TW201804157A - Automated integrated inspection system including an automated procedure from collection to inspection - Google Patents

Abstract

An automated integrated inspection system includes at least a server platform, a test tube storage space for storing a plurality of unsampled test tubes, at least one test tube preparation station, at least one test sample collection station and at least one inspection room, wherein the server platform controls and records operation of the automated integrated inspection system, and the test tube preparation station automatically takes out a new unsampled test tube from the test tube storage space for automatic delivery to the sample collection station. After collection of sample at the sample collection station, a sampled test tube is then automatically transported to the inspection room for classification and inspection. The whole process from collection to inspection is an automated procedure, so as to reduce handling of personally transferring a sample-carried test tube by a medical staff or a patient. The automated procedure can increase the overall efficiency of inspection and avoids occurrence of false delivery.

Description

Automated Integrated Inspection System

The invention relates to an automated integrated inspection system, in particular to a system capable of performing automatic processing in the process of collection to inspection.

With the advancement of the medical industry and the development of the electronics industry, many medical testing instruments are very automated, but at present, the calculation of test tubes is performed manually. In terms of urine tests, the traditional method is After the medical institution provides a sanitary cup, the patient collects urine in the toilet by himself, and then pours the urine into a test tube. The test tube must be transferred to the laboratory by the medical staff or the patient, and then put by the inspector in the relevant room. Instrument before testing.

From the point of view of blood test, the blood sample after blood drawing must be put into the instrument by human force before being centrifuged or directly entered into the instrument for testing. Therefore, whether it is a urine test or blood test, it needs to be transported to the test by human force. The inspection can only be performed after the laboratory; this is a very wasteful human act, and for one-time operations, medical staff often collect the test tube with a certain number before sending it to the laboratory, which will extend the overall inspection Required time

In addition, if the transportation or inspection procedures are performed by human resources, it is likely to cause mishandling or misfeeding, which will cause unpredictable situations.

In addition to the above problems, the current traditional inspection system cannot skip the urgent specimen inspection and quickly clear the customs to meet the time requirements of the urgent inspection. Therefore, the inspectors must centrifuge or other processing outside the automated system, and then manually The processed specimen is placed in the inspection apparatus for inspection.

Therefore, from the above, it can be known that the manual processing procedure will cause many problems to occur. Therefore, how to automate the process of collecting and inspecting is very important. In addition, most of the current systems operate independently and There is no integration, so it cannot cooperate with the operation of other units in the hospital, so it cannot serve customers (patients and medical staff) more effectively. However, the system of the present invention will be able to automate the process of collecting and testing, and integrate other hospitals. The operation of the unit should therefore be an optimal solution.

The automated integrated inspection system of the present invention includes: a server platform for controlling and recording the operation of the automated integrated inspection system; at least one test tube storage space having at least one central control module and the server Platform connection to control the operation of the test tube storage space; at least one test tube packaging removal device to remove the packaging from more than one unsampled test tube; at least one test tube transport device to remove the unsampled test tube from the packaging Transported out; at least one test tube preparation station is connected to the test tube storage space, and the test tube preparation station has at least one central control module connected to the server platform to control the test tube preparation tube Station operation; at least one test tube temporary storage space for storing unsampled test tubes transported by the test tube storage space; at least one test tube labeling device for labeling unsampled test tubes stored in the test tube temporary storage space At least one unsampled test tube transport device for transporting unsampled test tubes that have been labeled with the test tube labeling device; at least one The specimen collection station is in communication with the unsampled test tube transport device and has at least a central control module connected to the server platform to control the operation of the specimen collection station. An unsampled test tube is temporarily stored. A space for receiving and storing the unsampled test tubes transported by the unsampled test tube transport device; at least one specimen collection device for collecting at least one specimen, and inputting the specimen into the unsampled test tube, and The unsampled test tube has at least one specimen defined as a sampled test tube; a sampled test tube temporary storage space for storing the sampled test tube; a sampled test tube transport device for temporarily storing the sampled test tube The sampled test tubes in the space are transported out; at least one inspection room is connected to the specimen collection station and has at least a central control module connected to the server platform to control the operation of the inspection room; A sampled test tube temporary storage space for receiving and storing the sampled test tubes transported by the sampled test tube transport device; at least one inspection device for differently sampled test tubes Carry out inspection and test; at least one test tube sorting and transfer device is used to scan the labels on the sampled test tubes in the sampled test tube temporary storage space to classify the sampled test tubes, and transport the test tubes of different classifications to Different inspection equipment; at least one inspection transfer device is arranged between at least two inspection equipment, and is used to transport the sampled test tubes from one inspection equipment to another inspection equipment.

