Quality control supply device and assembly line system

Abstract

The invention discloses a quality control product supply device and an assembly line system. The quality control product supply device comprises a storage assembly, a grabbing assembly, a supply assembly and a processor. The storage assembly is used for storing quality control products, and the processor controls the grabbing assembly to grab the quality control products in the storage assembly and controls the grabbing assembly to load the quality control products to the sample frames of the supply assembly. And then the processor controls the supply assembly to transport the sample frame loaded with the quality control product to the sample analyzer connected with the quality control product supply device, so that the quality control product supply device automatically supplies the quality control product to the sample analyzer without human participation, the quality control efficiency is improved, the quality control error rate is reduced, the practicability of the quality control product supply device is improved, and the production cost is reduced. And the use experience of a user on the quality control product supply device is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of sample analysis, and particularly to a quality control product supply device and a pipeline system. Background Art

[0002] Before and during the sample detection by a sample analyzer, quality control products are required to be used for corresponding quality control procedures for each detection item of the sample analyzer at regular intervals. In the existing quality control operation process, generally, the quality control detection of the instrument is carried out by a tester manually holding the quality control product. The quality control products are generally stored in a refrigerator and need to be taken out and allowed to return to room temperature before the quality control detection can be carried out. Therefore, there are the following problems in the current quality control detection of the sample analyzer:

[0003] 1. The tester needs to arrive at the post in advance for a long time to perform the quality control operation of the instrument; 2. When there are many instruments to be subjected to quality control detection, especially when the quality control detection is carried out on a sample analyzer pipeline system, it is very wasteful of human resources; 3. The instrument has multiple detection items, and correspondingly, quality control detections for multiple detection items need to be carried out. It is very easy to make mistakes and take the wrong quality control sample when manually taking the quality control product during the quality control detection process; 4. For each detection item of the running instrument, quality control needs to be carried out at regular intervals. The tester needs to record the quality control interval time for each detection item and needs to perform the quality control operation on the instrument on time. This requires a relatively high professional quality of the personnel, and too much manual intervention is very easy to make mistakes, wasting time and manpower. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present application provides a quality control product supply device to solve the above technical problems. The quality control product supply device is applied to provide quality control products for a sample analyzer and includes:

[0005] A storage component for storing the quality control products;

[0006] A grasping component spaced from the storage component, wherein the grasping component can move in a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction, and the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to each other in pairs;

[0007] A supply component spaced from the storage component, including a plurality of sample racks without loaded quality control products;

[0008] Wherein, the quality control product supply device further includes a processor, and the processor is used for:

[0009] Controlling the grasping component to grasp the quality control product in the storage component and controlling the grasping component to load the quality control product onto the sample rack of the supply component;

[0010] Control the supply component to transport the sample rack loaded with the quality control product to the sample analyzer connected to the quality control product supply device.

[0011] Wherein, the grasping component includes a scanning module for scanning the quality control product grasped by the grasping component to obtain scanning information of the quality control product, and the scanning information includes the type of the quality control product.

[0012] Wherein, the processor is further configured to:

[0013] Based on the type of the quality control product in the scanning information, control the grasping component to load the quality control product onto the sample rack.

[0014] Wherein, the quality control product supply device further includes a recycling component for receiving the sample rack loaded with the quality control product after quality control.

[0015] Wherein, the processor is further configured to:

[0016] Control the grasping component to unload the quality control product on the sample rack to obtain the sample rack without the quality control product loaded.

[0017] Control the recycling component to move the sample rack without the quality control product loaded to the supply component.

[0018] Wherein, the quality control product supply device is connected to the quality control product recycling component, and the quality control product recycling component is used to recycle the quality control product after quality control. The processor is further configured to:

[0019] Control the scanning module to scan the quality control product clamped by the grasping component and the sample rack to obtain the scanning information, and the scanning information further includes the remaining usage times of the quality control product.

[0020] In response to the remaining usage times being greater than the preset times, control the grasping component to move the quality control product to the storage component for storage.

[0021] Or,

[0022] In response to the remaining usage times being equal to the preset times, control the grasping component to move the quality control product to the quality control product recycling component for recycling.

[0023] Wherein, the quality control product supply device further includes a sampling component including at least one sample tube turntable for placing the quality control product.

[0024] Wherein, the processor is further configured to:

[0025] Control the grasping component to grasp the quality control product on the sample tube code disk, and control the scanning module to scan the quality control product to obtain the scanning information of the quality control product;

[0026] Based on the scanning information, control the grasping component to move the quality control product to the corresponding area of the quality control product type in the storage component for storage.

