Integrated throat swab self-service sampling equipment

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of throat swab sampling, and discloses an integrated throat swab self-service sampling device, comprising a body, wherein a pre-processing chamber for placing a sampling tool, a sampling unit and a post-processing chamber are arranged in the body, the sampling unit is provided with a sensing area, a user camera and a scanning head, and the post-processing chamber is provided with a cap-screwing structure for twisting off or covering a tube cover of a sampling tube, a shearing structure for cutting off the throat swab sampled by the sampling tool and placing it in the sampling tube, and a storage robot for placing the sampling tube for placing the throat swab in a sample storage box; the user obtains the sampling tool in the pre-processing chamber, matches the user's information with the information of the sampling tool, unscrews the tube cover of the sampling tube through the cap-screwing structure, cuts the throat swab and places it in the sampling tube through the shearing structure, covers the sampling tube with the tube cover, and the storage robot places the sampling tube in the sample storage box. The whole process reduces the probability of staff members being infected with the virus, avoids safety hazards, is highly efficient, and meets the needs of rapid nucleic acid sampling for a large group of users.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The patent of this invention relates to the technical field of throat swab sampling, specifically, to an integrated throat swab self-service sampling device. Background Art

[0002] Common signs of coronavirus infection in people include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. In more severe cases, infection can lead to pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death. There is no specific treatment for the disease caused by the new coronavirus. However, many symptoms can be treated, so treatment should be based on the patient's clinical condition. In addition, auxiliary care for infected people can be very effective. Good self-protection includes: maintaining basic hand and respiratory hygiene, adhering to safe eating habits, and avoiding close contact with anyone who shows symptoms of respiratory illness (such as coughing and sneezing, etc.) as much as possible.

[0003] Therefore, in order to more effectively prevent the spread and development of the epidemic, and for the personal safety of oneself and others, it is necessary to conduct nucleic acid testing on people on a large scale. It is necessary to use pharyngeal swabs to sample the pharyngeal cells of the people to be tested, and then conduct nucleic acid testing.

[0004] In the prior art, when people conduct nucleic acid testing, staff are required to be present to record the information of the persons to be tested, provide the persons to be tested with nucleotide test kits, and take pharyngeal cell samples from the persons to be tested. However, the persons to be tested who undergo nucleic acid testing sampling are largely suspected of being infected. In this way, cross-contact between the staff and the persons to be tested increases the probability of the staff being infected with the virus, posing a major safety hazard. In addition, the efficiency of the entire nucleic acid testing sampling is low, making it difficult to meet the needs of rapid nucleic acid testing sampling for a large group of persons to be tested. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an integrated throat swab self-service sampling device, aiming to solve the problems of safety hazards and low efficiency in the prior art for nucleic acid testing sampling of personnel to be tested.

[0006] The present invention is implemented as follows: an integrated throat swab self-service sampling device comprises an integrated body, wherein a pre-processing chamber for placing a sampling tool, a sampling unit formed on the outer surface of the body and a post-processing chamber are provided in the body, and a throat swab is provided on the sampling tool in the pre-processing chamber; the sampling unit is provided with a sensing area, a user camera and a scanning head, the sensing area samples the user's ID card information, the user camera samples the user's head portrait information, and the scanning head scans the barcode on the sampling tool obtained by the user; the post-processing chamber is provided with a capping structure for twisting off or closing the tube cover of the sampling tube, a shearing structure for cutting the throat swab after sampling on the sampling tool and placing it in the sampling tube, and a storage robot for placing the sampling tube for placing the throat swab in the sample storage box.

[0007] Furthermore, the sampling unit is provided with a display screen, and the display screen guides the user to hold the sampling tool and use the pharyngeal swab to perform pharyngeal sampling.

[0008] Furthermore, the machine body has two sampling outer ends which are arranged away from each other, and the sampling units are respectively arranged on the two sampling outer ends.

[0009] Furthermore, a post-processing window for placing the sampling tool after sampling is provided on the body, and the post-processing window is connected to the post-processing bin; a material bin for placing the sampling tool is provided in the lower part of the body, and a pre-processing window is provided at the sampling outer end of the body; a material transport platform and a material picking robot which are arranged longitudinally and move up and down are provided inside the body, the material picking robot grabs the sampling tool in the material bin and places it on the material transport platform, and the material transport platform moves the sampling tool upward to the pre-processing window.

