Sample transmission system and method and computer equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to a sample transmission system and method and computer equipment, and aims to adjust the position sequence of carriers carrying common samples to be tested and urgent samples to be tested according to the running condition of the carriers of the inner rail at the current moment when urgent samples to be tested need to enter the inner rail to be extracted preferentially by an extraction assembly. Therefore, when the urgent to-be-detected sample is extracted and detected prior to the common to-be-detected sample, the jumped common to-be-detected sample can continue to move in the inner rail, and after extraction of the urgent to-be-detected sample is completed, the jumped common to-be-detected sample can enter the sample extraction position through the inner rail in time to be extracted by the extraction assembly, so that the extraction efficiency of the urgent to-be-detected sample is improved. Under the condition that high-priority processing of the to-be-detected sample is urgent, normal extraction and detection of a common to-be-detected sample are also considered, and the situation that the operation efficiency of a whole transmission system is affected due to excessive sacrifice of the common to-be-detected sample is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of medical device technology, and in particular to a sample transmission system, method and computer equipment. Background Art

[0002] In outpatient clinics, a large number of collected samples need to be tested. In order to improve the detection efficiency and detection capacity of samples, multiple analytical instruments are usually assembled in an assembly line. The input samples are sent to the designated analytical instrument for analysis and detection based on the transmission track of the assembly line according to the preset detection items. The samples sent for detection are divided into ordinary samples to be tested and urgent samples to be tested. The urgent samples to be tested have a higher priority than the ordinary samples to be tested, that is, they need to be tested first. Therefore, the processing scheme of the prior art is often that when urgent samples to be tested enter the assembly line, all the ordinary samples to be tested queued in the assembly line are "cleared", that is, the ordinary samples to be tested are interrupted from being sent to the designated analytical instrument for analysis and detection. After the urgent samples to be tested are tested, the ordinary samples to be tested are sent back to the analytical instrument through a cycle in the assembly line. If urgent samples to be tested are newly added in the middle, the ordinary samples to be tested are rearranged for a new cycle according to the above processing method.

[0003] However, with the current processing method, ordinary samples will stay on the transmission track for a long time without being tested, which interrupts the normal testing of ordinary samples, greatly interferes with the normal testing of ordinary samples to be tested, and further causes waste of resources. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that expedited samples to be tested are given priority processing while taking into account the normal processing of ordinary samples to be tested. Summary of the invention

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a sample transmission system, method and computer equipment to address technical problems in the prior art such as the inability to take into account the normal processing of ordinary samples in the priority scheduling of expedited samples.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides a sample transmission system, the system comprising: a transmission component, comprising a main rail and a first inner rail, both of which can be used for a carrier to independently circulate in a specified direction, the carrier can be used to carry samples, and the first inner rail has a sample extraction position; a first transfer component, arranged between the main rail and the first inner rail, for moving the carrier between the main rail and the first inner rail; the first inner rail has a first entrance and a first exit; the first transfer component connects the first entrance and the first exit; the sample extraction position is located between the first entrance and the first exit; an extraction component, arranged at a setting position corresponding to the sample extraction position of the first inner rail, for extracting samples; a first identification component, arranged between the first transfer component and the first inner rail. The interface between the main rail and the first entrance of the first inner rail is used to identify the sample type of the sample carried by the carrier entering the first transfer component from the main rail, and the sample type includes urgent test samples and common test samples; the controller is used to control the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the urgent test sample from the main rail to the first inner rail when the first identification component identifies the urgent test sample, and to transport at least part of the original carrier carrying the common test sample on the first inner rail to the first exit; when the original carrier carrying the common test sample arrives at the first exit, control the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the untested common test sample from the first exit to the first entrance to enter the first inner rail.

[0006] In one embodiment, the sample transfer system further includes: a second transfer component, arranged on the first inner rail, for transferring the carrier to the sample extraction position, wherein the track from the first entrance to the second transfer component is the upstream track of the first inner rail, and the track from the second transfer component to the first exit is the downstream track of the first inner rail; a detection component, arranged at the entrance of the second transfer component of the first inner rail, for detecting a target carrier, wherein the target carrier is a carrier that reaches a detection area of ​​the detection component; and a controller, for controlling the extraction component to perform a sample extraction operation on the sample to be tested carried by the target carrier after the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested enters the first inner rail, and controlling the second transfer component to transport the carrier located behind the target carrier on the first track and carrying the ordinary sample to be tested to the downstream track.

[0007] In one embodiment, after the second transfer component transports the carrier carrying the common samples on the first track that is located behind the target carrier to the downstream track, the controller is also used to: control the second transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the urgent samples to the sample extraction position, and control the extraction component to perform sample extraction operations on the urgent samples, and then perform extraction operations on the common samples in sequence according to the order in which the carriers carrying the common samples arrive at the sample extraction position.

[0008] In one embodiment, the second transfer component is provided with at least two injection slots, the injection slots are used to accommodate the carrier, and the angle between adjacent injection slots relative to the rotation center of the second transfer component is 90 degrees or 180 degrees.

[0009] In one embodiment, the controller is also used to control the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested to the upstream track when the remaining cache capacity of the first inner track is greater than the preset reserved capacity and when the first identification component identifies the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested, the remaining cache capacity is the difference between the total number of the carriers carrying the urgent sample to be tested and the carriers carrying the ordinary sample to be tested that can be accommodated by the first inner track and the total number of the carriers carrying the urgent sample to be tested and the carriers carrying the ordinary sample to be tested that are currently accommodated, and the preset reserved capacity is the number of cache positions reserved in advance by the first inner track for the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested.

[0010] In one embodiment, the controller is also used to control the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested from the first exit to the main rail when the remaining buffer amount of the first inner rail is less than or equal to the preset reserved amount and when the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested reaches the first exit, and to control the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested to the main rail when the first identification component identifies the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested.

[0011] In one embodiment, the sample transmission system further includes: a second identification component, disposed at the first exit, for identifying the sample type of the sample carried by the carrier arriving at the first exit; when the carrier carrying the common sample to be tested arrives at the first exit, the second identification component identifies the untested common sample to be tested, and the controller controls the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the untested common sample to be tested from the first exit to the first entrance into the first inner rail.

[0012] In one embodiment, the transmission component also includes a second inner rail, the main rail and the second inner rail are connected through a third transfer component, and the system also includes a processing component connected to the second inner rail, which is used to process the sample before detection; the controller is also used to control the third transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the urgent test sample from the main rail to the second inner rail, determine the arrangement order of the carrier carrying the urgent test sample and the carrier carrying the ordinary test sample in the second inner rail, so that the processing component processes the urgent test sample and the ordinary test sample in sequence.

[0013] In a second aspect, the present application also provides a sample transmission method, comprising the following steps: identifying the sample type of the sample carried by the carrier through a first identification component and a second identification component, the sample type including expedited test samples and ordinary test samples, the first identification component being arranged at the interface between the first transfer component and the main rail and the first inner rail, the main rail and the first inner rail being used to drive the carrier to independently circulate in a specified direction, the main rail and the first inner rail being connected through the first transfer component to enable the carrier to move between the main rail and the first inner rail, the first inner rail having a sample extraction position and a first inlet and a first outlet connected to the first transfer component, the sample extraction position being located between the first inlet and the first outlet the first inner rail, the first transfer assembly is controlled to transfer the carrier carrying the urgent sample from the main rail to the first inner rail; at least part of the original carrier carrying the common sample on the first inner rail is transported to the first exit; when the original carrier carrying the common sample arrives at the first exit, the first transfer assembly is controlled to transfer the carrier carrying the untested common sample from the first exit to the first entrance to enter the first inner rail.

[0014] In a third aspect, the present application further provides a computer device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor implements the following steps when executing the computer program: identifying the sample type of the sample carried by the carrier through a first identification component and a second identification component, wherein the sample type includes an expedited sample to be tested and a common sample to be tested, wherein the first identification component is arranged at the interface between the first transfer component and the main rail and the first inner rail, wherein the main rail and the first inner rail are used to drive the carrier to independently circulate in a specified direction, wherein the main rail and the first inner rail are connected through the first transfer component to enable the carrier to move between the main rail and the first inner rail, wherein the first inner rail has a sample extraction position and a first inlet and a first outlet connected to the first transfer component, wherein the first identification component is arranged at the interface between the first transfer component and the main rail and the first inner rail, wherein the first transfer ... The sample extraction position is located between the first entrance and the first exit, and the second identification component is arranged at the first exit; when the first identification component identifies that the sample type carried by the carrier located at the first transfer component on the main rail is the expedited sample, the first transfer component is controlled to transfer the carrier carrying the expedited sample from the main rail to the first inner rail; at least part of the original carrier carrying the common sample on the first inner rail is transported to the first exit; when the original carrier carrying the common sample arrives at the first exit, the first transfer component is controlled to transfer the carrier carrying the untested common sample from the first exit to the first entrance to enter the first inner rail.