More specifically, the specimen that can be collected by the specimen collection device can be at least blood, urine, sputum, or feces.

More specifically, the test tube transport device, the unsampled test tube transport device, the sampled test tube transport device, and the inspection transfer device can be a track, a robot arm, or a combination of a track and a robot arm.

More specifically, the track can be an elevated track or a flat track.

More specifically, the test tube transport device, the unsampled test tube transport device, the sampled test tube transport device, and the inspection transfer device can be an air delivery device.

More specifically, the air delivery device has at least one pneumatic tube inside, wherein the pneumatic tube has at least one air delivery inner tube, the pneumatic tube is used to transport the air delivery inner tube, and the air delivery inner tube is used for To fix the unsampled tube or the sampled tube.

More specifically, the inner portion of the inner cylinder of the air delivery device has at least one calibrated position, and each unsampled test tube or the sampled test tube can be fixed at the calibrated position.

More specifically, the air delivery device has at least one ultraviolet light irradiation device inside to sterilize the air delivery inner cylinder.

More specifically, the server platform can record the number of each shipment of the test tube transport device, unsampled test tube transport device, sampled test tube transport device, and the inspection and transfer device, and transfer related information to the unsampled test tube. And the label on the sampled tube.

More specifically, the test tube classification and transfer device can classify the sampled test tube into at least a general item or an urgent item.

More specifically, the test tube classification and transfer device can classify the specimens collected within the sampled test tube.

Regarding other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention, they will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.

Please refer to Figure 1, which is a schematic diagram of the overall architecture of the automated integrated inspection system of the present invention. As can be seen from the figure, the automated integrated inspection system includes a server platform 1, a test tube storage space 2, and at least one test tube preparation station. 3. At least one specimen collection station 4, at least one inspection room 5, wherein the server platform 1 can be used to centrally integrate and control the operation of the overall system, and in addition, can record the operation of the automated integrated inspection system Any data generated, and the test tube storage space 2 is designed to allow various unsampled test tubes and blood sampling devices to be stored in a fixed position. Since the unsampled test tubes are stored in the test tube storage space 2 without removing the original packaging box, As shown in FIG. 2, the test tube storage space 2 includes a central control module 21, a test tube packaging removal device 22, and a test tube transportation device 23. The test tube packaging removal device 22 is used to automatically remove the original packaging box. The disassembled unsampled test tube is directly transported to the test tube preparation station 3 through the test tube transport device 23;

Since the server platform 1 can operate a hospital information system (HIS, Hospital Information System) system or a laboratory information system (LIS, Laboratory Information System), whether it is a blood test or a urine test, it must pass through the server platform After the file is created, the server platform 1 can send a message to the test tube preparation station 3, and as shown in FIG. 3, the test tube preparation station 3 has at least one central control module 31 and at least one test tube temporary storage. Space 32, at least one test tube labeling device 33, and at least one unsampled test tube transport device 34;

The central control module 31 is connected to the server platform to control the operation of the test tube preparation station 3. Therefore, when the server platform 1 sends a message to the test tube preparation station 3, if the test tube is judged, If the number of unsampled test tubes in the temporary storage space 32 is insufficient, it will be reported to the server platform 1 and the server platform 1 will notify the test tube storage space 2 of the central control module 21 to remove the device 22 through the test tube packaging. Automatically remove the original packaging box, and directly transport the disassembled and unsampled test tubes to the test tube preparation station 3 through the test tube transport device 23;

The test tube temporary storage space 32 can store the unsampled test tubes shipped from the test tube storage space 2; thereafter, the test tube labeling device 33 can store the test tube temporary storage space 32 according to the information transmitted by the server platform 1. The unsampled test tube is labeled, and the labeled unsampled test tube is transported to the specimen collection station 4 by the unsampled test tube transport device 34.

