JP2009181328A - Management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a management system for achieving the unitary management of components mounted on an analyzer. <P>SOLUTION: The management system 1 includes: a management server 10; and terminal equipment 50 communicatively connected to the management server 10, and configured to manage components mounted on analyzers A1 to B2, and the terminal equipment 50 reads the component information of a storage medium mounted on components mounted on the analyzers A1 to B2, and transmits the read component information to the management server 10 by associating it with device information indicating an analyzer on which components corresponding to the component information are mounted, and the management server 10 receives the component information and the device information transmitted from the terminal equipment 50, and creates or updates the component management information D1 by associating the respective components with the analyzer on which the respective components are mounted based on the received component information and device information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a management system that includes a management device and a terminal device that can communicate with the management device, and manages components attached to the analysis device.

  Conventionally, for the purpose of maintaining analysis accuracy of an analyzer, a management system has been proposed in which consumables such as reagents, cleaning solutions, and containers are attached with barcode symbols and RFID tags and managed in the analyzer (Patent Document 1). And Patent Document 2).

JP 2002-350451 A JP 2005-283344 A

  Here, even when a failure or failure occurs in a key part that affects each processing accuracy of the analysis processing of the analysis device, the analysis accuracy cannot be correctly maintained in the analysis device. For example, when the pump does not operate correctly, the cleaning liquid and the purified water are not supplied and discharged, resulting in overflow of the liquid and insufficient cleaning, and an accurate analysis result cannot be obtained.

  For this reason, when a failure or defect occurs in such a key part, it is necessary to immediately replace or repair the key part. However, the key parts of this device are only managed by a paper ledger created in each analysis device. For this reason, every time the key parts were replaced, the maintenance manager had to write in each ledger, which could lead to omissions in the ledger. In addition, in the event that key parts are replaced or repaired, the maintenance manager checks all the ledger of each analyzer to check which analyzer is using the target key parts. There was a problem that it was impossible to quickly replace or repair the key parts because it was necessary to perform complicated processing.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a management system capable of centrally managing components attached to an analyzer.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a management system according to the present invention includes a management device and a terminal device capable of communicating with the management device, and manages components attached to the analysis device. In the management system, the terminal device reads the component information of the storage medium attached to the component attached to the analyzer, and the component information read by the reader is converted into the read component information. Transmitting means for transmitting to the management device in association with device information indicating the analysis device to which the corresponding component is attached, wherein the management device receives the component information and device information transmitted from the terminal device. Based on the received component information and device information, create or update component management information that associates each component with the analyzer to which each component is attached. Characterized in that it.

  The management system according to the present invention further comprises: a receiving unit that receives information transmitted from the management device; and an output unit that outputs information received by the receiving unit. When information indicating that a part requiring replacement has been acquired is obtained, the component management information is referred to search for an analysis apparatus to which the part requiring replacement is attached, and the part requiring replacement and the part Exchange instruction information indicating the attached analysis target analysis device is transmitted to the terminal device, the terminal device receives the exchange instruction information transmitted from the management device, and the output device receives the reception device. The exchange instruction information received by the means is output.

  Further, in the management system according to the present invention, the terminal device reads part information of a storage medium attached to a part that needs to be replaced after the reading unit outputs the replacement instruction information by the output unit, The transmission unit transmits the exchanged information in which the component information of the part that needs to be replaced read by the reading unit and the device information indicating the analysis device to be replaced are associated, and the management device transmits the information from the terminal device The replacement management information is received, and the component management information is updated based on the received replacement information.

  In the management system according to the present invention, the management device transmits assembly support information indicating parts required for the assembly of the analysis device to the terminal device, and the reception device transmits the reception unit from the management device. The assembly support information received is received, and the output means outputs the assembly support information received by the reception means.

  Also, in the management system according to the present invention, the terminal device is configured such that the reading unit outputs the assembly support information by the output unit and then the storage medium component information attached to the component required for the assembly of the analysis device. And the transmission means transmits the assembled information in which the component information of the parts required for the assembly of the analysis apparatus read by the reading means and the apparatus information indicating the analysis apparatus to be assembled are associated with each other, and the management apparatus Receives the assembled information transmitted from the terminal device, and updates the component management information based on the received assembled information.

  The management system according to the present invention further includes an assembly-side management device provided in an analyzer assembly facility and capable of communicating with the management device and the terminal device, wherein the management device sends the assembly support information to the terminal. And the terminal device transmits the assembled information to the assembly side management device, and the assembly side management device transmits the component indicated in the assembly support information and the assembled state. When the parts indicated in the information do not match, it is output that the attachment of the parts required for assembling the analyzer to the analyzer is not completed.

  In the management system according to the present invention, the terminal device transmits the component information to the analysis device to which a component corresponding to the read component information is attached, and the analysis device includes the terminal It receives the component information transmitted from the device, and creates or updates owned component information indicating each component attached to the analyzer based on the received component information.

