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Automatic throat swab sampling device

A throat swab and sample collection technology, which is applied in the field of medical robots, can solve problems such as long working hours, large number of infected people, and affecting the disease, and achieve the effects of high automation, high control precision, and avoiding hard stimulation

Active Publication Date: 2020-09-11
TSINGHUA UNIV
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Sampling Medical staff collect throat swabs at close range. Even with three-level protection (wearing protective clothing, goggles, and gloves), there is a high risk of cross-infection
At the same time, during the outbreak of new coronary pneumonia, the number of infected people is large, and medical staff need to wear comprehensive protective equipment for a long time, resulting in excessive work intensity and long working hours
Moreover, due to various factors such as differences in the level of medical staff at different levels, psychological fear, and fatigue of medical staff during the collection of throat swabs, the operation of throat swab collection can easily lead to differences in swab quality and false negatives, which affect the diagnosis of the disease. judgment

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[0016] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, the following further describes the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, and do not limit the protection scope of the present invention.

[0017] In order to better understand the present invention, an application example of the automatic throat swab sampling device proposed by the present invention will be described in detail below.

[0018] See figure 1 An automatic throat swab sampling device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a head positioning unit 300, a navigation positioning unit 500, a sample collection execution unit 600, and a remote monitoring unit 800 arranged on a working platform 100. The throat swab automatic sampling robot system can automatically check and confirm ...

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The invention provides an automatic throat swab sampling device which comprises a head positioning unit of a person to be detected, a navigation positioning unit and a sample collection execution unit, the to-be-tested person head positioning unit is used for realizing head positioning, opening the oral cavity of the to-be-tested person and flattening the tongue of the to-be-tested person, and providing an unobstructed space leading to the pharynx for the tail ends of the navigation positioning unit and the sample collection execution unit; the navigation positioning unit enters the oral cavity of the to-be-detected person along with the tail end of the sample collection execution unit and is used for collecting throat images and determining depth information between the depth sensor and the throat of the to-be-detected person; the sample collection execution unit comprises a three-degree-of-freedom guide rail type device and a one-degree-of-freedom tail end execution mechanism; the guide rail type device can achieve pharyngeal wiping action of a person to be tested and control over deep feeding movement and wiping action force control parts in the oral cavity of the person to be tested, and all the units are controlled by a control end in real time. The device provides a basis for full automation of the throat swab collection process.

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Technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of medical robots, and specifically relates to an automatic throat swab sampling device. Background technique [0002] Virus infection detection methods mainly use samples collected from throat swabs for nucleic acid tests. However, throat swab sample collection is a process with a very high risk of infection and requires certain operating skills. During sampling, the patient needs to open his mouth to expose the throat. The sampling throat area is the area where the virus is relatively concentrated, and the patient can produce a large amount of droplets or aerosols when breathing hard and coughing. At present, most sampling rooms are enclosed areas of about 10 square meters, and the aerosol concentration in the sampling rooms is relatively high. Sampling medical staff to collect throat swabs at close range, even with three levels of protection (wear protective clothing, goggles, and gloves), there is a higher risk of cr...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B10/00A61B1/267A61B1/24A61B1/04A61B1/00
CPCA61B1/00009A61B1/00149A61B1/04A61B1/24A61B1/267A61B10/0045A61B2010/009
Inventor 方斌孙富春刘华平
Owner TSINGHUA UNIV
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