of the respective receiving grooves 210 .

The lens unit 220 performs a function of enlarging the bodily fluid settled in each of the plurality of chambers 300, and as shown in FIG. 3(b), a plurality of through holes 210H formed in each of the plurality of receiving grooves 210 ) may include a plurality of lenses 220 positioned below each of them.

Here, any one of the plurality of lenses 220 may have a higher magnification than the other plurality of lenses 220 . For example, a magnification of a first lens, which is any one of four lenses, may be higher than that of each of the remaining three lenses. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and each of the plurality of lenses 220 may have the same magnification. Hereinafter, a case in which the ratio of the first lens among the plurality of lenses 220 is higher than the ratio of the plurality of second lenses will be described as an example.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the camera unit 230 may include a plurality of cameras 230 positioned below each of the plurality of lenses 220 and transmits bodily fluids observed through the plurality of lenses 220 . can be filmed Accordingly, the camera unit 230 may capture and generate a plurality of body fluid images through the plurality of cameras 230 .

For example, a first bodily fluid image photographed by a first camera positioned below a first lens is compared with a plurality of second bodily fluid images photographed by a plurality of second cameras positioned below a plurality of second lenses. Thus, the size of an object to be photographed may be different.

The lens unit 220 and the camera unit 230 may be provided by being fixed on the camera holder 240 .

The controller 250 controls the plurality of cameras 230 to photograph bodily fluids seated in the plurality of chambers 300, or transmits a plurality of bodily fluid images captured by the plurality of cameras 230 to an external server (not shown). Alternatively, a plurality of bodily fluid images captured by the plurality of cameras 230 may be analyzed and displayed on the display unit 120 or may be transmitted to an external server (not shown).

The controller 250 may analyze a plurality of bodily fluid images and generate an analysis result of a state of bodily fluid as data. For example, when the plurality of lenses 220 have the same magnification, the controller 250 may generate an average value of a plurality of bodily fluid images captured through the plurality of cameras 230 as an analysis result.

However, as described above, when the plurality of lenses 220 include first and second lenses having different magnifications, the controller 250 may obtain different analysis results according to the bodily fluid images taken at different magnifications. may also provide.

For example, if the bodily fluid is sperm, the control unit 250 generates analysis results for sperm activity, malformation, or number of sperm as data, but uses bodily fluid images taken at different magnifications to obtain different analysis results. can also create

More specifically, at least one of sperm activity and malformation may be generated as a first analysis result by analyzing the first body fluid image captured through a first lens having a relatively high magnification.

In addition, the controller 250 may analyze a plurality of second bodily fluid images captured through a plurality of second lenses among a plurality of bodily fluid images and generate an average value of the number of sperm as a second analysis result.

In addition, the controller 250 outputs the first body fluid image, the plurality of second body fluid images, and the first and second analysis results captured by the camera unit 230 to the display unit 120 or to an external server (not shown). can also be transmitted.

To this end, the controller 250 may include a processor 251, a memory 252, and a communication unit 253 located on a control board.

The processor 251 may be a computer processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), control to photograph bodily fluids through the lighting unit 110 and the camera unit 230, or analyze first and second bodily fluid images captured, To display the analysis result of analyzing the first and second bodily fluid images on the display unit 120 or transmit the first and second bodily fluid images or the first and second analysis results to an external server (not shown) through the communication unit 253. You can control it.

The memory 252 is connected to the processor 251 to store a program or application that causes the processor 251 to execute necessary control commands, and includes first and second bodily fluid images captured by the camera unit 230 and a second bodily fluid image. 1, 2 Analysis results can be temporarily saved.

The communication unit 253 includes a communication module enabling wireless or wired communication with an external server (not shown) to transmit first and second bodily fluid images and first and second analysis results to the external server (not shown). can

A USB unit 260 may be provided on one side of the control board. As shown in FIG. 2, the USB unit 260 includes a power connection terminal for supplying power to the bodily fluid analysis device 10, a USB port for connecting USB, and a communication port for enabling wired communication with an external device. may be provided.

Meanwhile, in the bodily fluid analysis device 10 of the present invention, the plurality of accommodating grooves 210 and each chamber 300 may have a structure that allows the chamber 300 to be more easily attached to and detached from each accommodating groove 210. there is. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7 .

