CN115236347A - Sample analyzer - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a sample analyzer, includes: the inductive sensor is used for detecting whether a metal label is arranged on the sample container in a mode of not contacting the sample; sample processing means for processing a sample in a sample container; the control device is in communication connection with the capacitive sensor and the sample processing device and is configured to acquire a detection result of whether the sample container is provided with the metal tag or not from the capacitive sensor, and control a processing action of the sample processing device and/or determine whether the sample processing device performs the processing action or not according to the detection result.

Description

a sample analyzer

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of medical devices, in particular to a sample analyzer.

Background technique

With the development of medical technology, there are higher and higher requirements for the detection of samples. For example, different types of samples are tested in the same sample analyzer, which not only improves the detection efficiency, but also reduces the cost.

Due to the different processing methods required for different types of samples, such as the required detection methods or mixing methods, the sample analyzer needs to judge the type of samples before processing the samples before selecting the corresponding processing method. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present application mainly provides a sample analyzer, which can determine the sample type of the sample in the sample container and ensure the accuracy of the judgment.

In order to solve the above technical problems, a technical solution adopted in this application is to provide a sample analyzer, including: an inductive sensor for detecting whether there is a metal label on the sample container in a manner that does not contact the sample; a sample processing device, using for processing the samples in the sample container; a control device, connected in communication with the capacitive sensor and the sample processing device, and configured to obtain a detection of whether the sample container is provided with a metal label from the capacitive sensor As a result, and according to the detection result, control the processing action of the sample processing device and/or determine whether the sample processing device performs the processing action.

In order to solve the above technical problem, another technical solution adopted in the present application is to provide a sample analyzer, comprising; a sample container accommodating device for accommodating a sample container, the sample container for loading a sample; an analyzer main body, built-in There is a transfer mechanism, a control device, a capacitive sensor and a sample processing device; the transfer mechanism is used to transfer the sample container in the sample container accommodating device to the inside of the analyzer main body along a preset transfer path, and the capacitive sensor is arranged in the transfer The transfer path side of the mechanism is used to identify whether there is a metal label on the sample container in the transfer path; the sample processing device is used to process the sample in the sample container; the control device is configured to: if the If the sample container has a metal label, the sample processing device is controlled to process the sample in the sample container through the first processing condition; if the sample container does not have a metal label, the sample processing device is controlled to process the sample through the second processing condition sample in a sample container.

In order to solve the above technical problem, another technical solution adopted in the present application is to provide a sample analyzer, comprising: an inductive sensor for detecting different metal labels on a sample container in a manner that does not contact the sample; a sample processing device for for processing the samples in the sample container; a control device, connected in communication with the capacitive sensor and the sample processing device, and configured to: obtain the detection of different metal labels on the sample container from the capacitive sensor result, and control processing actions of the sample processing device and/or determine whether the sample processing device performs processing actions based on the detection results.

In order to solve the above technical problems, another technical solution adopted in the present application is to provide a sample analyzer, including: a sample rack sampler, which has a loading area, an unloading area, and a connection between the loading area and the unloading area. The connected transmission channel is used to transport the sample rack through the transmission channel; the capacitive sensor is fixedly arranged relative to the transmission channel to identify whether a metal label is provided on the sample container; the sample processing device is configured to The sample is processed, and the control device is configured to: if the sample container has a metal label, control the sample processing device to process the sample in the sample container through a first processing condition; if the sample container does not have a metal label , the sample processing device is controlled to process the sample in the sample container through the second processing condition.

The beneficial effects of the present application are: different from the situation in the prior art, the sample analyzer provided by the embodiment of the present application includes: an inductive sensor, which is used to detect whether a metal label is provided on the sample container in a manner of not contacting the sample; a sample processing device , for processing the samples in the sample container; a control device, connected in communication with the capacitive sensor and the sample processing device, and configured to obtain from the capacitive sensor whether the sample container is provided with a metal label and control the processing action of the sample processing device and/or determine whether the sample processing device performs the processing action according to the detection result, in this way, no additional processing of the sample in the sample container is required, The sample type of the sample in the sample container can be determined, so that the control device controls the sample processing device to perform corresponding processing actions, and the inductive sensor detects the type of the sample container in a way that does not contact the sample. Compared with other sensors, the inductive sensor can not The influence of the sample to ensure the accuracy of the judgment.

Description of drawings

In order to illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application more clearly, the following briefly introduces the drawings that are used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

1 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of an embodiment of a sample container provided by the application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the sample container in FIG. 1 in the direction F1-F1 of an embodiment;

Fig. 3 is the three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the pipe body in Fig. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the pipe body in FIG. 2;

Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the pipe body in Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the pipe body in Figure 2;

Fig. 7 is the three-dimensional exploded structure schematic diagram of the cover body in Fig. 1;

FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cover body in FIG. 2;

Fig. 9 is the enlarged schematic diagram of M part in Fig. 2;

FIG. 10 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of another embodiment of the cover body in FIG. 7;

11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the sample container in FIG. 1 in the direction F1-F1 upward;

12 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the sample container in FIG. 1 in the direction F1-F1 upward;

13 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of another embodiment of the sample container provided in the present application;

Figure 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the pipe body in Figure 13 in the direction of F2-F2;

Figure 15 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the support body in Figure 13 in the direction of F2-F2;

Figure 16 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the assembly of the pipe body in Figure 14 and the support body in Figure 15;

FIG. 17 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the pipe body in the direction of F2-F2 in FIG. 13;

Figure 18 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the assembly of the pipe body in Figure 17 and the support body in Figure 15;

19 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of an embodiment of a sample analyzer provided by the present application;

FIG. 20 is a schematic block diagram of the plane of the sample analyzer in FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a schematic block diagram of the first detection unit in FIG. 2 .

