A portable blood collection tube labeling device

Abstract

This invention relates to the field of blood collection tube labeling technology, specifically disclosing a portable blood collection tube labeling device, comprising: a housing with a slot on one side for inserting blood collection tubes; a clamping mechanism including a placement plate, a clamping rubber rod, and a first motor for driving the placement plate within the housing; an adjustment mechanism including a mounting plate for mounting the clamping mechanism, a second motor for driving the mounting plate along the axial direction of the blood collection tube, and a third motor for driving the blood collection tubes placed in the placement slot to rotate; a printer housed within the housing; and a control mechanism including a circuit board connected to the first, second, and third motors and control buttons connected to the circuit board. This device solves the problem that in traditional blood collection procedures, medical personnel manually print and paste barcode labels, which can easily lead to inaccurate label placement and prevent the instrument from recognizing the labels.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of blood collection tube labeling technology, and specifically discloses a portable blood collection tube labeling device. Background Technology

[0002] In traditional hospitals, when hospitalized patients need blood tests, most blood collection is done manually. The blood collection process is based on the doctor's prescription for blood tests, which is then sent to the hospital's HIS system. Nursing staff are responsible for collecting blood from the patient's clinical area and providing the results to the relevant laboratory department. This mainly involves obtaining the patient's blood collection information, manually printing barcode labels, manually selecting the blood collection tube style, manually affixing the barcode label, and then collecting blood from the patient in the clinical area. Afterwards, the sample collection time is manually updated, the three checks and seven verifications are performed manually, and the nursing staff manually classifies the sample according to the laboratory's procedures.

[0003] In these procedures, the manual printing and affixing of barcode labels by medical staff makes blood collection cumbersome and prone to errors. Manual label placement can lead to misalignment and prevent instrument recognition, and errors caused by manual operation can easily result in doctor-patient conflicts. Therefore, the inventors have developed a portable blood collection tube labeling device to address these problems. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to solve the problem that when medical staff manually print and paste barcode labels during blood collection tests, the labels are often not accurately placed, causing the instrument to be unable to recognize them.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the basic solution of the present invention provides a portable blood collection tube labeling device, comprising: The box has a slot on one side that allows blood collection tubes to be inserted. The clamping mechanism includes a placement plate, a clamping rubber rod, and a first motor that drives the placement plate and the clamping rubber rod to move relative to or towards each other, and a placement groove is formed between the placement plate and the clamping rubber rod that corresponds to the groove position and can accommodate blood collection tubes. The adjustment mechanism includes a mounting plate for mounting the clamping mechanism, a second motor for driving the mounting plate to move along the axial direction of the blood collection tube, and a third motor for driving the blood collection tube placed in the placement slot to rotate. A printer, wherein the printer is located inside the housing and the position of the printer's ticket outlet corresponds to the position of the placement slot; The control mechanism includes a circuit board that is signal-connected to the first motor, the second motor, and the third motor, and control buttons that are signal-connected to the circuit board.

[0006] The principle and effect of this basic scheme are as follows: This invention employs a box-type structure to install clamping mechanisms, adjustment mechanisms, printers, and control mechanisms, thereby enabling the entire device to be easily transported. Medical personnel can move the labeling device to the corresponding department or patient ward according to actual usage needs, making it faster and more practical.

[0007] The present invention allows the blood collection tube to enter the box through the slot, and places the blood collection tube through the slot between the placement plate and the clamping rubber rod. Then, the first motor drives the placement plate and the clamping rubber rod to move relative to or towards each other, so that the placement plate and the clamping rubber rod move closer or further apart, thereby achieving the purpose of clamping or loosening the blood collection tube.

[0008] This invention uses a second motor to move the blood collection tube, making it easier for the tube to approach the printer's ticket outlet. This allows the label printed from the printer to be affixed to the surface of the blood collection tube. Simultaneously, a third motor rotates the blood collection tube, ensuring the label is smoothly applied to its surface, thus achieving automatic labeling.

[0009] Compared with existing technologies, this invention can automatically label blood collection tubes, replacing the traditional manual labeling process by medical staff. This not only reduces the labor intensity of medical staff, but also improves the accuracy of label placement, facilitating subsequent label identification, and avoiding doctor-patient conflicts caused by information errors due to manual operation.

[0010] Furthermore, the placement plate is tilted and located on the side of the clamping adhesive rod closest to the printer. Tiltping the placement plate prevents the plate and clamping adhesive rod from contacting the blood collection tube at the side of the tube's sidewall, allowing the printed label to mate with the top of the tube's sidewall, thus facilitating labeling of the blood collection tube.

[0011] Furthermore, the placement plate is symmetrically provided with auxiliary shafts, and the auxiliary shafts are evenly provided with several rubber sleeves to facilitate clamping of the blood collection tubes. The rubber sleeves cooperate with the blood collection tubes to facilitate clamping of the blood collection tubes.

[0012] Furthermore, the first motor is a linear motor, and its output shaft is connected to the placement plate. The linear motor directly drives the placement plate, facilitating its movement closer to or further from the clamping rod, thereby clamping or releasing the blood collection tube.