[0015] The above-mentioned sample transmission system, method and computer equipment can achieve that when there are urgent samples to be tested that need to enter the inner rail and be extracted by the extraction component first, the position order of the carriers carrying ordinary samples to be tested and urgent samples to be tested can be adjusted according to the operating status of the carrier on the inner rail at the current moment, so that the urgent samples to be tested can be extracted and tested before the ordinary samples to be tested, while the ordinary samples to be tested that are cut in line can continue to move in the inner rail. After the extraction of the urgent samples to be tested is completed, they can enter the sample extraction position through the inner rail in time to be extracted by the extraction component. While ensuring the high priority processing of the urgent samples to be tested, the normal extraction and testing of the ordinary samples to be tested are also taken into account, avoiding excessive sacrifice of the ordinary samples to be tested, which affects the operating efficiency of the entire transmission system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a system in one embodiment;

[0017] Figure 2a-2b A schematic diagram of a local structure of a system in an embodiment;

[0018] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a sample injection slot in one embodiment;

[0019] Figure 4a-4b A schematic diagram of position switching of a sample injection slot in one embodiment;

[0020] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a transfer component in one embodiment;

[0021] Figure 6a-6b A schematic diagram of another embodiment processing assembly;

[0022] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a sample transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 8 FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the internal structure of a computer device in one embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clearly understood, the present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other unless there is a conflict.

[0025] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0026] In addition, in the present invention, descriptions such as "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. The meanings of "and / or" and "and / or" appearing in the full text are the same, both indicating that three parallel solutions are included. Taking "A and / or B as an example", it includes solution A, or solution B, or a solution that satisfies both A and B. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in the field to implement. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0027] The detection referred to in the present invention is an in vitro diagnostic test, which refers to a diagnostic method in which a sample (blood, body fluid, tissue, etc.) is taken out of the human body and then tested to determine a disease or body function. According to different test methods, it can be biochemical analysis, immunoassay, molecular analysis, microbial analysis, blood analysis, etc. Among them, the full name of biochemical analysis is biochemical analysis, and its main detection and analysis content is the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the main substances and metabolites involved in the body's metabolic process; the full name of immunoassay is immunological analysis, and its detection and analysis targets are the qualitative and quantitative analysis of humoral immune substances involved in immune response, the qualitative and quantitative analysis of various immune cells involved in cellular immunity, and the qualitative analysis of cytokines involved in immune response.

[0028] The sample tube contains the sample, and the sample tube is held fixed in the carrier by a clamping spring on the carrier. It should be noted here that the carrier can be a sample rack with only one position for placing the sample test tube, and only transports one sample test tube at a time, or it can be a sample rack that can hold multiple sample test tubes and can transport multiple sample test tubes at a time.

[0029] The existing sample detection process is that after the sample enters the sample transmission system, it first scans the code to obtain the sample detection item, and then determines the sample's travel path in the assembly line based on the detection item to ensure that the sample completes a series of processing procedures. Generally speaking, the assembly line includes three components, namely, pre-processing component, extraction component and post-processing component. The pre-processing component is used to process the sample before detection, including centrifugation, opening the lid and other actions. The post-processing component is used to process the sample after detection, including sealing, refrigeration, etc. After the extraction component obtains the corresponding sample, it extracts the sample in the sample tube carried by the carrier through the sampling tube, and then performs subsequent detection and analysis. At the same time, the carrier carrying the extracted sample moves to the next destination via the track. The assembly line system marks the sample as a detected sample of the relevant detection item. Generally speaking, at this time, the sample has only completed the extraction work and has not generated the detection and analysis results.

[0030] The samples entering the assembly line are divided into ordinary samples to be tested and urgent samples to be tested according to their priority. Regardless of whether they are ordinary samples to be tested or urgent samples to be tested, the existing technology processes them according to the above process. The difference between urgent samples to be tested and ordinary samples to be tested is that urgent samples to be tested have a higher priority and can be queued into the extraction component to be extracted and tested and analyzed first. However, the existing queue-jumping generally skips the detection of ordinary samples to be tested, allowing the ordinary samples to be tested to perform a large cycle along the main track of the assembly line and then return to the extraction component for detection. During this period, if a new urgent sample to be tested enters, it is necessary to control the ordinary samples to be tested to perform a large cycle again and then return to the extraction component, causing the ordinary samples to be tested to stay on the main track for a long time, which seriously affects the detection of ordinary samples to be tested, greatly lengthens the TAT time of ordinary samples to be tested, that is, the detection turnaround time, and affects the detection efficiency of the entire assembly line.

[0031] In this proposal, the carriers moving in the sample transmission system include at least two types of carriers, carriers carrying urgently tested samples, and carriers carrying ordinary tested samples. Generally, the sample transmission system of the assembly line may include one or more detection items or analyzers, and the corresponding detection items are completed by each analyzer containing an extraction component, wherein each analyzer is arranged in a track of an inner track relatively independent of the main track. The samples to be tested mentioned in this proposal refer to samples that have not yet been extracted by the extraction component, and the samples that have been extracted by the extraction component are tested samples. The samples to be tested and tested samples mentioned above both refer to the detection status for a certain analyzer. If the same sample needs to undergo multiple different detection items, there is a corresponding detection status for each detection item. Furthermore, the urgently tested samples and ordinary tested samples mentioned in this proposal refer to the inner track with functional components, such as the extraction component, such as the first inner track with the extraction component. The extraction priority of the urgently tested samples is higher than that of the ordinary tested samples.

[0032] like Figure 1-Figure 2a -b, the sample transmission system provided by the present invention includes: a transmission component 100, specifically including a main rail 110 in the system and a first inner rail 120 connected to the main rail 110, by controlling the crawler track contained therein to move in a specified direction (clockwise or counterclockwise), further driving the carrier placed on the crawler track to move in the same direction. Since the tracks of the main rail 110 and the first inner rail 120 are independent of each other, the carriers carried by them can be independently circulated. It should be noted that Figure 1The main rail 110 and the first inner rail 120 shown in the figure are for illustration only, and the number of the main rail 110 and the first inner rail 120 is not limited to one. In some computer devices, there are multiple parallel main rails 110, and the carrier can be transported in each rail at the same time. Similarly, some computer devices have multiple first inner rails 120, which can be connected to the main rail 110 respectively. According to the movement direction of the carrier in the first inner rail 120, Figure 2a As shown, the position after the carrier is transferred from the main rail 110 to the first inner rail 120 can be defined as the first entrance of the first inner rail 120. Similarly, Figure 2b As shown, the position of the carrier at the first inner rail 120 when it is transferred from the first inner rail 120 to the main rail 110 is defined as the first exit of the first inner rail 120; in some embodiments of the sample transfer system, it also includes a first transfer component 200, an extraction component 300, a first identification component 400 and a controller 500.

[0033] The first transfer assembly 200 is disposed between the main rail 110 and the first inner rail 120 to connect the two. The carrier on the main rail 110 can enter the first inner rail 120 through the first transfer assembly. Conversely, the carrier on the first inner rail 120 can also enter the main rail 110 through the first transfer assembly. Furthermore, the first transfer assembly can also enable the carriers on the main rail 110 and the first inner rail 120 to circulate in their respective rails.

[0034] The extraction component 300 is disposed at a position corresponding to the sample extraction position of the first inner rail 120. When the carrier moves to the sample extraction position under the support of the first inner rail 120, the extraction component extracts and detects the sample carried by the carrier at the extraction position. It should be noted that Figure 1-Figure 2a -The extraction components shown in b are for illustration only and do not limit the number of extraction components. One extraction component 300 may be provided at a corresponding sample extraction position of the first inner rail 120, or multiple extraction components may be provided. Furthermore, one or more extraction components 300 may be provided at corresponding sample extraction positions of the first inner rail 120. Furthermore, when some computer equipment is provided with multiple first inner rails 120, one or more corresponding extraction components 300 may be provided at the multiple first inner rails 120. The extraction component 300 is used to extract samples, and the corresponding components obtain the extracted samples for detection and analysis to obtain the detection results. For example, the absorbed samples and reagents are added to the reaction container, and the mixture of the samples and reagents is detected to obtain the detection results.