Detailed ways

The present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is particularly pointed out that the following embodiments are only used to illustrate the present application, but do not limit the scope of the present application. Likewise, the following embodiments are only some but not all of the embodiments of the present application, and all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The terms "first", "second" and "third" in this application are only used for descriptive purposes, and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first", "second", "third" may expressly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of the present application, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise expressly and specifically defined. All directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, rear...) in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship between various components under a certain posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). , motion situation, etc., if the specific posture changes, the directional indication also changes accordingly. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. A manner such as a process, method, system, product or device comprising a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but optionally also includes unlisted steps or units, or optionally also Include other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

Reference herein to an "embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor a separate or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of an embodiment of a sample container 10 provided by the application. The sample container 10 in this embodiment includes a container body 11 a and a metal label 11 b.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 together. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the sample container 10 in FIG. 1 in the direction F1-F1 of an embodiment, FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the tube body 11 in FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the tube body 11 in FIG. 2 , wherein the container body 11 a is formed with a receiving cavity 101 , and the receiving cavity 101 is used for accommodating the sample to be detected.

Specifically, the container body 11 a includes a tube body 11 , and the tube body 11 is formed with the above-mentioned accommodating cavity 101 , and the accommodating cavity 101 includes an opening 102 , through which the sample to be detected is added to the accommodating cavity 101 .

The tube body 11 includes a peripheral side wall 111 and a bottom wall 112, the peripheral side wall 111 is formed with a first sub-cavity 1011, the first sub-cavity 1011 includes the above-mentioned opening 102, the bottom wall 112 is formed with a second sub-cavity 1012, The wall 112 is connected to the peripheral side wall 111 at the side of the peripheral side wall 111 away from the opening 102 , so that the first sub-cavity 1011 and the second sub-cavity 1012 together form the above-mentioned receiving cavity 101 .

It can be understood that, in practical application, the peripheral side wall 111 and the bottom wall 112 can be integrally formed to form the tube body 11 , and the preparation material can be made of inelastic polymer compounds, such as plastics.

4 , 5 and 6 together, FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the tube body 11 in FIG. 2 , and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional schematic view of another embodiment of the tube body 11 in FIG. 2 , wherein the bottom wall 112 It includes an accommodating surface 1121 disposed on the side close to the second sub-cavity 1012, and the accommodating surface 1121 is aspherical. The cross-sectional area gradually decreases, and the residual sample volume at the bottom is as small as possible. When the sample volume is large, the shape of the bottom of the sample container does not need to be considered. When the sample volume is small, the sample of the sample container needs to be collected as much as possible. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the bottom of the sample container. Design, for example, in general venous blood test tubes, since the amount of blood samples used in blood samples is usually much smaller than the amount of blood sample collection, there is no need to use the remaining blood volume at the bottom, and there is no need to consider the shape of the bottom design, and the sample volume in the sample container is small, so it is necessary to do everything possible. It is possible to collect samples. With this setting method, for blood samples such as peripheral blood or trace blood, this setting method can increase the amount of samples to be tested during the sampling process of the samples to be tested, thereby increasing the number of samples. utilization of sample containers. In addition to blood samples, samples can also be cerebrospinal fluid or pleural or ascites or gynecological samples.

It can be understood that the second sub-cavity 1012 is formed by the accommodating surface 1121. Therefore, in this embodiment, the accommodating surface 1121 is aspherical, that is, the second sub-cavity 1012 is aspherical.

Optionally, in an embodiment as shown in FIG. 4 , the vertical section of the receiving surface 1121 is tapered, that is, the second sub-cavity 1012 is tapered.

Optionally, in another embodiment as shown in FIG. 5 , the vertical section of the receiving surface 1121 is arranged in an ellipsoid shape, that is, the second sub-cavities 1012 are arranged in an ellipsoid shape.

It can be understood that in other embodiments, the accommodating surface 1121 can also be in other shapes, for example, the vertical cross-section of the accommodating surface 1121 is parabolic, or the upper part of the accommodating surface 1121 is conical, and the lower part of the accommodating surface 1121 is an arc Or like an arc, using different shapes for the upper part and the lower part can not only satisfy the sampling as thoroughly as possible, but also generate eddy currents in the upper and lower directions during suction, discharge and mixing, resulting in a better mixing effect.

Optionally, the height of the upper part of the accommodating surface 1121 is greater than the height of the lower part of the accommodating surface 1121 .

Further, when the vertical cross-section of the receiving surface 1121 is elliptical or parabolic, the focal point of the ellipse or parabolic shape is in the first sub-cavity 1011. In this embodiment, the focal point of the ellipse or parabola is one of the two focal points that is close to the receiving surface 1121 .

Optionally, in another embodiment as shown in FIG. 6 , the receiving surface 1121 includes a plurality of inclined surfaces 112 a, and the plurality of inclined surfaces 112 a are along the circumferential direction of the peripheral side wall 111 , that is, B as shown in FIG. 3 . are connected in sequence to form the above-mentioned second sub-cavity 1012 .

Optionally, in this further embodiment, the above-mentioned inclined surface 112a may be a straight surface or an arc surface.

