Wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax block

Abstract

A wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks comprises a conveying unit, a wax sealing unit, a cooling unit, a storage unit and a control unit. The conveying unit is provided with a conveying belt for conveying pathological wax blocks; the wax sealing unit is arranged right above the conveying belt and is used for heating and melting a wax block and smearing wax liquid on the surface of the pathological wax block; the cooling unit is arranged right above the conveying belt and is used for cooling the pathological wax blocks coated with the wax liquid; the storage unit is arranged at the tail end of the conveying belt and is used for receiving and storing the cooled pathological wax blocks; the control unit is used for controlling operation of the conveying unit, the wax sealing unit and the cooling unit. Procedures of pathological wax block transportation, wax liquid smearing, wax liquid cooling and storage can be achieved on the device, wax liquid smearing and packaging can be carried out on sliced pathological wax blocks in a large scale, the workload of manual packaging of pathology technicians is reduced, the working efficiency of packaging treatment is improved, the packaging process is standardized, and the packaging quality of the pathological wax blocks is ensured.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of medical equipment, in particular to a wax liquid packaging device for a pathological wax block. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, the number of wax blocks processed by the hospital's pathology department in a single day has increased rapidly, and the workload of packaging, recycling and archiving of pathology wax blocks has also increased dramatically. Packaging, recycling and archiving of pathology wax blocks is an important part of pathology work. After the pathology wax block is sliced, in order to preserve the wax block for a long time and maintain the pathological characteristics of the pathological tissue, the wax block needs to be packaged with wax liquid (i.e. wax sealing), thereby isolating the tissue in the wax block from the outside air and preventing the loss of antigens and tissue shrinkage caused by long-term exposure of the tissue.

[0003] At present, the encapsulation of pathological wax blocks is mainly completed by pathological technicians on the embedding machine by manually applying wax. A thin layer of wax liquid is poured onto the hot table through the wax nozzle of the embedding machine, and the wax block is held with the cutting surface of the wax block facing down and gently applied to the heated wax liquid. After the wax liquid solidifies, the wax sealing effect is achieved. This manual encapsulation process is time-consuming and labor-intensive, cannot adapt to large-scale operations, and is extremely inefficient. Moreover, the wax liquid on the hot table of the embedding machine needs to be replenished manually, which is troublesome to operate; each time the tissue surface is applied with wax, it is not smooth, and there will be protruding wax blocks. People who operate for a long time will also inhale some aerosol wax liquid particles, which is not good for health. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, the utility model proposes a wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks, and the specific technical solution is as follows:

[0005] A wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks, comprising:

[0006] A transport unit, provided with a conveyor belt for conveying pathological wax blocks;

[0007] The wax sealing unit is located directly above the conveyor belt and is used to heat and melt the wax block to form wax liquid, and then apply the wax liquid to the surface of the pathological wax block;

[0008] The cooling unit is located directly above the conveyor belt and is used to cool the pathological wax block after the wax liquid is applied;

[0009] A storage unit, disposed at the rear end of the conveyor belt, for receiving and storing the cooled pathological wax block; and

[0010] The control unit is used to control the operation of the transport unit, the wax sealing unit and the cooling unit.

[0011] Furthermore, the transport unit is installed in a control box, the wax sealing unit and the cooling unit are installed on the top of the control box, and the storage unit is arranged at the rear end of the control box.

[0012] Furthermore, the transport unit also includes a driving roller, a driven roller and a motor, and the two ends of the conveyor belt are respectively tensioned on the driving roller and the driven roller. The driving roller and the driven roller are installed in the control box through bearings. The motor is installed on the control box, and its driving end is connected to the driving roller.

[0013] Furthermore, the outer surface of the conveying belt is mounted on a stop bar for limiting the movement of the pathological wax block, and the height of the stop bar is not higher than the thickness of the pathological wax block.

[0014] Furthermore, fixing seats are provided on both sides of the top surface of the control box, and the wax sealing unit is installed on the fixing seats.

[0015] Furthermore, the wax sealing unit includes a liquid storage box and a brush detachably mounted on the bottom of the liquid storage box, both ends of the liquid storage box are rotatably mounted on a fixed seat, a through groove is provided at the bottom of the liquid storage box for allowing the wax liquid to flow to the brush, and a heater is provided in the liquid storage box for melting the wax block.

[0016] Furthermore, a door frame is installed on the top surface of the control box, and the cooling unit includes an air cooler installed on the door frame. The inner top surface of the door frame is evenly provided with air outlets that are connected to the outlet of the air cooler.