[0035] The first identification component 400 is arranged at the connection point between the first transfer component 200 and the upstream of the main rail 110, and is used to identify the type of sample carried by the carrier entering the first transfer component 200 from the main rail 110; the first identification component 400 is used to identify the detection information of the carrier passing through the identification area. For example, the first identification component 400 can identify the serial number information of the carrier entering the radio frequency area through the radio frequency area of ​​RFID. The serial number information is the unique identification of the carrier, and is associated with the information of the sample tube it carries. Further, according to the information of the sample tube, the detection information of the sample contained in it can be obtained; the first identification component 400 can also be a scanning device, which directly obtains the detection information of the sample by scanning the barcode or QR code on the sample tube. The detection information includes the sample type (urgent sample or ordinary sample), detection item, sample detection status (detected or to be detected), patient information, etc.

[0036] The controller 500 is the control center of the sample transmission system, and is used to manage and control the transmission components, transfer components, extraction components and identification components in the sample transmission system to realize the streamlined extraction and detection of samples. When the carrier moving in the main rail 110 carries an urgent sample to be tested and needs to enter the first inner rail 120 to be sent to the extraction component 300 for detection, the controller 500 controls the first transfer component 200 located between the main rail 110 and the first inner rail 120 to transfer the carrier from the main rail 110 to the first inner rail 120. At the same time, at least part of the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested in the first inner rail 120 at the current moment is transferred from the upstream rail 121 to the downstream rail 122 without being extracted by the extraction component 300, and moves to the first exit of the first inner rail 120.

[0037] It should be noted that the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested referred to here is located before the sample extraction position, that is, the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested that has not reached the sample extraction position. When the first inner rail 120 first enters a carrier carrying urgent samples to be tested, each carrier before it performs the sample extraction operation in sequence. Therefore, the carriers after the sample extraction position are all carriers carrying extracted samples, that is, there are no carriers carrying ordinary samples to be tested that have not been subjected to the extraction operation. In the case where there are multiple carriers carrying urgent samples and there are several carriers carrying ordinary samples to be tested located on the first inner rail 120 in sequence, when a carrier carrying an urgent sample enters the first inner rail 120, it may occur that the carrier carrying the urgent sample is In the case where the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested is located after the sample extraction position, the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested located after the sample extraction position will move to the first exit, while the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested located before the sample extraction position will be transferred from the upstream track 121 to the downstream track 122 without being extracted by the extraction component 300, and will move to the first exit of the first inner track 120. Therefore, no matter which of the above two situations is true, in this solution, at least part of the original carriers carrying the ordinary samples to be tested on the first inner track are transported to the first exit. The carriers carrying the ordinary samples to be tested are located before the sample extraction position, that is, the carriers carrying the ordinary samples to be tested that have not reached the sample extraction position.

[0038] Furthermore, when the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested reaches the first exit, it is moved out of the first exit one by one through the first transfer assembly 200, then moved into the first entrance, and then re-entered the first inner rail 120. Specifically, the first transfer assembly 200 and the first inner rail 120 are respectively provided with a first exit and a first entrance at the connection point, wherein the first exit is used to allow the carrier moving in the first inner rail 120 to move into the first entrance to re-enter the first inner rail 120 or leave the first inner rail 120 to enter the main rail 110 after reaching, and the first entrance is used for the carrier to enter the first inner rail 120 through the first entrance. The carrier can be a carrier moving on the main rail 110, or a carrier that leaves the first inner rail 120 through the first exit. In combination with the foregoing, the first transfer assembly 200 transfers the carrier carrying the urgent samples to be tested in the main rail 110 through the first entrance. After the carriers carrying the common samples to be tested that have not reached the sample extraction position in the first inner rail 120 are transferred to the first exit, at least part of the carriers carrying the common samples to be tested that have not reached the sample extraction position in the first inner rail 120 are synchronously moved to the first exit, and then moved from the first exit to the first entrance through the first transfer component 200 to return to the first inner rail 120, that is, in the track movement direction of the first inner rail 120, at least part of the carriers carrying the common samples to be tested that were originally arranged before the carriers carrying the urgent samples to be tested are transferred by the first transfer component 200 so that the carriers carrying the common samples to be tested are arranged behind the carriers carrying the urgent samples to be tested, and the subsequent extraction component 300 can extract each sample in sequence according to the current arrangement order of each carrier, so that the urgent samples to be tested carried by the carriers that enter the first inner rail 120 later can be extracted by the extraction component 300 before the common samples to be tested carried by the carriers that enter the first inner rail 120.

[0039] Through the coordinated scheduling of the components and controllers in the above system, when there are urgent samples to be tested that need to enter the inner rail to be extracted by the extraction component first, the position order of the carriers carrying ordinary samples to be tested and urgent samples to be tested can be adjusted according to the operating status of the carriers on the inner rail at the current moment, so that the urgent samples to be tested can be extracted and tested before the ordinary samples to be tested, while the ordinary samples to be tested that are cut in line can continue to move in the inner rail. After the extraction of the urgent samples to be tested is completed, they can enter the sample extraction position through the inner rail in time to be extracted by the extraction component. While ensuring the high priority processing of the urgent samples to be tested, the normal extraction and testing of the ordinary samples to be tested are also taken into account, avoiding excessive sacrifice of the ordinary samples to be tested, which affects the operating efficiency of the entire transmission system.

[0040] In one embodiment, the sample transmission system also includes: a second transfer component, arranged on the first inner rail, for transferring the carrier to the sample extraction position, wherein the track from the first entrance to the second transfer component is the upstream track of the first inner rail, and the track from the second transfer component to the first exit is the downstream track of the first inner rail; a detection component, arranged at the entrance of the second transfer component of the first inner rail, for detecting the target carrier, the target carrier is the carrier that reaches the detection area of ​​the detection component; a controller, for controlling the extraction component to perform a sample extraction operation on the sample to be tested carried by the target carrier after the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested enters the first inner rail, and controlling the second transfer component to transport the carrier located behind the target carrier on the first track and carrying the ordinary sample to be tested to the downstream track.

[0041] Continue to refer Figure 2a-2b The second transfer assembly 123 is arranged on the first inner rail 120, and the detection assembly 600 is arranged at the entrance of the carrier entering the second transfer assembly 123. When the carrier reaches the detection area of ​​the detection assembly 600, it can be detected by the detection assembly 600. The second transfer assembly 123 and the first transfer assembly 200 divide the first inner rail 120 into an upstream track 121 and a downstream track 122. After the carrier reaches the first entrance of the first inner rail 120 from the first transfer assembly 200, it enters the second transfer assembly 123 through the upstream track 121, and the second transfer assembly 123 rotates the carrier After being transported to the sample extraction position, the extraction component 300 extracts the sample carried by the carrier for detection and analysis, and the second transfer component 123 then transfers the carrier carrying the extracted sample to the downstream track 122, through which the carrier is transported to the first transfer component 200, and transferred to the main track 110 via the first transfer component 200, completing the circular movement of the carrier in the first inner track 120. In another scheduling scenario, the second transfer component 123 can also transfer the carrier entering this component directly to the downstream track 122 without the extraction component 300 extracting the sample carried by the carrier.