[0027] Wherein, the quality control product supply device further includes a rewarming component, which is arranged at an interval from the storage component and is used for rewarming the quality control product in the storage component;

[0028] Wherein, the processor is used for:

[0029] Control the grasping component to grasp the quality control product in the storage component and move the quality control product to the rewarming component for rewarming;

[0030] Control the grasping component to move the quality control product after rewarming to the sample rack of the supply component.

[0031] Wherein, the quality control product supply device further includes a visual recognition component, which is used for recognizing the position of the quality control product on the sample injection component and / or the storage component;

[0032] Wherein, the processor is further used for:

[0033] Control the visual recognition component to recognize the position of the quality control product in the sample injection component and / or the storage component, and control the grasping component to grasp the quality control product.

[0034] Wherein, the storage component includes:

[0035] A housing, having an opening, and the housing forms an accommodation space for storing the quality control product;

[0036] A warehouse door, arranged on the housing and located at the opening;

[0037] Wherein, the processor is further used for:

[0038] Control the warehouse door to move to open the opening; or, control the grasping component to open the warehouse door to open the opening; and control the grasping component to grasp the quality control product in the housing through the opening;

[0039] In response to the grasping component grasping the quality control product and moving it outside the housing, control the warehouse door to move to close the opening, or control the grasping component to close the warehouse door to close the opening.

[0040] Among them, the quality control product supply device further includes a probe liquid storage component, which is arranged at an interval from the storage component;

[0041] Among them, the processor is further configured to:

[0042] Control the grasping component to grasp the sample tube loaded with the probe liquid in the probe liquid storage component, and move the sample tube to the sample rack of the supply component;

[0043] Control the supply component to move the sample rack loaded with the sample tube to the sample analyzer.

[0044] To solve the above technical problems, the present application also provides an assembly line system, including at least one sample analyzer and the quality control product supply device as described above. The sample analyzer is connected to the quality control product supply device. The quality control product supply device supplies the sample rack loaded with the quality control product to the sample analyzer, and recovers the sample rack loaded with the quality control product that has completed quality control.

[0045] The beneficial effects of the present application: Different from the prior art, the quality control product supply device of the present application includes a storage component, a grasping component, a supply component, and a processor. The storage component is used to store the quality control product. The processor controls the grasping component to grasp the quality control product in the storage component, and controls the grasping component to load the quality control product onto the sample rack of the supply component. Furthermore, the processor controls the supply component to transport the sample rack loaded with the quality control product to the sample analyzer connected to the quality control product supply device, realizing that the quality control product supply device automatically supplies the quality control product to the sample analyzer, without human participation, improving the quality control efficiency and reducing the error rate of quality control, improving the practicability of the quality control product supply device, and enhancing the user experience of using the quality control product supply device. Description of the Drawings

[0046] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0047] Among them:

[0048] Figure 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the quality control product supply device of the present application;

[0049] Figure 2 is the structural schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the quality control product supply device of the present application;

[0050] Figure 3 is the structural schematic diagram of the third embodiment of the quality control product supply device of the present application;

[0051] Reference numerals: quality control product supply device 1; storage component 11; housing 111; bin door 112; grasping component 12; supply component 13; recycling component 14; sample injection component 15; sample tube code disk 151; push-pull plate 152; rewarming component 16; probe liquid storage component 17; first direction X; second direction Y; third direction Z. Detailed implementation manners

[0052] The solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the specification.

[0053] In the following description, specific details such as specific system structures, interfaces, and technologies are presented for the purpose of illustration rather than limitation, so as to thoroughly understand the present application.

[0054] In the present application, referring to "embodiment" means that the specific features, structures, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The phrase appears in various positions in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. Those skilled in the art explicitly and implicitly understand that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0055] The term " / and" in the present application is merely a description of the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A / and B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally represents an "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after. In addition, "multiple" in this article means two or more than two. In addition, the term "at least one" in this article means any one of multiple or any combination of at least two of multiple. For example, including at least one of A, B, and C can represent including any one or more elements selected from the set composed of A, B, and C. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" in the present application are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features.

[0056] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the first embodiment of the quality control product supply device of the present application. The quality control product supply device 1 provided by the embodiment of the present application is applied to provide quality control products for a sample analyzer. The types of quality control products can include four-category quality control products, five-category quality control products, RET quality control products, body fluid quality control products, CRP quality control products, SAA quality control products, etc., to perform quality control tests on the corresponding detection items performed by the sample analyzer. Among them, the quality control product supply device 1 includes a storage component 11, a grasping component 12, a supply component 13, and a processor (not shown in the figure).