Further referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 , the tube body 11 in this embodiment further includes a blood scraping part 113 , and the blood scraping part 113 is connected to the peripheral side wall 111 on the side of the peripheral side wall 111 close to the opening 102 , and the blood scraping part 113 It is used to scrape the peripheral blood into the receiving cavity 101 , that is, in practical application, when the sample to be detected is peripheral blood, the scraping part 113 can scrape the peripheral blood into the receiving cavity 101 .

Please refer to FIGS. 1 , 2 , 7 and 8 together. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional exploded structure of the cover body 12 in FIG. 1 , and FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cover body 12 in FIG. 2 . The body 11 a further includes a cover 12 for opening or closing the opening 102 .

The cover body 12 is formed with an accommodating cavity 103 , and the peripheral side wall 111 of the tube body 11 is used to be inserted into the accommodating cavity 103 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the body 12 covers the opening 102 upwards, so that the side of the peripheral side wall 111 close to the opening 102 is inserted into the accommodating cavity 103 , thereby completing the covering of the opening 102 by the cover body 12 .

Specifically, the cover body 12 includes a cap body 121 and a cover body 122 , the cap body 121 is provided with a accommodating cavity 103 and an installation cavity 104 , and the cover body 122 is arranged in the installation cavity 104 to be inserted into the peripheral side wall 111 for accommodating After the cavity 103 is installed, the opening is capped or the opening 102 is opened by the cap body 122 .

Optionally, the cover body 122 and the cap body 121 may be integrally formed or fixedly connected by separate structures.

In one embodiment, the cover body 122 or the entire cover body 12 is made of a polymer elastic material (also referred to as a polymer material).

In another embodiment, the cover body 122 or the cover body 12 is made of rubber or rubber compound as a whole, and this material has good deformation ability and recovery ability.

Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 9 together. FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view of part M in FIG. 2 , wherein the side of the peripheral side wall 111 away from the first sub-cavity 1011 is provided with a first anti-detachment portion 111 a and/or a cover The side of the body 12 close to the accommodating cavity 103 is provided with a second anti-detachment portion. In this embodiment, the side of the peripheral side wall 111 away from the first sub-cavity 1011 is provided with a first anti-detachment portion 111a as an example, so that the After the cover body 12 covers the opening 102 , the cover body 12 and the tube body 11 are prevented from falling off, and the structural firmness of the cover body 12 and the tube body 11 is improved.

Further referring to FIG. 8 , the cover body 12 is further provided with a clamping cavity 104 . In this embodiment, that is, the cap body 121 is provided with a clamping cavity 104 . After being inserted into the accommodating cavity 103, the clamping cavity 104 clamps the tube body 11. In this embodiment, that is, the clamping cavity 104 clamps the peripheral side wall 111, so as to improve the sealing performance of the accommodating cavity 101, the cover body 12 and the Structural firmness of the tube body 11 .

Please refer to FIG. 7 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 10 together. FIG. 10 is a schematic three-dimensional structural diagram of another embodiment of the cover body 122 in FIG. 7 , wherein the cover body 12 is provided with a puncture portion 12 a . The cover body 122 is provided with a puncture portion 12a, and the puncture portion 12a is used to cover the opening 102, or to open the opening 102 when subjected to puncture. The opening 102 is opened under the puncturing action of the needle, so that the sampling needle passes through the puncturing part 12a and penetrates into the receiving cavity 101 .

In an embodiment as shown in FIG. 7 , the puncture portion 12a is provided with a puncture incision 12b, so that when the puncture portion 12a is subjected to puncturing, the above-mentioned opening 102 is opened through the puncture incision 12b. For example, the puncture portion 12a is an elastic puncture portion. 12a, which can be made of rubber material. When subjected to the puncturing action of the sampling needle, the puncture portion 12a is deformed, so that the puncture incision 12b is split, thereby opening the above-mentioned opening 102, and the sampling needle can pass through the puncture incision 12b and Go deep into the receiving cavity 101, when the sampling is completed, the sampling needle is pulled out, and the puncture part 12a returns to the blocked state under the action of elasticity.

The elastic puncture portion 12a can also balance the air pressure in the accommodating cavity 101 through the puncture incision 12b. When the air pressure in the accommodating cavity 101 is higher than the outside, the puncture incision 12b is cracked under the action of the air pressure in the accommodating cavity 101 to release the accommodating cavity. The air in the accommodating cavity 101 is close to or balanced with the external air pressure, thereby preventing the cover body 12 from falling off the tube body 11 due to the difference between the internal and external pressures.

For example, when the cover body 12 covers the tube body 11, the other parts in the accommodating cavity 101 are compressed, so that the air pressure in the accommodating cavity 101 continues to increase. 12a is deformed in the direction of D1 as shown in FIG. 8, so that the puncture incision 12b is split, and the air in the accommodating cavity 101 is discharged from the puncture incision 12b. Under the action of elasticity, 12a recovers and deforms toward the D2 direction as shown in FIG. 8 , thereby completing the sealing of the opening 102 .

Optionally, the above-mentioned puncture incision 12b can be in various shapes such as elongated, crescent-shaped, wavy, gate-shaped, flat oval or I-shaped, and this puncture incision 12b can be one or more, and a plurality of The puncture incisions 12b can be arranged in a cross shape or in a line in parallel, and of course they can also be arranged in other ways. For example, in this embodiment, there are two puncture incisions 12b, and the two puncture incisions 12b are arranged in a cross shape. , the intersection point is formed in the center of the puncture part 12a, which is convenient for the sampling needle to pass through, the resistance is small, and it is more conducive to the balance of internal and external pressure when the sampling needle is sampling.

