Pathological section management equipment and system
By using pathological slide management equipment and systems, and utilizing QR code scanning and electromagnet control, precise positioning and intuitive retrieval of pathological slides are achieved. This solves the problem of difficulty in quickly locating pathological slides in existing technologies, and improves storage and retrieval efficiency and accuracy.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511096844.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-06
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-31
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
AI Technical Summary
The current method of storing pathology slides makes it difficult for laboratory personnel to quickly locate the corresponding location when retrieving them, and also causes the inconvenience of searching multiple times.
Design a pathological slide management device and system. By scanning the QR code or barcode information on the slide for dual scanning and combining it with the control box recording, the slide can achieve three levels of precise positioning in the box, the placement plate, and the clamping position. One-click positioning and intuitive picking can be achieved by controlling the electromagnet of the clamping plate.
It enables rapid location and intuitive retrieval of pathological slides, reducing the time-consuming and accidental retrieval problems associated with traditional manual searching, and improving storage efficiency and accuracy.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention belongs to the field of medical device technology, specifically relating to a pathological slide management device and system. Background Technology
[0002] Pathology glass slides are specimens made by fixing and dehydrating human diseased tissue to form paraffin blocks, then slicing them into 3-5 micrometer thin sections, mounting them on glass slides, and staining them. Pathologists can determine the nature of the lesion by observing its cell morphology and other characteristics, providing a basis for clinical treatment. Long-term preservation of these slides is of great significance: it meets the clinical needs of patient follow-up visits and pathology consultations, provides samples for medical research, complies with medical standards and legal requirements, and ensures the traceability of diagnoses. During preservation, it is necessary to avoid light and moisture; some special slides require low-temperature storage. Simultaneously, effective information management is essential to ensure their long-term stability and usability.
[0003] Currently, glass slides are typically stored by stacking them in a specially designed wooden board, then placing them in a cabinet for storage, and finally taking them out and placing them in appropriate containers for long-term preservation. However, during temporary storage, it may be necessary to transfer and retrieve the pathological slides from the corresponding locations. Although the current method can preserve the slides, the retrieval process is very cumbersome. Due to the large number of slides, it is very difficult for examiners to find the correct slide, and they may need to search multiple times to locate it, which still has some shortcomings.
[0004] Therefore, a pathological slide management device and system are needed to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Summary of the Invention
[0005] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this invention presents a pathological slide management device and system. This device can effectively record slides while storing them, and can record based on the scanned slides and the corresponding sensors on the device, enabling quick retrieval during subsequent searches. Furthermore, to highlight the location of the corresponding slides, the device is equipped with a structure that can elevate them, making them more visible and easily accessible to laboratory personnel.
[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned technical effects, on the one hand, the present invention discloses a pathological slide management device, including: a door, a box body, a placement plate, and a constant temperature device; the door is fixedly installed on the outer side of the box body, and the constant temperature device is fixedly installed on the inner side of the door; the box body is a hollow structure and is divided into multiple cavities inside, and several placement plates are detachably installed on the cavities. The placement plate is symmetrically divided into two placement cavities. Each placement cavity is fixedly equipped with several clamping components. Each clamping component includes a clamping plate, an extension plate, and a fixing component. The clamping plate is movably mounted on the placement plate, and the fixing component is movably mounted on the lower end of the other side of the clamping plate. The fixing component includes a support rod, a second electromagnet, a second spring, and a support block. The support block is fixedly mounted on the placement plate, with a spring fixedly mounted on the upper end of the support block. The support rod is fixedly mounted on the other end of the spring, with its upper end movably mounted on the clamping plate and its lower end fixedly mounted with the second electromagnet. Extension plates are fixedly mounted on both sides of the clamping plate. Furthermore, an extrusion head is movably mounted on the inner side of the extension plate, and a first spring is fixedly mounted on the rear end of the extrusion head, with the rear end of the first spring fixedly mounted on the extension plate; meanwhile, a soft pad layer is provided on the outer side of the extrusion head. Furthermore, a pressing rod is fixedly installed on the middle of one side of the placement plate, and charging heads are fixedly installed on both sides of the pressing rod on the side wall of the placement plate. Furthermore, a pressing cavity is provided on the inner wall of the placement cavity of the box, and a charging port is fixedly installed on one side of the pressing cavity; Furthermore, a placement rack is fixedly installed on the outer side wall of the box, and a first scanning head is installed on the placement rack; Furthermore, a control box is fixedly installed on the upper outer side of the box door, and a handle is fixedly installed on one side of the middle part of the box door; a first electromagnet is fixedly installed on the box door at the position corresponding to the handle. On the other