[0010] Furthermore, the material transport platform has a accommodating cavity with an upper opening for accommodating, and the material transport platform is connected to a driving element for driving the material transport platform to move up and down, and the material transport platform and the driving element are hingedly arranged. When the material transport platform drives the sampling tool to move to the pre-processing window, the material transport platform rotates to rotate the upper opening of the accommodating cavity to face the pre-processing window.

[0011] Furthermore, a conveying channel is provided in the body, and the conveying channel is connected to the post-processing window. When the sampling tool is placed in the post-processing window, the conveying channel conveys the sampling tool to the inside of the body.

[0012] Furthermore, clamping plates are respectively provided on both sides of the conveying channel, and a storage robot is provided in the body. When the sampling tool is placed in the conveying channel, the clamping plates clamp the protective cover of the sampling tool. When the robot grabs the sampling tool and leaves the conveying channel, the protective cover is separated from the sampling tool.

[0013] Furthermore, a plurality of recovery windows located below the sampling unit and for recovering sampling waste are provided at the lower portion of the sampling outer end portion of the body.

[0014] Furthermore, the cap screwing structure includes a tube clamping station for placing the sampling tube and a vertical axis located above the tube clamping station. A rotating head is provided at the bottom of the vertical axis, and the rotating head has a clamping groove for clamping the tube cover and rotating it to separate the tube cover from the sampling tube or to cover the tube cover on the sampling tube.

[0015] Furthermore, the shearing structure includes a shearing clamp arranged above the tube clamping station and located outside the tube clamping station. The storage robot grabs the sampling tool on the conveying channel to the top of the tube clamping station. The shearing clamp cuts the throat swab on the sampling tool located above the tube clamping station, so that the sampling end of the throat swab falls into the sampling tube.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides an integrated throat swab self-service sampling device. The user obtains the sampling tool in the pre-processing bin. At the same time, the user's information is matched one by one with the information of the sampling tool by using the sensing area, the user camera and the scanning head. The sampling tool after sampling is placed in the post-processing bin, and the tube cover of the sampling tube is unscrewed by the capping structure. The throat swab is cut off by the shearing structure and placed in the sampling tube. The tube cover is then covered on the sampling tube, and the sampling tube is placed in the sample storage box by the storage robot to complete the entire sampling operation. The entire process does not require cross-contact between staff and users, which greatly reduces the probability of staff being infected with the virus and avoids safety hazards. In addition, the efficiency of the entire sampling operation is high, which can meet the rapid nucleic acid sampling needs of a large group of users. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the integrated throat swab self-service sampling device provided by the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of the sampling tool provided by the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0020] The implementation of the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0021] The same or similar numbers in the drawings of this embodiment correspond to the same or similar parts; in the description of the present invention, it should be understood that if the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and the like indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, it is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction. Therefore, the terms describing the positional relationship in the drawings are only used for illustrative purposes and cannot be understood as limitations on this patent. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0022] Reference Figure 1-2 The figure shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] The integrated throat swab self-service sampling device provided in this embodiment uses a throat swab 304 to sample the liquid in the user's throat, and then tests the sampled liquid to determine whether the user has nucleic acid from foreign invading viruses to determine whether the user is infected with the new coronavirus or other viruses, not just the new coronavirus.

[0024] The integrated throat swab self-service sampling device includes an integrated body 100, in which a pre-processing chamber for placing a sampling tool 300, a sampling unit formed on the outer surface of the body 100, and a post-processing chamber are provided. The sampling tool 300 in the pre-processing chamber is assembled, that is, a throat swab 304 is inserted on the handheld section 302, and the cover is provided with a protective cover 305.

[0025] The sampling unit is provided with a sensing area 106, a user camera 102 and a scanning head. The sensing area 106 samples the user's ID card information, the user camera 102 samples the user's head portrait information, and the scanning head scans the barcode on the sampling tool 300 obtained by the user. In this way, by using the dual authentication of the sensing area 106 and the user camera 102, the user's information can be further determined to ensure the accuracy of the user information sampling, and the user's information corresponds to the information of the sampling tool 300 one by one.

[0026] The post-processing chamber is provided with a screwing structure for twisting off or closing the tube cover of the sampling tube 500, a cutting structure for cutting the throat swab 304 collected on the sampling tool 300 and placing it in the sampling tube 500, and a storage robot for placing the sampling tube 500 containing the throat swab 304 in a sample storage box.

[0027] When the cut throat swab 304 needs to be placed in the sampling tube 500 , the cap screwing structure will twist open the tube cap of the sampling tube 500 in advance. When the throat swab 304 is placed in the sampling tube 500 , the cap screwing structure will cover the tube cap on the sampling tube 500 .

