TWM469287U - Biomaterial storage device having observation window - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is related to a biomaterial storage device having observation window, which has a body, a low temperature maintenance apparatus, a power supply, a transferring device and a controller. The body has a low temperature storage area, an I/O space and an observation window formed on the body corresponding to the low temperature storage area. The low temperature storage area contains multiple biomaterial products. Users may see the biomaterial products from the observation window and may also operate the controller to select a specific biomaterial product. The selected biomaterial product is transferred from the low temperature storage area to the I/O space automatically. Thus, the present invention is convenience in take the selected biomaterial product out of the storage device.

Description

Biological product storage device with observation window

A biological product storage device, in particular, a biological product storage device having a viewing window.

Advances in biotechnology have made many opportunities for medically difficult diseases to be solved. For example, the application of stem cells is one of the focuses of recent development, and how to store them in the practical application of biotechnology. Stem cells or related biological products are a major focus. Because temperature has a decisive influence on the storage of biological cells or related biological products, in the conventional bio-product storage devices of the prior art, the storage methods are completely closed. Space and the addition of ultra-low temperature gas to keep the storage space at a fixed temperature to keep the biological cell-related biological products effective, but also because of their special storage environment, the biological product storage device must be artificially used for biological cells or The storage and removal of related biological products, and the storage device lacks a light-transmitting design that allows the user to directly observe the inside from the outside, thereby increasing the inconvenience in use.

Since temperature has a decisive influence on the storage of biological cells or related biological products, in the conventional biological product storage devices of the prior art, the storage method is to maintain a fixed storage space in a completely enclosed space and adding ultra-low temperature gas. Temperature keeps biological cell-related biological products effective, but because of their special storage environment, biological product storage devices must be manually stored and removed from biological cells or related biological products. The storage device lacks a light-transmitting design that allows the user to directly observe the inside from the outside, thereby increasing the inconvenience in use. Therefore, the present invention proposes a biological product storage device with a viewing window, which comprises a body, a cryogenic holding device, An electric power supply device, a biological product transmission device and a control module, wherein: the main body comprises a low temperature storage space, an input and output space, and an observation window formed on the main body corresponding to the low temperature storage space, the low temperature storage space Internally storing a plurality of biological products, the observation window is transparent, The access interface is disposed adjacent to the input and output space; the cryogenic holding device is disposed on the body, and provides a low temperature to the low temperature storage space to maintain the validity of the biological product stored in the low temperature storage space; the control module drives the biological The product transport device moves the selected biological product between the cryogenic storage space and the input and output space.

Based on the foregoing description, the technical effects and characteristics achieved by the present invention are as follows:

1. A biological product storage device having a viewing window is provided with an observation window that facilitates direct viewing of internal storage from the outside.

2. The user can use the input/output interface to control the action of the biological product transmission device, and take out or deposit the biological product, thereby avoiding accidents or errors that may occur in human operation.

3. A display interface displays the selection result of the biological product, the state of the control system, and the internal temperature of the body.

10‧‧‧ Ontology

11‧‧‧Low storage space

111‧‧‧Shelf

113‧‧‧Feed door

13‧‧‧Output space

133‧‧‧Rotary robot

15‧‧‧ viewing window

151‧‧‧Transparent layer

153‧‧ Filling gaps

17‧‧‧Transport space

19‧‧‧ pulley

20‧‧‧Cryogenic holding device

30‧‧‧Power supply

40, 40a, 40b‧‧‧ biological product transmission device

42‧‧‧Longitudinal displacement device

44‧‧‧Transverse displacement device

48‧‧‧Receiving unit

484‧‧‧Mechanical jaws

49‧‧‧ hanging hook picking device

491‧‧‧ mechanical barbs

50‧‧‧Control module

52‧‧‧Display interface

54‧‧‧Output interface

56‧‧‧Central Control Unit

80‧‧‧Bioproducts

81‧‧‧Garment structure

83‧‧‧ Biological tissue storage unit

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the internal device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a region of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a partial enlarged view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6-11 are schematic views showing the structure of a biological product transmission according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a block diagram of a system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

14 and 15 are schematic views showing the structure of a biological product transmission according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

16, 17, and 18 are schematic views of the taking action of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 19 is a schematic illustration of the components of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 , which are a preferred embodiment of a biological storage device with a viewing window, comprising a body 10 , a cryogenic holding device 20 , a power supply 30 , and a biological product transmission device . 40 and a control module 50.