As shown in FIG. 4, the specimen collection station 4 has at least a central control module 41, an unsampled test tube temporary storage space 42, at least one specimen collection device 43, a sampled test tube temporary storage space 44, A sampled tube transfer device 45, in which the central control module 41 is connected to the server platform 1 to control the operation of the specimen collection station 4, and the unsampled tube temporary storage space 42 can receive and store Unsampled test tubes transported by the unsampled test tube transport device 34;

After that, when the specimen collection device 43 is used to collect at least one specimen in the unsampled test tube (the at least one specimen in the unsampled test tube is defined as a sampled test tube), the specimen collection device 43 The specimens that can be collected can be at least blood, urine, sputum, or feces, and the collected sample tubes can be temporarily stored in the sample tube temporary storage space 44 and a certain number of sample tubes can be collected after collection. Then, the sampled test tube transporting device 45 transports the sampled test tube in the temporary storage space of the sampled test tube to the inspection room 5.

As shown in FIG. 5, the inspection room 5 has at least a central control module 51, a sampled test tube temporary storage space 52, at least one inspection device 53, at least one test tube classification and transfer device 54, and at least one inspection. Removal device 55, wherein the central control module 51 is connected to the server platform 1 to control the operation of the inspection room; and the sampled test tube temporary storage space 52 is used to receive and store the sampled sample tube. The sampled test tubes transported by the test tube transport device 45;

Before testing, the test tube sorting and transporting device 54 can scan the labels on the sampled test tubes in the sampled test tube temporary storage space 52 to classify the sampled test tubes and classify the test tubes of different classifications. Transported to different inspection equipment 53, and the test tube sorting and transfer device 54 can classify the sampled test tube as at least general or urgent or classify it based on the specimens collected inside the sampled test tube. It may be necessary to pass through a plurality of inspection equipments 53, so each inspection equipment 53 is provided with the inspection transfer device 55 to transport the sampled test tubes from one inspection equipment 53 to another inspection equipment 53.

In addition, the above-mentioned test tube transport device 23, unsampled test tube transport device 34, sampled test tube transport device 45, and the inspection transfer device 55 can be designed as a track (elevated track or flat track), a robot arm or The combination of a track and a robot arm;

The test tube transport device 23, the unsampled test tube transport device 34, the sampled test tube transport device 45, and the inspection and transfer device 55 can also be designed as an air delivery device (not shown in the figure). The air delivery device has at least one Pneumatic tube, wherein the inner portion of the pneumatic tube is provided with at least one pneumatic tube, the pneumatic tube is used to transport the pneumatic tube, and the pneumatic tube is used to fix the unsampled test tube or the sampled test tube, and The air delivery inner tube of the air delivery device has at least one calibrated position inside, and each unsampled test tube or the sampled test tube can be fixed at the calibrated position; and the air delivery inner tube of the air delivery device It is also possible to design at least one ultraviolet light irradiation device to sterilize the air delivery inner cylinder;

In addition, because the specimens in the current ward must be transported to the inspection department by air delivery system or elevator system, or by manpower, and then processed by the inspectors, the specimens can be manually sent to the automated track for related inspections, but If a gas-feeding inner cylinder capable of fixing the sampled test tube is used, the gas-feeding inner cylinder with the sampled test tube can be sent to the inspection room 5 in a gas-feeding manner, and the gas-feeding cylinder automatically discharges the gas-feeding inner cylinder. After that, the gas delivery inner cylinder is taken out through the automatic equipment, and then the gas delivery inner cylinder is backfilled into the gas delivery cylinder, and then returned to the original inspection unit through the pneumatic tube.