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the accommodation groove 210 of the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view of the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the first embodiment It is a view for explaining an example of the chamber 300 used, and FIG. 6 is a view for explaining an example in which the chamber 300 shown in FIG. 5 is coupled to the receiving groove 210 shown in FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the chamber 300 of FIG. 5 is attached or detached from the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4(a) shows an upper surface of the body part 200 provided with the receiving groove 210 in the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 4(b) shows a plurality of It is an enlarged view of any one receiving groove 210 among the receiving grooves 210 .

As shown in (a) of FIG. 4 , in the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the first embodiment, the plurality of accommodating grooves 210 are formed by being recessed from the upper surface of the body 200, respectively, and mutually It can be located remotely. The chamber 300 may be inserted into each of the plurality of accommodating grooves 210 .

In (a) of FIG. 4, a case in which the chamber 300 is inserted into one of the plurality of receiving grooves 210 is shown as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the plurality of receiving grooves ( 210), the chamber 300 may be inserted into all of them.

Accordingly, a plurality of chambers 300 inserted into the plurality of receiving grooves 210 may be formed spaced apart from each other so as to be accommodated in each of the plurality of receiving grooves 210 .

As shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 5 , each of the plurality of chambers 300 includes a chamber plate 310, a guide groove 320, a seating groove 330, a lower protrusion 340, and a seating groove. A cover 350 may be included.

The chamber plate 310 forms the body of the chamber 300 and may be formed to extend long in the first direction (x), and the guide groove 320 extends from the chamber plate 310 in the first direction (x). It may be depressed inward in the horizontal direction at one end of the. When the chamber 300 is inserted into each accommodating groove 210, the guide groove 320 as described above can prevent the chamber 300 from being inserted when the insertion direction of the chamber 300 does not match.

The seating groove 330 is located adjacent to one end of the chamber plate 310 in the first direction (x) where the guide groove 320 is located, and is located in a third direction from the top surface of the chamber plate 310 so that bodily fluid is seated therein. (z) may be formed by being depressed. Bodily fluid is seated in such a seating groove 330, and since the seated bodily fluid should be photographed from the lower part of the chamber plate 310 through a plurality of cameras 230, it may be formed of a transparent or translucent material.

Here, the thickness T2 of the bodily fluid seating groove 330 may be less than 1/2 of the thickness T1 of the chamber plate 310 .

The seating groove cover 350 is inserted into the seating groove 330 as shown in (a) of FIG. 5, and forms a fine gap spaced apart from the bottom surface of the seating groove 330 when inserted into the seating groove 330. can do. The height of such a fine gap may be formed, for example, between 1um and 3um (micrometers).

On one side of the seating groove 330, an inclined portion 331 may be provided to allow bodily fluids to be easily seated in the seating groove 330, and on the other side of the seating groove 330, bodily fluids may be placed on the bottom of the seating groove 330. A discharge groove 333 may be provided to allow air existing between the seating groove 330 and the seating groove cover 350 to be discharged to the outside when widely spread on the surface.

Accordingly, when the bodily fluid of the test subject is seated in the bodily fluid seating groove 330 through the inclined portion 331, a capillary phenomenon may occur by the seating groove cover 350, and the bodily fluid is displaced by the capillary phenomenon. It can be evenly spread in the bodily fluid seating groove 330 .

The lower protrusion 340 is located adjacent to the other end of the chamber plate 310 in the first direction (x), that is, the opposite end provided with the guide groove 320, and extends from the lower surface of the chamber plate 310 to the lower side. It may protrude in the third direction (z). Such a lower protrusion 340 may help a manager performing a bodily fluid test easily hold the chamber 300 by hand.

In this way, the chamber 300 in which the body fluid of the test subject is seated may be inserted into each of the plurality of receiving grooves 210 shown in (a) of FIG. 4 .

As shown in (b) of FIG. 4, each of the plurality of receiving grooves 210 includes a guide partition wall 216, a bottom surface 211a, a through hole 210H, a bottom inclined portion 211b, and a protruding groove 212. ), a fitting protrusion 213, a guide protrusion 214, and a discharge groove 215 may be included.

The guide partition wall 216 may be formed along the inner circumference of the receiving groove 210 to form the receiving groove 210, and the bottom surface 211a is formed long in the horizontal direction in the guide partition wall 216 to accommodate the receiving groove ( 210) can form the bottom.