The body 10 includes a low temperature storage space 11, an input and output space 13, and an observation window 15 for storing a plurality of biological products 80 to maintain the quality or utility of the biological product 80. The arrangement or storage method of each biological product 80 is not limited, and may be water. In the embodiment, the biological product 80 is stored in a manner of providing a plurality of shelves 111 in the low temperature storage space 11 , and a plurality of the biological products 80 are sequentially arranged. Arranged above the shelf 111. The shelf 111 can be configured in an upper and lower stack or in a horizontally spaced arrangement.

The output space 13 is disposed adjacent to the low temperature storage space 11 , and the output space 13 is a relay space for the biological product 80 to be transferred between a room temperature environment and the low temperature storage space 11 to ensure that the biological product 80 is in the The storage environment stability of the low temperature storage space 11. By controlling the environmental control of the input/output space 13, it is possible to prevent the room temperature environment from directly affecting the low temperature storage space 11 and affecting the storage environment of the other biological products 80 of the low temperature storage space 11.

The biological product 80 of the present embodiment is not limited. The biological product 80 of the present embodiment comprises a containing structure 81 and a plurality of biological tissue storage units 83, and the number of the biological tissue storage units 83 placed in each of the containing structures 81 is according to the packaging. The relationship between the configuration 81 and the biological tissue storage unit 83 depends on or depends on the needs of the user. The containing structure 81 can be made of a light transmissive material, such as a low temperature resistant plastic, and the light transmissive material is used to allow the user to directly view the biological product 80 of the low temperature storage space 11. The biological tissue storage unit 83 can be a non-transparent tube, which can be filled with a biological tissue, and the non-transmissive tube can effectively avoid the change or damage of the biological tissue due to light.

The observation window 15 is disposed on the main body 10 and corresponds to the position of the low temperature storage space 11 so that one of the external users can observe the low temperature storage space 11 through the observation window 15 The biological product 80 within. Taking the embodiment as an example, the position of each shelf 111 corresponds to the viewing window 15, so that the user can directly view the specific biological product 80 on each shelf 111 (for example, the specific product 80 of the specific user). Alternatively, if a biological product 80 is hung in the low temperature storage space 11, the observation window 15 corresponds to a hanging position of one of the biological products 80.

Referring to FIG. 19, the viewing window 15 is a two-layer structured light-transmissive window. The two-layer structured light-transmissive window has a filling gap 153 between the two transparent layers 151. The filling gap 153 can fill an isolation fluid for the observation. The window 15 has a good temperature insulation effect, and the temperature of the external environment is not easily transmitted into the low temperature storage space 11; the isolation fluid may be a gas or a liquid.

Further, the body 10 includes a transport space 17 adjacent to the low temperature storage space 11 and the output space 13 , and the transport space 17 is a transport channel for the biological product 80 to be transmitted to the output space 17 . The product 80 is transported between the output space 17 and the low temperature storage space 11 via the transport space 17 by a transport means.

The cryostat 20 can be placed in the body 10 to provide a cryogenic fluid (eg, liquid nitrogen) to maintain a storage temperature of the cryogenic storage space 11 , wherein the cryostat 20 can be controlled by the control module 50 The storage temperature is high or low or stable, and the control means, for example, controlling the flow rate of the low temperature fluid to achieve a temperature control effect.

The power supply 30 is connected to at least the control module 50 to provide the electrical of the embodiment. The power required for the operation of the component, wherein the power supply 30 can be a mains, a battery, a generator, or an uninterruptible power system or a combination thereof. For example, the power supply 30 can be an uninterruptible power system that can be connected to an external mains. After being disconnected from the external mains, the uninterruptible power system provides the power required for the continuous operation of the embodiment.

