TWM642784U - Biomedical slide holder devices and slide holder kits - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a slide holder device and a slide holder kit. The slide holder kit includes a slide holder assembly and a washing box. The slide holder device includes a base, a central cylinder and a plurality of holders. One end of the central cylinder is connected with the base. A plurality of brackets are arranged on the central column. Each rack is used to hold at least one glass slide. Relevant personnel can make multiple supports roughly on the same vertical axis by operating the support, so that relevant personnel can simultaneously immerse multiple slides into the washing box.

Description

Slide Holder Devices and Slide Holder Kits

The invention relates to a support device and a support kit, in particular to a slide support device for holding slides and a slide support kit including the slide support device.

In the existing common biological cell staining experiments, the process of staining biological cells by relevant personnel is roughly as follows: the first step: setting multiple objects to be observed on multiple glass slides (usually the objects to be observed can be fixed on the glass slides by themselves) ; The second step: placing a plurality of slides on the experimental table or related carrier plates, and dripping the staining solution onto the slides respectively, so that the staining solution can enter the object to be observed on each slide; the third Step: Use absorbent paper to absorb excess staining solution on the slide, and let the slide stand for a period of time; Step 4: Insert each slide into the slot in the Staining jars one by one, and wash Fill the tank with washing solution; Step 5: place the washing tank with multiple slides on a shaking device (Shaker), and start the shaking device, so that the washing solution washes away part of the staining solution on each slide.

After going through the above process steps, the specific cells in the object to be observed on the slide will be effectively stained, and the relevant personnel can put the slide into a microscope and other equipment to observe the specific cells that are stained.

There are many inconveniences in the above process steps in practice. For example, in the second step above, the relevant personnel must need a relatively large space on the experimental table, or the user must use a relatively large space. Only when the carrier plate is used, can the above second step be carried out conveniently, so that the relevant personnel are troubled; in the above third step, the relevant personnel must ensure that the slides are not Will be moved, lost, or dropped to the ground, so, also cause the confusion of relevant personnel; In the above fourth step, relevant personnel must spend a lot of time to insert multiple slides into the slots of the washing tank.

The invention discloses a glass slide holder device and a slide holder kit, which are mainly used to improve the inconvenience caused by the existing process steps of staining the object to be observed arranged on the glass slide.

One embodiment of the present invention discloses a slide holder device, which includes: a base, a central column, a plurality of rotating components and a plurality of supports. One end of the central cylinder is connected to the base; a plurality of rotating members are stacked up and down on the periphery of the central cylinder, and each rotating member can be operated to rotate relative to the central cylinder; each bracket includes a connecting portion and a support part, the connecting part is connected with the supporting part, and the supporting part is connected with one of the rotating members through the connecting part, the supporting part includes at least one holding structure, and each holding structure is used to hold a glass slide; each holding structure can be rotated through its connection The member rotates relative to the central cylinder.

One embodiment of the invention discloses a slide holder device, which includes: a base, a central cylinder and a plurality of holders. One end of the central cylinder is connected to the base, the central cylinder contains multiple connection structure groups, each connection structure group contains multiple connection structures, and the multiple connection structures contained in each group of connection structure groups are formed at intervals on the central cylinder The outer side, and each group of connection structure groups are located at different horizontal heights of the central column; at least one connection structure included in the plurality of connection structure groups is arranged up and down along the same axis; each bracket includes a connection part and A supporting part, one end of the connecting part is detachably connected to any connecting structure, the connecting part is connected to the supporting part, the supporting part includes at least one holding structure, and each holding structure is used to hold a slide.

One embodiment of the invention discloses a slide holder kit, which includes: the slide holder device of the invention and a washing box, the washing box has a container, and the container is used to hold a washing liquid; the central cylinder can span an opening of the washing box, and the glass slides held by the brackets connected with the central cylinder can be soaked together in the washing liquid in the tank.

To sum up, the slide holder device and the slide holder kit created by the present invention can facilitate relevant personnel to stain the object to be observed on the slide, and also facilitate relevant personnel to immerse multiple slides into the washing box at the same time.

