WO2019151096A1 - 検体検査自動化システムおよび空検体キャリア管理方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a sample test automation system, and more particularly to a sample test automation system for processing clinical tests of a large number of patient samples.
- test tube containing body fluid such as blood collected from a patient is put into the system.
- the input specimen reads the barcode information in the system and recognizes the type of the specimen.
- the sample is placed on the sample carrier and transported through the system.
- the pretreatment of the inspection process includes a centrifugal process, an opening process, and a dispensing process, but the contents of the preprocess vary depending on the target examination type, for example, the urine test does not require a centrifugal process.
- the dispensing process is a process for creating a child sample from the parent sample.
- the divided child samples can be simultaneously transported to a plurality of analyzers connected to the system online.
- the sample carrier When the sample carrier is different between the sample test automation system and the analyzer, the sample is replaced at the analyzer connection part.
- the dispensing process includes the role of carrying out the child sample to which the same barcode as the parent sample is attached to the sorting tray in order to perform an inspection with an offline analyzer that is not connected to the system. Samples for which all processing steps have been completed are stored in a storage unit.
- the specimen mounted on the one specimen carrier is replaced with the five specimen carrier.
- the sample mounted on the five sample carrier is transported to the analyzer and returns from the analyzer after the analysis is completed.
- the returned sample is transferred from the five sample carrier to the one sample carrier, and is transported into the sample test automation system.
- a buffer area for storing one sample carrier is required at the connection with the analyzer.
- the size of the buffer area becomes very large. If the buffer area is reduced, it is necessary to carry out one sample carrier that has not been able to enter the buffer area to the transport line or supply it via the transport line when one sample carrier in the buffer area is insufficient.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a sample test automation system that can reduce the stagnation of transport due to the absence of an empty sample carrier without providing a transport line for an empty sample carrier.
- the present application includes a plurality of means for solving the above-mentioned problems.
- a large-scale sample carrier buffer and an analyzer that can be connected to the analyzer, and an analyzer connection unit that includes a sample carrier sub-buffer that can store a small amount of the sample carrier from the large-scale sample carrier buffer, and a function for controlling the sample carrier transport destination
- a transport management unit, and the transport management unit passes the large-scale sample carrier buffer to the sample carrier subbuffer according to the storage status of the sample carrier in the sample carrier subbuffer. Determining the amount to be supplied.
- the system layout figure containing the pre-processing conveyance part which concerns on one embodiment of this invention, a conveyance line, and an analyzer connection part.
- the flowchart which shows the determination method for supplying the sample carrier to a subbuffer.
- FIG. 1 is a system layout diagram including a preprocessing transport unit, a transport line, and an analyzer connection unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Pre-processing unit 106 for pre-processing the sample transport line 101 for transporting the sample, analyzer connecting unit 103 for transporting the sample to the analyzer 102, large-scale sample carrier buffer 104 for buffering the sample carrier, It is comprised of the transport management unit 1 that manages it.
- the analyzer connection unit 103 includes a sample carrier sub-buffer 105 that can buffer a small amount of sample carrier. There may be a plurality of analyzers 102 and analyzer connection units 103 in the system. The same applies to the large-scale sample carrier buffer 104.
- the sample input by the preprocessing unit 106 is mounted on the sample carrier, subjected to preprocessing such as centrifugation, opening, sample check, and dispensing, and is transported to the transport line 101. .
- preprocessing such as centrifugation, opening, sample check, and dispensing
- the sample carrier is transported to the transfer position 107 in the analyzer connection unit 103.
- the sample is extracted from the sample carrier and transported into the analyzer 102.
- the sample carrier that has been extracted and emptied is collected in the sample carrier subbuffer 105 in the analyzer connection unit 103.
- the sample carrier sub-buffer 105 is full, the sample carrier is collected in the large-scale sample carrier buffer 104.
- the sample returned after completion of the measurement by the analyzer 102 is remounted on the sample carrier at the transfer position 107.
- an empty sample carrier is carried out from the sample carrier subbuffer 105 in the analyzer connection unit 103 to the transfer position 107.