  In the management system according to the present invention, the storage medium stores a part name, a lot number, a serial number, or manufacturer information of a part to which the storage medium is attached as the part information.

  In the management system according to the present invention, a terminal device, an analysis device that reads a storage medium attached to a component that is newly attached to the analysis device, and that attaches a component corresponding to the read component information to the read component information. The management device receives the component information and device information transmitted from the terminal device, and receives each component and each component based on the received component information and device information. Since the part management information that associates with the analysis apparatus to which is attached is created or updated, it is possible to perform centralized management correctly for each part attached to the analysis apparatus without omission of management.

  Hereinafter, an analysis apparatus management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. In the description of the drawings, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a management system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the management system 1 according to the first embodiment includes an analysis device (for example, analysis devices A1 and B2) disposed in a plurality of facilities (for example, facilities 1 and 2) and a network N. And a management server 10 connected to each analyzer.

  The analyzers A1 and B2 analyze the components of the specimen such as blood and urine, for example, biochemically or immunologically. The analyzers A1 and B2 dispense a reagent corresponding to the sample and the test item into the reaction container, and analyze the sample based on the result of optical measurement of the reaction occurring in the reaction container. The analyzers A1 and B2 are installed in a plurality of examination rooms, respectively. Each analysis device A1 to B2 transmits information regarding each analysis device A1 to B2 to the management server 10 via the network N.

  The management server 10 manages the analyzers A1 and B2 by communicating with the analyzers A1 and B2 via the network N. The management server 10 is connected to a database 20 that stores various types of information. The database 20 stores component management information D1 in which each component is associated with the analyzers A1 and B2 to which the components are attached. The management server 10 manages the components attached to each of the analyzers A1 and B2 by creating or updating the component management information D1. The database 20 stores, in addition to the part management information D1, assembly information D2 in which the part name required for assembly for each type of analysis apparatus and the number of parts are associated with each other. The part name required for assembly, the number of parts, and the like are set in advance for each type of analyzer.

  Here, the terminal device 50 carried by the maintenance manager R can perform wireless communication with the management server 10 via the transmission / reception device 60, and has a function of reading the component information of the storage medium attached to each component. Have. The management server 10 creates or updates the component management information D1 based on the component information of each component transmitted from the terminal device 50 via the transmission / reception device 60.

  First, each component and the storage medium attached to each component will be described. Each part is a key part that determines the accuracy of each analysis process of the analyzer. For example, a solenoid valve that adjusts the inflow of cleaning liquid or purified liquid, a pump that feeds cleaning water or purified water, and a control circuit for each mechanism Built-in board, motors that drive each mechanism, tubes and piping through which cleaning water and purified water flow, cooling parts for liquid coolers used in analyzers, fans that blow air, syringes, or light sources is there.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a storage medium 71 such as a barcode symbol is attached to the side surface of the component 70 attached to these analyzers A1 and B2. The storage medium 71 stores the part name, lot number, serial number, and manufacturer information of the part to which the storage medium 71 is attached as part information, and the information is optically read by the terminal device 50.

  Next, the configuration of the terminal device 50 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the terminal device 50 shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the terminal device 50 includes a control unit 51 that controls the processing operation of each component of the terminal device 50, instruction information that instructs reading of the storage medium 71 and transmission of read information to the management server 10, and the like. An input unit 52 for inputting the information, a medium reading unit 53 for optically reading the reagent information stored in the storage medium 71, and a storage unit for storing various information such as a program and read information used for processing operation of each component part 54, an output unit 55 that outputs information received by the terminal device 50, information read by the terminal device 50, and the like, and a communication process that demodulates a signal received by the terminal device 50 and modulates a signal transmitted by the terminal device 50 And an antenna 58 for transmitting and receiving radio waves of a predetermined frequency. The output unit 55 may perform audio output, for example. The output unit 55 includes a display unit 56 configured by a display. The medium reading unit 53 emits irradiation light Li such as infrared light or visible light to the storage medium 71 and processes the reflected light Lo from the storage medium 71 as shown in FIG. In addition to reading, the storage medium 71 may be imaged, and the captured image information may be decoded to obtain information on the storage medium 71.

  Then, the management server 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the management server 10 includes a control unit 11 that controls the processing operation of each component of the management server 10, and an input unit 12 that inputs each instruction information. And an output unit 15 for outputting information processed by the management server 10 and a transmission / reception unit 16 having a function as an interface for performing transmission / reception of information according to a predetermined format via the communication network N. The control unit 11 creates component management information to be stored in the database 20 and updates the component management information stored in the database 20.

