Slide transport device and sample image scanning apparatus

Abstract

The application discloses a slide transferring device and a sample image scanning device. The slide transferring device comprises a first track, a first transferring mechanism and a second transferring mechanism. The first track has a transfer position. The first transferring mechanism comprises a first containing structure and a second containing structure. The first containing structure is used for containing a first kind of slide or a slide basket loaded with the first kind of slide. The second containing structure is used for containing a second kind of slide or a slide basket loaded with the second kind of slide. The first transferring mechanism is used for moving along the first track to transfer the first containing structure and the second containing structure to the transfer position. The second transferring mechanism is used for transferring the first kind of slide and / or the second kind of slide located at the transfer position to a scanning position of the sample image scanning device for scanning. The application only sets the first transferring mechanism and the first track to realize the transfer of the first kind of slide and the second kind of slide, is compact in structure, saves cost and is beneficial to the miniaturization of the machine.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of medical equipment, in particular to a slide transfer device and a sample image scanning device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The sample image scanning device is a device for automatically examining the prepared slides, which takes the sample image on the slide through a microscope, analyzes and judges the result to assist in diagnosing diseases. Microscopic examination is a shortened name of microscopic examination, which is to observe, analyze and judge the slide after sampling and preparing the specimen. Human excreta, secretions, exfoliated cells or human tissues, animal tissues, even plant cells, etc. can be used as microscopic examination objects, and are commonly used in the field of disease diagnosis.

[0003] In the conventional sample image scanning device, the transportation of emergency and abnormal slides usually needs to be separately set up a transportation module, which is independent of the transportation module of the conventional slide. The setting of multiple transportation modules increases the size of the slide viewer, which is not conducive to the miniaturization of the machine. SUMMARY

[0004] Therefore, the present application provides a slide transfer device and a sample image scanning device.

[0005] The first aspect of the present application provides a slide transfer device, comprising:

[0006] The first track has a transfer position.

[0007] The first transfer mechanism comprises a first containing structure and a second containing structure, the first containing structure is used for containing the first kind of slide or the slide basket loaded with the first kind of slide, and the second containing structure is used for containing the second kind of slide or the slide basket loaded with the second kind of slide. The first transfer mechanism is used for moving along the first track to transfer the first containing structure and the second containing structure to the transfer position.

[0008] The second transfer mechanism is used for transferring the first kind of slide and / or the second kind of slide located in the transfer position to the scanning position of the sample image scanning device for scanning.

[0009] The second aspect of the present application provides a sample image scanning device, comprising the above-mentioned slide transfer device.

[0010] As can be seen from the above technical solution, the slide transfer device of the present application only sets one first transfer mechanism and one first track, which can realize the transfer of the first kind of slide and the second kind of slide, has a compact structure, reasonably utilizes the space, reduces the size, saves the cost, and is conducive to the miniaturization of the machine. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0011] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those drawings without any creative effort.

[0012] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of a sample image scanning device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0013] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a sample image scanning device according to an embodiment of the present application after hiding part of the structure.

[0014] Figure 3 is a moving track block diagram of a slide basket according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0015] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of a first transfer mechanism, a sample feeding mechanism and a sample discharging mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0016] Figure 5 is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of the first transfer mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0017] Figure 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a second transfer mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0018] Figure 7 is a structural schematic diagram of a cache component according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0019] Figure 8 is a structural schematic diagram of a conveying component according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0020] In the figure: 100, slide transfer device; 10, first track; 11, transfer site; 12, pick-and-place site; 13, recycling site; 20, first transfer mechanism; 21, first containing structure; 211, first pushing part; 212, second pushing part; 213, first containing site; 22, second containing structure; 221, first containing slot; 222, second containing slot; 23, first driving module; 30, second transfer mechanism; 31, first transfer assembly; 311, X-axis driving module; 312, Y-axis driving module; 313, Z-axis driving module; 314, mechanical clamping jaw; 32, second transfer assembly; 321, buffer assembly; 321a, buffer seat; 321b, second driving module; 3211, buffer site; 322, conveying assembly; 322a, conveying structure; 322b, third driving module; 40, controller; 50, cover; 51, pick-and-place opening; 60, interaction module; 70, sample feeding mechanism; 71, second track; 72, first pushing assembly; 80, sample discharging mechanism; 81, third track; 82, second pushing assembly; 1000, sample image scanning device; 200, scanning device; 201, scanning site; 300, slide unloading device; 2000, slide basket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some of the embodiments of the present application but not all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0022] It should also be understood that the terms used in the specification of the present application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present application. As used in the specification and the appended claims of the present application, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0023] It should be further understood that the term “and / or” used in the specification and the appended claims of the present application means any combination of one or more of the associated listed items and all possible combinations, and includes these combinations.