hand, the present invention discloses a system for a pathological slide management device, including a face recognition module fixedly installed on the outside of the box door; temperature sensors fixedly installed at the upper and lower ends of the inside of the box door; a positioning module fixedly installed on the side wall of the box body; a press switch fixedly installed on the pressing chamber; a second scanning head fixedly installed on the placement plate and a first scanning head installed on the side wall of the box body; a first pressure sensor fixedly installed in the middle of the upper part of the clamping plate; a second electromagnet fixedly installed at the lower end of the support rod; a control box fixedly installed on the box door; and a mobile terminal that establishes a wireless connection with the control box and the positioning module. Facial recognition module: used to identify and record the facial information of medical staff; Temperature sensor: Used to monitor the temperature inside the enclosure and provide feedback; Positioning module: used to locate the current position of the enclosure and provide real-time feedback; Press switch: Used to determine the order in which the plates are placed after being pressed; First scanning head and second scanning head: used to scan the coded information on the slice; First pressure sensor: used to monitor whether a corresponding slice has been placed; Second electromagnet: used to support the blocks and create an attraction relationship between them to control the lifting and lowering of the clamping plate; Control box: Used to receive information feedback between various components and control the operation of components in each part; Mobile terminal: Used to locate specific slices.
[0007] The control method for the above system is as follows: S1: First, the QR code or barcode information on each slice of the first scanning head is used to determine that the current slice is in the current box, and the control box on the box door records it; the information of the corresponding operator is scanned and recorded by the first scanning head. S2: Then the second scanning head on the placement plate will scan the QR code or barcode information on the slice again and record it on the current placement plate; S3: Then place the slice onto the clamping plate on the placement plate. After the slice is pressed against the first pressure sensor on the clamping plate, record the corresponding position of the slice on the clamping plate on the placement plate. S4: Place the placement plate after scanning in S3 into the corresponding position on the door. At this time, the pressing rod will contact the pressing switch inside the pressing chamber to determine the position of the corresponding placement plate in the box. At the same time, the pressing switches are numbered and recorded according to the order of triggering and stored in the control box. The control box then sends the corresponding recording information to the mobile terminal. S5: When a search is needed, the mobile terminal is used to locate the corresponding slice in the corresponding box. After finding the corresponding box, the first scanning head compares the facial information of the medical staff and records the time of the information of the person who retrieved it for traceability. Then, the corresponding box door is opened, the corresponding placement plate is found and pulled out. The electromagnet in the clamping plate at the corresponding position of the placement plate will be de-energized, causing the clamping plate to rise, thereby accurately locating the slice at the corresponding position.
[0008] The beneficial effects of this invention are: This invention designs a pathological slide management device, including: a door, a box body, placement plates, and a temperature control device; the door is fixedly installed on the outer side of the box body, and the temperature control device is fixedly installed on the inner side of the door; the box body has a hollow structure and is divided into multiple cavities, and several placement plates are detachably installed on the cavities; a number of slides can be placed on the placement plates, and during placement, the slides can be effectively clamped by the clamping components on the placement plates. Furthermore, the pop-out design of the clamping components allows the operator to visually see the slide they want to retrieve. This invention also discloses a system for managing pathological slides. By using a first scanning head on the outside of the housing and a second scanning head on the placement plate, the system performs dual scanning of the slide's QR code / barcode information. Combined with information recorded by the control box, it achieves precise three-level positioning of the slide in the "housing body → placement plate → clamping position," avoiding the time-consuming and mis-picking problems caused by traditional manual searching. A first pressure sensor on the clamping plate monitors the slide's placement status in real time. Combined with the sequential numbering of the press switch triggered when the placement plate is inserted into the housing, the control box automatically generates a unique identifier for the slide's position and synchronizes it to the mobile terminal. During retrieval, the second electromagnet corresponding to the clamping plate is de-energized, and the clamping plate is lifted by a spring, making the target slide prominently displayed, achieving "one-click positioning and intuitive retrieval." Attached Figure Description
[0009] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below.
[0010] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a pathological slide management device; Figure 2 This is a front view of a pathological slide management device; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a pathological slide management device; Figure 4 This is another overall view of the internal structure of a pathological slide management device; Figure 5 This is a front view of the internal structure of a pathological slide management device. Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a placement plate for a pathological slide management device. Figure 7 This is a partial cross-sectional view of the clamping plate portion of a pathological slide management device; Figure 8 This is an enlarged structural diagram of point A in a pathological slide management device; Figure 9 This is a cross-sectional structural diagram of a fixed component part of a pathological slide management device.