  Moreover, each analyzer A1-B2 is demonstrated. In FIG. 4, for example, the structure of the analyzer A1 among the analyzers A1 and B2 is shown. As shown in FIG. 4, the analyzer A1 dispenses reagents corresponding to the specimen and the test item into the reaction container and optically measures the reaction occurring in the reaction container, and each of the analyzer A1. A control unit 31 that controls the processing and operation of the constituent parts, an input unit 32 that inputs various information, an analysis unit 33 that performs an analysis process on the sample based on the measurement result by the measurement mechanism 30, and the analysis result of the sample A function as an interface for transmitting and receiving information according to a predetermined format via a communication network N (not shown), a storage unit 34 for storing various information including the above, an output unit 35 for outputting various information about analysis A transmission / reception unit 36; The storage unit 34 stores owned part information D3 indicating part information of each part actually attached to the analyzer A1. The control unit 31 creates or updates the owned component information D3 in the storage unit 34 based on various information received by the transmission / reception unit 36. Each of the analyzers A1 and B2 has owned part information indicating part information of each part actually attached to each analyzer.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a processing procedure related to creation or update of the component management information D1 in the database 20 and the owned component information D3 included in the analysis devices A1 and B2 will be described. In addition, in FIG. 5, each process with respect to analyzer A1 is shown as an example among each analyzer A1-B2.

  First, in order to create or update the component management information D1 and the owned component information D3, the maintenance manager R acquires the component information of the storage medium attached to the components that are newly attached to the analysis devices A1 to B2. For example, when foreign matter is mixed into the electromagnetic valve through the flow path and the electromagnetic valve has to be replaced, the component information of the storage medium of the electromagnetic valve to be replaced newly attached to the analyzer is acquired. In this case, the maintenance manager R operates the input unit 52 of the terminal device 50 so that the terminal device 50 is in the reading processing mode in order to start the reading process of the storage medium 71 by the medium reading unit 53. As a result, in the terminal device 50, by inputting the instruction information from the input unit 52, the component reading mode in which the medium reading unit 53 can perform the reading process is set by the control of the control unit 51 (step S12). Then, the medium reading unit 53 performs a medium reading process for reading the component information of the storage medium 71 attached to the component attached to the analyzer A1 (step S14). For example, the maintenance manager R may hold the terminal device 50 over the storage medium 71 so that the irradiation light Li from the medium reading unit 53 irradiates the storage medium 71 to be read.

  Then, in the terminal device 50, it is determined whether or not the reading process by the medium reading unit 53 has ended (step S16). In this case, the screen of the terminal device 50A as shown in FIG. 6 shows the device name and unit name of the component attachment target, and a menu showing a selection column C1 for selecting that all the components have been attached. M1 is displayed. The terminal device 50 reads the storage medium provided in the analysis apparatus to be attached before reading the component information of the part to be attached, thereby obtaining the device name, unit name, serial number, etc. of the part attachment target. You can get it. In addition to receiving device information relating to the component attachment target device transmitted from the management server 10 via the network N and the transmission / reception unit 60, the device name and unit name of the component attachment target can be acquired, and the maintenance manager R By the input operation of the input unit 52, the device name and the unit name to be attached can be acquired.

  The maintenance manager R, when all the parts are attached to the analyzer to which the parts are to be attached, operates each operation button constituting the input unit 52 of the terminal device 50 to select the selection column C1 of the menu M1. Select. As a result, in the terminal device 50, since the attachment processing of all the components to the component attachment target analyzer is completed from the input unit 52, instruction information for instructing the end of the reading processing by the medium reading unit 53 is input to the control unit 51. Is done. The control unit 51 repeats the medium reading process in step S14 and the reading end determination process in step S16 until the instruction information instructing the end of the reading process by the medium reading unit 53 is received from the input unit 52, and the reading by the medium reading unit 53 is performed. When the instruction information for instructing the end of the process is received, it is determined that the reading process by the medium reading unit 53 has ended (step S16: Yes), and the component reading mode is canceled.

  In the terminal device 50, the communication processing unit 57 manages the component information read by the medium reading unit 53 in association with the device information indicating the analyzer to which the component corresponding to the read component information is attached. A component information transmission process (step S18) to be transmitted to the server 10 is performed.

  The component information read by the terminal device 50 is transmitted to the management server 10 via the transmission / reception unit 60 and the network N as indicated by the radio signal S1, the arrow Y11, and the arrow Y12 in FIG. The management server 10 receives the component information transmitted from the terminal device 50 (step S22), and associates each component with the analyzer to which each component is attached based on the received component information and device information. The component management information is created or updated (step S24). For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the management server 10 creates or updates part management information D1 in which part information of parts attached to each analyzer is associated with a facility name, a laboratory name, and apparatus information. To do. The component information includes the component name, lot number, serial number, and manufacturer information read from the storage medium 71 attached to each component 70, as well as the mounting period of each component. The component management information D1 can be referred to from the management server 10, and can also be referred to from each of the analyzers A1 and B2 via the network N.