[0024] The sample image scanning device is a device for automatically performing microscopic examination on a prepared slide. The sample image scanning device takes a sample image on the slide through a microscope, analyzes and judges the sample image to obtain a detection result, and assists in diagnosing diseases. Microscopic examination is a method of observing, analyzing and judging a prepared slide under a microscope. Human excreta, secretions, exfoliated cells, human tissues, animal tissues, and even plant cells can be used as objects of microscopic examination, and the method is commonly used to assist in diagnosing diseases.

[0025] In the conventional sample image scanning device, the transportation of abnormal slides such as emergency slides usually needs to be separately arranged, and the transportation module is independent of the transportation module of the conventional slide. The arrangement of multiple transportation modules increases the size of the slide scanner, which is not conducive to the miniaturization of the machine.

[0026] Therefore, the embodiments of the present application provide a slide transfer device and a sample image scanning device, which can realize the transfer of the first type of slide and the second type of slide, have a compact structure, reasonably utilize space, reduce the size, save costs, and facilitate the miniaturization of the machine.

[0027] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, Figure 1 and Figure 2 The embodiments of the present application provide a sample image scanning device 1000, which includes a slide transfer device 100 and a scanning device 200. The scanning device 200 is a microscope assembly capable of performing microscopic examination on a slide. The scanning device 200 is used to scan the slide transferred to a scanning position 201 by the slide transfer device 100 to obtain sample image information.

[0028] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3, Figure 2 The sample image scanning device 1000 further includes a slide unloading device 300. The slide unloading device 300 is used to store the scanned slide. In this embodiment, the slide unloading device 300 can be installed in a drawer structure on the front shell or the side shell in the left-right direction of the sample image scanning device 1000, so as to facilitate the removal of the slide from the slide unloading device 300 outside the sample image scanning device 1000. Through the arrangement of the slide unloading device 300, the slide basket 2000 does not need to wait in place for the slide scanning to be completed. The scanned slide is stored in the slide unloading device 300, which saves the waiting time of the slide basket 2000, avoids the contamination of the slide basket 2000 by mirror oil, facilitates the reuse of the slide basket 2000, and improves the work efficiency.

[0029] Referring to FIG. 4, Figures 1-5As shown, the embodiment of the present application further provides a slide transfer device 100 for a sample image scanning device 1000, the slide transfer device 100 comprises a first track 10, a first transfer mechanism 20 and a second transfer mechanism 30, the first track 10 has a transfer position 11, the first transfer mechanism 20 comprises a first accommodating structure 21 and a second accommodating structure 22, the first accommodating structure 21 is used for accommodating a first kind of slide or a slide basket 2000 loaded with the first kind of slide, the second accommodating structure 22 is used for accommodating a second kind of slide or a slide basket 2000 loaded with the second kind of slide, the first transfer mechanism 20 is used for moving along the first track 10 to transfer the first accommodating structure 21 and the second accommodating structure 22 to the transfer position 11, and the second transfer mechanism 30 is used for transferring the first kind of slide and / or the second kind of slide located at the transfer position 11 to a scanning position 201 of the sample image scanning device 1000 for scanning.

[0030] The slide transfer device 100 provided by the embodiment of the present application can realize the transfer of the first kind of slide and the second kind of slide by only setting one transfer mechanism and the first track 10, so that the structure is compact, the space is reasonably utilized, the volume is reduced, the cost is saved, and the miniaturization of the machine is facilitated.

[0031] In some embodiments, as shown, Figures 2-3 The first kind of slide comprises a regular slide, the second kind of slide comprises an emergency slide, the slide transfer device 100 further comprises a controller 40, the controller 40 is used for controlling the first transfer mechanism 20 to move along the first track 10 to transport the regular slide to the transfer position 11 when the regular slide is fed, and controlling the second transfer mechanism 30 to transfer the regular slide located at the transfer position 11 to the scanning position 201; the controller 40 is further used for controlling the first transfer mechanism 20 to move along the first track 10 to transport the emergency slide to the transfer position 11 when an emergency instruction is received, and controlling the second transfer mechanism 30 to transfer the emergency slide located at the transfer position 11 to the scanning position 201. In this embodiment, the controller 40 can control the first transfer mechanism 20 to transfer the regular slide and the emergency slide.

[0032] In some embodiments, as shown, Figures 1-3As shown, the first track 10 is also provided with a pick-and-place position 12, which is used for the user to place an emergency slide. The controller 40 is used to control the first transfer mechanism 20 to move to the pick-and-place position 12 first when it receives an emergency command, so that the user can place the emergency slide into the second receiving structure 22 through the pick-and-place position 12, and then control the first transfer mechanism 20 to move to the intermediate transfer position 11. In this embodiment, the pick-and-place position 12 is provided on the first track 10 to facilitate the placement of the emergency slide into the first transfer mechanism 20, so as to push it into the sample image scanning device 1000.