[0042] In an application scenario, when a carrier carrying an urgent sample to be tested enters the upstream track 121 through the first transfer component 200, the controller 500 obtains information about the carrier that has been detected by the detection component 600 at the current moment based on the detection information sent by the detection component 600, marks the detected carrier as a target carrier, and controls the second transfer component 123 to transfer each target carrier to the sample extraction position in sequence according to the order in which each target carrier is detected, so that each target carrier can be sequentially extracted by the extraction component 300 to extract the sample it carries; after the extraction action of each target carrier is completed and before the detection component 600 identifies the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested, if the detection component 600 identifies the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested, the controller sends a message to the extraction component 300 not to extract the sample carried by the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested. After receiving the instruction of the sample, the extraction component 300 does not perform the extraction operation on the sample carried by the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested that arrives at the sample extraction position through the second transfer component 123, and the controller further sends a transfer instruction to the second transfer component 123, and the second transfer component 123 transfers the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested located at the sample extraction position to the downstream track according to the instruction. If the next carrier passing through the detection component 600 is still a carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested, the above steps are repeated until the detection component 600 identifies the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested. After the extraction component 300 performs the extraction operation on the sample carried by the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested that arrives at the sample extraction position through the transfer component 123, the second transfer component 123 transfers the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested from the sample extraction position to the downstream track. In one embodiment, the detection component 600 is arranged in the upstream track next to the second transfer component 123, so that the number of carriers carrying the sample to be tested identified by the detection component 600 does not exceed 1, that is, the number of target carriers does not exceed 1. Only when the first carrier carrying the sample to be tested is detected by the detection component 600 and reaches the sample extraction position through the second transfer component 123 and the extraction operation is performed, the next carrier has the movement space to move along the upstream track 121 and reach the detection area of ​​the detection component 600, and is identified by the detection component 600 and then is detected by the controller 500. Marked as the target carrier, this solution can make full use of the time from the time when the expedited sample enters the inner track to the time when it arrives at the sample extraction position for extraction, realize the extraction of the target carrier within the time period, and balance the extraction efficiency of ordinary samples to be tested and expedited samples to be tested. Furthermore, by setting the detection component 600 upstream of the sample extraction position, the target carrier is identified in advance and sent to the controller 500 in time, and then the extraction preparation instruction is sent to the extraction component 300, so that the extraction component 300 has started to perform extraction preparation before the target carrier reaches the sample extraction position, thereby improving the extraction efficiency of the target carrier.

[0043] In another application scenario, when a carrier carrying an urgent sample to be tested enters the upstream track 121 through the first transfer component 200, if there is no carrier detected by the detection component 600 at the current moment, that is, there is no target carrier, then the second transfer component 123 and the extraction component 300 both remain in a standby state until a carrier is detected by the detection component 600 and enters the second transfer component 123. If the carrier is a carrier carrying an ordinary sample to be tested, the controller sends an instruction to the extraction component 300 not to extract the sample carried by the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested. After receiving the instruction, the extraction component 300 extracts the sample carried by the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested that has passed through the second transfer component 123 and arrived at the sample extraction position. The sample carried by the carrier is not subjected to extraction operation, and the controller further sends a transfer instruction to the second transfer component 123. The second transfer component 123 transfers the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested located at the sample extraction position to the downstream track according to the instruction. If the next carrier passing through the detection component 600 is still a carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested, the above steps are repeated until the detection component 600 identifies the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested. After the extraction component 300 performs an extraction operation on the sample carried by the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested that reaches the sample extraction position through the transfer component 123, the transfer component 123 transfers the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested from the sample extraction position to the downstream track.

[0044] According to the above technical solution, when the expedited samples enter the first inner track, for the carrier carrying the ordinary samples, the controller sends an instruction not to perform the extraction operation to the extraction component, and transfers the ordinary samples to the downstream track of the first inner track through the second transfer component, so that when the expedited samples enter, the ordinary samples can be quickly removed. In addition, when the expedited samples enter the first inner track, the samples carried by the carrier that have been detected by the detection component 600 are first extracted, and then the ordinary samples that arrive later are removed. Through this solution, when the expedited samples enter, some samples can be extracted first, ensuring that some samples are extracted normally, while reducing the impact on the queuing waiting time of the expedited samples that have just entered the first inner track, thereby improving the extraction and detection efficiency of the entire assembly line.

[0045] In one embodiment, after the second transfer component transports the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested that is located behind the target carrier on the first track to the downstream track, the controller is also used to: control the second transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the urgently tested samples to the sample extraction position, and control the extraction component to perform sample extraction operations on the urgently tested samples, and then perform extraction operations on the ordinary samples to be tested in sequence according to the order in which the carriers carrying the ordinary samples to be tested arrive at the sample extraction position.

[0046] In an application scenario, after the controller 500 controls the extraction component 300 to sequentially extract samples from the target carrier and the carrier carrying the urgently tested samples, that is, when there is no carrier carrying the urgently tested samples on the upstream track 121, the controller 500 controls the extraction component 300 in sequence to perform extraction operations on the samples carried by each carrier according to the default scheduling strategy and the order in which each carrier carrying the ordinary samples arrives at the sample extraction position.

[0047] The above technical solution, when all the urgent samples to be tested in the inner track are extracted, promptly switches the current scheduling strategy to the default scheduling strategy of extracting in order, which can ensure that the extraction of ordinary samples to be tested is restored to normal in time, ensure the extraction process of ordinary samples, and timely reduce the impact of urgent samples queuing on ordinary samples.

[0048] In one embodiment, the second transfer assembly is provided with at least two injection slots for accommodating the carrier, and the angle between adjacent injection slots relative to the rotation center of the second transfer assembly is 90 degrees or 180 degrees.

[0049] refer to Figure 3 The injection slot is a groove opened in the second transfer component 123, the preparation position is set on the upstream track, and this position is the detection area of ​​the detection component 600. The injection position is set in the injection slot opened in the second transfer component 123, and this position is also the interface between the injection slot and the upstream track 121. The sample extraction position is set in the injection slot, at the corresponding position where the extraction component 300 performs the extraction work.

[0050] When the carrier is transported to the preparation position on the upstream track 121 corresponding to the detection component 600 through the upstream track 121, it enters the detection area of ​​the detection component 600, is detected by the detection component 600, and then reaches the injection position through the transmission of the upstream track and the injection slot with an opening, and further through the counterclockwise rotation of the second transfer component 123 to send the carrier to the sample extraction position through the injection slot, the extraction component performs an extraction operation on the sample carried by the carrier at the sample extraction position.

[0051] In one application scenario, by setting a detection component 600 on one side of the upstream track 121, its detection range includes an area covering the preparation position located on the upstream track 121, and a sensor reaching the preparation position can be detected in real time; in another embodiment, the detection component 600 is an optical coupling sensor, which is set below the preparation position located on the upstream track 121, and is used to sense whether a carrier has reached the preparation position. When the detection component 600 senses that a carrier has passed, it sends the signal back to the controller. The controller determines the target carrier based on the received signal and the arrangement order of each carrier in the queue information, and sends an extraction preparation instruction to the extraction component 300. The extraction component 300 performs the extraction preparation work in advance according to the instruction. When the carrier located at the preparation position reaches the sample extraction position, the extraction component that has completed the extraction preparation work can quickly perform the extraction work. to improve the extraction efficiency; in another embodiment, the detection component 600 is an RFID sensor, which is used to directly read the information of the carrier and return the acquired information to the controller 500, and the controller directly marks the corresponding carrier as a target carrier based on the information; in another embodiment, the detection component 600 is composed of an RFID sensor and an optical coupling sensor, wherein the RFID sensor is arranged downstream of the optical coupling sensor, and is used to identify and obtain the information of the carrier located at the injection position. When the carrier moves downward from the upstream, it is first identified by the optical coupling sensor, and the controller determines the carrier information based on the signal returned by the optical coupling sensor and combined with the queue information. Then the carrier moves to the sample injection position, is identified by the RFID sensor and obtains the information of the carrier, and the controller compares whether the information of the two is consistent, and when it is consistent, the carrier is marked as the target carrier.

[0052] In an application scenario, when a carrier carrying an urgent sample to be tested enters the upstream track 121 of the first inner track 120 through the first transfer component 200, if at the current moment, at least one carrier is located at any one of the preparation position and the sample injection position, that is, the carrier has been detected by the detection component 600, the controller marks it as a target carrier and sends an instruction to perform extraction preparation work to the extraction component 300. When the target carrier is located at the extraction position, the controller sends an instruction to perform extraction work to the extraction component 300; or when a carrier is located at the sample extraction position, the controller sends an instruction to perform extraction work to the extraction component 300. When the extraction component 300 extracts the target carrier detected by the detection component 600, the controller sends an instruction to perform extraction work to the extraction component 300. After the sample carried by the carrier arrives at any one of the preparation position, the injection position and the sample extraction position, the controller does not send an instruction for extracting preparation work or an instruction for executing the extraction work to the extraction component 300, so as to skip the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested, until the sample carried by the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested located on the upstream track 121 is extracted by the extraction component 300, and there are no other carriers carrying urgent samples to be tested in the upstream track 121. Then, the extraction component 300 executes the extraction preparation work and the extraction work on each carrier in the order in which each carrier reaches the preparation position, the injection position and the sample extraction position, so as to extract the carried samples in sequence.

