JPH07209150A - Sample tube holding rack - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a sample tube rack which can specify the type of a corresponding inspection with a simple treatment by coloring and can accurately perform automatical take-out at the time of inspection. CONSTITUTION:In the sample tube holding rack where an upper plate 2 where a plurality of insertion holes 1 are formed and a lower plate 7 where a holding hole 6 is formed at a position corresponding to each of the insertion holes 1 are fixed in parallel by a post 8, a sample tube 16 housing inspection samples is inserted into the insertion holes 1, the bottom part of the sample tube 16 is held at the holding hole 6, and then a plurality of sample tubes 16 housing inspection samples are kept to stand and held, a label mounting recessed part 3 which is formed at the side edge part of the upper plate 2 and where a color label for identifying the rack is applied and a taper surface 10 which is provided at the position of a holding hole 6 on the reverse surface side of the lower plate 7 and is inclined in the axis core direction of the holding hole 6 are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sample tube holding rack in which a sample tube containing a test sample such as serum is stood and held.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Blood tests, which can obtain information on the presence or absence of infection with various viruses and various other useful information, occupy an extremely important position among various medical tests. In order to perform this blood test, blood samples are collected from a plurality of subjects, serum is extracted as a sample from the obtained blood samples by centrifugation, and a plurality of sample tubes prepared for each test are prepared. It is divided into and housed. Then, the sample tubes containing the serum are stored in the sample tube holding racks of different colors for each test, with the insertion and holding coordinate positions of the sample tubes being associated with the subject, and corresponding to each test. Using a sample tube holding rack of a different color, the test is performed on the serum of each subject.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional sample tube holding rack, it is necessary to prepare a rack having a different color for each test, which causes a problem in manufacturing cost, and a large number of colors are required. Since a rack is prepared and a part of it is actually used, it was wasteful in terms of usage efficiency. In addition, the center position of the sample tube that is held upright may be misaligned, and the automatic removal of serum from the sample tube may not be performed accurately, and the nozzle of the dispenser may hit the sample dispenser and the operation of the dispenser may stop. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of the present situation of the sample tube holding rack as described above, and its purpose is to specify the type of inspection corresponding to each color by a simple process. An object of the present invention is to provide a sample tube rack in which automatic sample extraction can be performed accurately during inspection.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an upper plate having a plurality of insertion holes, and a lower plate having holding holes at positions corresponding to the insertion holes. Is fixed in parallel with each other by a column, a sample tube containing a test sample is inserted into the insertion hole, the bottom portion of the sample tube is held in the holding hole, a plurality of samples containing the test sample In a sample tube holding rack in which tubes are leaned and held, a label mounting recess formed on a side edge portion of the upper plate to which a color label for identifying the rack is mounted, and a holding hole position on the rear surface side of the lower plate. And a tapered surface inclined in the axial direction of the holding hole.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when a label having a color corresponding to the type of inspection is attached to the label attachment recess formed on the side edge of the upper plate having a plurality of insertion holes, the rack can be inspected. Color classification according to the type is easily performed. In addition, when the sample tube is automatically taken out during inspection, even if the push-up pin of the sample tube opening machine does not hit the center position of the holding hole, the axis of the holding hole from the holding hole position on the back side of the lower plate By moving along the taper surface inclined in the direction, the center position of the bottom of the sample tube is accurately pushed up, and when the sample tube is opened, the sample tube is opened without malfunction.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a main portion of a sample tube in this embodiment that is leaned and held, and FIG. is there.

As shown in FIG. 1A, in this embodiment,
A label mounting recess 3 to which a color label 23 for identifying a rack can be attached is formed at one longitudinal edge of the upper plate 2 having a large number of insertion holes 1 formed in a matrix. On the peripheral surface adjacent to the concave portion 3, a mounting concave portion 5 to which a necessary message paper 24 can be attached is formed.
Further, a step portion 1a is formed on the upper surface side of the upper plate 2 of the insertion hole 1. On such an upper plate 2, lower plates 7 having holding holes 6 formed at positions corresponding to the insertion holes 1 are supported and fixed in parallel with each other by columns 8, as shown in FIG. 1 (b). Further, on the rear surface side of the lower plate 7, the holding hole 6 is located at the position of the holding hole 6.
A tapered surface 10 is formed so as to approach the axis of the holding hole 6, and the holding hole 6 and the tapered surface 10 are connected to each other through a through hole 11.
Further, one mounting notch 12 is provided at one end in the longitudinal direction of the lower plate 7, and two mounting holes 13 are provided at the other end (only one mounting hole 13 is shown in FIG. 1). The sample tube rack according to the example is positioned and mounted on a tray (not shown) by the mounting notch 12 and the mounting hole 13.

In this embodiment, a sample tube 16 can be erected and held in the insertion hole 1 via a holder 15, and the holder 15 is made of an elastic material such as a resin material, as shown in FIGS. As described above, the holder 15 is provided with the ring body 20, and the ring body 20 is provided with the step portion 20 a located on the step portion 1 a of the insertion hole 1, so that the ring body 20 is fitted into the insertion hole 1. It is configured. This ring body 20 has 5
The individual holding pieces 21 are integrally formed in a shape projecting obliquely in the center direction, and a thin notch 22 is formed at the central position of each holding piece 21.