[0033] In some embodiments, such as Figures 2-3 As shown, the first type of slide includes a conventional slide, and the second type of slide includes a first review slide. The slide transport device 100 also includes a controller 40. The controller 40 is used to control the first transport mechanism 20 to move along the first track 10 when a conventional slide is introduced, so as to transport the conventional slide to the transfer position 11, and to control the second transport mechanism 30 to transfer the conventional slide located at the transfer position 11 to the scanning position 201. The controller 40 is also used to control the second transport mechanism 30 to transfer the first review slide at the corresponding position in the slide unloading device 300 of the sample image scanning device 1000 to the second receiving structure 22 located at the transfer position 11 when a review slide ejection command is received, and then control the first transport mechanism 20 to move out from the transfer position 11 so that the user can take out the first review slide for manual review or automatic slide reading on other devices. In this embodiment, the controller 40 can control the first transport mechanism 20 to transport both the conventional slide and the first review slide.

[0034] In some embodiments, the first receiving structure 21 or the second receiving structure 22 is further used to receive a second follow-up slide, and the controller 40 is further used to control the first transfer mechanism 20 to move along the first track 10 when a follow-up slide push-in instruction is received, so as to transport the second follow-up slide submitted by the user to the transfer position 11, and to control the second transfer mechanism 30 to transfer the second follow-up slide located at the transfer position 11 to the scanning position 201. Exemplarily, embodiments of this application may also omit the second follow-up slide, that is, the sample image scanning device of this application is not used for automatic slide reading of the follow-up slide, but rather for manual re-examination after the first follow-up slide is manually removed or for automatic slide reading on other devices.

[0035] In some application scenarios, the slide that needs to be removed for manual re-examination after a scan is abnormal is called the first re-examination slide. When a scan is abnormal, the same sample is found according to the sample code of the scan abnormality, and a new slide coated with the same sample is prepared and sent into the sample image scanning device 1000 for microscopic examination by the scanning device 200. This slide is called the second re-examination slide. When an abnormality is detected during slide scanning, the user can choose to remove the slide for manual re-examination, or choose to re-prepare a slide coated with the same sample and send it into the sample image scanning device 1000 for machine re-examination via the scanning device 200. When choosing to re-prepare a slide coated with the same sample for re-examination, the second re-examination slide can be placed in the slide basket of the first receiving structure 21 or in the second receiving structure 22. Since the first re-examination slide is the slide that needs to be removed for re-examination after abnormal scanning following microscopic examination, it has immersion oil on it. To avoid contaminating the re-prepared second re-examination slide with immersion oil, the placement of the first re-examination slide needs to be separate from that of the second re-examination slide. For example, the second receiving structure 22 includes a first receiving groove 221 and a second receiving groove 222. The first re-examination slide is placed in the second receiving groove 222, and the second re-examination slide is placed in the first receiving groove 222.

[0036] In some embodiments, such as Figures 1-3 As shown, the first track 10 is also provided with a pick-up and place position 12, which is used for the user to pick up the first re-examination slide. When the second re-examination slide is injected by placing it into the first receiving slot 222 of the second receiving structure 22, the pick-up and place position 12 is also used to place the second re-examination slide. When the controller 40 receives the re-examination ejection command, it controls the second transfer mechanism 30 to transfer the first re-examination slide at the corresponding position in the sample image scanning device 1000 to the second receiving structure 22 located in the transfer position 11, and controls the first transfer mechanism 20 to move to the pick-up and place position 12 so that the user can pick up the first re-examination slide through the pick-up and place position 12 for manual re-examination or automatic slide reading on other devices.

[0037] In some embodiments, when a follow-up examination slide insertion command is received, the controller 40 controls the first transfer mechanism 20 to move along the first track 10 to the pick-and-place position 12, so that the user can place the second follow-up examination slide into the first receiving slot 222 or the first receiving structure 21 of the second receiving structure 22 through the pick-and-place position 12, and then controls the first transfer mechanism 20 to move to the intermediate transfer position 11. In this embodiment, the pick-and-place position 12 is provided on the first track 10 to facilitate the removal of the first follow-up examination slide or the placement of the second follow-up examination slide.

[0038] It is understood that the second type of slide proposed in the embodiments of the present invention may include only an emergency slide, or only a first follow-up slide, or of course, both an emergency slide and a follow-up slide. The placement position 12 for removing the first follow-up slide, placing the second follow-up slide, and placing the emergency slide is the same location, thereby improving space utilization.

[0039] In some embodiments, such as Figure 3 As shown, the first receiving structure 21 is used to receive a slide basket 2000 loaded with a first type of slide. The first track 10 is also provided with a recovery position 13. The controller 40 is also used to control the first transfer mechanism 20 to transfer the empty slide basket 2000 to the recovery position 13 when the second transfer mechanism 30 removes all the slides in the slide basket 2000 located at the transfer position 11. In this embodiment, the empty slide basket 2000 can be removed after all the slides are taken out, without having to wait in place for all the slides to be scanned. The scanned slides are stored through the slide unloading device 300, saving the waiting time of the slide basket 2000 and avoiding the slide basket 2000 from being contaminated by mirror oil. This facilitates the reuse of the slide basket 2000 and improves work efficiency.

