US3906890A - Blood smeared slide centrifuge - Google Patents

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US3906890A
US3906890A US363433A US36343373A US3906890A US 3906890 A US3906890 A US 3906890A US 363433 A US363433 A US 363433A US 36343373 A US36343373 A US 36343373A US 3906890 A US3906890 A US 3906890A
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James W Bacus
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02P—CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
    • H02P7/00—Arrangements for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of electric DC motors
    • H02P7/06—Arrangements for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of electric DC motors for regulating or controlling an individual DC dynamo-electric motor by varying field or armature current
    • H02P7/18—Arrangements for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of electric DC motors for regulating or controlling an individual DC dynamo-electric motor by varying field or armature current by master control with auxiliary power
    • H02P7/24—Arrangements for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of electric DC motors for regulating or controlling an individual DC dynamo-electric motor by varying field or armature current by master control with auxiliary power using discharge tubes or semiconductor devices
    • H02P7/28—Arrangements for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of electric DC motors for regulating or controlling an individual DC dynamo-electric motor by varying field or armature current by master control with auxiliary power using discharge tubes or semiconductor devices using semiconductor devices
    • H02P7/285—Arrangements for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of electric DC motors for regulating or controlling an individual DC dynamo-electric motor by varying field or armature current by master control with auxiliary power using discharge tubes or semiconductor devices using semiconductor devices controlling armature supply only
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    • H02P7/2885—Arrangements for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of electric DC motors for regulating or controlling an individual DC dynamo-electric motor by varying field or armature current by master control with auxiliary power using discharge tubes or semiconductor devices using semiconductor devices controlling armature supply only using variable impedance whereby the speed is regulated by measuring the motor speed and comparing it with a given physical value
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    • G01N1/2813—Producing thin layers of samples on a substrate, e.g. smearing, spinning-on
    • G01N2001/2846—Cytocentrifuge method

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  • ABSTRACT In the preparation of blood films for microscopic examination a slide spins in a centrifuge for a time which is a function of the red blood cell concentration of the blood.
  • a drive circuit controls the time of spinning of a slide centrifuge.
  • a variable control for the centrifuge motor includes a manual adjustment which is adjustable across a scale labeled as a function of the percent hematocrit of the blood.
  • This invention relates to methods of, and apparatus for, preparing a blood smeared slide for analysis and more particularly to spinning the slide for a time which is a function of the red cell concentration of the blood.
  • Copending application Ser. No. 353,004 filed Apr. 20, I973 Douglas A. Cotter, Image Scanning Converter for Automated Slide Analysis describes a sys tem developed by my co-workers for automatically scanning and determining the relative number of different types of leukocytes on the stained smear.
  • Centrifugally spinning a blood wetted slide to pro prise a monolayer blood film is described in a paper by M. Ingram and F. M. Minter, Semi-automatic Prcpa ration of Coverglass Blood Smears Using A Centrifugal Device," Amer. J. Clin. Path I: 2l422l, 1969.
  • the method described in this paper includes flooding a coverglass with a layer of blood and centrifuging the cover glass rapidly in a plane parallel to the plane of rotation of the centrifuge, Excess blood is spun off leaving a monolayer of well spread blood cells on the cover glass.
  • Centrifuges for spinning blood smeared slides are commercially available. Such devices are available from: Plat General Corporation, (sold by PIE, Inc. 947 Old York Rd., Abington, Pennsylvania); Perkin-Elmer Corp., 50 Danbury Rd., Wilton, Conn.; and Shandon Scientific Co. Inc., 515 Broad St., Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
  • the separation of the red cells was not the same for all blood samples.
  • the spinning resulted in blood films with sparsely populated areas interspersed with clumps of cells.
  • the technique produced a slide with overlapping cells.
  • red cells As mentioned in the article by Ingram, the morphology of the red cells was often altered. The cells appeared overly flattened and noncircular. Often, white blood cells (specifically neutrophils) appeared damaged.