  Further, in the component information transmission process (step S18), the component information read by the terminal device 50 is transmitted via the transmission / reception unit 60 and the network N as shown by the radio signal S1, the arrow Y11, and the arrow Y13 in FIG. It is also transmitted to the analyzer A1, which is a component attachment target. The analysis device A1 receives the component information transmitted from the terminal device 50 (step S32), and creates or updates the owned component for the component that the analysis device A1 itself has based on the received component information and device information. (Step S34). For example, the analysis apparatus A1 creates or updates the owned part information D3 that is illustrated in FIG. 8 and indicates the parts attached to the analysis apparatus A1 itself. The owned part information D3 includes the part name, lot number, serial number, and manufacturer information read from the storage medium 71 of the part attached to the analyzer A1, and the attachment period of each part. The owned component information D3 can be referred to in the analysis device that stores the owned component information D3, and can also be referred to from the management server 10 and other analysis devices via the network N.

  As described above, the terminal device 50 reads the storage medium 71 attached to the component 70 that is newly attached to the analysis device, and installs the analysis device to which the component corresponding to the read component information is attached. The information is transmitted to the management server 10 in association with the device information shown. Then, the management server 10 receives the component information and device information transmitted from the terminal device 50, and associates each component with the analyzer to which each component is attached based on the received component information and device information. The attached component management information D1 is created or updated.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, each time a new part is attached, the part management information is created or updated. Therefore, it is possible to correctly and centrally manage each part attached to the analyzer without omission of management. it can.

  Therefore, the maintenance manager R can refer to the component management information D1 created or updated in the management server 10 when a predetermined component is replaced or repaired due to component trouble or component improvement. Therefore, it is possible to easily search for which analysis device the part to be used is in, so that parts can be replaced or repaired quickly. In addition, according to the present embodiment, the parts attached to each analysis device are centrally managed in the parts management information D1, and therefore it is necessary to replace a predetermined part due to a manufacturing defect of the part. However, since the replacement information can be transmitted to the owner of the analyzer equipped with the target part by searching for this part management information D1, information is quickly disclosed to each owner, and trouble is caused. It is also possible to prevent the occurrence.

  In addition, the maintenance manager R is not limited to a case where a predetermined part is replaced or repaired due to a part trouble or part improvement, but the part management information D1 is assigned to each part, lot, model, and installation date. Alternatively, since desired information can be searched for each owner, it is possible to easily manage the components attached to each analyzer. Further, since the parts management information D1 can be referred to from an apparatus connected to the management server 10 via the network N, the maintenance manager R may perform maintenance management work at each facility. By connecting to the management server 10 from the equipment of this facility, it is possible to recognize the information of the parts attached to each analysis device with reference to the parts management information D1, so that the maintenance management work is performed easily and appropriately. be able to.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the component management information D1 can be maintained without any omissions or omissions. Therefore, the component management information D1 is highly reliable as data, and can be used for development for improving the quality of the next product. It can also be used as input information.

  Further, the terminal device 59 reads the information medium attached to the component 70 newly attached to the analyzer, and transmits the read component information to the analyzers A1 to B2 to which the components corresponding to the read component information are attached. Then, the analyzers A1 and B2 receive the component information transmitted from the terminal device 50, and based on the received component information, the owned component information indicating each component attached to the analyzers A1 and B2 D3 is newly stored after creation or stored after update. As described above, in this embodiment, since the owned parts information D3 indicating the parts attached to the analyzer itself is stored for each of the analyzers A1 and B2, the maintenance manager R Even if it is not connected to the management server 10 via N, the owned component information D3 stored in the analysis device subject to maintenance management is referred to immediately by operating the analysis devices A1 to B2 subject to maintenance management when necessary. be able to.

  In the embodiment, when a predetermined part needs to be replaced due to a manufacturing defect or the like, by searching for part management information D1 for centrally managing the parts attached to each analyzer, We are trying to speed up information disclosure and prevent troubles.

  With reference to FIG. 9, the process procedure in each component of the management system 1 when a predetermined part needs to be replaced will be described. In addition, in FIG. 9, the case where replacement | exchange is needed for the components attached to analyzer A1 among each analyzer A1-B2 is shown as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 9, first, the management server 10 acquires replacement information indicating that a part requiring replacement has occurred due to a manufacturing defect of the part (step S42). The management server 10 can acquire the replacement information by transmitting it from the manufacturer of each component via the network N, and can acquire it based on information input from the input unit 12 in the management server 10. it can. The management server 10 refers to the component management information in the database 20 to search in which analysis device A1 to B2 the component that requires replacement indicated in the acquired replacement information is attached (step S43). . After the management server 10 searches for the analysis device A1 to which the part that needs replacement is attached, the management server 10 replaces the part that requires the replacement and the analysis device A1 to be replaced to which the part is attached based on the search result. The instruction information is transmitted to the terminal device 50 of the maintenance manager R corresponding to the analyzer to be replaced with the part attached (step S44).