[0040] In some embodiments, the second slide includes an emergency slide and / or a first follow-up slide, and the first receiving structure 21 or the second receiving structure 22 is further used to receive the second follow-up slide, such as... Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the slide transfer device 100 also includes an interaction module 60 and a controller 40. The interaction module 60 is at least used by the user to generate emergency instructions and / or follow-up push instructions and / or follow-up push instructions. The controller 40 is communicatively connected to the interaction module 60 to control the first transfer mechanism 20 and the second transfer mechanism 30 to transfer slides according to the emergency instructions, follow-up push instructions or follow-up push instructions generated by the interaction module.

[0041] For example, the interaction module 60 includes a display screen, which may be a touch screen, allowing the user to generate input commands by touching corresponding marks on the touch screen, or by combining the display screen with control buttons, allowing the user to generate input commands by touching the control buttons. The input commands include emergency commands, follow-up visit exit commands, and follow-up visit push-in commands.

[0042] In some use scenarios, the emergency instruction includes an emergency push-out instruction and an emergency push-in instruction, the controller 40 is configured to control the first transfer mechanism 20 to move from the transfer position 11 to the taking and placing position 12 for placing the emergency slide into the second containing structure 22 when the emergency push-out instruction is received, and control the first transfer mechanism 20 to transfer the emergency slide to the transfer position 11 and control the second transfer mechanism 30 to transfer the emergency slide from the transfer position 11 to the scanning position 201 when the emergency push-in instruction is received. In this embodiment, the above-mentioned arrangement can control the first transfer mechanism 20 and the second transfer mechanism 30 to give priority to the emergency slide when the emergency slide needs to be inserted, and the detection efficiency is high.

[0043] When the controller receives the emergency instruction, the controller preferentially schedules the required resources for the emergency sample, such as obtaining the resources of the first transfer mechanism 20 and the second transfer mechanism 30, and controls the first transfer mechanism 20 and the second transfer mechanism 30 to execute the corresponding working state to complete the sampling of the emergency slide.

[0044] In some use scenarios, the controller 40 is configured to control the second transfer mechanism 30 to transfer the first review slide at the corresponding position in the sample image scanning device 1000 to the second containing structure 22 located in the transfer position 11 when the review push-out command is received, and control the first transfer mechanism 20 to move the first review slide from the transfer position 11 to the taking and placing position 12 for the user to manually review the first review slide taken from the taking and placing position 12 or automatically review the first review slide on other equipment. In this embodiment, the above-mentioned arrangement can control the first transfer mechanism 20 and the second transfer mechanism 30 to cooperate to move the first review slide to the taking and placing position 12 when the slide scanning is abnormal, so as to facilitate the user to manually review the first review slide taken from the taking and placing position 12 or automatically review the first review slide on other equipment.

[0045] When the controller receives the review push-out command, the controller preferentially schedules the required resources for the first review slide, such as obtaining the resources of the first transfer mechanism 20 and the second transfer mechanism 30, and controls the first transfer mechanism 20 and the second transfer mechanism 30 to execute the corresponding working state to complete the sampling of the first review slide.

[0046] In some use scenarios, the controller 40 is configured to control the first transfer mechanism 20 to move from the transit position 11 to the pick-and-place position 12 for a second review slide to be placed into the first receiving slot 222 of the second receiving structure 22 or the first receiving structure 21 through the pick-and-place position 12, and to control the second transfer mechanism 30 to transfer the second review slide to the scanning position 201 when a review push-in command is received. In this embodiment, the second review slide is specifically a new slide coated with the same sample for microscopic examination by the scanning device 200 in the sample image scanning apparatus 1000, which is prepared by finding the same sample according to the sample code of the scanning abnormality and preparing a new slide coated with the same sample. The controller 40 controls the first transfer mechanism 20 and the second transfer mechanism 30 to cooperate to transfer the second review slide to the scanning position 201 for scanning to obtain a review result of the same sample.

[0047] When the controller receives a review push-in command, the controller preferentially schedules the required resources for the second review slide sample, such as obtaining resources of the first transfer mechanism 20 and the second transfer mechanism 30, and controls the first transfer mechanism 20 and the second transfer mechanism 30 to perform corresponding working states to complete the sample of the second review slide.

[0048] The controller 40 according to the embodiments of the present application can be a PLC programmable logic controller 40, a DDC direct digital controller 40, or a single-chip microcomputer control system, etc., to realize the above control process.