In order to further understand the characteristics and technical content of this creation, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings about this creation, but these descriptions and drawings are only used to illustrate this creation, not to make any statement on the scope of protection of this creation limit.

100: slide holder kit

1: slide holder device

1A: slide holder device

11: base

12: Central cylinder

12A: Central cylinder

121: Notch group

1211: notch

122: Connection structure group

1221: connection structure

13: Rotating member

131: Protruding structure

14: Bracket

141: connection part

142: support part

1421: holding structure

14211: notch

2: washing box

21: box body

211: storage tank

212: opening

213: limit groove

22: cover body

221: Auxiliary limit groove

A: slide

B: Object to be observed

L1: axis of rotation

L2: axis of rotation

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the slide holder device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are the exploded and assembled diagrams of the central cylinder and the rotating member of the first embodiment of the slide holder device of the present invention respectively.

Fig. 4 is a schematic side view of the first embodiment of the slide holder device of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the slide holder device of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is an exploded schematic diagram of the slide holder kit of the invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the present slide holder kit.

In the following description, if it is pointed out that please refer to the specific drawing or as shown in the specific drawing, it is only used to emphasize the subsequent description, and most of the relevant content mentioned appears in the specific drawing, It is not intended, however, to limit the ensuing description to only those particular drawings referred to.

Please refer to Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 together, Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the slide holder device of this creation, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are respectively the central column of the first embodiment of the slide holder device of this creation The exploded and assembled schematic diagrams of the cross-section of the body and the rotating components, and Fig. 4 is a side schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the slide holder device of the present creation.

The slide holder device 1 of the present invention includes: a base 11 , a central cylinder 12 , a plurality of rotating components 13 and a plurality of supports 14 . The base 11 is used for placing the slide holder device 1 on a desktop. The shape and size of the base 11 can be designed according to actual needs, and are not limited to those shown in the figure. One end of the central cylinder 12 is connected to the base 11 . In a preferred embodiment, one end of the central cylinder 12 can be detachably connected to the base 11; The effect of detachable connection with the base 11. The central cylinder 12 is mainly used to connect with a plurality of rotating components 13, and the central cylinder 12 may be a cylindrical structure.

A plurality of rotating members 13 are stacked up and down on the periphery of the central cylinder 12, and each rotating member 13 can be operated to rotate relative to the central cylinder 12, that is to say, the plurality of rotating members 13 are arranged side by side with each other up and down. Sleeved on the central cylinder 12 , each rotating member 13 can rotate relative to the central cylinder 12 independently of other rotating members 13 .

As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3, in one of the specific embodiments, the central cylinder 12 can include a plurality of notch groups 121, each notch group 121 includes a plurality of notch 1211, each group of notch groups 121 includes A plurality of notches 1211 are formed on the outer side of the central cylinder 12 at intervals, and each group of notches 121 is located at different horizontal heights of the central cylinder 12, that is, the central cylinder 12 is located at different horizontal heights. The section is provided with a plurality of notches 1211 arranged at intervals in an annular shape. Regarding the number of notch groups 121 included in the central cylinder 12, the distance between two adjacent notch groups 121, the number of notches 1211 included in each notch group 121, the adjacent ones in the same group The distance between the two notches 1211 can be set according to actual needs, and is not limited to what is shown in the figure.

Each rotating member 13 is an annular structure, and the inner wall of each rotating member 13 has a plurality of protruding structures 131 , and each protruding structure 131 can engage with any adjacent notch 1211 . That is to say, each rotating member 13 may have a hollow cylindrical structure, and a plurality of protruding structures 131 are formed on the inner wall of each rotating member 13 .

In practical applications, each protruding structure 131 can be a similar hemispherical structure, and each notch 1211 can be a corresponding hemispherical groove, and when each rotating member 13 is sleeved on the central column When the body 12 is formed, each protruding structure 131 of each rotating member 13 can engage with the partial notches 1211 in the same adjacent notch group 121 . When relevant personnel operate any rotating member 13 to rotate the rotating member 13 relative to the central cylinder 12, each of the protruding structures 131 included in the rotating member 13 will gradually leave the current position as the rotating member 13 moves. The notches 1211 engaged with each other, and as the rotating member 13 is continuously rotated by relevant personnel, each protruding structure 131 of the rotating member 13 will engage with another notch 1211.