[0053] In one application scenario, the second transfer component 123 is a disc structure, which can rotate counterclockwise or clockwise around its center. In a specific embodiment, refer to Figure 4a-4bThe second transfer assembly 123 is provided with two symmetrical sample injection slots, and the angle between the two sample injection slots and the rotation center of the second transfer assembly 123 is 180°. The stroke of each rotation of the second transfer assembly 123 is one-quarter of a circle, that is, each rotation is 90° counterclockwise around the center of the circle. Every time the second transfer assembly 123 rotates 90 degrees, at least one sample injection slot is located at the sample injection position or the sample extraction position. That is, when the carrier enters the sample injection slot from the upstream track 121, that is, when it reaches the sample injection position, the second transfer assembly 123 rotates 90° counterclockwise around the center of the circle, and transfers the carrier located at the sample injection position to the sample extraction position. The extraction assembly 300 performs an extraction operation on the sample carried by the carrier located at the sample extraction position. After the extraction is completed, the second transfer assembly 123 rotates 90° counterclockwise around the center of the circle again, docks with the downstream track 122 through the sample injection slot, and extracts the extracted sample. The carrier of this invention is transferred to the downstream track 122, and at the same time, another sampling slot symmetrical to the sampling slot is just docked with the upstream track 121 to receive the next carrier transported from the preparation position to the sampling position, so that the carrier that has extracted the sample leaves the sampling slot at the same time, and the carrier at the preparation position enters the sampling position, and then the carrier is transferred to the sample extraction position by the rotation of the second transfer component 123. Each rotation of the second transfer component 123 can make the carrier reach the sample extraction position from the sampling position or make the carrier smoothly enter the sampling position from the preparation position through the upstream track 121, so as to realize the fixed and stable movement from the preparation position of the upstream track 121 to the sample extraction position through the sampling position. Under the above structure, two carriers can be located at the preparation position, the sampling position and the sample extraction position at the same time, that is, the two carriers can be located at the preparation position, and the sampling position or the sample extraction position respectively.

[0054] In another application scenario, the second transfer component 123 is a disc structure, which can rotate counterclockwise or clockwise around its center. In a specific embodiment, refer to Figure 5 , the second transfer component

[0055] 123 is provided with four sample injection slots symmetrical in pairs, and the four sample injection slots are arranged in a cross shape. The angle between the adjacent sample injection slots and the rotation center of the second transfer component 123 is 90°. When the carrier enters the sample injection slot from the upstream track 121, that is, reaches the sample injection position, the second transfer component 123 rotates 90° counterclockwise around the center of the circle to transfer the carrier located at the sample injection position to the sample extraction position. At the same time, another adjacent sample injection slot is just moved to the docking position with the upstream track 121 to receive the next carrier transported from the preparation position to the sample injection position, so that the carrier enters the sample injection position, and the extraction component 300 performs an extraction operation on the sample carried by the carrier located at the sample extraction position. After the extraction is completed, the second transfer component 123 is again Rotate 90° counterclockwise around the center of the circle, and transfer the carrier that has extracted the sample to the downstream track 122 through the sampling slot. At the same time, another sampling slot adjacent to the sampling slot transfers the carrier located at the sampling position to the sample extraction position for the extraction component 300 to perform the extraction operation. Each rotation of the second transfer component 123 can enable the carrier to reach the sample extraction position from the sampling position, enable the carrier to smoothly enter the sampling position from the preparation position through the upstream track 121, and enable the carrier located at the sample extraction position to enter the downstream track 122, so as to realize a fixed and stable movement from the preparation position of the upstream track 121 through the sampling position to the sample extraction position. Under the above structure, three carriers can be located at the preparation position, the sampling position and the sample extraction position at the same time.

[0056] In the above technical solution, after the detection component 600 detects the carrier, the controller marks it as the target carrier, and controls the extraction component to prepare the detected carrier for extraction in advance. At this time, the carriers on the preparation position, the injection position and the sample extraction position are all detected by the detection component 600 and marked as target carriers. When the urgent sample enters the inner track, the sample carried by the target carrier at the preparation position, the injection position and the sample extraction position is preferentially extracted, and then the subsequent ordinary samples are skipped and not extracted. While improving the extraction efficiency, it can also ensure the urgent sample Priority processing can be given to the samples, and at the same time, some common samples can be processed in time to a certain extent. Secondly, a plurality of adjacent sample injection slots are arranged in the transfer component. The transfer component rotates around the center to sequentially transfer the carrier transmitted by the upstream track to the sample extraction position via the sample injection position. Due to the symmetrical arrangement of the sample injection slots, the transfer component only needs to rotate at a fixed angle to stably transfer the carrier from the sample injection position to the sample extraction position, and when the extraction is completed and the carrier is transferred out, the next carrier carrying the sample to be extracted is transferred in time, which simplifies the working logic of the transfer component and further improves the transfer efficiency.

[0057] In one embodiment, the controller is also used to control the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested to the upstream track when the remaining buffer capacity of the first inner track is greater than the preset reserved capacity and when the first identification component identifies a carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested, and the remaining buffer capacity is the difference between the total number of carriers carrying urgent samples to be tested and ordinary samples to be tested that can be accommodated by the first inner track and the total number of carriers carrying urgent samples to be tested and ordinary samples to be tested that are currently accommodated.

[0058] In one embodiment, the controller is also used to control the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested from the first exit to the main rail when the remaining buffer amount of the first inner rail is less than or equal to the preset reserved amount and when the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested arrives at the first exit, and to control the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested to the main rail when the first identification component identifies the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested.

[0059] The total cache capacity is the maximum number of carriers that can be cached in the upstream track 121 of the first inner track 120. In this application scenario, it refers to the maximum number of carriers carrying expedited samples and carriers carrying ordinary samples that can be simultaneously carried by the upstream track 121.

[0060] The preset reserved amount refers to the number of cache positions reserved in advance on the first inner track for carriers carrying urgently tested samples. Specifically, when the remaining cache amount of the first inner track is less than or equal to the preset reserved amount, carriers carrying ordinary samples to be tested cannot enter the first inner track. When the remaining cache amount of the first inner track is greater than the preset reserved amount, carriers carrying ordinary samples to be tested can enter the first inner track normally to ensure that the first inner track has free cache positions to accommodate carriers carrying urgently tested samples under any circumstances. The preset reserved amount can be user-defined by adding relevant rules in the execution logic inside the controller.

[0061] In an application scenario, when each carrier passes through the first transfer component 200 and enters the upstream track 121 of the first inner track 120, the controller increases the number of carriers of the current upstream track 121 by 1 according to the carrier information identified by the first identification component 400, and simultaneously records the type of the carrier (a carrier carrying urgent samples to be tested or a carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested), and generates a transport queue of the upstream track 121 based on the above information. The queue information includes the queue order of each carrier, the type of sample carried by each carrier, the total number of carriers in the queue, and the number of each type of carrier carrying urgent samples to be tested and ordinary samples to be tested; when a carrier passes through the detection component 600 arrives at the sample extraction position, and the sample it carries is extracted by the extraction component 300 and transferred to the downstream track 122 through the second transfer component 123, then the number of carriers on the current upstream track 121 is reduced by 1, and the type of the carrier (a carrier carrying urgently required samples or a carrier carrying ordinary samples) is synchronously determined, that is, the carrier is moved out of the transportation queue of the upstream track 121, and the above steps are repeated. Whenever the carrier enters and leaves the upstream track 121, the controller can grasp the number of carriers currently being transported in the upstream track 121 and the order in the queue, as well as the transportation quantity of various types of carriers carrying urgently required samples and carriers carrying ordinary samples in real time.