  In the terminal device 50 carried by the maintenance manager R of the analysis apparatus A1 to be replaced with the parts requiring replacement, the communication processing unit 57 receives the replacement instruction information transmitted from the management server 10 ( In step S50), the display unit 56 in the output unit 55 displays and outputs the exchange instruction information received by the communication processing unit 57 (step S52). In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, on the screen of the terminal device 50A, the part name, lot number, serial number, and part name of the part that needs to be replaced together with the name of the replacement target apparatus and the unit name to which the part that needs to be replaced are attached. A menu M2 in which manufacturer information is shown as exchange instruction information is displayed. The maintenance manager R confirms the replacement instruction information output from the terminal device 50 in this manner, thereby quickly and accurately recognizing the part that needs to be replaced and the analyzer to be replaced to which the part is attached. The component replacement process can be started smoothly. The menu M2 further displays an instruction column C3 for instructing transmission of replacement information, together with a selection column C2 for selecting that all parts requiring replacement have been exchanged.

  Since the maintenance manager R starts the reading process of the storage medium 71 by the medium reading unit 53 before actually performing the part replacement process for the analyzer to be replaced, the terminal device 50 is set to the reading process mode. The input unit 52 of the terminal device 50 is operated. As a result, in the terminal device 50, a component reading mode in which the medium reading unit 53 can perform reading processing is set (step S54). Under the operation of the maintenance manager R, the medium reading unit 53 performs a medium reading process for reading the component information of the storage medium 71 attached to the component 70 that needs to be replaced among the components attached to the analyzer A1. This is performed (step S56). Then, in the terminal device 50, it is determined whether or not the reading process by the medium reading unit 53 is finished (step S58).

  When the replacement of all the parts that require replacement is completed, the maintenance manager R operates the operation buttons constituting the input unit 52 of the terminal device 50 and selects the selection field C2 of the menu M2. As a result, in the terminal device 50, the input unit 52 inputs to the control unit 51 information indicating that the replacement of all components that require replacement has been completed, and instructing the end of the reading process by the medium reading unit 53. The control unit 51 repeats the medium reading process in step S56 and the reading end determination process in step S58 until receiving instruction information for instructing the end of the reading process by the medium reading unit 53 from the input unit 52, and reading by the medium reading unit 53. When the instruction information for instructing the end of the process is received, it is determined that the reading process by the medium reading unit 53 has ended (step S58: Yes), and the component reading mode is canceled.

  In the terminal device 50, the control unit 51 has an instruction to transmit the exchanged information that associates the component information read by the medium reading unit 53 with the component information that needs to be replaced with the analysis device to be replaced. Whether or not (step S60). When the maintenance manager R wants to transmit the exchanged information, he / she operates each operation button constituting the input unit 52 of the terminal device 50 to select the instruction column C3 of the menu M2 shown in FIG. . As a result, in the terminal device 50, instruction information for instructing transmission of the exchanged information is input from the input unit 52 to the control unit 51. The control unit 51 repeats the determination process in step S60 until it receives instruction information for instructing transmission of exchanged information from the input unit 52. When the instruction information for instructing transmission of exchanged information is received, the control unit 51 The exchanged information is transmitted from 57 to the management server 10 (step S62).

  The management server 10 receives the exchanged information transmitted from the terminal device 50 via the transmission / reception device 60 and the network N (step S46), and the component management information in the database 20 based on the received exchanged information. D1 is updated (step S48), and the parts management information D1 is updated. Further, in the exchanged information transmission process (step S62), the terminal device 50 transmits the exchanged information also to the exchange target analysis device A1. The analysis device A1 receives the exchanged information transmitted from the terminal device 50 via the transmission / reception device 60 and the network N (step S72), and the owned components in the storage unit 34 based on the received exchanged information. Information D3 is updated (step S74).

  As described above, in the management system 1, when a predetermined part needs to be replaced due to a manufacturing defect of the part, the part management in which the management server 10 centrally manages the parts attached to each analyzer. A replacement instruction indicating the part requiring replacement and the analysis apparatus to be replaced to which the part is attached to the terminal device 50 carried by the maintenance manager R of the analysis apparatus having the part to be replaced by searching the information D1 By transmitting information, information on replacement parts due to manufacturing defects is quickly disclosed, and troubles caused by continued use of parts that are manufacturing defects are prevented. In addition, the maintenance manager R can easily recognize which analysis device is using the component to be replaced by checking the replacement instruction information displayed on the terminal device 50. Parts can be replaced quickly and appropriately.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment, at the time of assembling the analyzer, assembly support information for supporting the assembly process of the analyzer is transmitted to the terminal device 50 carried by the person in charge of the device assembly so that the analyzer can be assembled properly. To help.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, an assembly-side management device 80 that can communicate with the management server 10 and the terminal device 50 via the transmission / reception device 60 and the network N is also provided in the assembly factory. The assembly-side management device 80 is processed by the control unit 81 that controls the processing operation of each component of the assembly-side management device 80, the input unit 82 that inputs each instruction information, and the assembly-side management device 80. An output unit 85 that outputs information and the like, and a transmission / reception unit 86 having a function as an interface for transmitting and receiving information according to a predetermined format via the communication network N are provided. Further, the assembly-side management device 80 is connected to a database 820 that stores management information for managing assembly processing in the assembly factory, and manages each information in the database 820.