[0011] The attached diagram lists the components represented by each number as follows: 1-Box door, 11-Control box, 12-Face recognition module, 13-Handle, 14-First electromagnet, 15-Pressing chamber, 16-Charging port, 2-Box body, 21-Positioning module, 22-Placement rack, 221-First scanning head, 23-Bearing chamber, 3-Placement plate, 31-Placement chamber, 32-Clamping assembly, 321-First pressure sensor, 322-Clamping plate, 323-Extension plate, 324-First spring, 325-Extrusion head, 33-Second scanning head, 34-Charging head, 35-Pressing rod, 36-Fixing assembly, 361-Support rod, 362-Second electromagnet, 363-Second spring, 364-Support block, 4-Constant temperature device, 5-Temperature sensor. Detailed Implementation
[0012] Example 1 A pathological slide management device includes: a door 1, a box body 2, a placement plate 3, and a constant temperature device 4; the door 1 is fixedly installed on the outer side of the box body 2, and the constant temperature device 4 is fixedly installed on the inner side of the door 1; the box body 2 has a hollow structure and is divided into multiple cavities, and several placement plates 3 are detachably installed on the cavities. The placement plate 3 is symmetrically divided into two placement cavities 31. Each placement cavity 31 is fixedly equipped with several clamping components 32. Each clamping component 32 includes a clamping plate 322, an extension plate 323, and a fixing component 36. The clamping plate 322 is movably mounted on the placement plate 3, and the fixing component 36 is movably mounted on the lower end of the other side of the clamping plate 322. The fixing component 36 includes a support rod 361, a second electromagnet 362, a second spring 363, and a support block 364. The support block 364 is fixedly mounted on the placement plate 3, and its upper end is fixed... A spring is fixedly installed, and a support rod 361 is fixedly installed at the other end of the spring. The upper end of the support rod 361 is movably installed on the clamping plate 322, and the lower end of the support rod 361 is fixedly installed on the second electromagnet 362. Extension plates 323 are fixedly installed on both sides of the clamping plate 322. Multiple slices can be placed on the several placement plates 3. During placement, the clamping components 32 on the plates can effectively clamp the slices. The pop-out design of the clamping components 32 allows the operator to see the slice they want to take. A placement rack 22 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the box body 2, and a first scanning head 221 is installed on the placement rack 22. A control box 11 is fixedly installed on the upper outer side of the box door 1, and a handle 13 is fixedly installed on one side of the middle of the box door 1. A first electromagnet 14 is fixedly installed on the box door 1 at the position corresponding to the handle 13. The electromagnets are used to ensure that the box door 1 and the box body 2 are closed.
[0013] Example 2 In this embodiment, based on the extension plate 323 described in Embodiment 1, a pressing head 325 is movably mounted on the inner side of the extension plate 323, and a first spring 324 is fixedly mounted on the rear end of the pressing head 325. The rear end of the first spring 324 is fixedly mounted on the extension plate 323. Simultaneously, a soft padding layer is provided on the outer side of the pressing head 325. Since the slice may not be securely clamped during the release of the fixing component 36 when it is placed, if the clamping is unstable during the ejection of the second spring 363 in the fixing component 36, it may... The slice may pop out; therefore, in order to effectively prevent the above situation from happening, a pressing head 325 is movably installed on the inner side of the extension plate 323. A first spring 324 is fixedly installed at the rear end of the pressing head 325. When clamping the slice, the slice is directly pressed along the position of the pressing head 325. Under the action of pressure, the pressing head 325 will rotate counterclockwise. At the same time, the spring moves in a state of first compression and then extension. Since a soft pad is provided on the outside of the pressing head 325, the clamping of the slice after rotation can be guaranteed.