[0013] Furthermore, the mounting plate is also provided with a guide rod, and the placement plate is slidably connected to the guide rod. The guide rod serves to guide and limit the mounting plate, and also improves the overall structural strength.

[0014] Furthermore, the second motor is a linear motor, and its output shaft moves synchronously with the mounting plate. By directly driving the mounting plate with the linear motor, the blood collection tubes can be moved, allowing them to either approach the printer for labeling or move away from the printer after labeling.

[0015] Furthermore, the second motor is a rotary motor, and a ball screw pair is provided between the output shaft of the second motor and the mounting plate to drive the mounting plate to move. By driving the mounting plate to move through the rotary motor and the ball screw pair, the blood collection tube can be moved, thereby bringing the blood collection tube closer to the printer for labeling or moving it away from the printer after labeling. This method results in a more compact structure and also provides a speed reduction effect.

[0016] Furthermore, the third motor is a rotary motor, and its output shaft is splinedly connected to the clamping rubber rod. The third motor drives the clamping rubber rod to rotate, which in turn causes the friction between the clamping agitator and the blood collection tube to rotate, thus allowing the label to smoothly adhere to the surface of the blood collection tube, achieving automatic labeling. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 This paper shows a schematic diagram of the external structure of a portable blood collection tube labeling device according to an embodiment of this application; Figure 2 This paper shows a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a portable blood collection tube labeling device according to an embodiment of this application; Figure 3 This paper shows a schematic diagram of the mounting plate in a portable blood collection tube labeling device according to an embodiment of this application; Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the adjustment mechanism of a portable blood collection tube labeling device according to an embodiment of this application is shown; Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the clamping mechanism of a portable blood collection tube labeling device according to an embodiment of this application is shown. Detailed Implementation

[0019] To further illustrate the technical means and effects of the present invention in achieving its intended purpose, the following detailed description of the specific implementation methods, structures, features, and effects of the present invention, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments, is provided below.

[0020] The reference numerals in the accompanying drawings of the instruction manual include: 1. Housing; 2. Front cover; 3. Groove; 4. Charging port; 5. Start button; 6. Indicator light; 7. Buckle; 8. Divider; 9. Battery; 10. PCB board; 11. Printer; 12. Placement plate; 13. Clamping rod; 14. Mounting plate; 15. Mounting ear; 16. First motor output shaft; 17. Guide rod; 18. Motor mounting base; 19. First motor; 20. Second motor; 21. Second motor output shaft; 22. Lead screw; 23. Nut; 24. Splined shaft.

[0021] A portable blood collection tube labeling device, implementing, for example Figure 1 As shown, it includes: Box 1: The top of the box 1 is provided with a charging port 4. The front side wall of the box 1 is hinged with a front cover 2 and a side cover. The front cover 2 is provided with a slot 3 that can accommodate a blood collection tube. The side cover is provided with a start button 5 and an indicator light 6. The rear side of the box 1 is symmetrically provided with buckles 7.

[0022] Partition 8: such as Figure 2 As shown, the partition 8 is installed inside the housing 1, dividing the housing 1 into multiple cavities. The battery 9 is installed in the cavity corresponding to the position of the side end cover. The battery 9 is electrically connected to the charging port 4. The printer 11 and PCB board 10 are installed in the cavity corresponding to the position of the front end cover 2 and located between the partition 8 and the inner top surface of the housing 1.

[0023] Clamping mechanisms, such as Figure 3 As shown, the clamping mechanism includes a first motor 19 mounted below the partition 8, a placement plate 12 mounted on the output shaft 16 of the first motor, and a clamping rubber rod 13 mounted above the partition 8. Correspondingly, the partition 8 has a through slot through which the output shaft 16 of the first motor can pass. The position of the placement plate 12 corresponds to the position of the clamping rubber rod 13, and a placement slot corresponding to the position of the slot 3 and accommodating the placement of the blood collection tube is formed between the placement plate 12 and the clamping rubber rod 13. The first motor 19 is a linear motor, which directly drives the placement plate 12 to move, making it easy for the placement plate 12 to move closer to or further away from the clamping rubber rod 13, thereby clamping or releasing the blood collection tube. The placement plate 12 is symmetrically provided with auxiliary shafts, and several rubber sleeves are evenly provided on the auxiliary shafts to facilitate the clamping of blood collection tubes. In this embodiment, the placement plate 12 is inclined and located on the side of the clamping rubber rod 13 close to the printer 11. With this structure, the position that prevents the PCB board 10, the clamping rubber rod 13 from contacting the blood collection tube is located on the side of the blood collection tube sidewall. The label printed by the printer 11 can cooperate with the top of the blood collection tube sidewall, which makes it easier to label the blood collection tube. Correspondingly, a guide rod 17 is provided below the partition plate 8. The guide rod 17 is slidably connected to the placement plate 12, which plays a guiding and limiting role for the mounting plate 14 and improves the overall structural strength of the clamping mechanism.

