Slide transfer mechanism and medical integrated equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to a slide transfer mechanism and medical integrated equipment. The slide transfer mechanism comprises a substrate; the first moving part is installed on the base plate, and the first moving part moves relative to the base plate in the first horizontal direction; the sliding guide piece is fixed to the base plate, the sliding guide piece is provided with an arc-shaped guide rail, one end of the arc-shaped guide rail faces the first horizontal direction, and the other end of the arc-shaped guide rail faces the vertical direction; the slide bearing part is used for bearing a slide, the slide bearing part is in sliding fit with the arc-shaped guide rail and is pivotally connected with the first moving part, and the first moving part is used for driving the slide bearing part to be transferred from the vertical direction to the first horizontal direction. According to the scheme provided by the invention, the slide can be converted from a vertical state to a horizontal state, the structure is more simplified, and the occupation of the internal space of the medical integrated equipment can be reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of medical equipment, and in particular to a slide transfer mechanism and an integrated medical device. Background Art

[0002] The slide preparation, staining and scanning all-in-one machine is a medical device that integrates the functions of slide preparation, staining and scanning. It can automatically complete the slide preparation, staining and scanning process of cell samples, and can improve the work efficiency of medical testing laboratories.

[0003] In the prior art, slides are typically held in a vertical position before scanning. Since they must be horizontal to be scanned, they must be turned horizontally. This typically involves placing the slide vertically into an intermediate module, then using an electric gripper or motor to flip the slide to a horizontal position. The slide is then fed into the scanning module via a conveyor mechanism for scanning.

[0004] However, the solution of the related art requires the cooperation of multiple driving mechanisms to complete the direction change of the glass slide, which has a complex structure and multiple driving mechanisms occupy a large amount of internal space of the equipment. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to solve or partially solve the problems existing in the related art, the present application provides a glass slide transfer mechanism and a medical integrated device. The glass slide transfer mechanism can convert the glass slide from a vertical state to a horizontal state, has a simpler structure, and can reduce the internal space occupied by the medical integrated device.

[0006] A first aspect of the present application provides a slide transfer mechanism, comprising:

[0007] substrate;

[0008] a first moving member, mounted on the substrate, and configured to move relative to the substrate along a first horizontal direction;

[0009] a sliding guide member fixed to the base plate, wherein the sliding guide member is provided with an arc-shaped guide rail, wherein one end of the arc-shaped guide rail faces a first horizontal direction and the other end faces a vertical direction;

[0010] The glass slide carrier is used to carry the glass slide. The glass slide carrier is slidably matched with the arc guide rail and is pivotally connected to the first movable member. The first movable member is used to drive the glass slide carrier to move from a vertical direction to a first horizontal direction.

[0011] In one implementation, the glass slide carrier is provided with a glass slide fixing portion, a pivot connection portion and a guide matching portion;

[0012] The glass slide fixing portion is used to fix the glass slide, the pivot connection portion is rotatably connected to one end of the sliding guide member, and the guide matching portion is in contact with and matched with the arc guide rail and can move along the arc guide rail.

[0013] In one implementation, an elastic member is further included, which cooperates with a side of the glass slide carrier facing away from the arc-shaped guide rail and is used to apply pressure to the glass slide carrier toward the arc-shaped guide rail.

[0014] In one implementation, the pivot connection portion includes a rotating shaft rotatably connected to the first movable member, the elastic member is a spring, the spring is sleeved on the rotating shaft, and one elastic end of the spring is pressed against the side of the glass slide carrier facing away from the arc guide rail.

[0015] In one implementation, the slide fixing portion includes at least two spaced-apart slide stoppers, and the slide is fixed between the two slide stoppers.

[0016] The glass slide limiting member is provided with an insertion opening on a side away from the pivot connection portion, and the glass slide is installed between the two glass slide limiting members through the insertion opening.

[0017] In one implementation, the sliding guide comprises a body vertically mounted on the base plate, and the arcuate guide rail is an arcuate guide surface provided on one side of the body;

[0018] The guide matching portion includes a connecting shaft fixed to the side of the glass slide carrier and a rolling member provided on the connecting shaft. The rolling member contacts and matches the arcuate guide surface and can roll along the arcuate guide surface.