[0014] In this embodiment, a pressing rod 35 is fixedly installed on the middle of one side of the placement plate 3. On both sides of the pressing rod 35, charging heads 34 are fixedly installed on the side walls of the placement plate 3 for directly charging the placement plate 3 to power its operation. A pressing cavity 15 is provided on the inner side wall of the placement cavity 31 of the housing 2. A charging port 16 is fixedly installed on one side of the pressing cavity 15. The charging connection between the charging port 16 and the charging head 34 is through magnetic charging. The specific principle is the same as the magnetic charging principle in a charging watch, which is existing technology and will not be explained in detail here. Example 3 This invention discloses a system for managing pathological slides, including a face recognition module 12 fixedly mounted on the outside of a door 1; temperature sensors 5 fixedly mounted on the upper and lower ends of the inside of the door 1; a positioning module 21 fixedly mounted on the side wall of the box body 2; a press switch fixedly mounted on the pressing chamber 15; a second scanning head 33 fixedly mounted on a placement plate 3 and a first scanning head 221 fixedly mounted on the side wall of the box body 2; a first pressure sensor 321 fixedly mounted on the upper middle part of the clamping plate 322; a second electromagnet 362 fixedly mounted on the lower end of a support rod 361; a control box 11 fixedly mounted on the door 1; and a mobile terminal that establishes a wireless connection with the control box 11 and the positioning module 21. Face recognition module 12: Used to identify and record the facial information of medical staff; Temperature sensor 5: Used to monitor the temperature inside chamber 2 and provide feedback; Positioning module 21: used to locate the current position of the box 2 and provide real-time feedback; Press switch: Used to determine the order in which the placement plates 3 are placed after being pressed; First scanning head 221 and second scanning head 33: used to scan the coded information on the placed slice; First pressure sensor 321: used to monitor whether a corresponding slice has been placed; Second electromagnet 362: used to form an attraction relationship with support block 364 to control the lifting and lowering of clamping plate 322; Control box 11: Used to receive information feedback between various components and control the operation of components in each part; Mobile terminal: Used to locate specific slices.
[0015] The control method for the above system is as follows: S1: First, the QR code or barcode information on each slice of the first scanning head 221 is used to determine that the current slice is in the current box 2, and the control box 11 on the box door 1 is used to record it; the information of the corresponding operator is scanned and recorded by the first scanning head 221. S2: Then, the second scanning head 33 on the placement plate 3 scans the QR code or barcode information on the slice again and records it on the current placement plate 3; the QR code / barcode information of the slice is double-scanned by the first scanning head 221 on the outside of the box 2 and the second scanning head 33 on the placement plate 3. Combined with the information recorded by the control box 11, the slice is accurately positioned in three levels: "box 2 → placement plate 3 → clamping position", avoiding the time-consuming and mis-picking problems caused by traditional manual searching.
[0016] S3: Then place the slice on the clamping plate 322 on the placement plate 3. When the slice is pressed against the first pressure sensor 321 on the clamping plate 322, record the corresponding position of the slice on the corresponding placement plate 3 and clamping plate 322. S4: Place the placement plate 3, which has been scanned in S3, into the corresponding position in the cabinet door 1. At this time, the pressing rod 35 will contact the pressing switch inside the pressing chamber 15 to determine the position of the placement plate 3 in the cabinet 2. At the same time, the numbering is recorded and stored in the control box 11 according to the triggering sequence of the pressing switch. The control box 11 then sends the corresponding recording information to the mobile terminal. The shelf number of the placement plate 3 in the cabinet 2 (such as "Xth layer, Yth column") is automatically generated by the sequence of pressing the pressing switch triggered by the pressing rod 35, replacing the traditional manual numbering and reducing operation errors.
[0017] S5: When a search is needed, the mobile terminal is used to locate the corresponding slice in which corresponding box 2. After finding the corresponding box 2, the first scanning head 221 compares the facial information of the medical staff and records the time of the information of the current user for traceability, so as to identify which operator it is and to trace back. Then, the corresponding box door 1 is opened to find the corresponding placement plate 3 and pull it out. The electromagnet in the clamping plate 322 at the corresponding position of the placement plate 3 will be de-energized, causing the clamping plate 322 to rise, thereby accurately finding the slice at the corresponding position.
[0018] The first pressure sensor 321 on the clamping plate 322 can monitor the slice placement status in real time. Combined with the sequential number of the press switch triggered when the placement plate 3 is inserted into the box 2, the control box 11 automatically generates a unique identifier for the slice position and synchronizes it to the mobile terminal. During retrieval, the second electromagnet 362 corresponding to the clamping plate 322 is de-energized, and the clamping plate 322 is lifted by the spring, making the target slice stand out, realizing "one-click positioning and intuitive retrieval".
[0019] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are only for the purpose of illustrating the present invention. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the invention to the specific implementation described.