[0057] Among them, the storage component 11 may include a refrigeration module with a refrigeration function, generally at 2°C to 8°C, for storing quality control products and refrigerating the quality control products. The grasping component 12 is arranged at an interval from the storage component 11. Among them, the grasping component 12 can move along the first direction X, the second direction Y, and the third direction Z, and the first direction X, the second direction Y, and the third direction Z are perpendicular to each other in pairs. The first direction X can be the width direction of the quality control product supply device 1, the second direction Y can be the length direction of the quality control product supply device 1, and the third direction Z can be the height direction of the quality control product supply device 1.

[0058] The supply component 13 is arranged at an interval from the storage component 11 and includes a plurality of sample racks without loaded quality control products. In one embodiment, the supply component 13 can be arranged below the storage component 11 along the third direction Z to reduce the volume of the quality control product supply device 1.

[0059] Specifically, several quality control products for quality control testing of the sample analyzer are stored in the storage component 11. The processor controls the grasping component 12 to grasp the quality control products in the storage component 11 and controls the grasping component 12 to load the quality control products onto the sample racks of the supply component 13, realizing the automatic loading of quality control products of the quality control product supply device 1. Furthermore, the processor controls the supply component 13 to transport the sample racks loaded with quality control products to the sample analyzer connected to the quality control product supply device 1, so that the sample analyzer performs quality control testing on the quality control products, realizing the automatic supply of quality control products from the quality control product supply device 1 to the sample analyzer.

[0060] In summary, the quality control product supply device 1 provided by the embodiment of the present application includes a storage component 11, a grasping component 12, a supply component 13, and a processor. The grasping component 12 grasps the quality control products from the storage component 11 and loads the quality control products onto the sample racks of the supply component 13. Furthermore, the supply component 13 transports the sample racks loaded with quality control products to the sample analyzer. It realizes the automatic supply of quality control products from the quality control product supply device 1 to the sample analyzer, reduces the manual participation in the process of quality control testing on the sample analyzer, improves the quality control efficiency of the sample analyzer and reduces the error rate of quality control, helps the construction and use of an intelligent inspection laboratory, and improves the user experience of the quality control product supply device 1.

[0061] Optionally, the grasping component 12 includes a scanning module. The scanning module is used to scan the quality control products grasped by the grasping component 12 to obtain the scanning information of the quality control products. Among them, the scanning information includes the type of quality control products. After the grasping component 12 grasps the quality control products, the scanning module scans the quality control products to obtain the scanning information of the quality control products. Furthermore, the processor controls the grasping component 12 to load the quality control products onto the sample racks based on the type of quality control products in the scanning information.

[0062] In one embodiment, when quality control (QC) testing is performed on multiple test items of a sample analyzer and requires a five-part differential QC product, a reticulocyte (RET) QC product, a body fluid QC product, and a C-reactive protein (CRP) QC product, after the scanning module of the grasping component 12 scans and determines that the grasped QC product is a five-part differential QC product, a RET QC product, a body fluid QC product, and a CRP QC product, the processor can control the grasping component 12 to place the QC products of the five-part differential QC product, RET QC product, body fluid QC product, and CRP QC product types on the same sample rack. Subsequently, the supply component 13 transports the sample rack loaded with the five-part differential QC product, RET QC product, body fluid QC product, and CRP QC product to the sample analyzer, and the sample analyzer performs QC tests on the five-part differential QC product, RET QC product, body fluid QC product, and CRP QC product respectively. By loading the QC products required by the sample analyzer on one sample rack, the sample analyzer can efficiently complete the QC tests for all test items, improving the QC efficiency of the sample analyzer and enhancing the practicality of the QC product supply device 1.

[0063] In another embodiment, the storage component 11 can store various different types of QC products in partitions, with each area corresponding to storing the same type of QC product. When QC testing is required for multiple test items of the sample analyzer, the processor can control the grasping component 12 to quickly locate and move to the area corresponding to the required QC product to grasp the QC product, and then load it onto the sample rack on the supply component 13. In this way, the movement path and grasping position of the grasping component 12 in the storage component 11 can be controlled and reasonably planned, improving the grasping and loading efficiency of the QC product.

