Automatic sorting device and method for test sample containers

Abstract

The invention provides an automatic sorting device and method for test sample containers, and belongs to the technical field of inspection instruments. The sorting device is used in cooperation with ascanning device and comprises a tray, a plurality of sorting barrels, a driving mechanism, a sensing mechanism and a controller, wherein the sorting barrels are arranged on the tray, the driving mechanism is used for driving the tray to rotate, and the sensing mechanism used for positioning the sorting barrels; and the scanning device, the driving mechanism and the sensing mechanism are electrically connected to the controller. The automatic sorting device has the advantages of being simple in structure, convenient to operate and reliable in work, the medical test sample containers can be automatic sorted, the target sorting barrels are controlled to be conveyed to a target position by adopting a shortest path control strategy of a table look-up mode, the sorting efficiency is high, the sorting accuracy is good, and the sorting device can be applied to the fields of medical treatment and the like.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of test instruments, relates to a test sample container sorting management technology, and in particular relates to a test sample container automatic sorting device and method. Background technique [0002] At present, in the diagnosis and treatment activities of medical institutions, it is usually necessary to collect body fluid samples from patients for testing, such as blood, urine, saliva and other test samples. The usual practice is that medical institutions issue corresponding body fluid collection containers (such as test tubes) and The barcode carrying the relevant information of the patient is pasted on the corresponding test sample container by the medical staff or the patient himself; after the sample is collected, the patient’s identity information (including name, gender, age, social security information, etc.) can be obtained by scanning the barcode and test sample collection information (inclu...

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Problems solved by technology

At present, the sorting of sample containers is mostly done manually, and the workload of medical staff is quite heavy

[0003] Quite a number of medical institutions also use various test samples to be collected by category. A patient usually needs to test different items. To complete the test of each item, it needs to go through the above operations many times, which takes a lot of time and energy. Time-consuming and labor-intensive. Bad medical experience

[0004] Now large medical institutions have to complete a large number of body fluid sample tests every day, and with the emergence of new detection indicators and new detection technologies, the test items and number of samples of body fluid samples in medical institutions are increasing day by day. Relevant inspection items are sorted. The method of relying on manual sorting alone can no longer meet the needs of modern medical care. The timeliness and timely rate of samples also pose challenges to the sorting work of existing inspection sample containers

Now there are also some test tube sorting equipment, most of which have defects such as complex structure, high cost, low efficiency or low degree of automation, and narrow application range, which cannot fully meet the needs of modern medical development.

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