According to the above, through the design of each notch 1211 and each protruding structure 131 , relevant personnel can operate the rotating member 13 according to requirements, so that the rotating member 13 can rotate a predetermined angle relative to the central cylinder 12 . More specifically, if the same group of notches 121 contains four notches 1211, and the four notches 1211 are evenly distributed in the same horizontal section of the central cylinder 12, then the relevant personnel operate the rotating member 13. When each protruding structure 131 is moved from one notch 1211 to another adjacent notch 1211 , the rotating member 13 will rotate 90 degrees relative to the central cylinder 12 .

It should be emphasized that the above examples are only one specific embodiment in which the rotating member 13 can rotate relative to the central cylinder 12, but the structure through which the rotating member 13 rotates the central cylinder 12 is not limited to the above description . For example, in another embodiment, the inner side of each rotating member 13 may also be provided with one or more members such as pogo pins (POGO PIN), and the rotating member 13 is operated to rotate relative to the central cylinder. When 12 rotates, the front end of the pogo pin will engage with one of the notches 1211 correspondingly.

Each bracket 14 includes a connecting portion 141 and a supporting portion 142 , the connecting portion 141 is connected to the supporting portion 142 , and the supporting portion 142 is connected to one of the rotating components 13 through the connecting portion 141 . The supporting part 142 includes at least one holding structure 1421 , each holding structure 1421 is used to hold a glass slide A, and each holding structure 1421 can rotate relative to the central cylinder 12 through the rotating member 13 connected thereto. The number of slides A held by each holding structure 1421 is not limited to a single one.

Each connection part 141 is mainly used to connect the support part 142 with one of the rotating members 13. Therefore, the shape and size of the connection part 141 can be designed according to the requirements, and the figure shown is only one of the exemplary forms. . In one of the specific embodiments, each connecting part 141 can be, for example, a cylindrical structure, a square column structure, etc., and the rotating member 13 can include a plurality of corresponding circular slots, square slots, etc., and the cylindrical The shape structure and the square column structure can be fixed with the circular card slot and the square card slot in a tight fit. In another embodiment, each connecting portion 141 may also be fixed to the rotating member 13 by means of magnets or the like.

In one specific embodiment, each support portion 142 can be a frame structure, the frame structure includes at least two notches 14211, the two notches 14211 are arranged facing each other, and the two notches 14211 together form a A holding structure 1421 and two notches 14211 are used to accommodate two ends of a glass slide A. In different embodiments, the two opposite sides of the frame structure may respectively contain a plurality of notches 14211 , and a single supporting part 142 may carry a plurality of slides A.

By making each support part 142 a frame structure, and the two sides of the frame structure opposite to each other have at least one notch 14211 design, when the relevant personnel install the glass slide A on the support part 142, it is only necessary to let the glass slide A After the two ends of the sheet A correspond to the two notches 14211 , the slide A can be installed in the supporting part 142 by simply pressing. Relatively, when the relevant personnel intends to take off the slide A from the support part 142, the relevant personnel can hold the support part 142 and push it against the rear side of the slide A (the side where the object to be observed B is not provided), that is, The glass slide A can be detached from the support part 142 . Therefore, by making each support part 142 a frame structure, and the two sides of the frame structure opposite to each other have at least one notch 14211 design, it can be convenient for relevant personnel to install the glass slide A on the support part 142, and it is convenient Relevant personnel take off the glass slide A from the supporting part 142 .

As shown in Figure 1, when the relevant personnel install a plurality of glass slides A with objects B to be observed on multiple support parts 142, the relevant personnel can operate each rotating member 13 or each support part 142 to make the multiple slides A above or below a slide A without another slide A, at this time, the The relevant personnel can drop the staining solution to the object B to be observed on each slide A one by one. During the process of the relevant personnel dropping the staining solution into the object B to be observed on each slide A, since there are no other slides A under each slide A, the relevant personnel do not need to worry that the staining solution will drip onto the object B. Other slides A.