Further, with reference to FIG. 6 to FIG. 12, the transport means of the embodiment is that the biological product transport device 40 is movable in the transport space 17, and an interface between the cryogenic storage space 11 and the transport space 17 can be provided. The operation of the biological product transmission device 40 and the switch of the pickup door 113 can be controlled by the control module 50. By controlling the opening and closing of the pickup door 113, the low temperature can be effectively controlled. The environment of the storage space 11 is maintained at a specific temperature. For example, by controlling the opening and closing times of the respective pickup doors 113, the stability of the low temperature storage space 11 can be maintained, and the storage quality of the biological product 80 can be maintained. The biological product transport device 40a of the present embodiment is a mechanical arm having a three-axis moving function, and includes a longitudinal displacement device 42, a lateral displacement device 44, and a pickup unit 48. The longitudinal displacement device 42 makes the object. The unit 48 is movable along a Z-axis direction, and the pick-up unit 48 is movably disposed on the lateral displacement device 44. The longitudinal displacement device 42 of the embodiment is axially coupled to a scroll by a motor to control the motor speed. And turning, the lateral displacement device 44 moves the vortex up and down on the Z axis. The lateral displacement device 44 can correspond to the moving configuration of the longitudinal displacement device 42 or can achieve the effect of moving position adjustment by using a rack with a movable engagement sleeve on one of the gear motor groups of the rack. The picking unit 48 is disposed in the horizontal direction The displacement unit 44 adjusts the position of the pickup unit 48 when the gear motor group is moved laterally. The picking unit 48 of the embodiment is a mechanical arm having a telescopic function, and includes a mechanical clip 484 that can extend in an X-axis direction. Thus, by the motion relationship between the longitudinal displacement device 42, the lateral displacement device 44, and the retrieval unit 48, the position of the mechanical clamp 484 can be adjusted to achieve the effect of transporting the biological product 80.

The partial shape of the mechanical jaw 484 can cooperate with the containing configuration 81 such that the containing structure 81 can be easily gripped by the mechanical jaw 484 and remain stable during transport without falling, for example, the mechanical jaw The end of the 484 is formed with two protruding barbs, and the receiving structure 81 is formed at the bottom with two corresponding grooves of the outer shape, the groove can correspond to the barb, so that the biological product transport device 40b transports the biological product 80 The barb of the mechanical jaw 484 can correspond to the recess of the mounting structure 81 so that the containing structure 81 is held and transported by the mechanical jaw 484 to remain stable without falling.

Referring to FIG. 14 to FIG. 18, the biological product transmission device 40 is electrically connected to the power supply device 30. The biological product transmission device 40 can also be disposed in the low temperature storage space 11, and the biological product transmission device 40b has three The X-axis or the Y-axis of the mechanical arm of the axis shifting function is matched by a motor with a hooking device 49, and the hook taking device 49 includes a mechanical barb 491 which is extended and contracted along the Z axis, and the mechanical barb 491 is composed of The motor is telescopically displaced, and the mounting structure 81 is formed with a handle 81 for engaging with the mechanical barb 491. The handle 81 is formed with a groove corresponding to the mechanical barb 491 for transmitting the biological product. Device When the biological product 80 is transported 40b, the mechanical barb 491 can correspond to the recess in the configuration 81 such that the containing structure 81 is hooked by the mechanical barb 491 and remains stable and does not fall during transport.

Further, in conjunction with the hook picking device 49, the rotating robot arm 133 can be disposed in the input and output space 13 after the selected biological product 80 is transferred to the adjacent position of the input and output space 13. The rotary robot arm 133 receives the biological product 80 from the hook device 49 and is placed in the input/output space 13.

Further, the input/output space 13 includes a room temperature contact door and a transmission contact door, and the room temperature contact door and the transmission contact door are selectively opened by the control module 50, and the control module 50 is The internal environment of the output space 13 is controlled by selecting a room temperature contact door that is opened or the transfer contact door. The manner of controlling the internal environment of the output into the space 13 may be that the control module 50 injects air or a specific amount of liquid nitrogen under the specific opening or closing condition of the room temperature contact door and the transmission contact door; for example, After the biological product 80 is placed in the external environment, the liquid nitrogen is injected into the required content to be cooled to be close to the low temperature storage space 11 and/or the transportation space 17, and the low temperature storage space 11 is raised. The stability of the transport space 17.

Referring to FIG. 12, the control module 50 includes an input/output interface 54, a central control unit 56, and a display interface 52. The central control unit 56 controls the cryogenic holding device 20, the low temperature storage space 11, and the living body, respectively. Product transmission device 40 and the input and output space 13. The central control unit 56 controls the cryogenic holding device 20 to maintain the temperature between the low temperature storage space 11 or each of the pickup doors 113, so that the temperature of the biological product 80 in the transportation space can be gradually increased or decreased to the temperature of the target space; The central control unit 56 controls the storage location of the biological product 80 on each shelf 111 of the low temperature storage space 11. After the user selects a certain biological product 80 by the output interface 54, the central control unit 56 controls The robot arm in the biological product transport device 40 picks up the correct biological product 80 and transports it to the input/output space 13. The input and output interface 54 can be disposed adjacent to the input and output space 13. The user can select or deposit a specific biological product 80 from the input/output interface 54 after the user operates the input/output interface 54. The input and output interface 54 outputs an operation signal to the central unit processor 56. After receiving the operation signal, the central unit processor 56 performs corresponding control, deposits or retrieves the biological product 80, and presents the result relatively. In the display interface 52, the user can also know the number, number, storage time and temperature of the inside of the body 10 in the cryostat 20 from the display interface 52.