In another embodiment as shown in FIG. 10 , the puncture portion 12a is made of a flexible material. For example, the flexible material can be various film-like cover films such as paper film, plastic film and tin film, or can be It is a kind of elastic and flexible material such as silica gel, rubber, etc., so that the sampling needle can pierce the puncture part 12a and penetrate deep into the receiving cavity 101 .

Optionally, in this other embodiment, the puncture portion 12a may be provided with an exhaust cutout 12c, and the exhaust cutout 12c is used for exhausting when the air pressure in the receiving cavity 21 is too high. The incision 12c does not serve as a passage for the sampling needle to pass through the puncture portion 12a, but mainly serves to exhaust air. The air exhaust principle is the same as the above-mentioned puncture incision 12b, and will not be repeated here.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 together. FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the sample container 10 in FIG. 1 in the direction F1-F1 upward, and FIG. 12 is the sample container 10 in FIG. A schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment from F1 upward, wherein the metal label 11b is arranged on the container body 11a, and in this embodiment, the metal label 11b is arranged on the tube body 11 and/or the cover body 12.

Further, the metal tag 11b is used to accept the detection of the sample analyzer, so that the sample analyzer can determine the sample type of the sample to be detected according to the detection result, so that the sample analyzer can select the corresponding processing method according to the sample type of the sample to be detected, For example, selecting the corresponding test method or mixing method has a simple structure and low production cost, and at the same time does not require additional processing of the sample to be tested, so as to realize the judgment of the sample type of the sample to be tested, and will not cause damage or pollution to the sample to be tested, etc. Phenomenon.

In an embodiment as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the metal label 11b is in the shape of a patch, and the patch-shaped metal label is attached to the side of the tube body 11 away from the receiving cavity 101 , that is, attached to the peripheral side The wall 111 is away from the side of the receiving cavity 101 .

In another embodiment shown in FIG. 11 , the metal label 11 b is annular, and the annular metal label 11 b is sleeved on the pipe body 11 , that is, sleeved on the peripheral side wall 111 .

Optionally, in this other embodiment, a clamping portion 1113 is provided on the side of the tube body 11 away from the receiving cavity 101 , and the tube body 11 is inserted into the cover body 12 , so that the clamping portion 1113 and the cover body 12 share the same To clamp the metal tag 11b, that is, after the peripheral side wall 111 is inserted into the accommodating cavity 103, the cap body 121 and the clamping portion 1113 jointly clamp the metal tag 11b, thereby realizing the positional fixation of the metal tag 11b.

In yet another embodiment as shown in FIG. 12 , the metal label 11 b is disposed on the side of the puncture portion 12 a away from the opening 102 .

Optionally, in this further embodiment, the metal label 11b is formed with a puncture hole 107, and the puncture portion 12a is provided corresponding to the puncture hole 106, so that in practical application, the sampling needle passes through the puncture hole 106 and the puncture portion 12a in turn and passes through the puncture hole 106 and the puncture portion 12a. Go deep into the receiving cavity 101 .

In a specific application, the metal label 11b can be made of a metal material, such as aluminum foil, and of course can also be made of other materials, which can be specifically based on actual needs, which is not limited.

It can be understood that the above description of the structure and position of the metal tag 11b is only used as an example for an embodiment. In other embodiments, the structure and position of the metal tag 11b can also be in other ways, which are not limited.

Please refer to FIG. 13 . FIG. 13 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of another embodiment of the sample container 20 provided in the present application. The sample container 20 in this embodiment includes a container body 21 a and a metal label 11 b , and the container body 21 a includes the The tube body 21 , the cover body 12 , the cover body 12 and the metal label 11 b are the same as those in the above-mentioned embodiment, and will not be described again. In this embodiment, the container body 21 a further includes a support body 22 .

The support body 22 is disposed on the side of the tube body 21 away from the opening 102, and the support body 22 and the tube body 21 are detachably connected, so that the sample container 20 in this embodiment can be adapted to sample racks with different placement depths, without Various types of sample containers need to be used to adapt to sample racks with different placement depths, which improves the convenience of use and reduces the cost.

Please refer to FIG. 14 , FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 together. FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the pipe body 21 in FIG. 13 in the direction of F2-F2 of one embodiment, and FIG. 15 is the cross-section of the support body 22 in FIG. 13 in the direction of F2-F2. 16 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the assembly of the pipe body 21 in FIG. 14 and the support body 22 in FIG. 15 . The pipe body 21 is provided with a first engaging portion 110 , and the supporting body 22 is provided with a second engaging portion 22a. The engaging portion 110 is configured to cooperate with the second engaging portion 22a, so as to realize the detachable connection between the support body 22 and the pipe body 21. Other structures of the pipe body 21 in this embodiment are the same as the pipe body 11 in the above-mentioned embodiment. It is not repeated here.

The supporting body 22 is formed with an engaging cavity 201, the engaging cavity 201 includes an insertion opening 202, and the second engaging portion 22a is disposed on the side of the supporting body 22 close to the engaging cavity 201, so that the tube body 21 is as shown in the figure In the direction E1 shown in 16, when the engaging cavity 201 is inserted from the insertion port 202, the first engaging portion 110 and the second engaging portion 22a are arranged in cooperation with each other.