[0062] In a specific embodiment, the maximum number of carriers that can be cached in the upstream track 121 is 5, and the preset reserve is set to 2, that is, the minimum number of carriers carrying urgent samples to be tested that can be carried in the upstream track 121 is 2. When the carrier transported from the main track 110 is identified as the type of sample carried by the carrier by the first identification component 400 and is sent to the upstream track 121 of the first inner track 120 by the first transfer component 200, the number of carriers currently cached in the upstream track 121, as well as the cached number of carriers carrying urgent samples to be tested and carriers carrying ordinary samples to be tested are recorded in real time, with reference to Figure 2a, when the first identification component 400 identifies a carrier carrying a common sample to be tested that needs to enter the first inner track 120 at a certain moment, the number of carriers being cached in the upstream track 121 at this moment is 2, that is, the remaining cache capacity of the carriers in the upstream track 121 at the current moment is the maximum number of carriers minus the number of currently cached carriers, that is, the number of carriers that can still be received is 5-2=3, and at this time the remaining cache capacity 3 is greater than the preset reserved capacity 2, then the controller controls the first transfer component 200 to transfer the carrier carrying the common sample to be tested to the upstream track 121; in another application scenario In the process, if the carrier that needs to re-enter the upstream track 121 is a carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested, then according to the above scheduling rules, the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested will be transferred to the first entrance to enter the upstream track 121. For the carrier carrying urgent samples to be tested that needs to be sent from the main track 110 to the upstream track 121, it is not restricted by the above rules. As long as the remaining buffer amount of the upstream track 121 is not zero, the controller will transfer each carrier carrying urgent samples to be tested that needs to enter the upstream track 121 to the first entrance through the first transfer component 200 to enter the upstream track 121.

[0063] In another specific embodiment, the maximum number of carriers that can be cached in the upstream track 121 is 5, and the preset reserve amount is set to 2, that is, the minimum number of carriers carrying urgent samples to be tested that can be carried in the upstream track 121 is 2. When the carrier transported from the main track 110 is identified as a carrier type by the first identification component 400 and is sent to the upstream track 121 of the first inner track 120 by the first transfer component 200, the number of carriers currently cached in the upstream track 121 and the cached number of carriers carrying urgent samples to be tested and carriers carrying ordinary samples to be tested are recorded in real time. When the first identification component 400 identifies a carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested that needs to enter the first inner track 120 or a carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested needs to re-enter the upstream track 121 at a certain moment, reference is made to Figure 2bAt this time, the number of carriers being cached in the upstream track 121 is 3, that is, the remaining cache capacity of the carriers in the upstream track 121 at the current moment is the maximum number of carriers minus the number of carriers currently cached, that is, the number of carriers that can still be received is 5-3=2, and at this time the remaining cache capacity 2 is equal to the preset reserved capacity 2, then the controller controls the first transfer component 200 to transfer the carrier carrying the common sample to be tested from the upstream of the main track 110 relative to the first transfer component 200 to the downstream of the main track 110 relative to the first transfer component 200, so that the carrier carrying the common sample to be tested continues to move on the main track 110, so as not to enter the first inner track 120 when it is recognized by the first recognition component 400 this time, until the first recognition component 400 recognizes the carrier carrying the common sample to be tested again. After the first identification component 400 identifies the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested, the controller schedules the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested according to the above rules. Similarly, for the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested that needs to re-enter the upstream track 121 from the downstream track 122 of the first inner track 120, the controller transfers the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested from the first exit to the downstream of the main track 110 relative to the first transfer component 200, so that the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested does not enter the upstream track 121 until the first identification component 400 recognizes the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested again. The controller schedules the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested according to the above rules. In the above manner, it is ensured that the upstream track 121 can cache at least two carriers carrying urgent samples to be tested at the same time under any circumstances.

[0064] According to the above technical scheme, when the upstream track 121 is fully loaded with cached carriers, at least a certain number of carriers carrying urgent samples to be tested can be cached. At the same time, by setting the scheduling rules that restrict the objects to be restricted to carriers carrying ordinary samples to be tested, according to the different preset reserved quantities, each carrier carrying urgent samples to be tested can be sent to the first inner track under any circumstances, thereby ensuring that the urgent samples can be processed in time.

[0065] In one embodiment, the sample transmission system also includes: a second identification component, arranged at the first exit, for identifying the sample type of the sample carried by the carrier arriving at the first exit; when the carrier carrying the common sample to be tested arrives at the first exit, the second identification component identifies the untested common sample to be tested, and the controller controls the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the untested common sample to be tested from the first exit to the first entrance and enter the first inner rail.

[0066] refer to Figure 2a-2b The second identification component 700 is disposed near the first exit and is used to detect the type of samples carried by the carrier arriving at the first exit. The specific implementation method is described in the previous text for the first identification component 400 and will not be repeated here.

[0067] In a specific application scenario, when a carrier carrying common samples to be tested arrives at the first exit and is identified by the second identification component 700, the second identification component 700 sends the identified information to the controller 500, and the controller 500 controls the first transfer component 200 to transfer the carrier carrying the undetected common samples to be tested from the first exit to the first entrance and enter the first inner rail.

[0068] In another specific application scenario, when a carrier that enters the downstream track through the transfer component 123 is identified by the second identification component, if the first identification component 400 identifies a carrier that needs to enter the inner track 120 from the main track 110 within an adjacent time, the controller controls the first transfer component 200 to send each carrier into the upstream track 121 of the first inner track 120 in the order in which each carrier is identified by each identification component according to the order in which the two identification components, i.e., the first identification component 400 and the second identification component 700, are identified. For example, when a carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested that is sent to the first transfer component 200 is transported on the downstream track 122, while a carrier carrying urgent samples to be tested or a carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested that needs to enter the first inner track 120 is also transported on the main track 110. If the second identification component 700 first identifies a carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested, and then the first identification component 400 identifies a carrier carrying urgent samples to be tested, If the first identification component 400 first identifies the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested or the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested on the main rail 110, the transfer component 200 is controlled to transfer the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested or the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested on the main rail 110 to the first entrance of the upstream rail 121 of the first inner rail 120, and then the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested located on the downstream rail 122 is transferred to the upstream rail 121 according to the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested at the first exit identified by the second identification component 700.

[0069] In one embodiment, the transmission component also includes a second inner rail, the main rail and the second inner rail are connected through a third transfer component, and the system also includes a processing component connected to the second inner rail for processing samples before testing; the controller is also used to control the third transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the urgently tested samples from the main rail to the second inner rail, determine the arrangement order of the carrier carrying the urgently tested samples and the carrier carrying the ordinary tested samples in the second inner rail, so that the processing component processes the urgently tested samples and the ordinary tested samples in sequence.

[0070] In the computer equipment for sample transmission, there are multiple processing links, which are pre-processing, extraction and post-processing in order of sample processing. Pre-processing includes centrifugation, opening the lid and other pre-processing work for the samples to be extracted; extraction, extraction work for the samples to be extracted; post-processing, including sealing, refrigeration and other processing work for the extracted samples. The centrifugation of pre-processing can batch process multiple samples, and the opening of the lid is simple and takes a short time. Among the tested samples targeted by the post-processing work, the expedited samples have completed the extraction operation. Therefore, in the workflow of pre-processing and post-processing, there is less need to give priority to expedited samples.

[0071] refer to Figure 6a When the processing component 800 is a pre-processing component, the processing component 800 is used to perform pre-processing work. After the carrier carrying the sample to be tested is sent to the third transfer component 900 from the main track 110, it is transferred in sequence to the second inner track 130 connected to the processing component 800 through the third transfer component 900, and the order of arrangement of the various carriers transported on the second inner track 130 is confirmed. After the processing component 800 performs pre-processing work on each carrier in turn according to the order, it is then sent back to the main track 110 one by one through the second inner track 130 and the third transfer component 900, and sent to the first transfer component located downstream of the main track 110 in the direction of the arrow.

[0072] refer to Figure 6b When the processing component 800 is a post-processing component, the processing component 800 is used to perform post-processing work. At this time, the third transfer component 900 located downstream of the main track 110 receives the carriers transmitted from the upstream, and transfers them in sequence to the second inner track 130 connected to the processing component 800 through the third transfer component 900, confirms the order of arrangement of the various carriers transported on the second inner track 130, and the processing component 800 performs post-processing work on each carrier in turn according to this order, and then sends them back to the main track 110 one by one through the second inner track 130 and the third transfer component 900.