For example, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 6 , when the chamber 300 is inserted into the receiving groove 210, the bottom surface 211a of the receiving groove 210 is seated on the chamber 300. The groove 330 may come into contact with the rear surface.

As shown in (b) of FIG. 5 , the through hole 210H may be located at a portion corresponding to the seating groove 330 provided in the chamber 300 of the bottom surface 211a of the receiving groove 210 . In addition, as described above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 , the through hole 210H provided in each receiving groove 210 may be provided in an area irradiated by each of a plurality of lights.

Accordingly, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 6 , when the chamber 300 is inserted into the receiving groove 210, the through hole 210H is formed on the rear surface of the seating groove 330 of the chamber 300. , and in a state where a plurality of lights are irradiated, the plurality of cameras 230 can clearly and clearly photograph the bodily fluid located in the seating groove 330 .

As shown in (b) of FIG. 5, the fitting protrusion 213 may be formed by protruding in the second direction (y) inside the receiving groove 210 from the side parallel to the first direction (x) in the receiving groove 210. there is. Accordingly, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 6 , when the chamber 300 is inserted into the receiving groove 210, the side of the chamber 300 is inserted so that the chamber 300 is accommodated It can be stably fixed without shaking in the groove 210.

5(b) and 6, the guide protrusion 214 extends from the receiving groove 210 to the inside of the receiving groove 210 from the side parallel to the second direction (y) intersecting the first direction (x). It protrudes and when the chamber 300 is inserted into the receiving groove 210, it can be inserted into the guide groove 320 of the chamber 300. Such a guide protrusion 214 can prevent the chamber 300 from being inserted into the receiving groove 210 in the wrong direction.

5(b) and 6, the discharge groove 215 may be formed by being depressed to the outside of the receiving groove 210 on the opposite side on which the guide protrusion 214 is formed among the side surfaces of the receiving groove 210. there is. The guide partition wall 216 may not be formed at the portion where the discharge groove 215 is formed as described above.

As shown in (b) of FIG. 5, the bottom inclined portion 211b is formed by being inclined on the bottom surface of the receiving groove 210 and extending in the first direction (x), and the guide protrusion 214 provided in the receiving groove 210 ) may be located on the opposite side of

In addition, the protrusion groove 212 may be positioned in the middle of the bottom inclined portion 211b to provide a space in which the lower protrusion 340 of the chamber 300 can be accommodated.

The protruding groove 212 is such that the manager of the bodily fluid analysis device 10 moves the chamber 300 into the receiving groove 210 in a state in which the chamber 300 is inserted into the receiving groove 210 as shown in (a) of FIG. 7 . When trying to discharge from, as shown in FIG. While the rear surface of the chamber 300 is in contact with the portion 211b, the lower protrusion 340 of the chamber 300 can be inserted into the protrusion groove 212, and the opposite part of the chamber 300 is the receiving groove 210 It can be discharged to the outside of.

Accordingly, the manager can easily discharge the chamber 300 from the receiving groove 210 .

So far, a case in which a plurality of accommodating grooves 210 are provided in the body portion 200 and a chamber 300 is inserted into each of the plurality of accommodating grooves 210 has been described as the first embodiment of the present invention.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes one accommodating groove in the body 200, and one chamber in one accommodating groove. can be inserted. In this case, a plurality of seating grooves may be provided in one chamber.

Hereinafter, a bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10 .

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining a bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a chamber 300' used in the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. ), and FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining another example of a chamber 300' used in the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Compared to the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention has other components except for the receiving groove and the chamber 300'. It may be the same as the configuration of the first embodiment.

Accordingly, in the second embodiment, the description of the rest of the configuration except for the receiving groove and the chamber 300' is replaced with the first embodiment.

8(a) shows an example in which the chamber 300′ is accommodated in the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8(b) is a part of FIG. 8(a) is enlarged.

In addition, in the bodily fluid analysis device 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the chamber 300' may be formed by combining the lower chamber plate 300'D and the upper chamber plate 300'U. 8 shows a state in which the upper chamber plate 300'U is removed for convenience of understanding.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 8, one receiving groove may be formed on the upper surface of the body case 200C1, and one chamber 300' may be inserted into one receiving groove.

Here, although not shown, the accommodation groove may have a through hole 210H at a portion corresponding to a plurality of seating grooves 330' provided in one chamber 300' on the bottom surface.