  With reference to FIG. 12, the process procedure regarding the assembly support process of an analyzer is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 12, the person in charge of device assembly first operates the input unit 52 of the terminal device 50 so that the terminal device 50 is in a predetermined assembly mode before actually assembling the analyzer. As a result, the terminal device 50 starts the assembly mode (step S82), and transmits to the management server 10 a request for transmission of assembly support information that supports the assembly processing of the analysis device together with the type of analysis device to be assembled (step S82). S84).

  The management server 10 receives the assembly support information transmission request transmitted from the terminal device 50 possessed by the apparatus assembly person (step S102), and refers to the assembly information D2 in the database 20 to transmit the received assembly support information. Assembly support information indicating parts required for assembly of the analysis apparatus indicated in the request is searched (step S103). The assembly information D2 is information in which the part name required for assembly and the number of parts are associated with each type of analysis apparatus. Further, the assembly support information includes the part name and quantity of each part used in the analysis apparatus to be assembled. Then, the management server 10 transmits the searched assembly support information to the terminal device 50 that has transmitted the assembly support information transmission request (step S104). The management server 10 also transmits this assembly support information to the assembly side management device 80 of the assembly factory where the terminal device 50 that has sent the assembly support information transmission request is sent. The received assembly support information is received (step S112), and the received assembly support information is stored.

  In the terminal device 50 that has transmitted the assembly support information transmission request, the communication processing unit 57 receives the assembly support information transmitted from the management server 10 (step S86), and the display unit 56 in the output unit 55 is replaced with the communication processing unit 57. Displays and outputs the assembly support information received (step S88). In this case, as shown in FIG. 13, on the screen of the terminal device 50 </ b> A, the assembly target analyzer A <b> 1, unit No. A menu M3 is displayed in which the part names and the number of parts used for one assembly are shown as assembly support information. By checking the assembly support information output from the terminal device 50 as described above, the person in charge of assembling the apparatus can correctly recognize the part name and quantity required for assembling the apparatus. The menu M3 further displays a selection field C4 that allows selection of the completion of assembly.

  Since the person in charge of device assembly starts reading processing of the storage medium 71 by the medium reading unit 53 before actually assembling the analyzer, the input unit of the terminal device 50 is set so that the terminal device 50 is in the reading processing mode. 52 is operated. As a result, in the terminal device 50, a component reading mode in which the medium reading unit 53 can perform reading processing is set (step S90). Then, the medium reading unit 53 performs a medium reading process for reading the part information of the storage medium attached to the parts required for the assembly of the analyzer under the operation of the apparatus assembly person (step S92). Then, in the terminal device 50, it is determined whether or not the reading process by the medium reading unit 53 has ended (step S94).

  When the person in charge of device assembly attaches all the parts to the analyzer and finishes the assembly of the analyzer, the person in charge of the device operates the operation buttons constituting the input unit 52 of the terminal device 50 to select the selection column C4 of the menu M3. Select. As a result, in the terminal device 50, from the input unit 52, the fact that the assembly of the analysis device to be assembled has been completed and the instruction information instructing the end of the reading process by the medium reading unit 53 are input to the control unit 51. The control unit 51 repeats the medium reading process in step S92 and the reading end determination process in step S94 until the instruction information instructing the end of the reading process by the medium reading unit 53 is received from the input unit 52, and the reading by the medium reading unit 53 is performed. When the instruction information for instructing the end of the process is received, it is determined that the reading process by the medium reading unit 53 has ended (step S94: Yes), and the component reading mode is canceled. Next, in the terminal device 50, read information transmission processing for transmitting the component information of all the components read by the communication processing unit 57 to the assembly side management device 80 is performed (step S96).

  In the assembly-side management device 80, the transmission / reception unit 86 receives the read information transmitted from the terminal device 50 via the transmission / reception device 60 and the network N (step S114), and the control unit 81 receives the received read information and The assembly support information received in step S112 is compared. Then, the control unit 81 determines whether or not the part name and quantity indicated in the read information match the part name and quantity indicated in the assembly support information (step S116).

  If the control unit 81 determines that the part name and quantity indicated in the read information match the part name and quantity indicated in the assembly support information (step S116: Yes), all parts required for assembly are used. Therefore, it is determined that the assembly of the analyzer has been properly completed (step S118). On the other hand, when it is determined that the part name and quantity indicated in the read information do not match the part name and quantity indicated in the assembly support information (step S116: No), the control unit 81 requires assembly. It is determined that the attachment of all the parts to the analyzer has not been completed and the assembly of the analyzer has not been completed (step S120).