[0028] The above-mentioned integrated throat swab self-service sampling device is provided. The user obtains the sampling tool 300 in the pre-processing chamber. At the same time, the user's information is matched one by one with the information of the sampling tool 300 by using the sensing area 106, the user camera 102 and the scanning head. The sampling tool 300 after sampling is placed in the post-processing chamber, and the tube cover of the sampling tube 500 is unscrewed by the screwing structure. The throat swab 304 is cut off by the shearing structure and placed in the sampling tube 500. The tube cover is then covered on the sampling tube 500, and the sampling tube 500 is placed in the sample storage box by the storage robot to complete the entire sampling operation. The entire process does not require cross-contact between the staff and the user, which greatly reduces the probability of the staff being infected with the virus and avoids safety hazards. The efficiency of the entire sampling operation is high, which can meet the rapid nucleic acid sampling needs of a large group of users.

[0029] In this embodiment, the sampling unit has a display screen 101, which guides the user to hold the sampling tool 300 and use the throat swab 304 to perform throat sampling. After the user gets the sampling tool 300, the display screen 101 will gradually guide the user to perform sampling through video and voice, and the entire process is monitored by video. When the user makes mistakes in sampling, the video and voice of the display screen 101 will synchronously remind the user.

[0030] The sampling tool 300 is provided with a sampling camera 303. When the throat swab 304 of the sampling tool 300 is sampling, the sampling tool 300 communicates wirelessly with the host system. The sampling tool 300 is provided with an RFID card. The sampling tool 300 communicates wirelessly with the host system by using the RFID card. The sampling camera 303 records the sampling and transmits the sampling video to the host system. The host system determines whether the sampling operation is qualified.

[0031] The sampling tool 300 includes a handheld handle 302 and a protective cover 305. The throat swab 304 is inserted at the front end of the handheld handle 302. The throat swab 304 has a sampling end exposed in front of the sampling tool 300. When the user takes a sample, the user bites the mouth opener 301, and the sampling end of the throat swab 304 passes through the mouth opener 301 and directly abuts the sampling position of the user's throat.

[0032] The mouth opener 301 has two through holes for the throat swab 304 to pass through, so that after the throat swab 304 passes through the through holes, the spacing distance and position of the throat swab 304 can be accurately located. The outer end of the mouth opener 301 has a positioning cavity, and the front end of the sampling tool 300 is directly embedded in the positioning cavity, so that the sampling tool 300 can be accurately located.

[0033] The sampling camera 303 is set at the front end of the sampling tool 300. When the user holds the sampling tool 300 for sampling, the sampling camera 303 can record the entire sampling process in real time, and transmit the sampling video or sampling image to the host system in real time. The host system analyzes the sampling video or sampling image, and then determines whether the user's sampling operation is correct. If correct, continue to the next step. If the sampling is wrong or the sampling is wrong, the user needs to re-sample.

[0034] The machine body 100 has two sampling outer ends which are arranged in opposite directions, and the two sampling outer ends are respectively provided with sampling units, so that two people can perform sampling synchronously at the same time, which greatly improves the sampling efficiency.

[0035] A post-processing window 103 is provided on the body 100 for placing the sampling tool 300 after sampling. The post-processing window 103 is connected to the post-processing bin, and the sampling tool 300 after sampling is directly placed in the post-processing window 103; a material bin for placing the sampling tool 300 is provided in the lower part of the body 100, and a pre-processing window 104 is provided at the sampling outer end of the body 100; a material transport platform 202 and a material picking robot 201 which are arranged longitudinally and move up and down are provided inside. The material picking robot 201 grabs the sampling tool 300 in the material bin and places it on the material transport platform 202, and the material transport platform 202 moves the sampling tool 300 upward to the pre-processing window 104.

[0036] The sampling tool 300 is placed on the material transporting platform 202 by the material taking manipulator 201, and the sampling tool 300 is moved to the processing window 104 by the material transporting platform 202, so that the user can take out the sampling tool.

[0037] The transport platform 202 has a accommodating cavity with an upper opening for accommodating. The transport platform 202 is connected to a driving element for driving the transport platform 202 to move up and down. The transport platform 202 and the driving element are hingedly arranged. When the transport platform 202 drives the sampling tool 300 to move to the front processing window 104, the transport platform 202 rotates to rotate the upper opening of the accommodating cavity toward the front processing window 104, so that the user can take out the sampling tool 300.