[0019] In one implementation, the sliding guide member includes two spaced-apart arc-shaped guide rails, the glass slide carrier is located between the two arc-shaped guide rails, and the two sides of the glass slide carrier are respectively provided with the guide matching parts that match the two arc-shaped guide rails one by one.

[0020] In one implementation, a second movable member is mounted on the substrate for carrying the first movable member, and the second movable member moves relative to the substrate along a second horizontal direction; wherein the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction are located in the same horizontal plane and are perpendicular to each other.

[0021] A second aspect of the present application provides an integrated medical device, comprising:

[0022] A first process module and a second process module, the glass slide is in a vertical state in the first process module and in a horizontal state in the second process module; and the glass slide transfer mechanism as described in the first aspect above is arranged between the first process module and the second process module, for transferring the glass slide in the vertical state to the horizontal state.

[0023] In one implementation, the second process module is a scanning module, which includes a scanning lens. When the slide carrier is in a horizontal state, the scanning lens is used to scan the slide on the slide carrier.

[0024] The technical solution provided by this application may have the following beneficial effects:

[0025] The slide transfer mechanism provided herein has a first movable member that, when moved in a first horizontal direction away from the sliding guide, can drive the slide carrier downward along the curved guide rail of the sliding guide. Guided by the curved guide rail, the slide carrier can be moved from a vertical position to a horizontal position. In the horizontal position, the slide carrier can meet the operating requirements of the scanning module. This application only requires the first movable member to complete the position transfer and direction switching of the slide carrier, resulting in more stable operation and a simpler structure, which can reduce the internal space occupied by the integrated medical device.

[0026] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent through a more detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein the same reference numerals generally represent the same components in the exemplary embodiments of the present application.

[0028] Figure 1 1 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the slide transfer mechanism shown in an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 2 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the slide transfer mechanism shown in an embodiment of the present application when the slide is in a vertical state;

[0030] Figure 3 This is a structural schematic diagram of the slide transfer mechanism shown in an embodiment of the present application when the slide is in a horizontal state.

[0031] Figure numerals: 100, substrate; 120, first moving part; 121, rib; 130, sliding guide; 131, arcuate guide rail; 140, glass slide carrier; 141, glass slide fixing portion; 142, pivot connection portion; 1421, rotating shaft; 143, guide matching portion; 1431, rolling part; 144, elastic part; 150, second moving part; 151, first guide rail; 152, second guide rail; 200, glass slide. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The preferred embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the preferred embodiments of the present application are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present application can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. Instead, these embodiments are provided to make the present application more thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present application to those skilled in the art.

[0033] The terms used in this application are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit this application. As used in this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," "the," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0034] It should be understood that although the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. may be used in this application to describe various information, this information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of this application, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0035] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on this application.

[0036] Unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, terms such as "mounted," "connected," "connect," and "fixed" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they may refer to fixed or detachable connections, or integration; mechanical or electrical connections; direct or indirect connections through an intermediary; and internal communication between two components or interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of these terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0037] The related art solutions require multiple drive mechanisms to complete the slide transfer machine's directional change, resulting in a complex structure. Furthermore, these multiple drive mechanisms occupy a significant amount of internal space within the device. To address these issues, the present invention provides a slide transfer mechanism capable of converting a slide from a vertical position to a horizontal position. This simplified structure reduces the internal space occupied by the integrated medical device.

[0038] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0039] Please also see Figures 1 to 3 The glass slide transfer mechanism provided in the present application includes a substrate 100, a first movable member 120, a sliding guide member 130 and a glass slide carrier 140; the first movable member 120 is installed on the substrate 100, and the first movable member 120 moves relative to the substrate 100 along the first horizontal direction X; the sliding guide member 130 is fixed to the substrate 100, and the sliding guide member 130 is provided with an arc-shaped guide rail 131, one end of the arc-shaped guide rail 131 faces the first horizontal direction X, and the other end faces the vertical direction Z; the glass slide carrier 140 is used to carry the glass slide 200, the glass slide carrier 140 slides with the arc-shaped guide rail 131, and is pivotally connected to the first movable member 120, and the first movable member 120 is used to drive the glass slide carrier 140 to transfer from the vertical direction Z to the first horizontal direction X.