In addition, in order to prevent the specimens being transported from rupturing or being contaminated, an impact-proof inner bag must be provided, and the specimen must be placed in the specimen bag and then placed in the inner bag. It costs specimen bag. After arriving at the inspection unit (examination room 5), the inner bag must be opened manually, and then the specimen can be manually removed from the specimen bag. Therefore, in addition to wasting the specimen bag, it must also take manpower to remove the specimen. If the specimen is not put in the specimen bag, the specimen will often be dropped. However, if the specimen is taken through the gas delivery cylinder, all the specimens will be placed in the calibrated position of the gas delivery cylinder. In the inspection department, the specimens can be automatically ejected, and after scanning the specimen labels, you can know how many specimens were transported.

In addition, since the server platform 1 can record the number of each shipment of the test tube transport device 23, the unsampled test tube transport device 34, the sampled test tube transport device 45, and the inspection and transfer device 55, and the server platform 1 The generated shipping-related information is linked to the unsampled tube and the label on the sampled tube.

The actual application of the present invention is shown in Figs. 6A to 6E. As can be seen from Fig. 6A, the test tube storage space 61 is used to store unsampled test tubes and can be transported to the test tube preparation tube through the test tube transporting device 611. Station 62, and the tube preparation station 62 can be transmitted to a blood test collection station 63 and a urine test collection station 65 through the unsampled tube transfer device 621, 622, respectively, and the urine test collection station 65 can communicate with The toilet 64 is used to collect the urine from the unsampling test tube as a sampled test tube, and then transport the sampled test tube to a urine test adapter through the sampled tube transfer device 651. Station 66, and the urine test transfer machine 66 is shown in FIG. 6B, and then the sampled test tube passing the urine test transfer machine 66 is transported to a test through a sampled test tube transport device 661 Room 67;

Because it is currently known that the urine specimen must be collected by the patient and placed in the relevant instrument by the inspector before the test can be performed, but through the system of the present invention, it is possible to establish a track (elevated or flat) Collect the specimens at the urine test specimen collection station 65, and then transport them directly to the inspection instrument. In addition, the specimen can also be sent to the instrument for testing using an automated arm (if the inspection instrument is integrated outside the toilet 64), the detection The results will be released directly after being confirmed by the interpretation system, or released after further reconfirmation. In addition, when the patient wants to place the sampled test tube at the entrance of the sampled test tube transport device 651, the conveyor belt will automatically stop driving. When the patient leaves, the conveyor belt will automatically start and transport the sampled tube transfer device 651 to the inspection instrument (urine analyzer);

In addition, the current blood sample after blood drawing must be manually placed into the instrument track system to perform centrifugation or directly enter the instrument test. However, the system of the present invention is designed inside the blood sample collection station 63 There is a test tube tray, and several unsampled test tubes can be placed on the test tube tray. After the patient collects blood in the unsampled test tube, it is used as a sampled test tube, and the sampled tube is transported through the sampled tube transport device 631. The sampled test tubes are transported to the inspection room 67, and if there are no unsampled test tubes on the test tube tray, they can be replenished by the test tube preparation station 62, and the replenished unsampled test tubes are placed in the test tube tray again. Used for the next blood test.

Therefore, after entering the inspection room 67, as shown in FIG. 6C, the sampled test tubes are first transported to a test tube sorting and transferring device 671, and the test tube sorting and transferring device 671 can at least sort the sampled test tubes. Classify general items or urgent items or samples collected inside the sampled test tube. In the case of urgent items, the urgent items can be detected by the label on the sampled test tube, and then the urgent items can be detected by the inspection and transportation device. The orbital shunting method is used to send the urgent specimens to the instrument to be tested in priority with the ordinary specimens. Therefore, as can be seen from the figure, the test tube classification and transfer device 671 can divert the sampled tubes of different classifications to different inspection The area 672,673,674, and according to FIG. 6D, the inspection area 672 has several inspection instruments 6721, and the inspection instruments 6721 have a flat track 6722 or an elevated track 6723 to transport the sampled test tubes.

It can be seen from FIG. 6E that the inspection area 673 also has several inspection instruments 6731, and the inspection instruments 6731 have a flat track 6732, an elevated track 6733, and a robotic arm 6734 to transport the sampled test tubes.