In this embodiment having such a structure, a color label 23 having a color corresponding to the type of test is attached to the label mounting recess 3 and a message sheet 24 with a message written on the mounting recess 5 is provided. The holder 15 is attached and used in a state where the holder 15 is fitted in the insertion hole 1 of the upper plate 2. In this state,
For each holding rack with a color label 23 of a color according to the type of each test, the sample tube 16 containing the serum of a plurality of subjects is inserted into the insertion hole 1 at a position corresponding to the subject. When inserted, the holding piece 21 of the holder 15 protruding from the insertion hole 1 is bent in the direction of the lower plate 7 along the peripheral surface of the sample tube 16 and pressed against the peripheral surface of the insertion hole 1. in this case,
Due to the presence of the notch 22, the holding piece 21 is bent sufficiently and the sample tube 16 is stably elastically held. Therefore, the sample tube 16 is centered in the insertion hole 1 and stably held.

In this way, a plurality of sample holding racks in which the color labels 23 corresponding to each inspection type are affixed to the label attachment recesses 3 and the required message sheets 24 are affixed to the attachment recesses 5 are provided. The sample tube 16 containing the serum of the subject is inserted into the insertion hole 1 at a position corresponding to the subject and is held stably. Then, in this state, the sample holding rack is mounted on the tray by the mounting notch 12 and the mounting hole 13 without mistaking the mounting direction. Next, when the sample tube 16 is automatically opened at the time of inspection, the push-up pin of the automatic opening machine causes the taper surface 10 inclined in the axial direction of the holding hole 6 from the position of the holding hole 6 on the back surface side of the lower plate 7. The sample tube 16 is moved along with, and the center position of the bottom of the sample tube 16 is accurately pushed up from the through hole 11, and the sample tube is opened without malfunction.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to specify the type of inspection of the sample tube holding rack simply by attaching the color label 23 corresponding to each type of inspection to the label mounting concave portion 3, so that each color can be specified. Since it is not necessary to manufacture the sample holding rack, the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced. Further, the holder 15 allows the sample tube 16 to be stably inserted with the center positioned in the insertion hole 1 of the sample tube holding rack and the bottom portion to be positioned in the holding hole 6, so that the sample tube 16 can be stably placed in the sample tube rack. When held and automatically opened, the push-up pin of the automatic opening machine moves from the position of the holding hole 6 on the back surface of the lower plate 7 along the tapered surface 10 inclined in the axial direction of the holding hole 6, The center position of the bottom of the sample tube 16 is accurately pushed up from the through hole 11, the sample tube is taken out without malfunction, and the blood test can be efficiently performed.

Although the color label is attached to the label mounting recess in the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and the color label is elastically fitted to the label mounting recess, or Attach a transparent strip on the label mounting recess,
It is also possible to attach the color label with a transparent strip so that it can be attached more easily.

[0014]

According to the present invention, the label mounting concave portion formed on the side edge portion of the upper plate having the plurality of insertion holes,
Since labels with colors corresponding to the type of inspection can be attached, color coding corresponding to the type of inspection can be performed with a simple process on the rack, and it is not necessary to manufacture sample tube holding racks of various colors, Manufacturing costs can be reduced. In addition, when the sample tube is automatically opened during inspection, the push-up pin of the automatic opening machine is installed along the taper surface that is tilted in the axial direction of the holding hole at the holding hole position on the back side of the lower plate. Since it moves, the center position of the bottom portion of the sample tube is accurately pushed up, the sample tube is opened without malfunction, and the sample inspection can be performed with high accuracy and efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view and a sectional view showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of a sample tube of the embodiment, which is held upright.

3A and 3B are a front view and a plan view of the holder according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Insertion Hole 2 Upper Plate 3 Label Mounting Recess 6 Holding Hole 7 Lower Plate 8 Support 10 Tapered Surface 11 Through Hole 12 Mounting Notch 13 Mounting Hole 15 Holder 16 Sample Tube

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An upper plate having a plurality of insertion holes and a lower plate having a holding hole formed at a position corresponding to each of the insertion holes are fixed in parallel with each other by a column to accommodate a test sample. A sample tube holding rack in which a sample tube is inserted into the insertion hole, the bottom portion of the sample tube is held in the holding hole, and a plurality of sample tubes containing the test sample are leaned and held, wherein the upper plate A label mounting recess formed on a side edge portion of the lower plate for mounting a color label for identifying a rack; and a taper surface provided in the holding hole position on the back surface side of the lower plate and inclined in the axial direction of the holding hole. A sample holding rack having: 2. The sample tube holding rack according to claim 1, further comprising a tray engaging hole having directionality on a side edge portion of the lower plate. 3. The sample tube holding rack according to claim 1, further comprising a holder that can be mounted in the insertion hole and stably holds the sample tube. 4. The sample holding rack according to claim 1, wherein the color label is configured to be attached to the label attachment recess.