[0040] In the solution of the present application, in the initial state, the glass slide carrier 140 is located in the preparation and / or staining module, at which time the glass slide carrier 140 and the glass slide 200 are in a vertical state, and the first movable member 120 is located near the sliding guide 130. When the first movable member 120 moves in the first horizontal direction X toward a direction away from the sliding guide 130, it can drive the glass slide carrier 140 to move downward along the arc guide rail 131 of the sliding guide 130. Under the guidance of the arc guide rail 131, the glass slide carrier 140 can be turned from a vertical state to a horizontal state. At this time, the glass slide 200 is transferred to the scanning module along with the glass slide carrier 140. When the glass slide 200 is in a horizontal state, it can meet the working requirements of the scanning module. The present application only requires the first movable member 120 to complete the position transfer of the glass slide carrier 140 between the preparation and / or staining module and the scanning module, while enabling the glass slide 200 to switch between the vertical and horizontal directions. The operation is more stable and the structure is simpler, which can reduce the internal space occupied by the medical integrated equipment.

[0041] Continue to see Figure 1 In some embodiments, the slide carrier 140 includes a slide fixing portion 141, a pivoting portion 142, and a guide engaging portion 143. The slide fixing portion 141 is used to fix the slide 200. The pivoting portion 142 is rotatably connected to one end of the sliding guide 130. The guide engaging portion 143 contacts and engages with the arcuate guide rail 131 and is movable along the arcuate guide rail 131. When the first movable member 120 moves along the first horizontal direction X, the slide carrier 140 can rotate about the pivoting portion 142. A variable angle is formed between the slide carrier 140 and the first movable member 120. For example, as the first movable member 120 moves away from the sliding guide 130, the angle gradually increases to 180 degrees, thereby placing the slide carrier 140 in a horizontal position. When the first movable member 120 moves closer to the sliding guide 130, the angle gradually decreases to 90 degrees, thereby placing the slide carrier 140 in a vertical position.

[0042] In some embodiments, the sliding guide 130 includes a base body, which is vertically mounted on the base plate 100. The arcuate guide rail 131 is a curved guide surface provided on one side of the base body. The arcuate guide rail 131 includes a first end, a second section, and a transition section connecting the first section and the second end. The transition section is arc-shaped, with the first section being vertical and the second section being horizontal. The second section is close to and parallel to the base plate 100, and the second end is located above and perpendicular to the base plate 100. When the guide mating portion 143 is in the first section, the slide carrier 140 is in a vertical position. When the guide mating portion 143 is in the second section, the slide carrier 140 is in a horizontal position.

[0043] In some embodiments, the glass slide transfer mechanism further includes an elastic member 144, which cooperates with the side of the glass slide carrier 140 facing away from the arcuate guide rail 131, and is used to apply pressure to the glass slide carrier 140 toward the arcuate guide rail 131, so that the guide cooperation portion 143 is always close to the arcuate guide surface during movement.

[0044] In some embodiments, the pivot connection portion 142 includes a rotating shaft 1421 rotatably connected to the first movable member 120, the axial direction of the rotating shaft 1421 is along the second horizontal direction Y, the second horizontal direction Y is perpendicular to the first horizontal direction X, the elastic member 144 is a spring, such as a torsion spring, the torsion spring is sleeved on the rotating shaft 1421, one of the elastic ends of the torsion spring acts on the side of the glass slide carrier 140 away from the arc guide rail 131, so that the glass slide carrier 140 maintains a stable position in the operating states of the first section, the second section and the arc transition section of the arc guide surface.

[0045] In this embodiment, when the rolling member 1431 rolls from the first section to the second section of the arc guide rail 131 and continues to move forward and leaves the arc guide rail 131, the elastic member 144 exerts downward pressure on the glass slide carrier 140, so that the glass slide 200 is stabilized in a horizontal state.

[0046] Continue to see Figures 1 to 3 In some embodiments, the sliding guide 130 includes two spaced-apart arcuate guide rails 131, for example, the two arcuate guide rails 131 are spaced apart in the second horizontal direction Y, and the glass slide carrier 140 is located between the two arcuate guide rails 131. Both sides of the glass slide carrier 140 are provided with guide matching parts 143 that match the two arcuate guide rails 131 one by one. The arcuate guide rails 131 on both sides support the two sides of the glass slide carrier 140, thereby making the operation of the glass slide carrier 140 more stable.

[0047] In some embodiments, the guide mating portion 143 includes a connecting shaft fixed to the side of the glass slide carrier 140 and a rolling member 1431 provided on the connecting shaft. The rolling member 1431 can be, for example, a bearing. The rolling member 1431 contacts and cooperates with the arc-shaped guide surface and can roll along the arc-shaped guide surface.