[0064] In another embodiment, when the QC product supply device 1 is in a pipeline system including multiple sample analyzers and multiple sample analyzers need to perform QC testing on the same test item, after the grasping component 12 grasps the QC product and scans the scanning information of the QC product, the processor controls the grasping component 12 to load the QC products of the same QC product type onto the same sample rack. Subsequently, the supply component 13 transports the sample rack loaded with the QC products of the same QC product type to multiple sample analyzers in the pipeline system in sequence, and the multiple sample analyzers perform QC transmission on the QC products of this QC product type, improving the QC efficiency of the sample analyzers in the pipeline system and enhancing the practicality of the QC product supply device 1.

[0065] In other embodiments, based on the QC testing requirements of the sample analyzer connected to the QC product supply device 1, the processor can also control the grasping component 12 to load the QC products of different QC product types in other loading manners, and this application does not limit this.

[0066] Optionally, the QC product supply device 1 further includes a recycling component 14 for receiving the sample rack loaded with the QC products after QC is completed.

[0067] After the sample analyzer completes the quality control test on the quality control sample, it will move the sample rack loaded with the quality control sample that has completed the quality control to the quality control sample supply device 1. Then, the processor controls the recovery component 14 to receive the sample rack loaded with the quality control sample that has completed the quality control, and controls the grasping component 12 to unload the quality control sample that has completed the quality control on the sample rack, obtaining a sample rack without a loaded quality control sample.

[0068] After the grasping component 12 finishes unloading the quality control sample on the recovery component 14, the processor controls the recovery component 14 to move the sample rack without a loaded quality control sample to the supply component 13. In one embodiment, the recovery component 14 and the supply component 13 can be arranged at intervals, so that the recovery component 14 can efficiently move the sample rack without a loaded quality control sample to the supply component 13. After the grasping component 12 loads the quality control sample onto the sample rack without a loaded quality control sample, the supply component 13 supplies the sample rack loaded with the quality control sample to the sample analyzer again, realizing the recycling of the sample rack in the quality control sample supply device 1, without the user adding a sample rack to the supply component 13 or unloading the sample rack of the recovery component 14, reducing the manual participation during the quality control test of the sample analyzer, and improving the convenience of the quality control sample supply device 1.

[0069] In other embodiments, after the recovery component 14 unloads the quality control sample that has completed the quality control, it can also control the grasping component 13 to directly load the quality control sample onto the sample rack without a loaded quality control sample on the recovery component 14, and then move the sample rack loaded with the quality control sample to the supply component 13. In this way, when the supply component 13 is already full of sample racks, the quality control sample can be loaded on the recovery component 14 first, without waiting for the supply component 13 to have an empty sample rack position, reducing the waiting time for loading and improving the operating efficiency of the quality control sample supply device 1.

[0070] Among them, since the quality control sample is not a disposable item and a quality control sample can be used for quality control tests by the sample analyzer multiple times, after unloading the quality control sample in the recovery component 13, it is necessary to judge the remaining number of uses of the quality control sample. Then, the processor controls the grasping component 12 to move the quality control sample to the storage component 11 for re-storage, or controls the grasping component 12 to move the quality control sample out of the quality control sample supply device 1.

[0071] In one embodiment, the processor can pre-store the number of uses corresponding to the quality control sample type, bind the number of uses to the corresponding quality control sample. When the processor responds to the use of the quality control sample, the processor updates the remaining number of uses of the quality control sample in real time to form new scan information for the quality control sample. That is, the scan information of the quality control sample includes the quality control sample type of the quality control sample and the remaining number of uses of the quality control sample.

[0072] When the sample rack loaded with the quality control samples that have completed quality control returns to the recycling component 14, the processor controls the grasping component 12 to grasp the quality control samples on the sample rack that have completed quality control, and controls the scanning module to scan the quality control samples to obtain the scanning information of the quality control samples. When it is responded that the remaining usage times of the quality control samples are greater than the preset times, the processor controls the grasping component 12 to move the quality control samples to the storage component 11 for storage. When it is responded that the remaining usage times are equal to the preset times, the processor controls the grasping component 12 to remove the quality control samples from the quality control sample supply device 1. Among them, the preset times can be 0 times. When the remaining usage times of the quality control samples are 0 times, the quality control samples cannot be subjected to quality control tests anymore.

[0073] In one embodiment, when it is responded that the remaining usage times of the quality control samples are greater than the preset times, the processor controls the grasping component 12 to move the quality control samples to the original position of the storage component 11 for storage.

[0074] In another embodiment, the storage area of the storage component 11 can be divided based on the quality control sample types of the quality control samples. Quality control samples of different quality control sample types are stored in different areas. After the grasping component 12 obtains the quality control sample types of the quality control samples, the processor can control the grasping component 12 to move the quality control samples to the storage area corresponding to the quality control sample types in the storage component 11 based on the quality control sample types of the quality control samples. Furthermore, when the grasping component 12 grasps the quality control samples again, the processor can directly control the grasping component 12 to directly move to the corresponding storage area for grasping, improving the moving efficiency of the grasping component 12 for the quality control samples.