When the relevant personnel drop the staining solution into each slide A, and the relevant personnel use the relevant absorbent paper to absorb the excess staining solution on each slide A, the relevant personnel can take the whole slide holder device 1 out according to the requirement. Store in the refrigerator, or place the slide holder device 1 in a relatively safe place on the laboratory table, to wait for the staining solution to fully enter the object B to be observed.

As shown in Figure 4, after the relevant personnel use absorbent paper to absorb the excess staining solution on each glass slide A, the relevant personnel can operate each rotating member 13 or supporting part 142 again to make the multiple supporting parts 142 are roughly located on the same vertical axis, so that the overall occupied space of the slide holder device 1 can be reduced, and the slide holder device 1 is relatively easy to put into a refrigerator.

As mentioned above, when the relevant personnel make the plurality of supporting parts 142 roughly on the same vertical axis and wait for a predetermined time, the relevant personnel can easily make multiple slides A be immersed in the relevant washing tanks synchronously to wash away the Part of the staining solution in object B (this is an experimental procedure in a conventional biological experiment, and will not be repeated here).

Please refer to Fig. 1 again, in one of the variant embodiments, each support part 142 is rotatably connected with the connection part 141, and after the relevant personnel drops the staining liquid on the glass slide A, the relevant personnel can make the support The part 142 rotates around the rotation axis L1 or the rotation axis L2 shown in FIG. Leave slide A along the inclined slide A, and the relevant personnel only need to put absorbent paper on one side of slide A to absorb excess staining solution.

To sum up, the slide holder device 1 of the invention can facilitate related personnel to stain the object B to be observed on the slide A, and it is convenient for the relevant personnel to immerse multiple slides A in the relevant washing tank at the same time for washing. Remove part of the staining solution from object B to be observed.

Please refer to FIG. 5 , which shows a schematic view of the second embodiment of the slide holder device of the present invention. The slide holder device 1A of the present embodiment includes a base 11 , a central cylinder 12A and a plurality of holders 14 , while the slide holder device 1A of the present embodiment does not include the aforementioned rotating components.

One end of the central column 12A is connected to the base 11, the central column 12A includes a plurality of connection structure groups 122, each connection structure group 122 includes a plurality of connection structures 1221, and the plurality of connection structures 1221 included in each group of connection structure groups 122 are connected to each other. They are formed at intervals outside the central cylinder 12A, and each group of connection structures 122 is located at different levels of the central cylinder 12A. Each bracket 14 includes a connecting portion 141 and a supporting portion 142 , one end of the connecting portion 141 is detachably connected to any connecting structure 1221 , and the connecting portion 141 is connected to the supporting portion 142 .

For example, each connection structure 1221 can be a cylindrical groove, a square column groove, etc., and the connecting portion 141 of each bracket 14 can be a cylindrical structure, a square column structure, and the connecting portion 141 of each bracket 14 is It can be detachably engaged with any connecting structure 1221 . In different embodiments, at least one of each connection structure 1221 and each connection portion 141 may also include a powerful magnet, and each bracket 14 can be detachably connected to the central column 12A.

The supporting part 142 includes at least one holding structure 1421 , and each holding structure 1421 is used to hold at least one slide A. The supporting portion 142 and the holding structure 1421 described in this embodiment are the same as those in the foregoing embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

Among them, at least one connection structure 1221 included in the plurality of connection structure groups 122 is arranged up and down along the same axis, and relevant personnel can make the plurality of brackets 14 correspond to the vertical arrangement along the same axis. A plurality of connection structures 1221 are connected so that a plurality of brackets 14 are located approximately on the same vertical axis (as shown in FIG. 4 ).

To sum up, this embodiment and the previous embodiment respectively propose two different ways to provide relevant personnel to operate, so that relevant personnel can make multiple brackets 14 roughly located in the same vertical On the axis, in this way, relevant personnel can conveniently and quickly immerse a plurality of glass slides A arranged on a plurality of racks 14 into the washing solution at the same time.