[0038] The body 100 is provided with a conveying channel 404, which is connected to the post-processing window 103. When the sampling tool 300 is placed in the post-processing window 103, the conveying channel 404 conveys the sampling tool 300 to the inside of the body 100. In this way, after the user uses the sampling tool 300 to collect samples, the user can directly place the sampling tool 300 in the post-processing window 103, and the conveying channel 404 can automatically move the sampled sampling tool 300 to the inside of the body 100.

[0039] Clamping plates are respectively provided on both sides of the conveying channel 404, and a storage robot is provided in the body 100. When the sampling tool 300 is placed in the conveying channel 404, the clamping plates clamp the protective cover 305 of the sampling tool 300. When the robot grabs the sampling tool 300 and separates it from the conveying channel 404, the protective cover 305 separates from the sampling tool 300, which greatly saves the efficiency of subsequent operations.

[0040] A plurality of recycling windows 107 for recycling sampling waste are provided at the lower part of the sampling outer end of the body 100. When the user is sampling, some waste can be classified and placed in the recycling windows 107 to avoid secondary pollution.

[0041] The cap screwing structure includes a tube clamping station 402 for placing the sampling tube 500 and a vertical axis 403 located above the tube clamping station 402. After the sampling tube 500 is clamped and placed on the tube clamping station 402, the vertical axis 403 descends, and a rotating head is provided at the bottom of the vertical axis 403. The rotating head has a clamping groove for clamping the tube cover and rotating it to detach the tube cover from the sampling tube 500 or to cover the tube cover on the sampling tube 500.

[0042] When it is necessary to place the sampling end of the cut throat swab 304 in the sampling tube 500, the rotating head of the vertical axis 403 unscrews the tube cover of the sampling tube 500. When the sampling end of the throat swab 304 is placed in the sampling tube 500, the rotating head of the vertical axis 403 covers the tube cover of the sampling tube 500. Then, the storage robot places the sampling tube 500 with the throat swab 304 in the sample storage box.

[0043] The shearing structure includes a shearing clamp 401 which is arranged above the tube clamping station 402 and located outside the tube clamping station 402. The storage robot grabs the sampling tool 300 on the conveying channel 404 to the top of the tube clamping station 402. After the tube cover on the sampling tube 500 is unscrewed, the shearing clamp 401 cuts off the throat swab 304 on the sampling tool 300 located above the tube clamping station 402, so that the sampling end of the throat swab 304 falls into the sampling tube 500.

[0044] In this embodiment, the sampling unit has a spray area 105. Before using the sampling tool 300 to take samples, the user removes the protective cover 305 of the sampling tool 300 and places the throat swab 304 in the spray area to spray physiological saline.

[0045] The interior of the post-processing warehouse is sealed, and a sterilizer is installed in the post-processing warehouse, which regularly sterilizes the interior of the post-processing warehouse; the post-processing warehouse is provided with a negative pressure air inlet and an air exhaust port, through which the interior of the post-processing warehouse is negatively purified.

[0046] In this embodiment, the host system serves as the entire control center, which controls the entire sampling process.

[0047] A switch base is provided at the sampling unit, and a magnetic switch is provided at the bottom of the sampling tool 300. A magnet is provided in the switch base. When the user needs to start or close the sampling tool 300, the bottom of the sampling tool 300 is directly inserted into the switch base. Through the magnetic induction effect of the magnet and the magnetic switch, the sampling work can be started or closed.

[0048] The handheld handle 302 is provided with a socket for inserting the rear end of the throat swab 304, and an elastic structure is provided at the bottom of the socket, so that when the rear end of the throat swab 304 is inserted into the socket of the handheld handle 302, the sampling end of the front end of the throat swab 304 is exposed in front of the handheld handle 302. When the user uses the sampling tool 300 to take samples, the sampling end of the throat swab 304 abuts against the user's throat. Under the action of the elastic structure, the front end of the throat swab 304 can be elastically retracted and retracted to avoid hard abutment of the throat swab 304, thereby increasing the comfort of the sampling process.

[0049] A touch switch is provided inside the hand-held handle 302, which drives the rear end motor of the throat swab 304 to rotate, thereby driving the throat swab 304 to rotate. When the front end of the hand-held handle 302 reaches the deepest part of the mouth opener 301 and presses, the protrusion on the mouth opener 301 triggers the touch switch, thereby driving the throat swab 304 to rotate, so as to realize sampling at the sampling end of the throat swab 304.

[0050] In this embodiment, a plurality of placement slots are provided in the sample storage box, and the storage tubes storing the throat swabs 304 are inserted into the placement slots and stored in the sample storage box. The freezing temperature is determined according to actual requirements.