  Then, the control unit 81 causes the output unit 85 to output this determination result (step S122). When the control unit 81 determines that the assembly of the analyzer has not been completed (step S120), the control unit 81 detects the part name and quantity indicated in the read information and the part name and quantity indicated in the assembly support information. After determining the part name that does not match the quantity and the quantity of the part, for example, on the display of the assembly side management apparatus 80, together with the analysis apparatus name and unit name that have not been properly assembled as shown in FIG. Then, a menu M4 showing the part names and quantities not attached to the analyzer is displayed. The apparatus assembly person in charge of the analysis apparatus confirms the determination result by the control unit 81 output from the assembly side management apparatus 80, and whether or not the analysis apparatus to be assembled has been properly assembled, If it is not completed, it is possible to accurately and easily recognize which component should be further attached.

  And the assembly side management apparatus 80 transmits the determination result in step S118 or step S120 to the terminal device 50 (step S124). In the terminal device 50, the communication processing unit 57 receives the determination result transmitted from the assembly side management device 80, and the control unit 51 determines whether this determination result is determined to be the end of assembly (step S98). ).

  When the control unit 51 determines that this determination result is not determined to be assembly completion (step S98: No), the process returns to step S88, and the display unit 56 displays and outputs the assembly support information again. When information indicating the part name and quantity not attached to the assembly target analyzer is transmitted from the assembly side management device 80 together with the determination result, the display unit 56 is still attached to the assembly target analyzer. A part name and quantity that are not present may be displayed as assembly support information.

  If the control unit 51 determines that this determination result is determined to be the end of assembly (step S98: Yes), it is a case where all the components are properly attached to the analysis device to be assembled, and therefore communication processing is performed. The unit 57 transmits the assembled information in which the component information of the components required for assembling the analysis device read by the medium reading unit 53 and the device information indicating the analysis device to be assembled are associated to the management server 10 (step S100). ). In this case, as shown in FIG. 15, the terminal device 50 displays a menu M5 including a selection column C5 in which all parts necessary for assembly are attached and selection of transmission of assembled information can be selected. The assembled information may be transmitted to the management server 10 after the selection field C5 is selected by the user's operation of the terminal device 50. The management server 10 receives the assembled information transmitted from the terminal device 50 (step S106), updates the part management information D1 in the database 20 based on the received assembled information (step S108), The latest. Furthermore, the terminal device 50 includes the assembly name and the shipping date of the shipping destination of the analysis device that has been assembled, and transmits it to the management server 10, and the management server 10 sends the component management information D 1 in the database 20. As an example, the facility name and the shipping date of the shipping destination may be associated with the information of the analysis apparatus that has been assembled.

  As described above, in the embodiment, when the analyzer is assembled, the analyzer is assembled properly by transmitting assembly support information for supporting the assembly process of the analyzer to the terminal device 50 carried by the person in charge of the device assembly. Therefore, it is expected to reduce work mistakes such as forgetting to attach parts to the analyzer.

  In the assembly support process, as shown in FIG. 12, the terminal device 50 reads the component information of all the components to be attached and then transmits the component information of all the components to the assembly-side management device 80 as read information. Each time the component information of one component is read, the component information of one component read may be transmitted to the assembly side management device 80 as read information. In this case, every time the assembly-side management device 80 receives the read information, the assembly-side management device 80 compares the assembly support information received earlier with the read information, and among the parts required for the assembly indicated in the assembly support information. Information indicating which part has been attached and which part should be further attached may be output. Furthermore, since the mounting order of each part is determined in advance by a work standard document or the like, the assembly-side management apparatus 80 also acquires the mounting order of each part as assembly support information. The reading information transmitted every time may be compared to output what percentage of the assembly of the analyzer itself has been completed, or up to which part in the order of installation has been completed. As described above, in the embodiment, the progress state of the assembly work may be shown in real time to assist the apparatus assembly person in charge to grasp the progress status of the assembly processing work of the analyzer.

  In the assembly support process, as shown in FIG. 12, the assembly side management device 80 compares the read information with the assembly support information, and the part name and quantity indicated in the read information and the part name indicated in the assembly support information. In addition, the case where it is determined whether or not the quantities match and the determination result is output has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the terminal device 50 itself compares the read information with the assembly support information to read the read information. It may be determined whether or not the part name and quantity shown in FIG. 4 match the part name and quantity shown in the assembly support information, and the judgment result may be output.

  In the embodiment, the terminal device 50 capable of wireless communication with the management server 10 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, each analysis device A1 to B2 is provided with a terminal device 50 connected by wire, and between the terminal device 50 and the management server 10 via the analysis devices A1 to B2 and the network line N to which the terminal device 50 is connected by wire. You may be able to communicate with.

  In FIG. 2, the case where the storage medium is a bar code symbol has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reagent information to be stored is transmitted and the stored reagent information is rewritten via radio waves of a predetermined frequency. An RFID tag to be performed may be used. In this case, the medium reading unit 53 of the terminal device 50 only needs to have a function of reading information on the storage medium and rewriting information on the storage medium via radio waves of a predetermined frequency. Since the analyzers A1 and B2 use a liquid, an RFID tag that can be read without changing quality even when in contact with the liquid is more suitable as a storage medium.