Compared with other conventional technologies, the automated integrated inspection system provided by the present invention has the following advantages: (1) The entire process of the present invention from the collection to the inspection is an automated procedure, so it can reduce medical personnel or disease. Patients transfer the test tubes with specimens in person, and automated procedures can increase the overall inspection efficiency and avoid mis-sent. (2) Because it is currently known that urine specimens must be collected by the patient and placed in the relevant instrument by the inspector before the test can be performed, but through the system of the present invention, it is possible to establish a track (elevated or flat) Method) Come from the urine test specimen collection station to collect the specimens, and then automatically transport them directly to the inspection instrument. In addition, you can also use an automated arm to send the specimens to the instrument for testing. The test results can be directly released after being confirmed by the interpretation system. Release, or release after further reconfirmation. (3) At present, blood samples after blood drawing must be manually placed into the instrument track system by humans to perform centrifugation or directly enter the instrument inspection. However, through the system of the present invention, the sample can be transferred through the sampled tube transfer device. Sampling tubes are transported to the inspection room to speed up the inspection. (4) Because the current automated integrated inspection system cannot skip urgent specimens and pass the customs quickly to meet the time requirements of urgent documents, the inspectors must centrifuge or perform other processing outside the automated system before manually processing the processed specimens. The specimen is put into the inspection instrument for inspection, but through the system of the present invention, it can automatically distinguish between urgent and ordinary pieces, and send it to the instrument to be inspected for inspection. (5) The present invention can integrate the operations of other units in the hospital, so it can perform more efficient interpretation and operation instructions to achieve a concept similar to the central brain to operate by the system of the present invention.

The present invention has been disclosed as above through the above-mentioned embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in this technical field will understand the aforementioned technical features and embodiments of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention. Within the spirit and scope, some changes and retouching can be made. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be subject to the definition in the claims attached to this specification.

1‧‧‧Server Platform
2‧‧‧ test tube storage space
21‧‧‧ Central Control Module
22‧‧‧ Test tube packaging removal device
23‧‧‧Test tube transport device
3‧‧‧test tube preparation station
31‧‧‧ Central Control Module
32‧‧‧ test tube temporary storage space
33‧‧‧Test tube labeling device
34‧‧‧Unsampled tube transfer device
4‧‧‧ specimen collection station
41‧‧‧ Central Control Module
42‧‧‧ Unsampled test tube temporary storage space
43‧‧‧ specimen collection device
44‧‧‧ sampled tube transport device
5‧‧‧test room
51‧‧‧ Central Control Module
52‧‧‧Sampled test tube temporary storage space
53‧‧‧Inspection equipment
54‧‧‧ Test tube classification and transfer device
55‧‧‧Inspection of transport equipment
61‧‧‧ test tube storage space
62‧‧‧Test tube preparation station
621‧‧‧Unsampled tube transfer device
622‧‧‧Unsampled tube transfer device
63‧‧‧ blood test specimen collection station
64‧‧‧Toilet
65‧‧‧ urine test specimen collection station
651‧‧‧sampled tube transfer device
66‧‧‧Urine test transfer machine
661‧‧‧sampled tube transfer device
67‧‧‧Examination Room
671‧‧‧Test tube sorting and moving device
672‧‧‧Inspection area
6721‧‧‧Inspection instrument
6722‧‧‧Plane track
6723‧‧‧high rail
673‧‧‧Inspection area
6731‧‧‧Inspection instrument
6732‧‧‧ flat track
6733‧‧‧high rail
6734‧‧‧Robot
674‧‧‧Inspection area

[Figure 1] Schematic diagram of the overall architecture of the automated integrated inspection system of the present invention. [Figure 2] Schematic diagram of the test tube storage space of the automated integrated inspection system of the present invention. [Figure 3] Schematic diagram of the test tube preparation and management station of the automated integrated inspection system of the present invention. [Figure 4] Schematic diagram of the specimen collection station of the automated integrated inspection system of the present invention. [Figure 5] Schematic diagram of the inspection room of the automated integrated inspection system of the present invention. [Figure 6A] is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the automated integrated inspection system of the present invention. [Figure 6B] is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the automated integrated inspection system of the present invention. [Figure 6C] is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the automated integrated inspection system of the present invention. [Figure 6D] is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the automated integrated inspection system of the present invention. [Figure 6E] is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the automated integrated inspection system of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Server Platform