[0075] When the processor responds that the remaining usage times of the quality control samples are equal to the preset times, it controls the grasping component 12 to move the quality control samples to a quality control sample recycling component (not shown in the figure) for recycling. Among them, the quality control sample recycling component can be connected to the quality control sample supply device 1 and is used to recycle the quality control samples that have completed quality control.

[0076] In one embodiment, it can also be that the quality control sample supply device 1 is internally provided with a quality control sample recycling and storage area to store the quality control samples with the remaining usage times equal to the preset times in the quality control sample recycling and storage area, waiting for the user to centrally recycle.

[0077] In another embodiment, the quality control product further includes a validity period, specifically including the opening validity period and the unopened validity period. When the quality control product is first placed in the storage component 11 (in the unopened state at this time), the processor records the quality control product and starts to record the time when the quality control product is stored in the storage component 11. During the storage process of the quality control product in the storage component 11, if it does not participate in the quality control test and the storage time is equal to the unopened validity period of the quality control product, that is, the quality control product is in an expired state and cannot perform a normal quality control test on the sample analyzer, then the processor controls the grasping component 12 to directly move the quality control product from the storage component 11 to the quality control product recycling component.

[0078] When the quality control product participates in the quality control test of the sample analyzer during the storage process in the storage component 11 (the quality control product is opened to participate in the quality control test), the processor records the time when the quality control product participates in the quality control test. Starting from this time, the processor re-records the time when the quality control product is located in the quality control product supply device 1 (since the quality control product participates in the quality control test, that is, the quality control product may be in the stage of being moved by the grasping component 12 or in the stage of being loaded by the supply component 13, and the duration of the quality control product in the storage component 11 cannot be simply counted). When the time when the quality control product is located in the quality control product supply device 1 is equal to the opening validity period of the quality control product, the processor controls the grasping component 12 to move the quality control product to the quality control product recycling component. In other embodiments, it can be that when the time when the quality control product is located in the quality control product supply device 1 is close to the opening validity period, the processor immediately controls the grasping component 12 to unload the quality control product, preventing the quality control product close to expiration from entering the sample analyzer for quality control testing and expiring during the quality control test, which affects the quality control test results of the sample analyzer and improves the safety of the quality control product supply device 1 in supplying the quality control product.

[0079] In other embodiments, the processor can also record the number of times the quality control product is used (the number of punctures of the quality control product cap), etc., to ensure the normality of the quality control product. The application does not limit the judgment criteria for abnormal quality control products.

[0080] Optionally, please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2It is a schematic structural diagram of the second embodiment of the quality control product supply device of the present application. The quality control product supply device 1 provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes a sampling component 15, and the sampling component 15 includes at least one sample tube turntable 151 for placing quality control products. That is, when initially filling the storage component 11 with stored quality control products, and when the grasping component 12 moves the abnormal quality control products to the quality control product recovery component and there are vacant quality control product storage positions in the storage component 11, the sampling component 15 replenishes the quality control products for the storage component 11. Among them, the sampling component 15 can be arranged above the supply component 13 and the recovery component 14 along the third direction Z to reduce the volume of the quality control product supply device 1 and avoid the situation where the quality control product supply device 1 is too large to be adapted to the installation of the sample analyzer, thereby improving the adaptability of the quality control product supply device 1.

[0081] Among them, after there are vacant quality control product storage positions in the storage component 11, the processor controls the grasping component 12 to grab the quality control products on the sample tube turntable 151 and move the quality control products to the storage component 11 for storage. As described above, the storage area of the storage component 11 can be divided based on the quality control product type of the quality control products. Then, after the grasping component 12 grabs the quality control products on the sample tube turntable 151, the processor can also control the scanning module to scan the quality control products to obtain the scanning information of the quality control products, and then based on the scanning information, control the grasping component 12 to move the quality control products to the area corresponding to the quality control product type in the storage component 11 for storage, so as to facilitate the grasping component 12 to grab the quality control products in the storage component 11 next time and improve the moving efficiency of the grasping component 12 for the quality control products.