Further, the first engaging portion 110 is extended in the direction in which the tube body 21 is away from the receiving cavity 101 , and the second engaging portion 22a is extended in the direction in which the support body 22 is close to the engaging cavity 201 , so that the tubular body 21 is inserted into the cavity 201 . When engaging the cavity 201 , the second engaging portion 22 a is supported on the tube body 21 , and stops the first engaging portion 110 upward in the direction away from the insertion direction of the tube body 21 , that is, E2 as shown in FIG. 16 .

Specifically, the tube body 21 includes a first support surface 120 disposed on the side away from the receiving cavity 101 . The first support surface 120 is provided in an arc surface or inclined relative to the insertion direction E1 of the tube body 21 , and the second engaging portion 22 a It is used to support the first support surface 120, that is, when the tube body 21 is inserted into the position shown in FIG. 16, the second engaging portion 22a is in contact with the first support surface 120. At this time, the tube body 21 cannot E1 shown in FIG. 16 continues to be inserted upward, and at the same time, the second engaging portion 22a stops the first engaging portion 110 upward at E2 as shown in FIG. To realize the connection between the pipe body 21 and the support body 22 , when the pipe body 21 needs to be disassembled from the support body 22 , the pipe body 21 can be pulled out through the action of external force.

Please refer to FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 together. FIG. 17 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the pipe body 21 in FIG. 13 in the F2-F2 direction. FIG. 18 is the assembly of the pipe body 21 in FIG. 17 and the support body 22 in FIG. 15 A schematic cross-sectional view, in this other embodiment, the tube body 21 includes a second support surface 130 disposed facing the insertion direction E1 of the tube body 21 , and the support body 22 is used to support the second support surface 130 , that is, when the tube body 21 When inserted to the position shown in FIG. 18 , the support body 22 is in contact with the second support surface 130 , so that the tube body 21 cannot be inserted upwards at E1 as shown in FIG. 18 . E2 shown in 18 stops the first engaging portion 110 upward, so that the pipe body 21 cannot be disengaged from the support body 22 in the upward direction of E2.

The second supporting surface 130 and the first engaging portion 110 are spaced apart to form the engaging slot 140, so that when the tube body 21 is inserted into the engaging cavity 201, as shown in FIG. 18, the engaging slot 140 and the second engaging portion 22a is engaged, which further improves the engaging effect between the pipe body 21 and the support body 22a, and improves the structural firmness when the pipe body 21 and the support body 22a are connected.

Optionally, the first engaging portion 110 and/or the second engaging portion 22a are elastic engaging portions, so that the first engaging portion 110 and/or the second engaging portion 110 and/or the second engaging portion are The engaging portion 22a can be elastically deformed, and after the insertion or extraction is completed, the first engaging portion 110 and/or the second engaging portion 22a return to the original state, reducing the difficulty of inserting or withdrawing the tube body 21 .

It can be understood that in the above description, the first engaging portion 110 and the second engaging portion 22a are both engaging protrusions. In other embodiments, the first engaging portion 110 and the second engaging portion can also be One of the 22a is an engaging protrusion, and the other of the first engaging portion 110 and the second engaging portion 22a is an engaging groove. The engagement with the engagement groove realizes the detachable connection between the pipe body 21 and the support body 22 .

It can be understood that, in the above description, the detachable connection between the pipe body 21 and the support body 22 is achieved by means of snapping. In other embodiments, the detachable connection between the pipe body 21 and the support body 22 can also be achieved in other ways. The connection, such as the threaded connection of the pipe body 21 and the support body 22, is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 19 , FIG. 20 and FIG. 21 , FIG. 19 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of an embodiment of the sample analyzer 30 provided by the present application, FIG. 20 is a schematic plan block diagram of the sample analyzer 30 in FIG. 19 , and FIG. A schematic block diagram of the control of the sample analyzer 30. The sample analyzer 30 in this embodiment includes an analyzer main body 30a, and the analyzer main body 30a has a built-in inductance sensor 31, a sample processing device 32, and a control device 33.

The inductive sensor 31 is used to detect whether the metal label 11b is provided on the sample container 310 without contacting the sample, the sample processing device 32 is used to process the sample in the sample container 310, and the control device 33 is connected to the capacitive sensor 31 and the sample. The processing device 32 is communicatively connected, and is configured to obtain a detection result of whether the sample container 310 is provided with the metal label 11b from the capacitive sensor 31, and control the processing action of the sample processing device 32 and/or determine whether the sample processing device 32 implements the detection result according to the detection result. Processing action, in this way, the sample type of the sample in the sample container 310 can be determined without additional processing of the sample in the sample container 310, so that the control device 33 controls the sample processing device 32 to perform the corresponding processing action, and at the same time The inductive sensor 31 detects the type of the sample container without contacting the sample. Compared with other sensors, the inductive sensor can not affect the sample and ensure the accuracy of the judgment.

It can be understood that the structure of the sample container 310 can refer to the sample container 10 or the sample container 20 in the above embodiment. When the sample container 310 is provided with the metal label 11b, the structure of the sample container 310 is the same as that of the sample container 10 or the sample container 20. , when the sample container 310 is not provided with the metal label 11b, the structure of the sample container 310 is the other structure in which the sample container 10 or the sample container 20 is not provided with the metal label 11b.

Further, the control device 33 is further configured to perform the following steps when controlling the processing action of the sample processing device 32 according to the detection result: if the sample container 310 is provided with the metal label 11b, control the sample processing device 32 to process with the first processing condition The sample in the sample container 310; if the sample container 310 is not provided with the metal label 11b, the sample processing device 32 is controlled to process the sample in the sample container 310 with a second processing condition different from the first processing condition.