Claims
1. A pathological slide management device, characterized in that, include: Box door, box body, placement board, temperature control device; The box body has a door fixedly installed on one side of its exterior, and a temperature control device fixedly installed on the inside of the door. The box body is a hollow structure divided into multiple cavities. Several placement plates are detachably installed on each cavity. Each placement plate is symmetrically divided into two placement chambers, and several clamping assemblies are fixedly installed on each placement chamber. Each clamping assembly includes a clamping plate, an extension plate, and a fixing assembly. The clamping plate is movably installed on the placement plate, and the fixing assembly is movably installed on the lower end of the other side of the clamping plate. The fixing assembly includes a support rod, a second electromagnet, a second spring, and a support block. The support block is fixedly installed on the placement plate, and a spring is fixedly installed on the upper end of the support block. A support rod is fixedly installed on the other end of the spring. The upper end of the support rod is movably installed on the clamping plate, and the lower end of the support rod is fixedly installed on the second electromagnet. Extension plates are fixedly installed on both sides of the clamping plate.
2. The pathological slide management device according to claim 1, characterized in that, An extrusion head is movably mounted on the inner side of the extension plate, and a first spring is fixedly mounted on the rear end of the extrusion head. The rear end of the first spring is fixedly mounted on the extension plate. Meanwhile, a soft pad layer is provided on the outer side of the extrusion head.
3. The pathological slide management device according to claim 1, characterized in that, A pressing rod is fixedly installed on the middle of one side of the placement plate, and charging heads are fixedly installed on both sides of the pressing rod on the side wall of the placement plate.
4. The pathological slide management device according to claim 1, characterized in that, A pressing cavity is provided on the inner wall of the placement cavity of the box, and a charging port is fixedly installed on one side of the pressing cavity.
5. The pathological slide management device according to claim 1, characterized in that, A placement rack is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the box, and a first scanning head is installed on the placement rack.
6. The pathological slide management device according to claim 1, characterized in that, A control box is fixedly installed on the upper outer side of the door, and a handle is fixedly installed on one side of the middle of the door; a first electromagnet is fixedly installed on the door at the position corresponding to the handle.
7. A system for managing pathological slides according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that, include: A face recognition module fixedly mounted on the outside of the cabinet door; temperature sensors fixedly mounted on the upper and lower ends of the inside of the cabinet door; a positioning module fixedly mounted on the side wall of the cabinet; a press switch fixedly mounted on the pressing chamber; a second scanning head fixedly mounted on the placement plate and a first scanning head fixedly mounted on the side wall of the cabinet; a first pressure sensor fixedly mounted on the upper middle part of the clamping plate; a second electromagnet fixedly mounted on the lower end of the support rod; a control box fixedly mounted on the cabinet door; and a mobile terminal that establishes a wireless connection with the control box and the positioning module. Facial recognition module: used to identify and record the facial information of medical staff; Temperature sensor: Used to monitor the temperature inside the enclosure and provide feedback; Positioning module: used to locate the current position of the enclosure and provide real-time feedback; Press switch: Used to determine the order in which the plates are placed after being pressed; First scanning head and second scanning head: used to scan the coded information on the slice; First pressure sensor: used to monitor whether a corresponding slice has been placed; Second electromagnet: used to support the blocks and create an attraction relationship between them to control the lifting and lowering of the clamping plate; Control box: Used to receive information feedback between various components and control the operation of components in each part; Mobile terminal: Used to locate specific slices.
8. The control method for the system according to claim 7, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1: First, the QR code or barcode information on each slice of the first scanning head is used to determine that the current slice is in the current box, and the control box on the box door records it; the information of the corresponding operator is scanned and recorded by the first scanning head. S2: Then the second scanning head on the placement plate will scan the QR code or barcode information on the slice again and record it on the current placement plate; S3: Then place the slice onto the clamping plate on the placement plate. After the slice is pressed against the first pressure sensor on the clamping plate, record the corresponding position of the slice on the clamping plate on the placement plate. S4: Place the placement plate after scanning in S3 into the corresponding position on the door. At this time, the pressing rod will contact the pressing switch inside the pressing chamber to determine the position of the corresponding placement plate in the box. At the same time, the pressing switches are numbered and recorded according to the order of triggering and stored in the control box. The control box then sends the corresponding recording information to the mobile terminal. S5: When a search is needed, the mobile terminal is used to locate the corresponding slice in the corresponding box. After finding the corresponding box, the first scanning head compares the facial information of the medical staff and records the time of the information of the person who retrieved it for traceability. Then, the corresponding box door is opened, the corresponding placement plate is found and pulled out. The electromagnet in the clamping plate at the corresponding position of the placement plate will be de-energized, causing the clamping plate to rise, thereby accurately locating the slice at the corresponding position.