[0049] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 The slide transfer device 100 further comprises a sample feeding mechanism 70, which comprises a second track 71 and a first pushing assembly 72. The second track 71 is connected to the first track 10, and the first pushing assembly 72 is configured to drive the slide basket 2000 loaded with the first type of slide to move along the second track 71 to push the slide basket 2000 to the first track 10. In this embodiment, the second track 71 is perpendicular to the first track 10, and / or the second track 71 is configured to be spliced with a slide pushing machine, and the slide pushing machine is configured to move the slide basket 2000 loaded with the first type of slide to the second track 71. In this embodiment, the second track 71 can be spliced with the slide pushing machine to realize automatic sample feeding of the slide basket 2000 loaded with the slide. Of course, the second track 71 can also not be spliced with the slide pushing machine, and the slide basket 2000 loaded with the slide can be directly placed on the second track 71 by manual operation.

[0050] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, the first track 10 further has a recycling position 13, and the first transfer mechanism 20 is further configured to transfer the empty slide basket 2000 to the recycling position 13; the slide transfer device 100 further comprises a sample output mechanism 80, the sample output mechanism 80 comprises a third track 81 and a second pushing assembly 82, the recycling position 13 is connected with the third track 81, and the second pushing assembly 82 is configured to push the empty slide basket 2000 located in the recycling position 13 to the third track 81. In the embodiment, the third track 81 is configured to place the empty slide basket 2000, and the second track 71 and the third track 81 are both perpendicular to the first track 10, and the second track 71 and the third track 81 are arranged in parallel on the same side of the first track 10, so that the first track 10, the second track 71 and the third track 81 form a U-shaped structure, thereby shortening the moving path of the slide basket 2000, improving the work efficiency, and being compact in structure, which is beneficial to the miniaturization of the equipment.

[0051] Of course, the recycling position 13 can also be spliced with the recycling device of the external instrument to receive the empty slide basket 2000 by the recycling device of the external instrument, or the recycling position 13 can be used to splice with a slide pushing machine, and the slide pushing machine is configured to transfer the prepared slide to the empty slide basket 2000 and send the slide basket 2000 loaded with the slide into the sample image scanning device 1000, so as to realize the repeated use of the slide basket 2000.

[0052] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 5 As shown, the second slide includes an emergency slide and / or a first review slide, the second containing structure 22 comprises at least one first containing groove 221 configured to contain the emergency slide; and / or, the second containing structure 22 comprises at least one second containing groove 222 configured to contain the first review slide. In the embodiment, the first containing groove 221 is configured to place the emergency slide, and the second containing groove 222 is configured to place the first review slide, so as to avoid the confusion between the emergency slide and the first review slide, and to avoid the contamination of the emergency slide by the mirror oil on the first review slide. The first review slide is a slide for the user to take out for manual review or to perform automatic reading on other equipment.

[0053] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 5 As shown, the second containing structure 22 comprises the first containing groove 221 and the second containing groove 222, and the first containing groove 221 and the second containing groove 222 are separately arranged to leave a preset distance for the user to take and place the slide, thereby facilitating the user operation.

[0054] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 5As shown, the slide transfer device 100 is provided with a cover 50 covering the first track 10, and the cover 50 is provided with a taking and placing opening 51 corresponding to the taking and placing position 12, wherein the cross-sectional area of the taking and placing opening 51 is smaller than the distance between the first accommodating groove 221 and the second accommodating groove 222, so that the user can take out or put in one slide at a time, such as taking out one emergency slide or putting in one first recheck slide or taking out one second recheck slide, to avoid confusion of the slides.

[0055] In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 2-5 As shown, the first track 10 is further provided with a taking and placing position 12 for the user to put in emergency slides and / or take out first recheck slides; the slide transfer device 100 further comprises a controller 40 for controlling the first transfer mechanism 20 to move along the first track 10 by a first distance so that the first accommodating groove 221 corresponds to the taking and placing position 12, and / or the controller 40 is used to control the first transfer mechanism 20 to move along the first track 10 by a second distance so that the second accommodating groove 222 corresponds to the taking and placing position 12. In this embodiment, the first accommodating groove 221 and the second accommodating groove 222 are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the first track 10, so that the distance between the first accommodating groove 221 and the taking and placing position 12 is different from the distance between the second accommodating groove 222 and the taking and placing position 12, the first accommodating groove moves to the taking and placing position 12 by the first distance, and the second accommodating groove moves to the taking and placing position 12 by the second distance. The first transfer mechanism 20 is driven by the motor, and the moving distance of the first transfer mechanism 20 can be controlled by the moving steps of the motor, so that the first accommodating groove 221 or the second accommodating groove 222 corresponds to the taking and placing position 12 according to different instructions.