Wherein, the sample processing device 32 is used to mix the samples in the sample container 310 and/or collect the samples in the sample container 310, and the first processing conditions and the second processing conditions have different mixing methods and/or different sampling heights and / or different sample sizes.

Specifically, the sample processing device 32 includes a first mixing unit 321 and a second mixing unit 322 , and/or the sample processing device 32 further includes a sampling unit 323 .

The first mixing unit 321 is used for mixing the samples in the sample container 310 when the metal label 11b is provided on the sample container 310, and the second mixing unit 322 is used when the sample container 310 is not provided with the metal label 11b. , to mix the samples in the sample container 310. The mixing methods of the first mixing unit 321 and the second mixing unit 322 are different. It can be understood that the specific mixing methods of the two can be set according to the sample type. This is not limited.

In a specific application scenario, the first processing condition is one of venous blood mixing and peripheral blood mixing, and the second processing condition is the other one of venous blood mixing and peripheral blood mixing, such as the control device 33 . It is configured to determine that the sample container 310 is a peripheral blood test tube when the sample container 310 is provided with the metal label 11b, and the corresponding first processing condition is the peripheral blood mixing. The sample is mixed evenly, and the peripheral blood can be mixed evenly by rotating the axis or by horizontally moving; when the sample container 310 is not provided with the metal label 11b, it is determined that the sample container 310 is a venous blood test tube, and the corresponding The second processing condition is venous blood mixing, then the samples in the sample container 310 are mixed by the second mixing unit 322. The venous blood mixing can be oscillating mixing, and the second oscillating mixing unit 322 can be It is independently arranged in the sample analyzer 30, or can be arranged on the gripper and integrated with the gripper.

Further, the sampling unit 323 is used to collect samples in the sample container 310. In a specific application, the sampling needle is generally driven close to the sample container 310 by a driving mechanism, so that the sampling needle penetrates deep into the sample container 310 to collect samples. The mechanism drives the sampling needle away from the sample container 310 .

In a specific application scenario, the first processing condition is that the sample processing device 32 collects one of venous blood and peripheral blood at the first sampling height, and the second processing condition is that the sample processing device 32 collects venous blood and peripheral blood at the second sampling height. Another type of peripheral blood, the sampling height of peripheral blood is higher than the sampling height of venous blood. For example, the first processing condition is that the sample processing device 32 collects venous blood at the first sampling height, and the second processing condition is that the sample processing device 32 Peripheral blood is collected at the second sampling height, and when the driving mechanism drives the sampling needle to approach the sample container 310, the lower needle height for collecting venous blood is higher than the lower needle height for collecting peripheral blood.

Further, the sample analyzer 30 in this embodiment further includes a sample container presence/absence detection device 30b, and the sample container presence/absence detection device 30b is used to detect the presence or absence of the sample container 310; the control device 33 is also configured to detect the presence or absence of the sample container. After the detection device 30b detects the presence of the sample container 310, the inductive sensor 31 detects the sample container 310, that is, when the detection device 30b detects the presence of the sample container 310 in the sample container, the control device 33 controls the inductive sensor 31 to detect whether the sample container 310 exists. The metal label 11b is provided, and if it is detected that there is no sample container 310, the control device 33 does not need to control the inductive sensor 31 to detect.

Wherein, the detection device 30b for the presence or absence of the sample container is an optical coupler.

Further, the sample analyzer 30 in this embodiment further includes a sample container accommodating device 30c, and the sample container accommodating device 30c is used for accommodating the sample container 310. In a specific application, the sample container accommodating device 30c may be a sample rack or a sample holder. Sample rack injector or emergency position injector.

For example, in this embodiment, the sample container accommodating device 30c is a sample rack injector, and the sample rack injector has a loading area P1, an unloading area P2, and a transmission channel 301 connecting the loading area P1 and the unloading area P2 , the sample rack 320 is transported through the transport channel 301 , and the sample container 310 is loaded on the sample rack 320 .

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned sample container presence detection device 30b is provided on the sample container storage device 30c to detect the presence or absence of the sample container 310 on the sample container storage device 30c.

Further, in this embodiment, the analyzer main body 30a also has a built-in transfer mechanism 34, and the transfer mechanism 34 is used to transfer the sample container 310 in the sample container accommodating device 30c to the inside of the analyzer main body 30a along a preset transfer path.

Optionally, the transfer mechanism 34 is used to grip the sample container 310, and the movement path L of the transfer mechanism 34 at least partially overlaps with the detection area R of the capacitive sensor 31, so that the capacitive sensor 31 detects the sample during the movement of the transfer mechanism 34. Whether the metal label 11b is provided on the container 310, in this way, the transfer mechanism 34 does not need to be able to grip the sample container 310 after the capacitive sensor 31 has completed the detection, nor does the transfer mechanism 34 need to stop the movement after gripping the sample container 310. After the capacitive sensor 31 has completed the detection, the movement can be continued, which reduces the processing time of the sample.

In some embodiments, the capacitive sensor 31 is disposed inside the sample analyzer 30, wherein the capacitive sensor 31 can be disposed on the side of the transfer path L of the transfer mechanism 34 to identify whether there is metal on the sample container 310 in the transfer path The label 11b can also be provided on the sample container accommodating device 30c. When the transfer mechanism 34 clamps the sample container 310 out of the sample container accommodating device 30c, the capacitive sensor 31 detects whether the sample container 310 is provided with the metal label 11b. For example, when the sample container accommodating device 30c is a sample rack sampler or an emergency position sampler, the sample rack sampler or emergency position sampler carries the sample rack 320, and the transfer mechanism 34 clamps the sample from the sample rack 320. The container 310 , or the capacitive sensor 31 is fixedly arranged relative to the transmission channel 301 .