[0073] In another application scenario, the expedited samples or ordinary samples to be tested extracted by the extraction component 300 need to be transported from the downstream track 122 to the main track 110 by a carrier to enter other processing components 800 for processing, such as a coating component, to coat the extracted samples. When the carrier carrying such samples arrives at the second identification component 700, if before being identified by the second identification component 700, the first identification component 400 has identified the carrier moving on the main track 110 that needs to pass through the first transfer component 200 to enter the first inner track 120, or the carrier that needs to pass through the first transfer component 200 to continue moving on the main track, then the first transfer component 200 is controlled to transfer the carrier identified by the first identification component 400 to the downstream of the first inner track 120 or the main track 110, and then the carrier carrying the extracted samples is transferred from the downstream track 122 to the downstream of the main track 110.

[0074] In a specific application scenario, a plurality of transfer assemblies are arranged on the main track 110, and a plurality of inner tracks are connected to the main track 110 through corresponding transfer assemblies. An analyzer including an extraction assembly is arranged in each inner track, and each analyzer can perform the same or different detection items. In a usage scenario, when a plurality of analyzers that perform the same detection items are installed in the assembly line system and are respectively connected to the main track with their corresponding inner tracks, if one of the analyzers is performing sample extraction and detection work on a carrier, other carriers transported from the main track can enter another inner track to perform the same detection item; in another In the usage scenario, when multiple analyzers performing different detection projects are installed in the assembly line system and are connected to the main track with their corresponding inner tracks, if a carrier first enters the inner track with a biochemical detection project and the corresponding analyzer completes the biochemical detection project, the detection status of the carrier on the inner track is changed to detected. At this time, the carrier also needs to enter the inner track of the immune detection project. Then, the detection status of the carrier relative to the inner track is pending detection. Until the carrier enters the inner track of the immune detection project and the corresponding analyzer completes the immune detection project, the status of the carrier on the inner track is detected.

[0075] The above technical solution, by setting up a unified scheduling scheme for each carrier type on the corresponding inner track loop for other processing components whose functions are different from those of the extraction components, can ensure the processing of ordinary samples without affecting the priority processing of expedited samples, while improving the processing efficiency of the overall pipeline and the utilization rate of each functional component.

[0076] Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the present application also provides a sample transmission method for implementing the sample transmission system involved above. The implementation solution provided by the method is similar to the implementation solution recorded in the above system, so the specific limitations in one or more sample transmission method embodiments provided below can refer to the limitations on the sample transmission system above, and will not be repeated here.

[0077] In one embodiment, Figure 7 As shown, a sample transmission method is provided, comprising:

[0078] The sample type of the sample carried by the carrier is identified by the first identification component and the second identification component, and the sample type includes an expedited sample to be tested and a common sample to be tested. The first identification component is arranged at the interface between the first transfer component and the main rail and the first inner rail. The main rail and the first inner rail are used to drive the carrier to independently circulate in a specified direction. The main rail and the first inner rail are connected through the first transfer component to enable the carrier to move between the main rail and the first inner rail. The first inner rail has a sample extraction position and a first inlet and a first outlet connected to the first transfer component. The sample extraction position is located between the first inlet and the first outlet. The second identification component is arranged at the first outlet.

[0079] When the first identification component identifies that the sample type carried by the carrier located at the first transfer component on the main track is an urgent sample to be tested, the first transfer component is controlled to transfer the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested from the main track to the first inner track;

[0080] Transport at least part of the original carriers carrying common samples to be tested on the first inner rail to the first exit; when the original carriers carrying common samples to be tested arrive at the first exit, control the first transfer component to transfer the carriers carrying untested common samples to be tested from the first exit to the first entrance and enter the first inner rail.

[0081] The above-mentioned sample transmission method can achieve that when there are urgent samples to be tested that need to enter the inner track and be extracted by the extraction component first, the position order of the carriers carrying ordinary samples to be tested and urgent samples to be tested can be adjusted according to the operating status of the carrier on the inner track at the current moment, so that the urgent samples to be tested are extracted and tested before the ordinary samples to be tested, while the ordinary samples to be tested that are cut in line can continue to move in the inner track. After the extraction of the urgent samples to be tested is completed, they can quickly enter the sample extraction position through the inner track and be extracted by the extraction component in time. While ensuring the high priority processing of the urgent samples to be tested, the normal extraction and testing of the ordinary samples to be tested are also taken into account, avoiding excessive sacrifice of the ordinary samples to be tested, which affects the operating efficiency of the entire transmission system.

[0082] In one embodiment, the sample transmission method also includes, after the carrier carrying the urgently tested samples enters the first inner rail, controlling the extraction component to perform a sample extraction operation on the tested samples carried by the target carrier, and controlling the second transfer component to transport the carrier carrying the ordinary tested samples on the first track behind the target carrier to the downstream track, wherein the second transfer component is arranged on the first inner rail, and is used to transfer the carrier to the sample extraction position, wherein the track from the first entrance to the second transfer component is the upstream track of the first inner rail, and the track from the second transfer component to the first exit is the downstream track of the first inner rail; the detection component is arranged at the entrance of the second transfer component on the first inner rail, and is used to detect the target carrier, and the target carrier is a carrier that reaches the detection area of ​​the detection component.

[0083] In one embodiment, after the second transfer component transports the carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested that is located behind the target carrier on the first track to the downstream track, it also includes: controlling the second transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the urgently tested samples to the sample extraction position, and controlling the extraction component to perform sample extraction operations on the urgently tested samples, and then performing extraction operations on the ordinary samples to be tested in sequence according to the order in which the carriers carrying the ordinary samples to be tested arrive at the sample extraction position.

[0084] In one embodiment, the sample transmission method further includes that the second transfer component is provided with at least two injection slots, the injection slots are used to accommodate the carrier, and the angle between adjacent injection slots relative to the rotation center of the second transfer component is 90 degrees or 180 degrees.

[0085] In one embodiment, the sample transmission method also includes, when the remaining buffer amount of the first inner track is greater than the preset reserved amount, and when the first identification component identifies a carrier carrying ordinary samples to be tested, controlling the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested to the upstream track, the remaining buffer amount is the difference between the total number of carriers carrying urgent samples to be tested and carriers carrying ordinary samples to be tested that can be accommodated by the first inner track and the total number of carriers carrying urgent samples to be tested and carriers carrying ordinary samples to be tested that are currently accommodated, and the preset reserved amount is the minimum number of carriers carrying urgent samples to be tested that can be accommodated by the first inner track.

[0086] In one embodiment, the sample transfer method also includes, when the remaining buffer amount of the first inner rail is less than or equal to the preset reserved amount, and when the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested arrives at the first exit, controlling the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested from the first exit to the main rail, and when the first identification component identifies the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested, controlling the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested to the main rail.

[0087] In one embodiment, when the carrier carrying common samples to be tested arrives at the first exit, the second identification component identifies the untested common samples to be tested, and the controller controls the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the untested common samples to be tested from the first exit to the first entrance and enter the first inner track, wherein the second identification component is arranged at the first exit, and is used to identify the sample type of the sample carried by the carrier arriving at the first exit.

[0088] In one embodiment, the sample transmission method also includes controlling the third transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the urgently tested samples from the main rail to the second inner rail, determining the arrangement order of the carrier carrying the urgently tested samples and the carrier carrying the ordinary tested samples in the second inner rail, so that the processing component processes the urgently tested samples and the ordinary tested samples in sequence, wherein the transmission component also includes the second inner rail, the main rail and the second inner rail are connected through the third transfer component, and the system also includes a processing component connected to the second inner rail for processing the samples before testing.

[0089] In one embodiment, a computer device is provided. The computer device may be a terminal, and its internal structure diagram may be as follows: Figure 8 As shown. The computer device includes a processor, a memory, a communication interface, a display screen and an input device connected via a system bus. Among them, the processor of the computer device is used to provide computing and control capabilities. The memory of the computer device includes a non-volatile storage medium and an internal memory. The non-volatile storage medium stores an operating system and a computer program. The internal memory provides an environment for the operation of the operating system and the computer program in the non-volatile storage medium. The communication interface of the computer device is used to communicate with an external terminal in a wired or wireless manner, and the wireless manner can be implemented through WIFI, a mobile cellular network, NFC (near field communication) or other technologies. When the computer program is executed by the processor, a sample transmission method is implemented.