- the sample carrier on which the sample is loaded is carried out from the analyzer connection unit 103 to the transport line 101 and transported to the next transport destination.
- the sample carrier in the sample carrier subbuffer 105 may be depleted. Therefore, the sample carrier can be supplied from the large-scale sample carrier buffer 104 to the analyzer connection unit 103.
- the transport management unit 1 manages the number of sample carriers being supplied to the analyzer connection unit 103 in order to minimize the number of sample carriers to be supplied. Based on the number of managed sample carriers, it is determined whether the sample can be supplied from the large-scale sample carrier buffer 104.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a determination method for supplying the sample carrier to the sub-buffer.
- the transport management unit 1 makes a determination for each sub-buffer and supplies a sample carrier.
- the sub-buffer full detector is checked (step 201). If it is full, the process is terminated.
- step 202 If not full, whether there is a sample carrier in the sub-buffer (sub-buffer remaining amount) is calculated by the following calculation formula (step 202).
- Remaining sub-buffer Number of sample carriers remaining in the sub-buffer / Number of sample carriers that can be stored in the sub-buffer at maximum
- Step 204 calculate whether there is a sufficient amount of sample carrier in the sub-buffer and the sub-buffer being supplied (sub-buffer effective amount) using the following formula: (Step 204).
- Sub-buffer effective amount (number of carriers remaining in sub-buffer + number of sample carriers not equipped with sample supplied to sub-buffer) / number of sample carriers that sub-buffer can store at maximum
- the sub-buffer effective amount is insufficient (less than 1/2), it is determined to supply the sample carrier (step 208), and the process is terminated.
- the sample carrier in the sub-buffer and being supplied to the sub-buffer, and the sample carrier carrying the sample being transported to the analyzer connection section where the sub-buffer is located Whether it is too large (subbuffer expected amount) is calculated by the following calculation formula (step 206).
- a large-scale sample carrier buffer for storing a large amount of empty sample carriers and a sample carrier sub-buffer having a minimum buffer capacity installed near a place where empty sample carriers are used.
- Two types of buffers are provided.
- an empty sample carrier is supplied from the sample carrier sub-buffer.
- the number of empty sample carriers held in each sample carrier subbuffer, the number of empty sample carriers being transferred to each sample carrier subbuffer, and the sample that will be stored in each sample carrier subbuffer are loaded into the analyzer. Manage the number of sample carriers in transit.
- empty sample carriers are supplied from the large sample carrier buffer to the sample carrier subbuffer so that empty sample carriers are not depleted as long as they fit in the sample carrier subbuffer.
- the empty sample carrier can be provided without providing a transfer line for the empty sample carrier, without increasing the size of the apparatus, and without causing congestion of the transfer line due to the empty sample carrier.
- the stagnation of the conveyance due to not being supplied can be minimized.
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101 搬送ライン
102 分析装置
103 分析装置接続部
104 大規模検体キャリアバッファ
105 検体キャリアサブバッファ
106 前処理部
107 移載ポジション
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- 検体容器を1本または複数本搭載可能な検体キャリアを搬送する搬送ラインと、
複数の前記検体キャリアを保管する大規模検体キャリアバッファと、
分析装置と接続可能で、前記大規模検体キャリアバッファより前記検体キャリアを少量保管可能な検体キャリアサブバッファを内蔵した分析装置接続部と、
検体キャリア搬送先を制御する機能を備えた搬送管理部と、備え、
前記搬送管理部が、前記検体キャリアサブバッファの前記検体キャリアの保管状況に応じて、前記大規模検体キャリアバッファを経由して前記検体キャリアサブバッファへ検体キャリアを供給する量を決定する、
検体検査自動化システム。 - 請求項1に記載の検体検査自動化システムであって、
前記搬送管理部が、前記搬送ライン上を搬送中の検体容器を搭載した検体キャリアの搬送先および搬送量に応じて、前記大規模検体キャリアバッファ搬送ラインを経由して前記検体キャリアサブバッファへ検体キャリアを供給する量を決定する、
検体検査自動化システム。 - 請求項1または2に記載の検体検査自動化システムであって、
前記分析装置接続部を複数備えた、
検体検査自動化システム。
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