WO2017214838A1

WO2017214838A1 - Reagent kit having timer function and loading reminder function

Info

Publication number: WO2017214838A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/085643
Authority: WO
Inventors: 彭鹏
Original assignee: 彭鹏
Priority date: 2016-06-14
Filing date: 2016-06-14
Publication date: 2017-12-21

Abstract

A reagent kit having a timer function and loading reminder function. The reagent kit comprises a timer system consisting of a control unit, a timer device (40), and a storage battery, and comprises a sensor (60), a pipette tip collector (32), a reagent turntable (36), and a power mechanism. The present invention facilitates timing during an experiment for lab personnel, thus improving smoothness of an experiment, reducing potential problems during the experiment, and ultimately improving quality of the experiment result. When the timer function is not activated, a timer display screen can display the current time, thus preventing lab personnel from missing important tasks, and providing an indicator to remind lab personnel to load a reagent.

Description

Description: A kit with timing function and sample reminder function

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of biotechnology, and in particular to a reagent cartridge having a metering function and a sample reminding function.

Background technique

[0002] In the field of biotechnology, in addition to technical breakthroughs, it is more important to improve the efficiency of research and experimentation. Among them, the emergence of kits plays an important role. The kit standardizes the steps of common biological experiments, providing the experimenter with the reagents to be prepared and the optimized loading method, which greatly increases the speed of the experimental development and the degree of standardization of the results.

technical problem

[0003] After conducting experiments, the experimenter often encounters steps like "stand for 10 minutes" and "incubate for 5 minutes." Therefore, the experimenter usually uses the meter, but the situation may be that There is no meter available in the laboratory where the experiment is performed. The experimenter needs to go to the experimental station to find it. This will not only distract the experimenter, but also affect the subsequent experiment. More importantly, it is going on. The experiment may occur when standing or incubating, and may affect the final experimental results. In addition, most of the laboratories do not have a cuckoo clock, which also causes the experimenter to have insufficient grasp of the current situation to some extent, and may also affect its other aspects.

[0004] In addition, as the complexity of the experiment is increasing, the number of reagents in the existing kits is also increasing, and the step of adding samples is becoming more and more complicated. Take the commonly used real-time PCR kit as an example. The general kit contains Taq enzyme, buffer, chromogenic dye and sterile ultrapure water. In addition, the reagents required by the experimenter include at least the upstream primer. Downstream primers and template, a total of 7 reagents together to prepare a fluorescent quantitative PCR reaction system. In many cases, the experimenter will have the phenomenon of missing, adding, adding, etc. during the process of adding samples. The reason is that there are many kinds of reagents, and the process of loading cannot be well identified and marked.吋 Handling other urgent matters and causing ongoing experiments to be interrupted, errors are inevitable.

Problem solution Technical solution

In order to solve the above problems in the prior art, the present invention provides a kit having a metering function and a sample lifting function.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a kit having a counting function and a sample reminding function, comprising a kit body, a lid, a liner, and a counting device for implanting the kit. The counting device is composed of a control unit, a display module, a regulating button and a small battery. The display module and the regulating button are respectively electrically connected to the control unit, and the adjusting button adjusts the counting unit of the control unit according to the demand, and passes through the display module. Display relevant information. In the non-counting state, the display module can display the current time.

[0007] The liner of the kit body is provided with a pipette tip head collecting hole and a reagent rotating disk, and an arrow indicator light is further disposed between the two. The lining plate is spaced apart from the mouth of the box body such that the lining plate forms a clogging space with the box body; the reagent rotating disk is provided with a plurality of reagent holes, And connected to a power mechanism.

[0008] the reagent box body is further provided with an inductor, the sensor is disposed corresponding to a bottom of the pipette tip head collecting hole, and the sensor receives the hole by sensing the pipette tip head The bottom controls the rotation of the reagent rotating disk and the color of the arrow indicator light.

[0009] Further, the control unit is a single chip microcomputer.

[0010] Further, the display module is a liquid crystal digital display with a backlight.

[0011] Further, the small battery is a lithium ion battery.

[0012] Further, the number of the control buttons is four, wherein three control the adjustment of the hour, minute and second respectively, and the other one controls the start/pause/end calculation.

[0013] Further, the inductor is connected to the bottom of the pipette tip collecting hole by a spring.

[0014] Further, the reagent rotating disc is provided with 8 reagent holes; the power mechanism connected thereto is a stepping motor, and is connected to the inductor and controlled by the inductor.

[0015] Further, the arrow indicator is made of LED, connected to the inductor, and controlled by the inductor.

Beneficial effect

[0016] The invention implants a counting module in the kit, which is convenient for the experimenter to carry out the setting step in the experiment process, Improve the continuity of the experiment, reduce the troubles that may be encountered during the experiment, and ultimately improve the quality of the experimental results; in the non-counting state, the meter display can be used to display the current day, preventing the experimenter from missing other important matters. At the same time, the reagent hole is rotated by the reagent disk, which can serve as an additive reminder for the experimenter, and avoid the experiment failure caused by the wrong sample.