In other embodiments, the capacitive sensor can be provided outside the sample analyzer 30, for example, the sample container receiving device 30c is a sample rack injector or an emergency position sampler, and the sample rack sampler or emergency position sampler is provided Outside the sample analyzer 30, the capacitive sensor 31 can be arranged on the side of the position where the transfer mechanism 34 grips the sample container 310 from the sample container accommodating device 30c. The sample container 310 in the sample container 310 is detected to determine the type of the sample container 310 .

In still other embodiments, the capacitive sensor 31 may also be disposed on the transfer mechanism 34. Generally, the transfer mechanism 34 includes a horizontal driving unit, a vertical driving unit and a clamping unit, and the vertical driving unit is used to drive the clamping unit to Reciprocating movement in the vertical direction, the horizontal driving unit is used to drive the clamping unit to reciprocate in the horizontal direction, the horizontal driving unit and the vertical driving unit are installed on the support, therefore, the capacitive sensor 31 can be installed on the support, When the vertical drive unit drives the gripping unit to grip the sample container 310 in the vertical direction, the capacitive sensor 31 detects the sample container 310 to determine the type of the sample container 310, or the horizontal drive unit drives the gripping unit. During the movement of the unit in the horizontal direction, the capacitive sensor 31 detects the sample container 310 to determine the type of the sample container 310 .

Further, the control device 33 is also configured and used to: control the transfer mechanism 34 to grip the sample container 310 when the above-mentioned sample container presence detection device 30b detects that the sample container accommodating device 30c has the sample container 310, otherwise, if there is no sample container 310, there is no need to control the movement of the transfer mechanism 34.

Further, in this embodiment, the inductive sensor 31 is also used to detect the different metal labels 11b on the sample container 310 in a manner that does not contact the sample, and the control device 33 is configured to acquire from the capacitive sensor 31 the different metal labels 11b on the sample container 310 . detection results, and control processing actions of the sample processing device and/or determine whether the sample processing device performs processing actions based on the detection results.

Wherein, the different metal labels 11b may be different positions of the metal labels 11b on the sample container 310, or different sizes and shapes of the metal labels 11b, and the specific situation is not limited.

Specifically, when the inductive sensor 31 detects that the sample container 310 is provided with the metal label 11b, the metal label 11b is further detected, for example, the metal label 11b is detected according to the position, size and shape of the metal label 11b.

Specifically, the control device 33 controls the sample processing device 32 to process the samples in the sample container 310 under the first processing condition, or controls the sample processing device 32 to process the sample container 310 under the third processing condition according to different metal labels 11b on the sample container 310 For samples in , the principle of the specific processing method is the same as the above-mentioned second processing condition, the difference is that the corresponding processing method is selected according to different sample types.

Further, the sample analyzer 30 in this embodiment further includes a transfer mechanism 35, and the transfer mechanism 35 is configured to receive the sample container 310 after the first mixing unit 321 and/or the second mixing unit 322 has been mixed, and transfer the sample container 310 to the sample container 310. The sample container 310 is transported to the sampling position, and then the sampling unit 323 collects the sample in the sample container 310 at the sampling position.

In some embodiments, the capacitive sensor 31 may also be disposed on one side of the moving path of the relay mechanism 35, that is, in some embodiments, the sampling heights of the first processing condition and the second processing condition are different and/or When the sampling volume is different, before the sampling unit 323 collects the samples in the sample container 310, during the process of transferring the sample container 310 by the transfer mechanism 35, the capacitive sensor 31 detects the sample container 310 to determine the type of the sample container 310, so as to make sampling The unit 323 collects the samples in the sample container 310 according to the corresponding sampling height and/or sampling volume.

In still other embodiments, multiple capacitive sensors 31 may be provided, and the multiple capacitive sensors 31 may detect the type of the sample container 310 according to different processing conditions. For example, the mixing methods of the first processing condition and the second processing condition are different, And the sampling height is different, then two capacitive sensors 31 can be set, one capacitive sensor 31 is set on one side of the transfer path L of the transfer mechanism 34, and the transfer mechanism 34 clamps the sample container 310 to the first mixing unit 321 or In the process of the second mixing unit 322, the type of the sample container 310 is determined, so that the sample container 310 is mixed by one of the first mixing unit 321 and the second mixing unit 322 corresponding to the type of the sample container 310, Another capacitive sensor 31 can be arranged on one side of the moving path of the transfer mechanism 35 , and in the process of transferring the sample container 310 by the transfer mechanism 35 , the type of the sample container 310 is determined, so that the sampling unit 323 corresponds to the type of the sample container 310 . The sample height of the sample container 310 is collected.

Further, the sample analyzer 30 in this embodiment further includes a detection unit 36, and the detection unit 36 is disposed on the moving path of the sampling unit 323, so that after the sampling unit 323 adds the collected samples to the detection unit 36, the detection unit 36 Test the sample.