Here, the chamber 300' may include a lower chamber plate 300'D and an upper chamber plate 300'U provided in the form of one plate, as shown in (a) of FIG. The lower chamber plate 300'D may be provided with a plurality of seating grooves 330', and the upper chamber plate 300'U may be formed in a plate structure entirely covering the upper surface of the lower chamber plate 300'D. there is.

More specifically, the lower chamber plate 300'D may include an input groove 360', a plurality of path grooves 370', and a plurality of seating grooves 330', as shown in (c) of FIG. there is.

The input groove 360' is recessed and located in the center of the upper surface of the lower chamber plate 300'D, and the input groove 360' is injected through the bodily fluid input hole H300 of the upper chamber plate 300'U. Bodily fluids may be present.

The plurality of path grooves 370' may be formed by recessing the upper surface of the lower chamber plate 300'D so that the bodily fluid located in the input groove 360' flows, but extending radially from the input groove 360'. there is.

Here, each of the plurality of path grooves 370' may be formed with a slight inclination in order to allow the bodily fluid located in the input groove 360' to move more easily.

The plurality of seating grooves 330 'are connected to the ends of each of the plurality of path grooves 370', each located at a portion corresponding to a plurality of lights, and a plurality of path grooves ( 370'), the bodily fluid moved along each can be finally settled.

Here, the upper chamber plate 300'U and the lower chamber plate 300'D corresponding to the plurality of seating grooves 330' may be formed of translucent or transparent materials.

As described above in the first embodiment, a plurality of through holes 210H are positioned on the rear surface of the plurality of seating grooves 330', and a plurality of lenses 220 and a plurality of lenses 220 are positioned below the plurality of through holes 210H. The camera 230 of may be located.

The upper chamber plate 300'U may include a bodily fluid injection hole H300 and a protruding cover 380', as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 9 .

The bodily fluid injection hole H300 may be located at a portion corresponding to the injection groove 360' of the lower chamber plate 300'D and penetrate through the upper chamber plate 300'U. The administrator can inject bodily fluid through the bodily fluid inlet hole H300 so that the bodily fluid of the test subject is applied to the inlet groove 360' of the lower chamber plate 300'D.

The protruding cover 380' is positioned to correspond to each of the plurality of path grooves 370' and the plurality of seating grooves 330' from the bodily fluid input hole H300, and the plurality of path grooves 370' and the plurality of seating grooves. It may protrude from the lower surface of the upper chamber plate 300'U so that at least a portion thereof is inserted into each of the grooves 330'.

Accordingly, as shown in (a) of FIG. 9, when the upper chamber plate 300'U and the lower chamber plate 300'D are coupled to each other, the path groove 370' of the lower chamber plate 300'D A fine gap may be formed between the seating groove 330' and the protruding cover 380' of the upper chamber plate 300'U.

Accordingly, the bodily fluid injected into the bodily fluid injection hole H300 of the upper chamber plate 300'U moves to the seating groove 330' along the minute gap formed in the path groove 370', and moves to the seating groove 330'. In the body fluid can be widely spread and settled.

In order to easily spread bodily fluid in the seating groove 330' of the lower chamber plate 300'D, as shown in FIG. An inclined portion 331' is provided so that bodily fluid can move more easily, and a seating groove 330' and a protruding cover 380' are provided on the other side of the seating groove 330', as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. ) may be provided with a discharge groove 333' for discharging air existing between them to the outside, and a discharge hole may be provided in a portion corresponding to the discharge groove in the upper chamber plate 300'U.

Compared to the first embodiment, the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention does not require a manager to position the bodily fluid in each of the plurality of seating grooves 330' and inspects the bodily fluid. The bodily fluid of the subject may be injected into the bodily fluid input hole H300 only once so that the bodily fluid is located in the plurality of seating grooves 330'.

In the bodily fluid analysis device 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the shapes of the plurality of path grooves 370' and the plurality of seating grooves 330' may be changed as shown in FIG. 10. .

For example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 10 , in the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the second embodiment, corners of the plurality of seating grooves 330' may be connected to the path grooves 370', and FIG. As shown in (b), a plurality of path grooves 370' may be provided in a bent form in the middle.

So far, the structure of the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the present invention has been described. Hereinafter, an example of the circuit configuration and operating method of the bodily fluid analyzer 10 described above will be described.