  • blood films with good cell morphology and good cell distributions are produced by centrifuging the slide at a constant rotational velocity for a short period of time determined as a function of the red cell concentration.
  • apparatus for preparing a blood slide includes a centrifuge for spinning the slide and a drive circuit for controlling the time of spinning of the centrifuge.
  • a variable control for the drive circuit is manually adjustable across a scale labeled as a function of the red blood cell concentration of the blood.
  • the operator observes the hematocrit (percent of blood volume occupied by red blood cells) either through tests or through observation. The operator sets the manual control to the indicated percent hematocrit of the blood.
  • the spin time is automatically adjusted in accordance with the blood hematocrit.
  • FIG. I is a schematic diagram of the blood spinning apparatus of this invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows the platen and a blood slide
  • FIG. 3 is a pictorial view of the apparatus
  • FIG. 4 shows hematocrit as a function of spin time
  • FIG. 5A depicts a blood slide which has been centrifuged for too long a time
  • FIG. SB depicts a blood slide which has been centrifuged for approximately the correct time
  • FIG. SC depicts a blood slide which has not been centrifuged sufficiently long
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the variable control
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the drive circuit.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
  • the blood smeared slide II is positioned in a recess in a platen 12.
  • the platen is fixed to the output shaft of a high torque, low inertia, DC motor 13.
  • a drive circuit 14 control the motor 13.
  • a variable control 15 for the drive circuit includes a variable resistor which is adjusted in relationship to a scale labeled as a function of the red blood cell concentration of the blood.
  • a start switch 16 starts the centrifuge motor which is rapidly accelerated to a selected rotational velocity. The motor is maintained at this selected velocity for a period of time determined by the variable control 15.
  • Two safety interlock switches 17 and 18 are actuated by a lid which covers the centrifuge.
  • the centrifuge motor runs only when the lid is closed. This is a safety feature which prevents the slide from scaping the confines of the machine in the unlikely event of the slide slipping out of the recess in the platen.
  • An on-off switch 19 applies power to the drive circuit 14.
  • FIG. 3 depicts the housing 20 for the apparatus. It includes a hinged lid 23 which provides access to the platen. The hinged lid 23 actuates the safety interlock switches 17 and 18.
  • a start button 21 is provided to start the spin motor.
  • the knob 22 adjusts the variable control in accordance with a scale labeled in hematocrit percent.
  • FIG. 4 shows spin time as a function of blood hematocrit which we have found to be a good measure of the red blood cell concentration. Good films can be obtained by spinning slides at a constant velocity for a period of time which is a linear function of the hematocrit. Other measures of red blood cell concentration could be used. For example. hemoglobin concentration could be used as the measure. It is important that the centrifugal forces be applied to the blood longer. or in greater amounts. for increased red blood cell concentration. Therefore. the spin time can be held constant and the rotational speed can vary as a function of red blood cell concentration. Spin speed should be optimized to avoid altering the cell morphology. We have found that more damage to the cells occurs at high spin speeds than at lower spin speeds.
  • a motor speed of 5.0M RPM By providing a rapid acceleration up to the final spin speed (requiring only ZOU-3UO milliseconds) a motor speed of 5.0M RPM. can be used. At this speed the time can be adjusted as shown in FIG. 4 to obtain a good monolayer of blood.
  • FIG. 5A depicts a microscope slide which has been centrifuged at too high a speed or for too long a time.
  • the conventional red blood cell morphology has been destroyed. most cells being overly flattened or spread out.
  • FIGS. 5A. B and C for convenience. only a portion of the slide has been depicted as blood smeared. Actually after centrifuging the entire slide should be uniformly coated.
  • FIG. 5B depicts a slide which has been correctly centrifuged.
  • the conventional blood cell morphology is retained.
  • FIG. 5C the cell distri bution is much too closely packed as a result of spinning for too short a time or at too low a speed.
  • FIG. 6 shows the variable control for adjusting the time of spinning.