2‧‧‧ test tube storage space

3‧‧‧test tube preparation station

4‧‧‧ specimen collection station

5‧‧‧test room

Claims (11)

An automated integrated inspection system includes: a server platform for centrally integrating the overall system and controlling and recording the operation of the automated integrated inspection system; at least one test tube storage space for storing several unpackaged Sampling test tubes, and the test tube storage space has at least: a central control module connected to the server platform to control the operation of the test tube storage space; at least one test tube packaging removal device for removing more than one Packaging on sampling test tubes; at least one test tube transport device for transporting unsampled test tubes that have been removed from packaging; at least one test tube preparation station connected to the test tube storage space, and the test tube preparation station has at least : A central control module connected to the server platform to control the operation of the test tube preparation station; at least one test tube temporary storage space for storing unsampled test tubes transported by the test tube storage space; at least A test tube labeling device for storing unsampled tests in the test tube temporary storage space Attach a label; at least one unsampled test tube transport device for transporting unlabeled test tubes labeled with the test tube labeling device; at least one specimen collection station, which is in communication with the unsampled test tube transport device, has at least : A central control module is connected to the server platform to control the operation of the specimen collection station; an unsampled test tube temporary storage space is used to receive and store the transported by the unsampled test tube transport device At least one specimen collection device for collecting at least one specimen and inputting the specimen into the unsampled specimen tube, and having at least one specimen in the unsampled specimen tube is defined as a sampled specimen tube A sampled test tube temporary storage space for storing the sampled test tube; a sampled test tube transport device for transporting the sampled test tube out of the sampled test tube temporary storage space; at least one inspection room related to the The specimen collection station is connected and has at least: a central control module connected to the server platform to control the The operation of the laboratory; a temporary storage space for sampled test tubes for receiving and storing the sampled test tubes transported by the sampled tube transport device; at least one testing device for testing and testing different sampled test tubes; at least A test tube sorting and transfer device for scanning the label on the sampled test tube in the sampled test tube temporary storage space to classify the sampled test tube and transport the test tubes of different classifications to different inspection equipment; at least An inspection transfer device is arranged between at least two inspection devices and is used to transport the sampled test tubes from one inspection device to another inspection device. The automated integrated inspection system according to claim 1, wherein the specimen that can be collected by the specimen collection device can be at least blood, urine, sputum, or feces. The automated integrated inspection system according to claim 1, wherein the test tube transport device, the unsampled test tube transport device, the sampled test tube transport device, and the test transfer device can be a track, a robot arm, or a track and a machine The combination of arms. The automated integrated inspection system according to claim 3, wherein the track can be an elevated track or a flat track. The automated integrated inspection system according to claim 1, wherein the test tube transport device, the unsampled test tube transport device, the sampled test tube transport device, and the test transfer device can be an air delivery device. The automated integrated inspection system according to claim 5, wherein the air delivery device has at least one pneumatic tube inside, and the air tube has at least one air delivery inner tube, and the pneumatic tube is used to transport the air delivery inner tube. And the air delivery inner cylinder is used to fix the unsampled test tube or the sampled test tube. The automated integrated inspection system according to claim 6, wherein the gas delivery inner cylinder of the gas delivery device has at least one calibrated position inside, and each unsampled test tube or the sampled test tube connection can be fixed to the Has been calibrated. The automated integrated inspection system according to claim 5, wherein the air delivery device has at least one ultraviolet light irradiation device therein for sterilizing the air delivery inner cylinder. The automated integrated inspection system according to claim 1, wherein the server platform can record the number of each shipment of the test tube transport device, the unsampled test tube transport device, the sampled test tube transport device, and the test transfer device, and Shipping-related information is linked to the unsampled tube and the label on the sampled tube. The automated integrated inspection system according to claim 1, wherein the test tube sorting and transfer device can classify the sampled test tube as at least a general part or an urgent part. The automated integrated inspection system according to claim 1, wherein the test tube classification and transfer device can be classified according to the specimens collected inside the sampled test tube.