[0051] The sample storage box includes a box body and a pull-out seat. The pull-out seat is horizontally inserted into the box body, and the above-mentioned placement slot is arranged in the pull-out seat. When the sampling tube 500 needs to be placed or taken out, the pull-out seat can be pulled out from the side of the box body.

[0052] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The integrated throat swab self-service sampling device is characterized by: It comprises an integral body, wherein a pre-processing chamber for placing a sampling tool, a sampling unit formed on the outer surface of the body and a post-processing chamber are arranged in the body, and a pharyngeal swab is arranged on the sampling tool in the pre-processing chamber; the sampling unit is provided with a sensing area, a user camera and a scanning head, the sensing area samples the user's ID card information, the user camera samples the user's head portrait information, and the scanning head scans the barcode on the sampling tool obtained by the user; the post-processing chamber is provided with a cap-screwing structure for twisting off or covering the tube cover of the sampling tube, a shearing structure for cutting the pharyngeal swab after sampling on the sampling tool and placing it in the sampling tube, and a storage manipulator for placing the sampling tube for placing the pharyngeal swab in the sample storage box; A post-processing window for placing the sampling tool after sampling is arranged on the body, and the post-processing window is connected to the post-processing bin; a material bin for placing the sampling tool is arranged in the lower part of the body, and a pre-processing window is arranged at the sampling outer end of the body; a material transport platform and a material fetching manipulator arranged longitudinally and moving up and down are arranged inside, the material fetching manipulator grabs the sampling tool in the material bin and places it on the material transport platform, and the material transport platform moves the sampling tool upward to the pre-processing window; The sampling tool comprises a hand-held handle and a protective cover, the pharyngeal swab is inserted into the front end of the hand-held handle, and the pharyngeal swab has a sampling end exposed in front of the sampling tool; A switch base is provided at the sampling unit, a magnetic switch is provided at the bottom of the sampling tool, and a magnet is provided in the switch base; The handheld handle is provided with a socket for inserting the rear end of the throat swab, and the bottom of the socket is provided with an elastic structure; A touch switch is arranged inside the hand-held handle, and the touch switch drives the rear end motor of the throat swab to rotate, thereby driving the throat swab to rotate.

2. The integrated throat swab self-service sampling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sampling unit is provided with a display screen, and the display screen guides the user to hold the sampling tool and use the pharyngeal swab to perform pharyngeal sampling.

3. The integrated throat swab self-service sampling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The machine body is provided with two sampling outer ends which are arranged away from each other, and the sampling units are respectively arranged on the two sampling outer ends.

4. The integrated throat swab self-service sampling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material transport platform has a accommodating cavity with an upper opening for accommodating, and the material transport platform is connected to a driving element for driving the material transport platform to move up and down, and the material transport platform and the driving element are hingedly arranged. When the material transport platform drives the sampling tool to move to the pre-processing window, the material transport platform rotates to rotate the upper opening of the accommodating cavity to face the pre-processing window.

5. The integrated throat swab self-service sampling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A conveying channel is arranged in the body, and the conveying channel is connected to the post-processing window. When the sampling tool is placed in the post-processing window, the conveying channel conveys the sampling tool to the inside of the body.

6. The integrated throat swab self-service sampling device according to claim 5, characterized in that: Clamping plates are respectively arranged on both sides of the conveying channel, and a storage manipulator is arranged in the body. When the sampling tool is placed in the conveying channel, the clamping plates clamp the protective cover of the sampling tool. When the manipulator grabs the sampling tool and leaves the conveying channel, the protective cover is separated from the sampling tool.

7. The integrated throat swab self-service sampling device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A plurality of recovery windows located below the sampling unit and used to recover sampling waste are arranged at the lower part of the sampling outer end portion of the body.

8. The integrated throat swab self-service sampling device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The cap screwing structure includes a tube clamping station for placing the sampling tube and a vertical axis located above the tube clamping station. A rotating head is provided at the bottom of the vertical axis. The rotating head has a clamping groove for clamping the tube cover and rotating it to separate the tube cover from the sampling tube or to cover the tube cover on the sampling tube.

9. The integrated throat swab self-service sampling device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The shearing structure includes a shearing clamp arranged above the tube clamping station and located outside the tube clamping station. The storage robot grabs the sampling tool on the conveying channel to the top of the tube clamping station. The shearing clamp cuts the throat swab on the sampling tool located above the tube clamping station, so that the sampling end of the throat swab falls into the sampling tube.

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