[0048] In some embodiments, the substrate 100 or the first movable member 120 is further provided with a limiting structure, which is used to limit the travel of the first movable member 120, so that the first movable member 120 stops moving when it reaches the extreme position close to the sliding guide member 130, at which time the glass slide carrier 140 is just in a vertical state, and also stops moving when the first movable member 120 reaches the extreme position away from the sliding guide member 130, at which time the glass slide carrier 140 is just in a horizontal state. In some embodiments, the first movable member 120 includes a first part and a second part, the first part is pivotally connected to the glass slide carrier 140, and the second part is located on a side away from the glass slide carrier 140, wherein the width of the first part is smaller than the width of the two sliding guide members 130, and the width of the second part is larger than the width of the two sliding guide members 130, and a rib 121 is formed between the first part and the second part, and the rib 121 can abut against the end of the second section of the arc guide rail 131 to limit the first movable member 120 in the first horizontal direction X. When the rib 121 abuts against the end of the second section of the arc guide rail 131, the glass slide carrier 140 is just in a vertical state.

[0049] In some embodiments, the slide securing portion 141 includes at least two spaced-apart slide retainers, between which the slide is secured. The slide retainers have an insertion opening on a side distal from the pivoting connection portion 142, through which the slide is mounted between the two slide retainers. In the slide preparation and / or staining process module, the insertion opening faces upward, allowing a robot to load a vertical slide downwardly into the slide carrier 140 from the insertion opening.

[0050] See also Figure 1 In some embodiments, a second movable member 150 is further included. The second movable member 150 is mounted on the substrate 100 and is used to support the first movable member 120. The second movable member 150 moves relative to the substrate 100 along the second horizontal direction Y. The first movable member 120 and the second movable member 150 are plate-like structures and are stacked on the substrate 100. The first horizontal direction X and the second horizontal direction Y are located in the same horizontal plane and are perpendicular to each other. When the glass slide carrier 140 is in a horizontal state, the second movable member 150 can drive the first movable member 120 to move along the second horizontal direction Y, thereby driving the glass slide carrier 140 to move in the second direction to meet the scanning orientation requirements of the scanning module.

[0051] In some embodiments, a first guide rail 151, a second guide rail 152 and a driving mechanism are further included, wherein the first guide rail 151 is provided on the second movable member 150, the first guide rail 151 extends in the first horizontal direction X, and the first movable member 120 is slidably mounted on the first guide rail 151; the second guide rail 152 is provided on the substrate 100, the second guide rail 152 extends in the second horizontal direction Y, and the second movable member 150 is slidably mounted on the second guide rail 152; the driving mechanism includes a first driving member and a second driving member, the first driving member and the second driving member can be motors, the first driving member and the first movable member 120 are in transmission cooperation, and are used to drive the first movable member 120; the second driving member and the second movable member 150 are in transmission cooperation, and are used to drive the second movable member 150.

[0052] In this embodiment, the slide 200 is moved from a vertical position to a horizontal position by the first driving member driving the first movable member 120. The second driving member and the second movable member 150 are at their origin and do not participate in the transition of the slide 200. When the slide 200 is in a horizontal position, the second driving member can drive the second movable member 150 to move in the second horizontal direction Y to cooperate with the scanning module's scanning operation.

[0053] The present application also provides an integrated medical device, comprising a first process module, a second process module, and a slide transfer mechanism as described in any of the above embodiments, wherein the slide transfer mechanism is used to transfer a slide in a vertical state to a horizontal state.

[0054] In this embodiment, the slide 200 is in a vertical position in the first process module and in a horizontal position in the second process module. The slide transfer mechanism is located between the first and second process modules. The first process module is a slide preparation and / or staining module, and the second process module is a scanning module. The scanning module includes a scanning lens. When the slide carrier is in a horizontal position, the scanning lens is used to scan the slide on the slide carrier.

[0055] The medical integrated device provided by this application is, for example, an all-in-one slide preparation, staining, and scanning machine. The all-in-one slide preparation, staining, and scanning machine is an automated device that integrates slide preparation, staining, and scanning and is widely used in medical laboratories, especially in the fields of cytology and pathology. This device can prepare and stain tissue sections or cell samples, and perform scanning and analysis to facilitate the observation and analysis of the structure and characteristics of cells or tissues. First, the cell sample or tissue section is fixed on a glass slide, and then the sample is stained with a specific stain to highlight the specific structure of the cell or tissue. Finally, the stained sample is digitized by a scanner to generate an image that can be used for further analysis.