Further, referring to FIG. 13, a bottom surface of one of the bodies 10 can be mounted with a plurality of pulleys 19, and the plurality of the pulleys 19 can facilitate the movement of the body 10, thereby increasing the convenience of use.

Based on the foregoing description, the technical effects and characteristics achieved by the present invention are as follows:

1. A biological product storage device having a viewing window is provided with an observation window that facilitates direct viewing of internal storage from the outside.

2. The user can use the input and output interface to control the movement of the biological product transmission device In order to remove or deposit the biological product, in addition to eliminating accidents or errors that may occur in human operation, it is more efficient to select a specific biological product to avoid the risk of selecting errors.

3. The display interface displays the selection result of the biological product, the state of the control system, and the internal temperature of the body.

4. The biological product storage device with the observation window of the present invention has high mobility, and the user can move lightly without affecting the storage of the biological product.

10‧‧‧ Ontology

11‧‧‧Low storage space

13‧‧‧Output space

50‧‧‧Control module

54‧‧‧Output interface

52‧‧‧Display interface

Claims (10)

A biological product storage device with a viewing window, comprising: a body, a cryogenic holding device, a power supply, a biological product transmission device and a control module, wherein: the body comprises a low temperature storage space and an input and output space And a viewing window formed on the body corresponding to the low temperature storage space, wherein the low temperature storage space stores a plurality of biological products, the observation window is transparent, and the input and output interface is disposed adjacent to the input and output space; the low temperature holding device Provided in the body, providing a low temperature source to the low temperature storage space to maintain the validity of the biological product stored in the low temperature storage space; the control module driving the biological product transmission device to select the biological product in the low temperature storage space And move between the input and output spaces. The biological product storage device with a viewing window according to claim 1, wherein the low temperature storage space comprises a shelf corresponding to the position of the observation window, the biological product comprising a packaging structure and a plurality of living bodies placed in the packaging structure Organizing the storage unit, each of the biological products is placed at a set position of the shelf; the biological product transfer device is a mechanical arm that picks up the biological product to move between the input and output space and the set position. The biological product storage device with a viewing window according to claim 1, wherein the low temperature storage space comprises a pylon corresponding to the position of the observation window, the biological product comprising a packaging structure and a plurality of objects placed in the garnish structure a biological tissue storage unit, each of the biological products being suspended from a set position of the shelf; the biological product transfer device is a mechanical arm that picks up the biological product to move between the input and output space and the set position. The biological product storage device with a viewing window according to claim 2, wherein the body comprises a transmission space, and the transmission space is critically disposed in the low temperature storage space. The biological product transport device is movable in the transfer space, the transfer space is isolated from the low temperature storage space by a pickup door, and the control module controls opening the pickup door and driving the robot arm to the low temperature storage The space and the input and output space transport the biological product. The biological product storage device with a viewing window according to claim 2, wherein the input and output space comprises a room temperature contact door and a transmission contact door, and the room temperature contact door and the transmission contact door system The control module is selectively turned on, and the control module controls the internal environment of the input and output space according to the selected room temperature contact door or the transmission contact door. The biological product storage device with a viewing window according to claim 5, wherein the control module comprises an input/output interface and a display interface is disposed on an outer surface of the body, and the input/output interface is externally controlled. The control module is driven to drive the biological product transmission device to transmit the selected biological product, and the display interface displays the selection result of the biological product, the state of the control system, and the internal temperature of the body. The biological product storage device with a viewing window according to claim 6, wherein the power supply is a mains, a battery, a generator or an uninterruptible power system. The biological product storage device with a viewing window according to claim 6, wherein the observation window is a two-layer structured light-transmissive window, and the two light-transmissive light-transmissive windows are filled with an isolating fluid. The biological product storage device with a viewing window according to claim 7, wherein the observation window is a two-layer structured light-transmissive window, and the two light-transmissive light-transmissive windows are filled with an isolating fluid. The biological product storage device with an observation window according to claim 7, wherein the storage structure is light transmissive, and the biological tissue storage unit is filled with a biological tissue. A non-transparent test tube.