[0090] Those skilled in the art will understand that Figure 8 The structure shown in the figure is only a block diagram of a part of the structure related to the solution of the present application, and does not constitute a limitation on the computer device to which the solution of the present application is applied. The specific computer device may include more or fewer components than those shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or have a different arrangement of components.

[0091] In one embodiment, a computer device is provided, including a memory and a processor, wherein a computer program is stored in the memory, and when the processor executes the computer program, the following steps are implemented:

[0092] The sample type of the sample carried by the carrier is identified by the first identification component and the second identification component, and the sample type includes an expedited sample to be tested and a common sample to be tested. The first identification component is arranged at the interface between the first transfer component and the main rail and the first inner rail. The main rail and the first inner rail are used to drive the carrier to independently circulate in a specified direction. The main rail and the first inner rail are connected through the first transfer component to enable the carrier to move between the main rail and the first inner rail. The first inner rail has a sample extraction position and a first inlet and a first outlet connected to the first transfer component. The sample extraction position is located between the first inlet and the first outlet. The second identification component is arranged at the first outlet.

[0093] When the first identification component identifies that the sample type carried by the carrier located at the first transfer component on the main track is an urgent sample to be tested, the first transfer component is controlled to transfer the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested from the main track to the first inner track;

[0094] Transport at least part of the original carriers carrying common samples to be tested on the first inner rail to the first exit; when the original carriers carrying common samples to be tested arrive at the first exit, control the first transfer component to transfer the carriers carrying untested common samples to be tested from the first exit to the first entrance and enter the first inner rail.

[0095] Those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the processes in the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be completed by instructing the relevant hardware through a computer program, and the computer program can be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed, it can include the processes of the embodiments of the above-mentioned methods. Among them, any reference to the memory, database or other medium used in the embodiments provided in the present application can include at least one of non-volatile and volatile memory. Non-volatile memory can include read-only memory (ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, flash memory, optical memory, high-density embedded non-volatile memory, resistive random access memory (ReRAM), magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM), phase change memory (PCM), graphene memory, etc. Volatile memory can include random access memory (RAM) or external cache memory, etc. As an illustration and not limitation, RAM can be in various forms, such as static random access memory (SRAM) or dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The database involved in each embodiment provided in this application may include at least one of a relational database and a non-relational database. Non-relational databases may include distributed databases based on blockchains, etc., but are not limited to this. The processor involved in each embodiment provided in this application may be a general-purpose processor, a central processing unit, a graphics processor, a digital signal processor, a programmable logic device, a data processing logic device based on quantum computing, etc., but are not limited to this.

[0096] The technical features of the above embodiments may be combined arbitrarily. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0097] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A sample transmission system, characterized in that: include: A transport assembly, comprising a main rail and a first inner rail, wherein both the main rail and the first inner rail can be used for the carrier to independently circulate in a specified direction, the carrier can be used to carry a sample, and the first inner rail has a sample extraction position; a first transfer assembly, disposed between the main rail and the first inner rail, for moving the carrier between the main rail and the first inner rail; The first inner rail has a first inlet and a first outlet; The first transfer component connects the first inlet and the first outlet; the sample extraction position is located between the first inlet and the first outlet; An extraction component, arranged at a setting position corresponding to the sample extraction position of the first inner track, for extracting a sample; A first identification component is provided at the interface between the first transfer component and the main rail and the first entrance of the first inner rail, and is used to identify the sample type of the sample carried by the carrier entering the first transfer component from the main rail, and the sample type includes an expedited sample to be tested and a common sample to be tested; a controller, configured to control the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested from the main track to the first inner track when the first recognition component recognizes the urgent sample to be tested, as well as Transport at least part of the carriers carrying the common samples to be tested that are originally on the first inner rail to the first exit. When the carriers carrying the common samples to be tested originally arrive at the first exit, control the first transfer assembly to transfer the carriers carrying the untested common samples to be tested from the first exit to the first entrance and enter the first inner rail.

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The sample transmission system further comprises: A second transfer assembly, disposed on the first inner rail, for transferring the carrier to the sample extraction position, wherein the track from the first entrance to the second transfer assembly is an upstream track of the first inner rail, and the track from the second transfer assembly to the first exit is a downstream track of the first inner rail; a detection component, disposed at the entrance of the second transfer component of the first inner rail, for detecting a target carrier, the target carrier being a carrier that reaches a detection area of ​​the detection component; The controller is used to control the extraction component to perform a sample extraction operation on the sample to be tested carried by the target carrier after the carrier carrying the urgent sample to be tested enters the first inner track, and to control the second transfer component to transport the carrier carrying the ordinary sample to be tested, which is located behind the target carrier on the first track, to the downstream track.

3. The system according to claim 2, characterized in that After the second transfer assembly transports the carrier that is located behind the target carrier on the first track and carries the common sample to be tested to the downstream track, the controller is further configured to: Control the second transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the urgently tested sample to the sample extraction position, and control the extraction component to perform the sample extraction operation on the urgently tested sample, and then perform the extraction operation on the ordinary samples in sequence according to the order in which the carriers carrying the ordinary samples arrive at the sample extraction position.

4. The system according to claim 2, characterized in that The second transfer component is provided with at least two injection slots, and the injection slots are used to accommodate the carrier, and the angle between adjacent injection slots relative to the rotation center of the second transfer component is 90 degrees or 180 degrees.

5. The system according to claim 2, characterized in that The controller is also used to control the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested to the upstream track when the remaining cache capacity of the first inner track is greater than the preset reserved capacity and when the first identification component identifies the carrier carrying the ordinary samples to be tested, the remaining cache capacity is the difference between the total number of the carriers carrying the urgent samples to be tested and the carriers carrying the ordinary samples to be tested that can be accommodated by the first inner track and the total number of the carriers carrying the urgent samples to be tested and the carriers carrying the ordinary samples to be tested that are currently accommodated, and the preset reserved capacity is the number of cache positions reserved in advance by the first inner track for the carrier carrying the urgent samples to be tested.

6. The system according to claim 5, characterized in that The controller is further configured to control the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the common sample to be tested from the first exit to the main track when the remaining buffer amount of the first inner track is less than or equal to the preset reserved amount and when the carrier carrying the common sample to be tested arrives at the first exit, as well as When the first identification component identifies the carrier carrying the common sample to be tested, the first transfer component is controlled to transfer the carrier carrying the common sample to be tested to the main track.

7. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The sample transmission system further comprises: A second identification component, disposed at the first outlet, for identifying the sample type of the sample carried by the carrier arriving at the first outlet; When the carrier carrying the common samples to be tested arrives at the first exit, the second identification component identifies the undetected common samples to be tested, and the controller controls the first transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the undetected common samples to be tested from the first exit to the first entrance and enter the first inner rail.

8. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The transmission component further includes a second inner track, the main track and the second inner track are connected via a third transfer component, and the system further includes a processing component connected to the second inner track for processing the sample before detection; The controller is also used to control the third transfer component to transfer the carrier carrying the urgently tested samples from the main rail to the second inner rail, determine the arrangement order of the carrier carrying the urgently tested samples and the carrier carrying the ordinary tested samples in the second inner rail, and enable the processing component to process the urgently tested samples and the ordinary tested samples in sequence.

9. A sample transmission method, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: The sample type of the sample carried by the carrier is identified by the first identification component and the second identification component, and the sample type includes an expedited sample to be tested and a common sample to be tested. The first identification component is arranged at the interface between the first transfer component and the main rail and the first inner rail. The main rail and the first inner rail are used to drive the carrier to independently circulate in a specified direction. The main rail and the first inner rail are connected through the first transfer component to enable the carrier to move between the main rail and the first inner rail. The first inner rail has a sample extraction position and a first inlet and a first outlet connected to the first transfer component. The sample extraction position is located between the first inlet and the first outlet. The second identification component is arranged at the first outlet. When the first identification component identifies that the sample type carried by the carrier located at the first transfer component on the main track is the expedited sample, the first transfer component is controlled to transfer the carrier carrying the expedited sample from the main track to the first inner track; Transporting at least part of the carrier carrying the common sample to be tested on the first inner rail to the first exit; When the original carrier carrying the common samples to be tested arrives at the first exit, the first transfer component is controlled to transfer the carrier carrying the untested common samples to be tested from the first exit to the first entrance and into the first inner track.

10. A computer device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, characterized in that: When the processor executes the computer program, the steps of the method according to claim 9 are implemented.

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