[0082] Among them, as Figure 3 shown, Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of the third embodiment of the quality control product supply device 1 of the present application. The sampling component 15 may further include a push-pull plate 152, and the sample tube turntable 151 is placed on the push-pull plate 152. The user can pull out the push-pull plate 152 to make the push-pull plate 152 drive the sample tube turntable 151 out of the quality control product supply device 1. Then, the user can replace the sample tube turntable 151 on the push-pull plate 152. Further, the sampling component 15 can continuously replenish the quality control products for the storage component 11, avoid the situation of insufficient quality control products inside the quality control product supply device 1, and improve the stability of the quality control product supply device 1.

[0083] In one embodiment, each of the multiple sample tube code disks 151 of the sample injection assembly 15 can place a quality control product of one quality control product type. Then, after the grasping assembly 12 grasps the quality control product from the sample tube code disk 151, it can directly move to the area corresponding to the quality control product type on the storage assembly 11 for storage, improving the moving efficiency of the grasping assembly 12 for the quality control product. In another embodiment, it is also possible to integrate the multiple sample tube code disks 151 into a placement area and divide the placement area based on the quality control product type. The present application does not limit this.

[0084] In other embodiments, the sample injection assembly 15 may include one sample tube code disk 151 or one placement area for placing abnormal quality control products. That is, the quality control product supply device 1 does not need to separately provide a quality control product recycling component. The corresponding sample tube code disk 151 or the corresponding placement area is used as the quality control product recycling component. When the processor responds to an abnormal quality control product, the processor directly controls the grasping assembly 12 to move the quality control product to the corresponding sample tube code disk 151 or the corresponding placement area of the sample injection assembly 15. When the user replaces the sample tube code disk 151, the abnormal quality control product is unloaded at the same time, reducing the participation of devices in the process of unloading the quality control product, reducing device costs, and improving the intelligence of the quality control product supply device 1.

[0085] Optionally, the quality control product supply device 1 further includes a rewarming component 16, which is spaced from the storage component 11 and is used to rewarm the quality control products in the storage component 11.

[0086] Since the quality control products are stored in the storage component 11 before the quality control test, the low-temperature quality control products cannot normally perform the quality control test of the sample analyzer. Therefore, before the quality control test of the quality control products, the quality control products need to be rewarmed. Therefore, the quality control product supply device 1 provided in this embodiment includes a rewarming component 16 to rewarm the quality control products taken out from the storage component 11. Among them, the rewarming component 16 may include a heating module, and the heating temperature of the heating module is about 30°C to heat the quality control products placed on the rewarming component 16 to restore the quality control products to room temperature (26°C).

[0087] Specifically, the processor controls the grasping assembly 12 to grasp the quality control product from the storage component 11 and move the quality control product to the rewarming component 16 for rewarming. In response to the completion of the rewarming of the quality control product, the processor controls the grasping assembly 12 to move the rewarmed quality control product to the sample rack of the supply assembly 13 so that the rewarmed quality control product moves to the sample analyzer for the quality control test.

[0088] Optionally, the quality control product supply device 1 further includes a visual recognition component (not shown in the figure), and the visual recognition component is used to recognize the position of the quality control product on the rewarming component 16.

[0089] Among them, the visual recognition component may include several cameras, which are arranged above and / or on the side of the rewarming component 16 to position the quality control product on the rewarming component 16. Specifically, the processor can control multiple cameras in the visual recognition component to obtain images of the quality control product on the rewarming component 16. Then, the processor integrates various images to obtain the specific position of the quality control product on the rewarming component 16, and controls the grasping component 12 to move to this specific position to grasp the quality control product, improving the grasping efficiency of the grasping component 12 for the quality control product.

[0090] Furthermore, the visual recognition component can also identify the position of the quality control product on the sample injection component 15. Multiple cameras of the visual recognition component are arranged above and / or on the side of the sample injection component 15, and then the position of the quality control product on the sample injection component 15 is identified. Specifically, when the grasping component 12 needs to grasp the quality control product from the sample injection component 15 and move it to the storage component 11, the processor first controls the visual recognition component to identify the position of the quality control product in the sample injection component 15. After the quality control product is positioned, the processor then controls the grasping component 12 to move to the corresponding position for grasping, improving the operating efficiency of the grasping component 12 and enhancing the operating efficiency of the quality control product supply device 1.

[0091] Even further, the visual recognition component can also identify the position of the quality control product on the storage component 11. Multiple cameras of the visual recognition component are arranged above and / or on the side of the storage component 11, and then the position of the quality control product on the storage component 11 is identified. Specifically, when the grasping component 12 needs to grasp the quality control product from the storage component 11 and move it to the sample rack of the supply component 13, the processor first controls the visual recognition component to identify the position of the quality control product in the storage component 11. After the quality control product is positioned, the processor then controls the grasping component 12 to move to the corresponding position for grasping, improving the operating efficiency of the grasping component 12 and enhancing the operating efficiency of the quality control product supply device 1.