[0017] Furthermore, the storage unit comprises a storage box integrally connected to the control box, and a receiving plate close to the rear end of the conveyor belt is obliquely arranged in the storage box.

[0018] Furthermore, an openable baffle is hinged at the rear end of the storage box.

[0019] Furthermore, the control unit includes a controller and a display screen and control buttons electrically connected thereto, the motor, heater and air cooler are electrically connected to the controller, and the display screen and control buttons are arranged at the front end of the control box.

[0020] Beneficial effects:

[0021] The utility model can realize the procedures of transporting, applying wax liquid, cooling and storing the pathological wax blocks on the device, can apply wax liquid to and package the sliced ​​pathological wax blocks in large quantities, shorten the solidification time of the wax liquid, reduce the workload of manual packaging by the pathological technicians, improve the work efficiency of the packaging process, and standardize the packaging process to ensure the packaging quality of the pathological wax blocks. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is an overall schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0023] Figure 2It is a side sectional view of the wax sealing unit of the utility model.

[0024] In the figure: 1 transport unit, 11 conveyor belt, 12 motor, 13 gear bar; 2 wax sealing unit, 21 fixing seat, 22 liquid storage box, 23 brush, 24 through slot, 25 wax storage box, 26 window, 27 heating wire; 3 cooling unit, 31 door frame, 32 air cooler; 4 storage unit, 41 storage box, 42 receiving plate, 43 baffle; 5 control unit, 51 display screen, 52 power button, 53 motor start and stop button, 54 heater start and stop button, 55 air cooler start and stop button; 6 control box, 7 pathological wax block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0026] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0027] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or mutual communication; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0028] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown, a wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks includes a transport unit 1, a wax sealing unit 2, a cooling unit 3, a storage unit 4 and a control unit 5; wherein:

[0029] The transport unit 1 is provided with a conveyor belt 11 for conveying the pathological wax block 7 to the wax sealing unit 2 , the cooling unit 3 and the storage unit 4 .

[0030] The wax sealing unit 2 is arranged just above the conveying belt 11, and is used to heat and melt the wax block to form wax liquid, and to apply the wax liquid to the surface of the conveyed pathological wax block 7 to form a wax liquid package.

[0031] The cooling unit 3 is arranged just above the conveying belt 11 and is used to cool the pathological wax block 7 after the wax liquid is applied, so that the wax liquid is solidified and then packaged.

[0032] The storage unit 4 is disposed at the rear end of the conveyor belt 11 and is used to receive and store the cooled pathological wax block 7 .

[0033] like Figure 1 As shown, the transport unit 1 is installed in a control box 6, the wax sealing unit 2 and the cooling unit 3 are installed on the top of the control box 6, and the storage unit 4 is arranged at the tail end of the control box 6, so as to realize the transportation, wax liquid application, wax liquid cooling and storage of the pathological wax block 7.

[0034] In one embodiment, the transport unit 1 also includes a driving roller, a driven roller and a motor 12. The two ends of the conveying belt 11 are respectively tensioned on the driving roller and the driven roller. The driving roller and the driven roller are installed in the control box 6 through bearings. The motor 12 is installed on the control box 6, and its driving end is connected to the driving roller.

[0035] Specifically, the transport unit 1 is installed inside the control box 6, and the motor 12 is installed on the side of the control box 6. The driving end thereof is connected to the driving roller through components such as bearings or couplings, so that the motor 12 can drive the driving roller to rotate, so that the conveying belt 11 can rotate around the driving roller and the driven roller to realize the transportation of the pathological wax block 7.

[0036] In one embodiment, the outer surface of the conveyor belt 11 is mounted on a stop bar 13 for limiting the movement of the pathological wax block 7, and the height of the stop bar 13 is not higher than the thickness of the pathological wax block 7, so that the wax liquid can be completely applied to the surface of the pathological wax block 7. Exemplarily, the width formed between the two stop bars matches the width of the pathological wax block 7, so that when the pathological wax block 7 is applied with the wax liquid, there will be no misalignment and movement, and it is also convenient for the pathological wax block 7 to fall off from between the two stop bars 13 into the storage unit 4.

[0037] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown, fixing seats 21 are provided on both sides of the top surface of the control box 6 , and the wax sealing unit 2 is installed on the fixing seats 21 .