Brief description of the drawing

DRAWINGS

1 is an overall configuration diagram of the present invention.

2 is a schematic view showing the structure of a reagent rotating disk, an arrow indicator lamp, and a pipette tip head collecting hole as shown in FIG. 1. A preferred embodiment for carrying out the invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0019] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 1 , a kit having a counting function and a sample reminding function includes a kit body 10 and a lid 20, and the kit body is provided with a liner 30 and a metering device 40. . The counting device is composed of a control unit, a display module, a regulating button and a small battery. The display module and the regulating button are respectively electrically connected to the control unit, and the adjusting button adjusts the counting unit of the control unit according to the demand, and passes through the display module. Display relevant information. In the non-counting state, the display module can display the current time.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 2, the lining plate 30 is provided with a pipette tip collecting hole 32 and a reagent rotating disk 36, and an arrow indicator light 34 is disposed between the two, and the reagent rotating disk 36 is disposed on the reagent rotating plate 36. Several reagent wells 38. The sensor 60 is disposed in the casing 10, and the inductor 60 is disposed corresponding to the bottom of the pipette tip collecting hole 32, and the inductor 60 controls the stepping motor 70 through the bottom of the inductive pipette tip collecting hole 32. The rotation of the reagent rotating disk 36 and the color of the arrow indicator light 34 are illuminated. With the above arrangement, the inductor 60 is connected to the bottom of the pipette tip collecting hole 32 by the spring 50. When the loading operation is completed, the discarded tip is driven into the inductive pipette tip head collecting hole 32, and the sensor 60 controls the stepping motor 70 to drive the reagent rotation by inducing the pipette tip to collect the bottom of the hole 32. The color of the disk 36 is rotated and the arrow indicator light 34 is illuminated. The color of the arrow indicator light 34 is in one-to-one correspondence with the reagent holes on the reagent rotating disk 36. The eight colors of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, and white correspond to 1-8 on the reagent rotating disk 36, respectively. Hole. Each time the sensor senses that the discarded tip is driven into the pipette tip collection hole, the control stepper motor 70 drives the reagent rotating disk 36 to rotate 45° below it. A reagent well, and the control arrow indicator light 34 illuminates the color of the corresponding reagent well.

[0022] The kit with the meter function and the sample reminding function is composed of a control unit, a metering device and a battery, and a sensor, a pipette tip collecting hole, and a reagent rotating disk. And the power mechanism can facilitate the experimenter to carry out the calibration step in the experiment process, improve the continuity of the experiment, reduce the troubles that may be encountered during the experiment, and finally improve the quality of the experimental result; in the non-counting state, the meter The display can be used to display the current day, preventing the experimenter from missing other important things; the peer can also function to instruct the experimenter to add reminders.

[0023] The present invention is not limited to the above-described preferred embodiments, and any other form of product can be derived by anyone of the present invention, but without any change in its shape or structure, The same or similar technical solutions are all within the scope of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

[0024] The invention implants a counting module in the kit, which facilitates the experimenter to carry out the setting step in the experiment process, improves the continuity of the experiment, reduces the troubles that may be encountered in the experiment process, and finally improves the quality of the experimental result; In the non-counting state, the meter display can be used to display the current time, preventing the experimenter from missing other important matters. At the same time, the reagent hole is rotated by the reagent disk, which can serve as an additive reminder for the experimenter, and avoid the experiment failure caused by the wrong sample.

Claims

Claim

A kit with a counting function and a sample reminding function, comprising a kit body, a lid, a liner and a metering device.

A kit with a counting function and a sample reminding function according to claim 1, wherein the metering device is composed of a control unit, a display module, a regulating button and a small battery, and the display module and the regulating button are respectively It is electrically connected to the control unit, and the control button adjusts the timing of the control unit according to the demand, and displays related information through the display module. In the non-counting state, the display module can display the current time.

A kit with a counting function and a sample reminding function according to claim 1, wherein the lining plate is provided with a pipette tip collecting hole and a reagent rotating disk, and between the two There is an arrow indicator light. The lining plate is spaced apart from the mouth of the box body such that the lining plate forms a clogging space with the box body; the reagent rotating disk is provided with a plurality of reagent holes, And connected to a power mechanism;

a reagent tube disposed in the reagent well;

a sensor disposed in the casing, the inductor being disposed corresponding to a bottom of the pipette tip collecting hole, and the inductor controlling the bottom of the collecting hole by sensing the pipe tip The power mechanism drives the rotation of the reagent rotating disk and the color of the arrow indicator light.

The kit of claim 1 , wherein the arrow indicator is made of LED, wherein the arrow indicator is connected to the inductor, and Lights of eight colors of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, and white are respectively illuminated as needed.