Please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 together. FIG. 6 is an exploded schematic diagram of the slide holder kit created by the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the assembled slide holder kit of the present invention. The slide holder kit 100 of the present invention includes: a slide holder device 1 and a washing box 2 . For the detailed description of the slide holder device 1 , please refer to the description of the above-mentioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

The washing box 2 has a box body 21 and a cover 22 . The box body 21 has a slot 211 and an opening 212 . The storage tank 211 can communicate with the outside through the opening 212, and the storage tank 211 is used for holding a washing liquid. The cover 22 is configured to be disposed at one end of the box body 21 having the opening 212 to cover the opening 212 . In different embodiments, the washing box 2 may only include the box body 21 without the cover 22 .

The central cylinder 12 of the slide holder device 1 can straddle one end of the opening 212 formed by the box body 21, and the slides A held by each support 14 connected to the central cylinder 12 can be immersed in the container together. 211 in the washing solution.

Preferably, the box body 21 of the washing box 2 may be formed with two limiting grooves 213 on the outer edge of the opening 212, and the two limiting grooves 213 are used to accommodate a part of the central cylinder 12, so as to The movable range of the central column 12 relative to the washing box 2 is limited. Relatively, the side of the cover body 22 facing the opening 212 of the box body 21 may also include an auxiliary limiting groove 221, the auxiliary limiting groove 221 is used to accommodate a part of the central cylinder 12, and when the center When the cylinder 12 straddles the end of the box body 21 formed with the opening 212, and the cover 22 is set on the end of the box body 21 formed with the opening 212, the part of the central cylinder 12 will be accommodated in the two limiters accordingly. The moving range of the central cylinder 12 relative to the box body 21 will be limited accordingly.

According to the above, more specifically, during the experiment, the relevant personnel may first set the slide A on each support 14 of the slide holder device 1 as shown in Figure 1 or Figure 5, and then the relevant personnel The staining solution can then be dropped on each slide A. When the staining solution has stayed on slide A After the preset time for the object B to be observed, the relevant personnel can move the plurality of brackets 14 to the same side of the central cylinder 12 by rotating the member 13, or changing the position of each operation bracket 14 fixed on the central cylinder 12, Instead, the plurality of brackets 14 are substantially located on the same longitudinal axis (as shown in FIG. 4 ).

Then, the relevant personnel can separate the base 11 from the central cylinder 12, and hang the central cylinder 12 on the end of the box body 21 where the opening 212 is formed, and the plurality of brackets 14 and the slides A held by them will be will be immersed in the container 211 together, and finally, the relevant personnel can place the washing box 2 with the central column 12 on the relevant shaking device (Shaker), so as to wash the slide A.

According to the above, the slide holder kit 100 of this creation can allow relevant personnel to easily and quickly stain the object B to be observed on each slide A in the above-mentioned experimental process, and the object to be observed on slide A After the staining of the object B is finished, relevant personnel can also conveniently and quickly soak a plurality of slides A in the washing box 2 at the same time, so as to perform the washing operation of the staining solution.

In the prior art, there is no device similar to the slide holder device 1 of the present invention. Therefore, the process for the relevant personnel to carry out the above-mentioned experimental process is: first place a plurality of slides on the experimental table, and stain them one by one. The liquid drops on the slide, and then wait for the staining solution to stain the object to be observed on the slide. During this process, the relevant personnel must ensure that the slide placed on the laboratory table will not be taken away, moved or dropped to the ground . When the object to be observed on the slide is stained, the relevant personnel must pick up the slide one by one, and insert the slide into the slot of the washing tank (or the bracket containing the slot) one by one, so that the multiple slides are separated from each other. Inserted in the washing tank at intervals. In the process of inserting the glass slide into the washing tank, it is not only time-consuming but also labor-intensive, and it is even easy for the slide to fall to the ground. In addition, because the conventional cleaning tank contains multiple slots, it is difficult for relevant personnel to ensure that each slot is cleaned. Known wash jars are, for example, EasyDip ^™ Slide Staining jars, Kartell ^™ PMP Hellendhal Staining Jar, and the like.