[0092] Optionally, as Figure 2 shown, the storage component 11 includes a housing 111 and a door 112.

[0093] The housing 111 has an opening, forming a receiving space for storing the quality control product. The door 112 is arranged on the housing 111 and is located at the opening to open or close the opening.

[0094] Specifically, when the grasping component 12 needs to grasp the quality control product in the storage component 11, the processor controls the hatch 112 to move relative to the housing 111 to open the opening. Then, the processor controls the grasping component 12 to grasp the quality control product in the housing 111 through the opening. When the processor responds that the grasping component 12 has grasped the quality control product and moves outside the housing 111, it controls the hatch 112 to rotate relative to the housing 111 again to close the opening, thereby avoiding the leakage of cold air in the housing 111 and affecting the refrigeration effect of the storage component 11 on the quality control product, and improving the practicability of the quality control product supply device 1.

[0095] In another embodiment, it may also be that the processor controls the grasping component 12 to move to the storage component 11, opens the hatch 112 to open the opening. Then, the processor controls the grasping component 12 to grasp the quality control product in the housing 111 through the opening. When the processor responds that the grasping component 12 has grasped the quality control product and moves outside the housing 111, it controls the grasping component 12 to close the hatch 112 to close the opening. Among them, the grasping component 12 includes at least one gripper. The opening and closing of the hatch 112 may be the gripper for grasping the quality control product, or one gripper for grasping the quality control product and another gripper for opening and closing the hatch 112. The present application does not limit this.

[0096] Optionally, the quality control product supply device 1 further includes a probe liquid storage component 17. The probe liquid is used to clean the probe of the sample analyzer after the sample analyzer completes the detection and does not need to be refrigerated. Therefore, the probe liquid storage component 17 is arranged at an interval from the storage component 11.

[0097] When the sample analyzer completes the detection and is about to shut down, the processor controls the grasping component 12 to grasp the sample tube loaded with the probe liquid in the probe liquid storage component 17 and moves the sample tube to the sample rack of the supply component 13. Then, the processor controls the supply component 13 to move the sample rack loaded with the sample tube of the probe liquid to the sample analyzer to clean the probe of the sample analyzer. Then, as described above, after the sample analyzer is cleaned, it will move the sample rack loaded with the used sample tube back to the recycling component 14 to unload the sample tube. The grasping component 12 can clamp the sample tube to one of the sample tube trays 151 of the sample injection component 15 and wait for the user to unload it. The replenishment method of the probe liquid sample tube can be the same as the replenishment method of the quality control product sample tube described above, and the visual recognition component described above can also identify the position of the probe liquid sample tube in the probe liquid storage component 17. The specific process is not described in detail here.

[0098] In summary, in the quality control product supply device 1 provided by the embodiments of the present application, the storage component 11 is used to refrigerate and store quality control products, and the grasping component 12 is used to grasp the quality control products in the storage component 11 onto the rewarming component 16 for rewarming, and then load the quality control products after rewarming onto the sample rack of the supply component 13, so as to automatically supply quality control products to the sample analyzer, reduce manual participation in the quality control test process of the sample analyzer, improve the quality control efficiency and reduce the error rate of quality control, and contribute to the construction and use of an intelligent inspection laboratory.

[0099] At the same time, the grasping component 12 includes a scanning module, which can scan the grasped quality control products to obtain the type of the quality control products and the remaining number of uses, so as to better supply the unexpired quality control products required by the sample analyzer to the sample analyzer, ensure the efficiency of the quality control test of the sample analyzer, and improve the practicability of the quality control product supply device 1.

[0100] Furthermore, the visual recognition component of the quality control product supply device 1 can also identify the positions of the quality control products on the sample injection component 15, the storage component 11, and the rewarming component 16, improving the efficiency of the grasping component 12 in moving the quality control products. And the upper door 112 of the storage component 11 can be automatically opened and closed, ensuring the storage efficiency of the quality control products and also improving the automation degree of the grasping component 12 in grasping the quality control products, enhancing the convenience of the quality control product supply device 1 and the user experience of using the quality control product supply device 1.

[0101] The present application also provides an assembly line system (not shown in the figure), including at least one sample analyzer and the quality control product supply device 1. The sample analyzer is connected to the quality control product supply device 1. Then, the quality control product supply device 1 supplies the sample rack loaded with quality control products to the sample analyzer and retrieves the sample rack loaded with the quality control products after the quality control is completed. It realizes the full-automatic operation of the sample analyzer during the quality control test, reduces manual participation, improves the quality control efficiency of the sample analyzer and reduces the error rate of quality control, and contributes to the construction and use of an intelligent inspection laboratory.