[0056] The solution of this application uses only one driver to complete the transition between vertical and horizontal positions of a slide. This allows a slide in a vertical position in the preparation and / or staining module to be horizontal after being transferred to the scanning module. This allows the integrated medical device to not only complete the positional transition of the slide carrier between the preparation and / or staining module and the scanning module, but also enable the slide to switch between vertical and horizontal orientations. Compared to related art solutions that require at least two drivers, this solution has a simpler structure, more stable operation, and can reduce the internal space occupied by the integrated medical device.

[0057] The embodiments of the present application have been described above. The above description is illustrative and not exhaustive, and is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein is selected to best explain the principles of the embodiments, their practical applications, or improvements to the technology in the market, or to enable other persons skilled in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A slide transfer mechanism, characterized in that: include: substrate; a first moving member, mounted on the substrate, and configured to move relative to the substrate along a first horizontal direction; a sliding guide member fixed to the base plate, wherein the sliding guide member is provided with an arc-shaped guide rail, wherein one end of the arc-shaped guide rail faces a first horizontal direction and the other end faces a vertical direction; The glass slide carrier is used to carry the glass slide. The glass slide carrier is slidably matched with the arc guide rail and is pivotally connected to the first movable member. The first movable member is used to drive the glass slide carrier to move from a vertical direction to a first horizontal direction.

2. The slide transfer mechanism according to claim 1, wherein: The glass slide carrier is provided with a glass slide fixing portion, a pivot connection portion and a guide matching portion; The glass slide fixing portion is used to fix the glass slide, the pivot connection portion is rotatably connected to one end of the sliding guide member, and the guide matching portion is in contact with and matched with the arc guide rail and can move along the arc guide rail.

3. The slide transfer mechanism according to claim 2, wherein: It also includes an elastic member, which cooperates with a side of the glass slide carrier away from the arc-shaped guide rail and is used to apply pressure to the glass slide carrier toward the arc-shaped guide rail.

4. The slide transfer mechanism according to claim 3, wherein: The pivot connection portion includes a rotating shaft rotatably connected to the first moving member, and the elastic member is a spring. The spring is sleeved on the rotating shaft, and one elastic end of the spring is pressed against a side of the glass slide carrier away from the arc guide rail.

5. The slide transfer mechanism according to claim 2, wherein: The glass slide fixing portion includes at least two spaced glass slide limiting members, and the glass slide is fixed between the two glass slide limiting members; The glass slide limiting member is provided with an insertion opening on a side away from the pivot connection portion, and the glass slide is installed between the two glass slide limiting members through the insertion opening.

6. The slide transfer mechanism according to claim 2, wherein: The sliding guide member includes a body vertically mounted on the base plate, and the arc-shaped guide rail is an arc-shaped guide surface provided on one side of the body; The guide matching portion includes a connecting shaft fixed to the side of the glass slide carrier and a rolling member provided on the connecting shaft. The rolling member contacts and matches the arcuate guide surface and can roll along the arcuate guide surface.

7. The slide transfer mechanism according to claim 2, wherein: The sliding guide member includes two spaced-apart arc-shaped guide rails, the glass slide carrier is located between the two arc-shaped guide rails, and the two sides of the glass slide carrier are respectively provided with the guide matching parts that match the two arc-shaped guide rails one by one.

8. The slide transfer mechanism according to claim 1, wherein: include: The second moving member is installed on the substrate and is used to carry the first moving member. The second moving member moves relative to the substrate along a second horizontal direction. The first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction are located in the same horizontal plane and are perpendicular to each other.

9. A medical integrated device, characterized in that: include: a first process module and a second process module, wherein the slide is in a vertical position in the first process module and in a horizontal position in the second process module; as well as The slide transfer mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is provided between the first process module and the second process module, and is used to transfer the slide in a vertical state to a horizontal state.

10. The integrated medical device according to claim 9, wherein: The second process module is a scanning module, which includes a scanning lens. When the glass slide carrier is in a horizontal state, the scanning lens is used to scan the glass slide on the glass slide carrier.

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