[0056] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the first accommodating structure 21 is used to accommodate the slide basket 2000 loaded with the first kind of slides, and the first accommodating structure 21 comprises a first pushing part 211 and a second pushing part 212, the first pushing part 211 and the second pushing part 212 are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the first track 10, and the first pushing part 211 and the second pushing part 212 enclose the first accommodating position 213 for accommodating the slide basket 2000, the first pushing part 211 is used to push the slide basket 2000 when the first transfer mechanism 20 moves to the transfer position 11, and the second pushing part 212 is used to push the slide basket 2000 when the first transfer mechanism 20 moves out of the transfer position 11. In this embodiment, the first pushing part 211 is used to abut against one side of the slide basket 2000 to push the slide basket 2000 to the transfer position 11, and the second pushing part 212 is used to abut against the other side of the slide basket 2000 to push the slide basket 2000 out of the transfer position 11.

[0057] It should be noted that the first accommodating structure and the second accommodating structure are not limited to the above-mentioned two independent structures, but can also be two accommodating intervals in the same structure, for example, the first accommodating structure and the second accommodating structure are two groups of spaced card slots on the same bearing seat, each group of card slots includes at least one card slot for accommodating a slide. One group of card slots is the first accommodating structure for accommodating the first slide, and the other group of card slots is the second accommodating structure for accommodating the second slide.

[0058] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5 The first transfer mechanism 20 further includes a first driving module 23, at least one of the first accommodating structure 21 and the second accommodating structure 22 is connected to the first driving module 23, and the first driving module 23 is used to drive the first accommodating structure 21 and the second accommodating structure 22 to move synchronously along the first track 10. The first driving module 23 includes a motor and a transmission assembly, the transmission assembly is connected to the pushing structure, and the motor is used to drive the transmission assembly to drive the first accommodating structure 21 to move along the first track 10, so as to facilitate the transfer of the slide basket 2000. The transmission assembly can adopt any one of a belt transmission mechanism, a chain transmission mechanism, a gear and rack transmission mechanism, or a screw transmission mechanism to drive the first accommodating structure 21 to push the slide basket 2000 to move.

[0059] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7 The slide has a vertical state when being loaded and a horizontal state when being scanned, the second transfer mechanism 30 includes a first transfer assembly 31 and a second transfer assembly 32, the first transfer assembly 31 is used to transfer the slide in the vertical state to the second transfer assembly 32 located at the transfer position 11, the second transfer assembly 32 has a buffer seat 321a, the buffer seat 321a is provided with a buffer position 3211 for placing the slide, the buffer seat 321a can be flipped to switch the slide located at the buffer position 3211 between the vertical state and the horizontal state, and the second transfer assembly 32 is further used to transfer the slide in the horizontal state between the buffer position 3211 and the scanning position 201.

[0060] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 6As shown, the first transfer assembly 31 comprises an X-axis driving module 311, a Y-axis driving module 312, a Z-axis driving module 313, and a mechanical gripper 314. The X-axis driving module 311 is configured to drive the mechanical gripper 314 to move along an X-axis direction, which is a left-right direction of the sample image scanning device 1000. The Z-axis driving module 313 is configured to drive the mechanical gripper 314 to move along a Z-axis direction, which is a height direction of the sample image scanning device 1000. The Y-axis driving module 312 is configured to drive the mechanical gripper 314 to move along a Y-axis direction, which is a front-rear direction of the sample image scanning device 1000. The mechanical gripper 314 is configured to clamp or release the slide to transfer the slide. In this embodiment, the X-axis driving module 311, the Y-axis driving module 312, and the Z-axis driving module 313 are configured to drive the mechanical gripper 314 to move in three-dimensional space, so as to transfer the slide between multiple positions.

[0061] For example, the X-axis driving module 311, the Y-axis driving module 312, and the Z-axis driving module 313 can adopt a driving mode of a driving member combined with a transmission structure. The driving member of the Y-axis driving module 312 is connected to the X-axis driving module 311 through the transmission structure. The driving member of the X-axis driving module 311 is connected to the Z-axis driving module 313 through the transmission structure. The driving member of the Z-axis driving module 313 is connected to the mechanical gripper 314 through the transmission structure, so as to realize the movement of the mechanical gripper 314 along the X-axis, the Y-axis, and the Z-axis. The driving member of the X-axis driving module 311, the Y-axis driving module 312, and the Z-axis driving module 313 can adopt a driving motor or other devices that can provide driving force. The transmission structure can adopt any one of a belt transmission mechanism, a chain transmission mechanism, a gear and rack transmission mechanism, or a screw transmission mechanism, so as to realize the movement of the mechanical gripper 314.