  • the capacitor 25 is discharged. This turns the transistor 26 on. This in turn discharges capacitor 27. lmmedi ately the output of the operational amplifier 28 goes to the positive lcvel. Because resistor 29 is large. the transistor 26 cannot remain on after the capacitor 25 has been discharged. Consequently. transistor 26 is turned off allowing capacitor 27 to be recharged through the variable resistor 30.
  • the voltage v applied to the input of operational amplifier 28 returns to the lev cl V. the output returns to a low level. This stops the motor.
  • the resistor 30 is disposed in relationship to a scale calibrated in percent hematocrit of the blood.
  • Another variable resistor 31 changes the input voltage to the motor drive circuit thereby prot iding a speed control.
  • the output to the motor driver circuit is provided by the transistor 32.
  • FIG. 7 shows the motor drive circuit.
  • the input to this circuit comes from the control circuit of FIG. 6.
  • the input is applied to the amplifier 33 whose output drives the DC motor 34.
  • Amplifier 35 develops a signal proportional to the negative of !'R voltage drops in the motor.
  • Resistors 36, 39 and 40 combine the output of amplifier 35 and the potential applied to the motor to yield a measure of back EMF which is directly proportional to motor speed. This feedback signal is then applied to the negative input of operational amplifier 33.
  • Transistors 37 and 38 provide the actual motor drive current. The operation is as follows. When the input from the drive circuit is positivthc motor 34 runs at a speed dependent on the voltage of the input signal. When the input voltage is zero the motor stops. Amplifier 33 compares the desired spced. at the positive input. with the actual speed as indicated by the back EMF signal applied to the negative input. The output of operational amplifier 33 is an error signal which turns the transistor 37 on to accelerate the motor or it turns transistor 38 on to de-accelcrate the motor.
  • the input to the circuit of FIG. 7 goes positive. This turns on transistor 37 to provide a high voltage surgc that brings the motor 34 up to a desired speed in a short period of time.
  • the operational amplifier 35 and associated resistors sense the back EMF of the motor and develop a feedback signal proportional to actual motor speed. This is applied in a feedback loop which drives the motor at the regulated spin speed.
  • the transistor 38 is turned on. This applies a reverse polarity current to the motor 34 to bring the motor to a stop in a short period of time.
  • Apparatus for preparing blood films on a microscope slide comprising:
  • centrifuge for spinning said slide with a surface of said slide perpendicular to the spin axis of said centrifuge.
  • a drive circuit for said centrifuge for controlling the time integral of the centrifugal force applied to the slide by said centrifuge.
  • a scale having indicia corresponding to red blood cell concentration and associated with said variable control for indicating the desired setting thereof as a function of red blood cell concentration.
  • a platen having a recess for holding said slide.
  • variable control comprises:
  • said scale is calibrated in percent hematocrit of the blood and disposed in relation to said manually adjustable resistor.
  • interlock switch in series with said drive circuit. said interlock switch being actuated by said lid so that said lid must be closed before said motor can be energized.
  • centrifuge comprises: 5 a platen having a recess for holding said slide.
  • said drive 10 circuit includes:
  • vari- 20 able control comprises:
  • a manually adjusted resistor connected in said motor drive circuit. and said scale is calibrated in percent hematocrit of the blood and disposed in relation to said manually adjustable resistor.
  • an interlock switch in series with said drive circuit, said interlock switch being actuated by said lid so that said lid must be closed before said motor can be energized.

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ES423623A ES423623A1 (es) 1973-05-24 1974-02-26 Metodo y aparato para preparar finas peliculas de sangre enportaobjetos de microscopio.
DE2423204A DE2423204C2 (de) 1973-05-24 1974-05-14 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Bereiten eines dünnen, gleichmäßigen Blutfilms auf einem Objektträger
GB2192874A GB1474610A (en) 1973-05-24 1974-05-16 Preparation of blood smeared slide
SE7406568A SE389915B (sv) 1973-05-24 1974-05-16 Anleggning for att reglera centrifugalkrafter for att astadkomma cellformiga enkelskikt
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