Different from the situation in the prior art, the sample analyzer provided by the embodiment of the present application includes: an inductive sensor, which is used to detect whether there is a metal label on the sample container without contacting the sample; a sample processing device, which is used for analyzing the sample The sample in the container is processed; the control device is connected in communication with the capacitive sensor and the sample processing device, and is configured to obtain the detection result of whether the sample container is provided with a metal label from the capacitive sensor, and according to the The detection result controls the processing action of the sample processing device and/or determines whether the sample processing device performs the processing action. In this way, the sample in the sample container can be determined without additional processing of the sample in the sample container. Therefore, the control device controls the sample processing device to perform corresponding processing actions, and the inductive sensor detects the type of the sample container in a way that does not contact the sample. Compared with other sensors, the inductive sensor can not affect the sample. accuracy.

The above descriptions are only part of the embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application. Any equivalent device or equivalent process transformation made by using the contents of the description and drawings of the present application, or directly or indirectly applied to other related The technical field is similarly included in the scope of patent protection of this application.

Claims (15)

1. A sample analyzer, comprising:

the inductive sensor is used for detecting whether a metal label is arranged on the sample container in a mode of not contacting the sample;

sample processing means for processing a sample in the sample container;

and the control device is in communication connection with the capacitive sensor and the sample processing device and is configured to acquire a detection result of whether the sample container is provided with the metal label from the capacitive sensor, and control the processing action of the sample processing device according to the detection result and/or determine whether the sample processing device carries out the processing action.

2. The sample analyzer of claim 1, wherein the control device is further configured to perform the following steps when controlling the processing action of the sample processing device according to the detection result: controlling the sample processing device to process the sample in the sample container with a first processing condition if the sample container is provided with a metal label;

controlling the sample processing device to process the sample in the sample container with a second processing condition different from the first processing condition if the sample container is not provided with the metal label.

3. The sample analyzer of claim 2, wherein the sample processing device is configured to mix the sample in the sample container and/or collect the sample in the sample container, and the first processing condition is different from the second processing condition in a mixing manner and/or different in a sampling height and/or different in a sampling amount.

4. The sample analyzer of claim 3, wherein the first processing condition is one of venous and peripheral blood blending, and the second processing condition is the other of venous and peripheral blood blending.

5. The sample analyzer of claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to determine that the sample container is a peripheral blood tube when the sample container is provided with a metal label and to determine that the sample container is a venous blood tube when the sample container is not provided with a metal label.

6. The sample analyzer of claim 1 further comprising a sample container presence detection device for detecting the presence of a sample container; the control device is further configured to detect the sample container by the inductive sensor after the presence or absence of the sample container is detected by the sample container presence/absence detecting device.

7. The sample analyzer of claim 4, wherein the sample vessel presence detection device is a counter-emitting optocoupler.

8. A sample analyzer, comprising;

a sample container receiving means for receiving a sample container for loading a sample;

an analyzer body having a transfer mechanism, a control device, a capacitance sensor, and a sample processing device built therein;

the transfer mechanism is used for transferring the sample container in the sample container accommodating device to the inside of the analyzer body along a preset transfer path,

the capacitance sensor is arranged on one side of a transfer path of the transfer mechanism and used for identifying whether a metal label is arranged on the sample container in the transfer path or not;

the sample processing device is used for processing the sample in the sample container;

the control device is configured to: controlling the sample processing device to process the sample in the sample container by a first processing condition if the sample container has a metal label; controlling a sample processing device to process the sample in the sample container through a second processing condition if the sample container does not have a metal label.

9. The sample analyzer of claim 8, wherein the transfer mechanism is configured to grip the sample container, and a movement path of the transfer mechanism at least partially coincides with a detection area of the capacitive sensor, such that the capacitive sensor detects whether the metal tag is disposed on the sample container during movement of the transfer mechanism.

10. The sample analyzer of claim 9 wherein the sample container receiving means further comprises sample container presence detecting means for detecting the presence of a sample container in the sample container receiving means, and wherein the control means is further configured to: and if the sample container existence detection device detects that the sample container exists on the sample container accommodating device, controlling the transfer mechanism to clamp the sample container.

11. The sample analyzer of claim 8, wherein the sample processing device is configured to mix the sample in the sample container and/or collect the sample in the sample container, and the first processing condition is different from the second processing condition in a mixing manner and/or different in a sampling height and/or different in a sampling amount.

12. The sample analyzer of claim 11, wherein the first processing condition is one of venous and peripheral blood blending, and the second processing condition is the other of venous and peripheral blood blending.

13. The sample analyzer of claim 11 wherein the first processing condition is the sample processing device collecting one of venous blood and peripheral blood at a first sampling height, and the second processing condition is the sample processing device collecting the other of venous blood and peripheral blood at a second sampling height, the peripheral blood sampling height being higher than the venous blood sampling height.

14. A sample analyzer, comprising:

an inductive sensor for detecting different metal labels on the sample container in a non-contact manner with the sample;

sample processing means for processing a sample in the sample container;

a control device communicatively coupled to the capacitive sensor and the sample processing device and configured to: obtaining detection results of different metal labels on the sample container from the capacitance sensor, and controlling processing actions of the sample processing device according to the detection results and/or determining whether the sample processing device carries out the processing actions.

15. A sample analyzer, comprising:

the sample rack sample injector is provided with a loading area, an unloading area and a transmission channel for communicating the loading area with the unloading area, and the sample rack is transported through the transmission channel;

the capacitance sensor is fixedly arranged opposite to the transmission channel and used for identifying whether a metal label is arranged on the sample container or not;

a sample processing device arranged to process a sample in a sample container,

a control device configured to: controlling the sample processing device to process the sample in the sample container through a first processing condition if the sample container has a metal label; controlling a sample processing device to process the sample in the sample container through a second processing condition if the sample container does not have a metal label.

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