[0062] In some embodiments, as Figure 7 and Figure 8As shown, the second transfer assembly 32 comprises a buffer assembly 321 and a conveying assembly 322, the buffer assembly 321 comprises a buffer seat 321a and a second driving module 321b for driving the buffer seat 321a to rotate, so as to switch the slide on the buffer position 3211 between the vertical state and the horizontal state, the conveying assembly 322 comprises a conveying structure 322a for transferring the slide and a third driving module 322b for driving the conveying structure 322a to move, so as to transfer the slide in the horizontal state between the buffer position 3211 and the scanning position 201. In the embodiment, the first transfer assembly 31 is used to transfer the slide in the vertical state from the intermediate position 11 to the buffer position 3211, the second transfer assembly 32 drives the buffer seat 321a to rotate through the second driving module 321b, so as to switch the slide on the buffer position 3211 from the vertical state to the horizontal state, and then drives the conveying structure 322a to move through the third driving module 322b, so as to transfer the slide in the horizontal state to the scanning position 201 for scanning, after the scanning is completed, the conveying structure 322a is driven by the third driving module 322b to move the slide from the scanning position 201 to the buffer position 3211, at this time, the buffer seat 321a is driven to rotate through the second driving module 321b, so as to switch the slide on the buffer position 3211 from the horizontal state to the vertical state, so as to transfer the slide in the vertical state to the slide unloading device 300 by the first transfer mechanism.

[0063] Exemplarily, the second driving module 321b can drive the pulley to rotate in the mode of motor synchronous belt, the pulley is connected with the buffer seat 321a through the rotating shaft, so as to drive the buffer seat 321a to flip.

[0064] Exemplarily, the third driving module 322b can drive the slider to move along the slide rail through the transmission structure driven by the motor, so as to drive the conveying structure 322a connected with the slider to move in or out of the slide. The transmission structure can adopt any one of the belt transmission mechanism, the chain transmission mechanism, the gear and rack transmission mechanism or the screw transmission mechanism, so as to drive the conveying structure 322a to move.

[0065] The above merely describes the specific embodiments of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this, any skilled person in the art can easily think of various equivalent modifications or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present application, and these modifications or replacements should be covered in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A slide transfer device for use in a sample image scanning device, characterized in that, include: The first track has a transfer position; The first transfer mechanism includes a first receiving structure and a second receiving structure. The first receiving structure is used to receive a first type of glass slide or a slide basket loaded with the first type of glass slide. The second receiving structure is used to receive a second type of glass slide or a slide basket loaded with the second type of glass slide. The first transfer mechanism is used to move along the first track to transfer the first receiving structure and the second receiving structure to the transfer position. The second transfer mechanism is at least used to transfer the first type of glass slide and the second type of glass slide located at the intermediate transfer position to the scanning position of the sample image scanning device for scanning; The first type of slide includes conventional slides, the second type of slide includes emergency slides and / or first follow-up slides, and the slide transport device further includes: A controller is configured to control the first transfer mechanism to move along the first track when the conventional slide is introduced, so as to transport the conventional slide to the transfer position, and to control the second transfer mechanism to transfer the conventional slide located at the transfer position to the scanning position; The controller is also configured to control the first transport mechanism to move along the first track when an emergency instruction is received, so as to transport the emergency slide to the transfer position, and to control the second transport mechanism to transfer the emergency slide located at the transfer position to the scanning position; The controller is also used to control the second transfer mechanism to transfer the first follow-up slide at the corresponding position in the sample image scanning device to the second receiving structure located in the transfer position when a follow-up examination ejection instruction is received, and then control the first transfer mechanism to move out from the transfer position so that the user can take out the first follow-up slide.

2. The slide transfer device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first track is also provided with a pick-and-place position for the user to place the emergency slide; The controller is used to control the first transport mechanism to move to the pick-and-place position first when it receives an emergency instruction, so that the user can place the emergency slide into the second receiving structure through the pick-and-place position, and then control the first transport mechanism to move to the transfer position.

3. The slide transfer device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first track is also provided with a pick-up and put-down position, which is used for the user to remove the first follow-up slide; When a follow-up examination ejection instruction is received, the controller controls the second transfer mechanism to transfer the first follow-up examination slide at the corresponding position in the sample image scanning device to the second receiving structure located at the transfer position, and controls the first transfer mechanism to move to the pick-up and place position so that the user can take out the first follow-up examination slide through the pick-up and place position.

4. The slide transfer device as described in claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The first or second receiving structure is further used to receive a second follow-up slide. The controller is used to control the first transfer mechanism to move along the first track to the pick-and-place position when a follow-up slide push-in instruction is received, so that the user can place the second follow-up slide into the first or second receiving structure through the pick-and-place position and then control the first transfer mechanism to move to the intermediate position, and control the second transfer mechanism to transfer the second follow-up slide located at the intermediate position to the scanning position.

5. The slide transfer device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first receiving structure is used to receive a slide basket loaded with a first type of glass slide. The first track is also provided with a recycling position. The controller is also used to control the first transfer mechanism to transfer the empty slide basket to the recycling position when the second transfer mechanism removes all the glass slides in the slide basket located at the transfer position.