[0038] In one embodiment, the wax sealing unit 2 includes a liquid storage box 22 and a brush 23 detachably mounted on the bottom of the liquid storage box 22. Both ends of the liquid storage box 22 are rotatably mounted on a fixed seat 21. A through groove 24 is provided at the bottom of the liquid storage box 22 for allowing the wax liquid to flow to the brush 23. A heater is provided in the liquid storage box 22 for melting the wax block.

[0039] Exemplarily, the side cross-section of the through groove 24 is in the shape of an inverted funnel that is small at the top and large at the bottom, so that the wax liquid can be evenly immersed in the brush 23.

[0040] Specifically, the heater is provided with a thermostat for controlling the heating temperature so that the wax block can be completely melted; the heating material of the heater can be an electric heating wire 27, and the electric heating wire 27 is evenly arranged on the inner circumference of the liquid storage box 22, so that the wax block can be fully heated and melted to form wax liquid, and keep the wax liquid at the bottom of the liquid storage box 22 in a liquid state.

[0041] The wax liquid in the liquid storage box 22 flows into the brush 23 through the through groove 24, and the brush 23 soaked in the wax liquid can apply the wax liquid to the upper surface of the pathological wax block 7. When initially put into use, a blank pathological section can be used to test apply the wax liquid until it is evenly applied, and then the sectioned pathological wax block 7 is placed on the conveyor belt 11, so as to ensure that the pathological wax block 7 can be evenly coated with the wax liquid for packaging.

[0042] In addition, the brush 23 is connected to the bottom of the liquid storage box 22 by a snap-fit ​​connection. After stopping use, the wax liquid on the brush 23 will solidify. When it is used again, it can be removed and replaced with a new brush 23.

[0043] The two ends of the liquid storage box 22 can rotate around the beam fixing seat 21 within a certain range, so that the vertical distance between the bottom end of the brush 23 and the pathological wax block 7 can be adjusted, so that the pathological wax block 7 can be coated with wax liquid of appropriate thickness.

[0044] The two ends of the liquid storage box 22 are connected to the two fixed seats 21 through a rotating shaft, and at the same time, the side surfaces of the liquid storage box 22 corresponding to the fixed seats 21 are provided with multiple sets of stop structures for use in conjunction with each other, so that the liquid storage box 22 is limited to the rotated position. Exemplarily, the stop structures are arc-shaped protrusions and grooves.

[0045] In one embodiment, a wax storage box 25 for placing wax blocks is detachably provided on the top of the liquid storage box 22; wax blocks can be placed in the wax storage box 25, and the wax blocks enter the liquid storage box 22 as the wax liquid is used to continuously form wax liquid, making the packaging operation more continuous.

[0046] In one embodiment, the liquid storage box 22 is provided with a window 26 for observing the wax liquid level in the liquid storage box 22 to avoid too little wax liquid, or to control the melting amount of the wax block before the end of the operation to avoid waste.

[0047] like Figure 1 As shown, a door frame 31 is installed on the top surface of the control box 6, and the cooling unit 3 includes an air cooler 32 installed on the door frame 31. The inner top surface of the door frame 31 is evenly provided with air outlets that are connected to the outlet of the air cooler 32.

[0048] Specifically, the air cooler 32 can adjust the air volume, and the air volume can be appropriately adjusted according to the wax liquid packaging thickness, the speed of the conveyor belt 11 or the ambient temperature to ensure that the wax liquid on the pathological wax block 7 can be completely solidified. The outlet of the air cooler 32 is connected to the inside of the door frame 31, and an air guide plate can be provided inside the door frame 31. The air guide plate can make the air volume discharged by the air cooler 32 evenly dispersed to the inside of the door frame 31, and then evenly blown out from the air outlet to the pathological wax block 7.

[0049] like Figure 1 As shown, the storage unit 4 includes a storage box 41 integrally connected to the control box 6 , and a receiving plate 42 is obliquely arranged in the storage box 41 close to the tail end of the conveyor belt 11 for receiving the pathological wax block 7 dropped from the conveyor belt 11 .

[0050] After the wax liquid is cooled, the pathological wax block 7 continues to be transported to the tail end via the conveyor belt 11. Since the conveyor belt 11 rotates around the driven roller, the pathological wax block 7 will fall from the conveyor belt 11 onto the receiving plate 42, and then slide from the receiving plate 42 into the storage box 41, preventing the pathological wax block 7 from falling directly into the storage box 41 and being damaged.

[0051] In one embodiment, an openable baffle 43 is hinged at the rear end of the storage box 41, and the side surfaces of the baffle 43 are magnetically connected or snap-connected to the storage box 41. After opening the baffle 43, it is convenient to organize and archive the collected medical record wax blocks.