On the other hand, in the slide holder kit 100 of the present creation, relevant personnel arrange a plurality of slides A on a plurality of holders 14, and a plurality of holders 14 are connected with the central cylinder 12, therefore, waiting for staining In the process of dyeing the object B on the slide A with the color liquid, unless the entire slide holder device 1 is dropped to the ground, the relevant personnel basically do not have to worry about a single slide A being moved or dropped ground. In addition, the slide holder kit 100 of the present invention is to set a plurality of slides A on a plurality of supports 14, and to hang the central cylinder 12 on the washing box 2, therefore, the washing box 2 does not need any The slot used to fix the slide A, and the relevant personnel can omit the step of inserting the slide into the washing tank in the prior art, and the washing box 2 of the present invention does not include the washing tank of the prior art The slot, so the inside of the washing box 2 has the effect of easy cleaning with respect to the washing tank of the aforementioned prior art.

The above is only the preferred feasible embodiment of this creation, and does not limit the patent scope of this creation. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made by using the instructions and drawings of this creation are included in the protection scope of this creation. .

1: slide holder device

11: base

12: Central cylinder

13: Rotating member

14: Bracket

141: connection part

142: support part

1421: holding structure

14211: notch

A: slide

B: Object to be observed

L1: axis of rotation

L2: axis of rotation

Claims (10)

A glass slide holder device, which includes: a base; a central cylinder, one end of which is connected to the base; a plurality of rotating members, which are stacked up and down and sleeved on the periphery of the central cylinder, and each of the rotating The member can be operated to rotate relative to the central cylinder; a plurality of brackets, each of which includes a connecting portion and a supporting portion, the connecting portion is connected to the supporting portion, and the supporting portion passes through the supporting portion The connecting part is connected to one of the rotating members, and the supporting part includes at least one holding structure, and each holding structure is used to hold a glass slide; each holding structure can be opposite to each other through the rotating member to which it is connected. Rotate on the central cylinder. The slide holder device according to claim 1, wherein each of the supporting parts is a frame structure, and the frame structure includes at least two notches, and the two notches are arranged facing each other, The two notches jointly form a holding structure, and the two notches are used to accommodate two ends of a glass slide. The slide holder device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central column is detachably connected to the base. The slide holder device according to claim 1, wherein the central cylinder includes a plurality of notch groups, each of the notch groups includes a plurality of notches, and each group of the notch groups includes a plurality of The notches are formed at intervals on the outer side of the central cylinder, and each group of the notches is located at different levels of the central cylinder; each of the rotating members is a ring structure, and The inner wall of each of the rotating members has a plurality of protruding structures, and each of the protruding The structure can engage with any one of the adjacent notches. A glass slide holder device, comprising: a base; a central cylinder, one end of which is connected to the base, the central cylinder comprises a plurality of connecting structure groups, each of the connecting structure groups comprises a plurality of connecting structures, each A plurality of the connection structures included in the group of connection structures are formed at intervals on the outside of the central column, and each group of the connection structures is located at different levels of the central column; multiple At least one of the connecting structures included in each of the connecting structure groups is arranged up and down along the same axis; a plurality of brackets, each of which includes a connecting part and a supporting part, and one end of the connecting part It is detachably connected with any one of the connection structures, the connection part is connected with the support part, and the support part includes at least one holding structure, each of the holding structures is used to hold a glass slide. The slide holder device according to claim 5, wherein each of the supporting parts is a frame structure, and the frame structure includes at least two notches, and the two notches are arranged facing each other, The two notches constitute a holding structure, and the two notches are used to accommodate two ends of a glass slide. The slide holder device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the central column is detachably connected to the base. A slide holder kit, comprising: the slide holder device as described in any one of Claims 1 to 7 and a washing box, the washing box has a container, and the container is used to accommodate a washing liquid; the central column can span an opening of the washing box, and the glass slides held by the brackets connected to the central column can be soaked together in the tank in the washing solution. The slide holder kit according to claim 8, wherein, the washing box is formed with two limiting grooves on the outer edge of the opening, and the two limiting grooves are used to accommodate the A part of the central cylinder to limit the range of movement of the central cylinder relative to the washing box. The slide holder kit as claimed in item 9, wherein the washing box includes a box body and a cover, the box body has the container; the cover is used to be arranged on the box body with One end of the opening is used to cover the opening; an auxiliary limiting groove is formed on the side of the cover facing the opening of the box body, and the auxiliary limiting groove is used to accommodate the Part of the central cylinder.

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