11 is a diagram for explaining an example of a schematic circuit configuration in the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an example of an operation method of the bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the present invention. ego,

As shown in FIG. 11 , the controller 250 of the bodily fluid analysis device 10 according to the present invention may include a processor 251, a communication unit 253, and a memory 252. Here, the processor 251, the communication unit 253, and the memory 252 are replaced with the contents described with reference to FIG. 2 above.

As shown in FIG. 11 , the controller 250 of the present invention is connected to the display unit 120, the camera unit 230, the lighting unit 110, and the USB unit 260, and can control each of them.

For example, when photographing with bodily fluids seated, the controller 250 controls the lighting unit 110 to emit light to each of the plurality of lights, and controls the camera unit 230 to allow the plurality of cameras 230 to emit light, respectively. It can be controlled to photograph the bodily fluid located in the seating groove of the body.

In addition, after photographing is completed, the controller 250 analyzes the first and second bodily fluid images through the processor 251 and controls the first and second analysis results to be displayed through the display unit 120, or the USB unit ( 260, it can be controlled to be transmitted to the external memory 252 or an external server (not shown), or can be controlled to be transmitted to an external server (not shown) through the Internet network through the communication unit 253.

The method for operating the bodily fluid analysis device 10 of the present invention may include an initialization step (S100), a photographing and uploading step (S200), and a result reporting step (S300) as shown in FIG. 12 .

In the initialization step (S100), when power is applied to the bodily fluid analysis device 10, the processor 251 (CPU 251) performs a boot test to check the system of the bodily fluid analyzer 10, and the boot test is performed. After completion, applications stored in the display unit 120 and the memory 252 may be sequentially checked.

Thereafter, an application may be initialized so that the bodily fluid analysis device 10 operates.

In the photographing and uploading step (S200), the communication unit 253 checks whether communication with the external server is normal, and if the communication status is normal, the processor 251 controls the camera unit 230 and the lighting unit 110. It is possible to control to photograph bodily fluids seated in a plurality of seating grooves by using.

Thereafter, it may be checked whether the plurality of bodily fluid images photographed by the camera unit 230 are normal. Here, the plurality of bodily fluid images may include one first bodily fluid image and a plurality of second bodily fluid images captured at different magnifications.

The size of an object such as sperm displayed in one first bodily fluid image may be larger than the size of an object displayed in a plurality of second bodily fluid images.

When the plurality of bodily fluid images are normal, the processor 251 may upload the plurality of bodily fluid images to an external server (not shown) through the communication unit 253 .

Thereafter, in the result reporting step (S300), the communication unit 253 checks whether the upload of the plurality of bodily fluid images has been successfully performed, and if the upload has been successfully performed, the processor 251 reports that the upload has been successfully performed to the display unit 120. ) can be displayed.

Here, the analysis of the first and second bodily fluid images may be performed by an external server (not shown), and accordingly, the external server (not shown) stores the first bodily fluid image captured through a first lens having a relatively high magnification. At least one of sperm activity and malformation may be generated as a result of the first analysis.

In addition, an external server (not shown) may analyze a plurality of second bodily fluid images captured through a plurality of second lenses among a plurality of bodily fluid images, and generate an average value of the number of sperm as a second analysis result.

In FIG. 12 , a case in which a plurality of bodily fluid images include first and second bodily fluid images captured at different magnifications has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and a case where a plurality of bodily fluid images are captured at the same magnification may also be included.

When a plurality of bodily fluid images are captured at the same magnification, an external server (not shown) may analyze an average value of states of bodily fluids based on the plurality of bodily fluid images.

In FIG. 12 , a case where the bodily fluid analysis device 10 transmits a plurality of bodily fluid images to an external server (not shown) and analyzes a plurality of bodily fluid images has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and bodily fluid analysis is not limited thereto. A plurality of bodily fluid images may be analyzed by the controller 250 provided in the device 10 .

13 is a diagram for explaining another example of the initialization step (S100) shown in FIG. 12, and FIG. 14 explains another example of the photographing and uploading step (S200) and the result reporting step (S300) shown in FIG. It is a way to do it.

The initialization step ( S100 ) of the bodily fluid analysis device 10 of the present invention may be modified as shown in FIG. 13 .