[0052] like Figure 1 As shown, the control unit 5 includes a controller and a display screen 51 and control buttons electrically connected thereto, the motor 12, heater and air cooler 32 are electrically connected to the controller, and the display screen 51 and control buttons are both arranged at the front end of the control box 6.

[0053] The control buttons include a power button 52, a motor start / stop button 53, a heater start / stop button 54 and an air cooler start / stop button 55, all of which are equipped with indicator lights. The display screen 51 is used to display various parameters, and touch keys for touch-adjusting these parameters are provided on the display screen 51, which are used to adjust parameters including but not limited to the speed of the motor 12, the set temperature of the heater, the air volume of the air cooler 32 and the like.

[0054] During use, the wax block is placed in the liquid storage box 22, after power is turned on, the heater, motor 12 and air cooler 32 are started successively, the heating temperature of the heater, the motor 12 speed and the air volume of the air cooler 32 are initially set, the wax block is melted and tested, the uniformity and thickness of the wax sealing of the brush 23 are adjusted, the degree of cooling and solidification of the wax sealing is observed, and each parameter can be put into use after being adjusted to a suitable numerical value. After the pathological wax block 7 is sliced, it is placed between the two gear bars 13 of the conveyor belt 11, the pathological wax block 7 is transported to the tail end, wax liquid is smeared and wax liquid is cooled successively, and then collected in the storage box 41; when the pathological wax in the storage box 41 is almost full, it is filed after arranging after opening the baffle 43; when the wax liquid level is insufficient, the wax block is placed in the wax storage box 25. After completing the wax sealing, the heater is closed in advance, and the wax liquid is stopped from melting, and the brush 23 is removed after the wax liquid solidifies voluntarily, and it is replaced with a new brush 23 for standby use.

[0055] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks, characterized in that: include: A transport unit, provided with a conveyor belt for conveying pathological wax blocks; The wax sealing unit is located directly above the conveyor belt and is used to heat and melt the wax block to form wax liquid, and then apply the wax liquid to the surface of the pathological wax block; The cooling unit is located directly above the conveyor belt and is used to cool the pathological wax block after the wax liquid is applied; A storage unit is provided at the tail end of the conveyor belt and is used to receive and store the cooled pathological wax blocks; and The control unit is used to control the operation of the transport unit, the wax sealing unit and the cooling unit.

2. A wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport unit is installed in a control box, the wax sealing unit and the cooling unit are installed on the top of the control box, and the storage unit is arranged at the rear end of the control box.

3. A wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transport unit also includes a driving roller, a driven roller and a motor. The two ends of the conveying belt are respectively tensioned on the driving roller and the driven roller. The driving roller and the driven roller are installed in the control box through bearings. The motor is installed on the control box, and its driving end is connected to the driving roller.

4. A wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks according to claim 3, characterized in that: The outer surface of the conveying belt is mounted on a stop bar for limiting the movement of the pathological wax block, and the height of the stop bar is not higher than the thickness of the pathological wax block.

5. The wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks according to claim 3, characterized in that: Both sides of the top surface of the control box are provided with fixing seats, and the wax sealing unit is installed on the fixing seats.

6. A wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks according to claim 5, characterized in that: The wax sealing unit includes a liquid storage box and a brush detachably mounted on the bottom of the liquid storage box. Both ends of the liquid storage box are rotatably mounted on a fixed seat. A through groove is provided at the bottom of the liquid storage box for allowing the wax liquid to flow to the brush. A heater is provided in the liquid storage box for melting the wax block.

7. A wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks according to claim 6, characterized in that: A door frame is installed on the top surface of the control box, and the cooling unit includes an air cooler installed on the door frame. The inner top surface of the door frame is evenly provided with air outlets that are connected with the outlet of the air cooler.

8. The wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks according to claim 2, characterized in that: The storage unit comprises a storage box integrally connected to the control box, wherein a receiving plate close to the rear end of the conveying belt is obliquely arranged in the storage box.

9. The wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks according to claim 8, characterized in that: The rear end of the storage box is hinged with an openable baffle.

10. The wax liquid packaging device for pathological wax blocks according to claim 7, characterized in that: The control unit includes a controller and a display screen and control buttons electrically connected to the controller. The motor, heater and air cooler are electrically connected to the controller. The display screen and control buttons are arranged at the front end of the control box.

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