6. The slide transfer device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first or second receiving structure is also used to receive a second follow-up slide. The first track is also provided with a pick-up and place position, which is used for the user to put in the emergency slide, or put in the second follow-up slide, or take out the first follow-up slide. The slide transfer device also includes: An interaction module, at least for user operation to generate emergency instructions, follow-up visit exit instructions, or follow-up visit push-in instructions, wherein the emergency instructions include emergency push-in instructions and emergency exit instructions; A controller, communicatively connected to the interaction module, is configured to, upon receiving an emergency push command, control the first transport mechanism to move from the transfer station to the pick-and-place position for placing an emergency slide into the second receiving structure; and, upon receiving an emergency push command, control the first transport mechanism to transfer the emergency slide to the transfer station and control the second transport mechanism to transfer the emergency slide from the transfer station to the scanning position; and / or, upon receiving a follow-up push command, control the second transport mechanism to transfer the first follow-up slide at the corresponding position within the sample image scanning device to the second receiving structure located at the transfer station, and control the first transport mechanism to move the first follow-up slide from the transfer station to the pick-and-place position; and / or, upon receiving a follow-up push command, control the first transport mechanism to move from the transfer station to the pick-and-place position for placing a second follow-up slide into the first receiving structure or the second receiving structure via the pick-and-place position; and control the second transport mechanism to transfer the second follow-up slide to the scanning position.

7. The slide transfer device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The slide transfer device further includes a sample infeed mechanism, which comprises a second track and a first pushing component. The second track is connected to the first track, and the first pushing component is used to drive the slide basket loaded with a first type of slide to move along the second track to push the slide basket to the first track. The second track is perpendicular to the first track and / or the second track is used to connect with a slide pusher, which is used to transfer the slide basket loaded with the first type of slide to the second track; and / or... The first track also has a retrieval position, and the first transfer mechanism is also used to transfer the empty slide basket to the retrieval position; the slide transfer device further includes a sample dispensing mechanism, the sample dispensing mechanism includes a third track and a second pushing component, the retrieval position is connected to the third track, and the second pushing component is used to push the empty slide basket located at the retrieval position to the third track, the third track being perpendicular to the first track; or, the retrieval position is used to be connected to a retrieval device so that the retrieval device can receive the empty slide basket, or, the retrieval position is used to be connected to a slide pusher, the slide pusher being used to transfer the prepared slides to the empty slide basket and send the slide basket loaded with the slides into the sample image scanning device.

8. The slide transfer device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The second housing structure includes: At least one first receiving slot for receiving the emergency slide; and / or, At least one second receiving slot is provided for receiving the first follow-up slide.

9. The slide transfer device as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The second receiving structure includes a first receiving groove and a second receiving groove, which are separated to leave a preset distance for the user to pick up and put in the glass slide.

10. The slide transfer device as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The first track is also provided with a pick-up and place position for the user to put in the emergency slide and / or pick up and place the first follow-up slide. The slide transfer device is provided with a cover covering the first track. The cover is provided with a pick-up and place opening corresponding to the pick-up and place position. The second receiving structure has an opening for taking out a second type of slide. The diameter of the inlet is smaller than the distance between the first and second receiving slots, so that the user can take out or put in a glass slide each time.

11. The slide transfer device as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The first track is also provided with a pick-and-place position, which is used for the user to place the emergency slide and / or pick up and place the first follow-up slide; the slide transfer device further includes: A controller is configured to control the first transfer mechanism to move a first distance along the first track so that the position of the first receiving slot corresponds to the pick-and-place position, and / or, the controller is configured to control the first transfer mechanism to move a second distance along the first track so that the position of the second receiving slot corresponds to the pick-and-place position.

12. The slide transfer device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first receiving structure is used to receive a slide basket loaded with a first type of glass slide. The first receiving structure includes a first pushing part and a second pushing part. The first pushing part and the second pushing part are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the first track. The first pushing part and the second pushing part enclose a first receiving position for receiving the slide basket. The first pushing part is used to push the slide basket when the first transfer mechanism moves to the transfer position. The second pushing part is used to push the slide basket when the first transfer mechanism moves out of the transfer position. And / or, The first transfer mechanism further includes a first drive module, and at least one of the first receiving structure and the second receiving structure is connected to the first drive module. The first drive module is used to drive the first receiving structure and the second receiving structure to move synchronously along the first track. And / or, The slide has a vertical position during sample introduction and a horizontal position during scanning. The second transfer mechanism includes a first transfer component and a second transfer component. The first transfer component is used to transfer the vertically positioned slide to the second transfer component. The second transfer component has a buffer seat with a buffer position for placing the slide. The buffer seat can be flipped to switch the slide located at the buffer position between a vertical and a horizontal position. The second transfer component is also used to transfer the horizontally positioned slide between the buffer position and the scanning position.

13. A sample image scanning device, characterized in that, Includes the slide transfer device as described in any one of claims 1-12.

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