Specifically, when power is applied, the processor 251 performs a boot test to check the system of the body fluid analysis device 10, and after the boot test is completed, the display unit 120, the memory 252, the communication network, Peripheral devices connected to the camera unit 230 and the bodily fluid analyzer 10 may be inspected, and an application stored in the memory 252 may be initialized to activate the application to be in an operable state.

In addition, the photographing and uploading step (S200) of the present invention may be modified as shown in FIG. 14(a).

Specifically, in the photographing and uploading step (S200), the communication unit 253 checks whether communication with an external server is normal, and if the communication state is normal, a request for transmitting information about the bodily fluid image of the patient as a test subject is made. can check if there is.

When there is a request to transmit information, the processor 251 may control the lighting unit 110 to turn on, and control cameras 1 to 4 to capture body fluids located in a plurality of seating grooves. there is.

Thereafter, image data may be inspected to determine whether the plurality of bodily fluid images captured by the plurality of cameras 230 were normally captured, and if the images were normally captured, the images may be uploaded to an external server (not shown).

Thereafter, the progress of the upload is checked to see if the upload has been performed normally, and when the upload is completed, information about transmission completion may be displayed on the display unit 120 .

Here, the plurality of bodily fluid images may all be images captured at the same magnification, or may include first and second bodily fluid images captured at different magnifications.

In addition, the result reporting step (S300) of the present invention may be modified as shown in FIG. 14(b).

In the result reporting step (S300), the communication unit 253 checks the network to see whether communication with the server provided outside is normal, and if the communication state is normal, there is a request for a report of the result from an external server (not shown). In this case, the processor 251 may perform data analysis on the plurality of bodily fluid images to generate an analysis result.

Thereafter, the processor 251 may check whether the data for the analysis result is abnormal, and display the analysis result on the display unit 120 when the data for the analysis result is normal.

Here, when a plurality of bodily fluid images are captured at the same magnification, the processor 251 may analyze an average value for states of bodily fluids based on the plurality of bodily fluid images and generate an analysis result. The generated analysis result may be transmitted to an external server (not shown).

In addition, when the plurality of bodily fluid images include a first bodily fluid image and a second bodily fluid image having different magnifications, the processor 251 analyzes the first bodily fluid image to determine at least one of sperm activity and malformation in the first bodily fluid image. An average value of the number of sperm may be generated as the second analysis result by analyzing a plurality of second bodily fluid images. Thereafter, the processor 251 may transmit the generated first and second analysis results to an external server (not shown).

Here, the processor 251 may transmit the first bodily fluid image, the plurality of second bodily fluid images, and the first and second analysis results to an external server (not shown) at once.

The bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the present invention can be extended to a device for collecting sperm from mammals, and only the chamber 300' in the bodily fluid analyzer 10 can be replaced and used according to the size of the sperm. Sperm can also be analyzed.

In addition, in the case of the single-piece chamber 300' having only one space in which the bodily fluid is seated, the possibility of generating an error in analysis of the bodily fluid may increase due to the specificity of the bodily fluid present in one seating groove.

However, in the case of the present invention, since the bodily fluids seated in the plurality of seating grooves are simultaneously photographed in a state in which the bodily fluids are seated in the plurality of seating grooves, it is possible to minimize the possibility of an error occurring in the photographing time delay, thereby improving the performance of the body fluid analyzer 10. Usability can be further extended.

In addition, the bodily fluid analysis device 10 of the present invention can be applied to urine or blood of a test subject by modifying the shape of the chamber 300 ′, thereby expanding the target sample to be tested.

The bodily fluid analyzer 10 according to the present invention is compact, and the chamber 300' can be easily attached or detached, so that the convenience of the manager performing the examination can be further improved.

The technical features disclosed in each embodiment of the present invention are not limited to the corresponding embodiment, and unless incompatible with each other, the technical features disclosed in each embodiment may be merged and applied to other embodiments.

Therefore, in each embodiment, each technical feature is mainly described, but each technical feature may be merged and applied to each other unless incompatible with each other.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and accompanying drawings, and various modifications and variations will be possible from the viewpoint of those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be defined by not only the claims of this specification but also those equivalent to these claims.