[0102] The above is only the implementation mode of the present application, and it does not limit the patent scope of the present application accordingly. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present application, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, shall be included in the patent protection scope of the present application by the same token.

Claims

1. A quality control product supply device, characterized in that, Applied to provide quality control products for a sample analyzer, including: A storage component for storing the quality control products; A grasping component spaced from the storage component, wherein the grasping component can move in a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction, and the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to each other in pairs; A supply component spaced from the storage component, including a plurality of sample racks without loaded quality control products; Wherein, the quality control product supply device further includes a processor, and the processor is used for: Controlling the grasping component to grasp the quality control product in the storage component, and controlling the grasping component to load the quality control product onto the sample rack of the supply component; Controlling the supply component to transport the sample rack loaded with the quality control product to the sample analyzer connected to the quality control product supply device.

2. The quality control product supply device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The grasping component includes a scanning module for scanning the quality control product grasped by the grasping component to obtain scanning information of the quality control product, wherein the scanning information includes the type of the quality control product; Wherein, the processor is further used for: Based on the type of the quality control product in the scanning information, controlling the grasping component to load the quality control product onto the sample rack.

3. The quality control product supply device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The quality control product supply device further includes a recycling component for receiving the sample rack loaded with the quality control product after quality control; Wherein, the processor is further used for: Controlling the grasping component to unload the quality control product on the sample rack to obtain the sample rack without loaded quality control product; Controlling the recycling component to move the sample rack without loaded quality control product to the supply component.

4. The quality control product supply device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The quality control product supply device is connected to a quality control product recycling component for recycling the quality control product after quality control, and the processor is further used for: Controlling the scanning module to scan the quality control product clamped by the grasping component and the sample rack to obtain the scanning information, wherein the scanning information further includes the remaining usage times of the quality control product; In response to the remaining usage times being greater than a preset number of times, controlling the grasping component to move the quality control product to the storage component for storage; Or, In response to the remaining usage times being equal to the preset number of times, controlling the grasping component to move the quality control product to the quality control product recycling component for recycling.

5. The quality control product supply device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The quality control product supply device further includes a sampling component, including at least one sample tube turntable for placing the quality control product; Wherein, the processor is further used for: Controlling the grasping component to grasp the quality control product on the sample tube turntable, and controlling the scanning module to scan the quality control product to obtain the scanning information of the quality control product; Based on the scanning information, controlling the grasping component to move the quality control product to the corresponding area of the type of the quality control product in the storage component for storage.

6. The quality control product supply device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The quality control product supply device further includes a rewarming component spaced from the storage component for rewarming the quality control product in the storage component; Wherein, the processor is used for: Control the gripping component to grip the quality control sample in the storage component and move the quality control sample to the rewarming component for rewarming; Control the gripping component to move the quality control sample after rewarming to the sample rack of the supply component.

7. The quality control product supply device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The quality control sample supply device further includes a vision recognition component for recognizing the position of the quality control sample on the sample injection component and / or the storage component; Wherein, the processor is further configured to: Control the vision recognition component to recognize the position of the quality control sample in the sample injection component and / or the storage component, and control the gripping component to grip the quality control sample.

8. The quality control product supply device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The storage component includes: A housing having an opening, the housing forming a receiving space for storing the quality control sample; A door provided on the housing and located at the opening; Wherein, the processor is further configured to: Control the door to move to open the opening; or, control the gripping component to open the door to open the opening; and control the gripping component to grip the quality control sample in the housing through the opening; In response to the gripping component gripping the quality control sample and moving it outside the housing, control the door to move to close the opening, or control the gripping component to close the door to close the opening.

9. The quality control product supply device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The quality control sample supply device further includes a probe liquid storage component, which is arranged at an interval from the storage component; Wherein, the processor is further configured to: Control the gripping component to grip the sample tube loaded with probe liquid in the probe liquid storage component and move the sample tube to the sample rack of the supply component; Control the supply component to move the sample rack loaded with the sample tube to the sample analyzer.

10. A pipeline system, characterized in that, Comprising at least one sample analyzer and the quality control sample supply device according to any one of claims 1-9, the sample analyzer is connected to the quality control sample supply device, and the quality control sample supply device supplies the sample rack loaded with the quality control sample to the sample analyzer and recovers the sample rack loaded with the quality control sample after quality control is completed.

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