[0024] Adjustment mechanism, such as Figure 4 As shown, the adjustment mechanism includes a mounting plate 14 for mounting the first motor 19 and the guide rod 17, a second motor 20 for driving the mounting plate 14 to move along the axial direction of the blood collection tube, and a third motor for driving the blood collection tube placed in the placement slot to rotate. The mounting plate 14 is provided with a motor mounting seat 18 and mounting lugs 15 for mounting the first motor 19 and the guide rod 17. The second motor 20 is a dual-headed motor that outputs rotation. One side of the mounting plate 14 is provided with a slot 3 for the output shaft 21 of the second motor to pass through. The other output shaft of the second motor 20 is driven by gear transmission. A lead screw and nut assembly is connected, comprising a lead screw 22 driven by a second motor 20 and a nut 23 that engages with the lead screw 22 and is fixed to the mounting plate 14, thereby moving the mounting plate 14. However, the invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the second motor 20 is a linear motor, and its output shaft 21 is fixed to the mounting plate 14, causing the mounting plate 14 to move synchronously with the second motor 20. A third motor is a rotary motor, and its output shaft is coaxially connected to a splined shaft 24, which is splinedly connected to the clamping rubber rod 13. The third motor drives the clamping rubber rod 13 to rotate, thereby causing the friction between the clamping agitator and the blood collection tube to rotate.

[0025] Printer 11: Printer 11 is located inside housing 1 and the position of the ticket outlet of printer 11 corresponds to the position of the placement slot; The control mechanism includes a PCB board 10 connected to the first motor 19, the second motor 20, and the third motor, a start button 5 connected to the circuit PCB board 10, and an indicator light 6.

[0026] In the implementation of this invention, medical personnel manually place the blood collection tube from the slot 3 into the placement slot inside the box 1, and then press the start button. The first motor 19 starts, pushing the placement plate 12 to clamp the blood collection tube between the clamping rubber rod 13 and the placement plate 12. After clamping, the second motor 20 starts, driving the mounting plate 14, the clamping mechanism on the mounting plate 14, and the blood collection tube to move inward to the printer 11. At this time, the clamping rubber rod 13 slides relative to the spline shaft 24. After moving to the designated position, the printer 11 and the third motor start simultaneously. The printer 11 prints a label at the ticket outlet, while the third motor drives the clamping rubber rod 13 to rotate through the spline shaft 24, thereby driving the blood collection tube to rotate, so that the label is smoothly attached to the surface of the blood collection tube, achieving the purpose of automatic labeling. After labeling is completed, the second motor 20 drives the clamping mechanism to reset, and the second motor 20 drives the placement plate 12 to reset, releasing the blood collection tube. The medical personnel can then remove the labeled blood collection tube.

[0027] In this invention, the start and stop of the first motor 19, the second motor 20 and the third motor are all controlled by the PCB board 10. Of course, corresponding sensors or limiting mechanisms can also be set in the housing 1 to limit the operation of the first motor 19, the second motor 20 and the third motor.

[0028] Compared with existing technologies, this invention can automatically label blood collection tubes, replacing the traditional manual labeling process by medical staff. This not only reduces the labor intensity of medical staff, but also improves the accuracy of label placement, facilitating subsequent label identification, and avoiding doctor-patient conflicts caused by information errors due to manual operation.

[0029] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way. Although the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention shall still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A portable blood collection tube labeling device, characterized in that, include: The box has a slot on one side that allows blood collection tubes to be inserted. The clamping mechanism includes a placement plate, a clamping rubber rod, and a first motor that drives the placement plate and the clamping rubber rod to move relative to or towards each other, and a placement groove is formed between the placement plate and the clamping rubber rod that corresponds to the groove position and can accommodate blood collection tubes. The adjustment mechanism includes a mounting plate for mounting the clamping mechanism, a second motor for driving the mounting plate to move along the axial direction of the blood collection tube, and a third motor for driving the blood collection tube placed in the placement slot to rotate. A printer, wherein the printer is located inside the housing and the position of the printer's ticket outlet corresponds to the position of the placement slot; The control mechanism includes a circuit board that is signal-connected to the first motor, the second motor, and the third motor, and control buttons that are signal-connected to the circuit board.

2. The portable blood collection tube labeling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The placement plate is tilted and located on the side of the clamping stick closer to the printer.

3. A portable blood collection tube labeling device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The placement plate is symmetrically provided with auxiliary shafts, and the auxiliary shafts are evenly provided with several rubber sleeves to facilitate the clamping of blood collection tubes.

4. A portable blood collection tube labeling device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The first motor is a linear motor and its output shaft is connected to the placement plate.

5. A portable blood collection tube labeling device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The mounting plate is also provided with a guide rod, and the placement plate is slidably connected to the guide rod.

6. A portable blood collection tube labeling device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 or 5, characterized in that, The second motor is a linear motor and the output shaft of the second motor moves synchronously with the mounting plate.

7. A portable blood collection tube labeling device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 or 5, characterized in that, The second motor is a rotary motor, and a ball screw pair for driving the mounting plate to move is provided between the output shaft of the second motor and the mounting plate.

8. A portable blood collection tube labeling device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The third motor is a rotary motor and its output shaft is splinedly connected to the clamping rubber rod.

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