  In addition, the management server 10, the terminal device 50, and the analysis devices A1 and B2 described in the above embodiment can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer system such as a personal computer or a workstation. . This computer system realizes processing operations of the management servers 10 and 210 by reading and executing a program recorded in a predetermined storage medium. Here, the predetermined storage medium is not limited to “portable physical media” such as a flexible disk (FD), a CD-ROM, an MO disk, a DVD disk, a magneto-optical disk, and an IC card, but also inside and outside the computer system. It includes any storage medium that records a program readable by a computer system, such as a “communication medium” that holds the program in a short time when transmitting the program, such as a hard disk drive (HDD) provided. In addition, this computer system acquires a program from another computer system connected via the network N, and executes the acquired program to realize the processing operation of each device.

It is a figure showing the whole management system composition concerning an embodiment. It is a figure explaining the component which is the management object of embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the terminal device shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the management server and analysis apparatus which are shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence regarding preparation or update of the parts management information in the database shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the terminal device shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the components management information in the database shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the owned components information memorize | stored in the analyzer shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence when replacement | exchange is required with respect to a predetermined component in the management system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the terminal device shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the whole structure of the management system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the assembly process in the management system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the terminal device shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen in the assembly side management apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the terminal device shown in FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Management system 10 Management server 11 Control part 12 Input part 15 Output part 16 Transmission / reception part 20 Database 30 Measurement mechanism 31 Control part 32 Input part 33 Analysis part 34 Storage part 35 Output part 36 Transmission / reception part 50, 50A Terminal device 51 Control part 52 Input unit 53 Medium reading unit 54 Storage unit 55 Output unit 56 Display unit 57 Communication processing unit 58 Antenna 60 Transmission / reception device 70 Parts 71 Storage medium 80 Assembly side management device 81 Control unit 82 Input unit 85 Output unit 86 Transmission / reception unit 820 Database A1 B2 analyzer N network

Claims (8)

In a management system comprising a management device and a terminal device capable of communicating with the management device and managing components attached to the analysis device,
The terminal device
Reading means for reading part information of a storage medium attached to a part attached to the analyzer;
Transmitting means for transmitting the component information read by the reading means to the management device in association with device information indicating the analyzer to which a component corresponding to the read component information is attached;
With
The management device receives the component information and device information transmitted from the terminal device, and associates each component with the analyzer to which each component is attached based on the received component information and device information. A management system characterized by creating or updating component management information. The terminal device
Receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the management device;
Output means for outputting information received by the receiving means;
With
When the management device acquires information indicating that a component requiring replacement has occurred, the management device refers to the component management information and searches for an analysis device to which the component requiring replacement is attached. Sending replacement instruction information indicating the analysis device to be replaced to which the part is attached to the terminal device;
2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving unit receives the exchange instruction information transmitted from the management device, and the output unit outputs the exchange instruction information received by the receiving unit. Management system. The terminal device reads part information of a storage medium attached to a part that requires replacement after the reading unit outputs the replacement instruction information by the output unit, and the transmission unit is read by the reading unit. Sending exchanged information that associates the part information of the part that needs to be replaced with the apparatus information indicating the analyzer to be replaced,
The management system according to claim 2, wherein the management device receives exchanged information transmitted from the terminal device, and updates the component management information based on the received exchanged information. The management device transmits assembly support information indicating parts required for the assembly of the analysis device to the terminal device,
3. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the receiving unit receives assembly support information transmitted from the management device, and the output unit outputs assembly support information received by the receiving unit. Management system. The terminal device reads part information of a storage medium attached to a part required for assembly of the analyzer after the reading unit outputs the assembly support information by the output unit, and the transmitting unit uses the reading unit. Transmitting the assembled information in which the component information of the parts required for the assembly of the read analysis device is associated with the device information indicating the analysis device to be assembled;
The management system according to claim 4, wherein the management device receives assembled information transmitted from the terminal device, and updates the parts management information based on the received assembled information. An assembly-side management device provided in an analyzer assembly facility and capable of communicating with the management device and the terminal device;
The management device transmits the assembly support information to the assembly side management device together with the terminal device,
The terminal device transmits the assembled information to the assembly side management device,
When the part indicated in the assembly support information does not match the part indicated in the assembled information, the assembly side management apparatus finishes attaching the parts required for assembling the analysis apparatus to the analysis apparatus. The management system according to claim 5, wherein a message indicating that the operation has not been performed is output. The terminal device transmits the component information to the analysis device to which a component corresponding to the read component information is attached,
The analysis device receives the component information transmitted from the terminal device, and creates or updates owned component information indicating each component attached to the analysis device based on the received component information. The management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6.   The storage medium stores a part name, a lot number, a serial number, or manufacturer information of a part to which the storage medium is attached as the part information. Management system.

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