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A lid portion provided with a plurality of lights for irradiating light spaced apart from each other; and
A body portion having an accommodation groove accommodating a chamber in which body fluid is seated at a portion corresponding to the position of the plurality of lights;
the body part
The outer shape of the body part is formed and an internal space is formed, and the receiving groove is recessed downward on the upper surface, and a plurality of through-holes are located at a portion corresponding to each of the plurality of lights on the bottom surface of the receiving groove. a body case;
a plurality of lenses positioned to correspond to lower portions of each of the plurality of through holes;
a plurality of cameras positioned below each of the plurality of lenses to photograph the bodily fluid observed through the plurality of lenses; and
and a controller configured to analyze a plurality of bodily fluid images of the bodily fluid captured by the plurality of cameras. According to claim 1,
The bodily fluid analysis device of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of accommodating grooves are formed in a portion corresponding to the plurality of lights on the upper surface of the body case and spaced apart from each other. According to claim 2,
The chamber is formed in a plurality spaced apart so as to be accommodated in each of the plurality of receiving grooves,
Each of the plurality of chambers
a chamber plate having a length in the first direction;
a guide groove recessed inward in a horizontal direction at one end of the chamber plate in the first direction;
a seating groove located adjacent to one end of the chamber plate in the first direction, recessed from an upper surface of the chamber plate so that the bodily fluid is seated, and made of a transparent or translucent material;
a lower protrusion located adjacent to the other end of the chamber plate in the first direction and protruding downward from the lower surface of the chamber plate; and
A bodily fluid analysis device comprising a seating groove cover inserted into the seating groove and forming a gap spaced apart from a bottom surface of the seating groove when inserted into the seating groove. According to claim 3,
Each of the plurality of receiving grooves
The through hole located at a portion corresponding to the seating groove among the bottom surfaces of the receiving groove;
a bottom inclined portion inclined at a bottom surface of the receiving groove and extending in the first direction;
a protruding groove located in the middle of the bottom inclined portion and accommodating the lower protrusion of the chamber;
a fitting protrusion protruding into the receiving groove from a side surface parallel to the first direction from the receiving groove, and into which a side surface of the chamber is fitted;
a guide protrusion protruding into the receiving groove from a side surface of the receiving groove parallel to a second direction crossing the first direction and inserted into the guide groove of the chamber; and
A bodily fluid analysis device having a discharge groove that is recessed outward from the receiving groove on a side surface opposite to the guide protrusion, among side surfaces of the receiving groove. According to claim 1,
The receiving groove is formed as one on the upper surface of the body case body fluid analysis device. According to claim 5,
The chamber includes a lower chamber plate provided in the form of one plate and an upper chamber plate provided in the form of the one plate covering the entire upper surface of the lower chamber plate,
The lower chamber plate is
an injection groove recessed in the center of the upper surface of the lower chamber plate and into which the bodily fluid is injected;
a plurality of pathway grooves formed by recessing the upper surface of the lower chamber plate so that the bodily fluid located in the input groove flows radially from the input groove;
It is connected to the end of each of the plurality of passage grooves, each of which is located at a portion corresponding to the plurality of lights, and includes a plurality of seating grooves in which bodily fluids moved along each of the plurality of passage grooves are seated,
The upper chamber plate is
a body fluid input hole through which the body fluid is injected into a portion corresponding to the input groove; and
It is positioned corresponding to each of the plurality of passage grooves and the plurality of seating grooves from the bodily fluid injection hole, and protrudes from the lower surface of the upper chamber plate so that at least a portion thereof is inserted into each of the plurality of passage grooves and the plurality of seating grooves. A bodily fluid analysis device comprising a protruding cover. According to claim 1,
The controller analyzes an average value of the state of the body fluid using the plurality of body fluid images. According to claim 1,
The bodily fluid analysis device of claim 1 , wherein a first lens, which is any one of the plurality of lenses, has a magnification higher than that of the other plurality of second lenses. According to claim 8,
The bodily fluid is sperm,
The control unit
The bodily fluid analysis device that analyzes the first bodily fluid image captured through the first lens and generates at least one of sperm activity and malformation as a first analysis result. According to claim 9,
The control unit
A bodily fluid analysis device configured to analyze a plurality of second bodily fluid images captured through the plurality of second lenses among the plurality of bodily fluid images and generate an average value as a second analysis result. According to claim 10,
The control unit
The bodily fluid analysis device for transmitting the first bodily fluid image, the plurality of second bodily fluid images, and the first and second analysis results to an external server.

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