Pathological specimen detecting and recording device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a pathological specimen detecting and recording device, which comprises a specimen storage box provided with storage grooves arranged in a matrix, a container arranged in the storage grooves of the specimen storage box, a transparent end cover arranged at the top of the container, and a label with a transparent substrate attached to the edge of the end cover; the tray body comprises a plurality of positioning spaces which are distributed in the circumferential direction, and the specimen storage boxes are correspondingly placed in the positioning spaces respectively; the driving part is used for driving the disc body to rotate; the shooting system comprises a shooting body; the driving component drives the disc body to rotate so that the specimen storage box can rotate to the position below the shooting body, the shooting body moves to shoot all the containers arranged in a rectangular mode, label information on the end covers and image information of specimens in the containers are obtained at the same time, the image information is recorded, and the specimen states are calibrated based on the image information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of specimen testing technology, and in particular to a pathological specimen testing and recording device. Background Technology

[0002] The existing technology uses the following methods to detect and record specimens:

[0003] Labels identifying the specimens are affixed to the containers beforehand. Then, the labeled containers are arranged in a matrix within the specimen storage box. The storage box is placed on a workbench equipped with an image acquisition device (e.g., a camera). The containers are then manually removed to allow the image acquisition device to capture the label information. The specimens inside the containers are then photographed to examine and record their condition. All containers are operated in the same manner.

[0004] The existing methods for testing and recording specimens are relatively complex to operate and are not suitable for testing and recording large numbers of specimens. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned technical problems existing in the prior art, the embodiments of this utility model provide a pathological specimen detection and recording device.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution adopted in the embodiments of this utility model is as follows:

[0007] A pathological specimen testing and recording device, comprising:

[0008] A specimen storage box has a matrix of storage slots. Containers for holding specimens are placed in the storage slots of the specimen storage box in a matrix arrangement. The top of the container has a transparent end cap, and the edge of the end cap is affixed with a label with a transparent base.

[0009] The disc body includes multiple positioning spaces arranged circumferentially, and multiple specimen storage boxes are respectively placed in the multiple positioning spaces;

[0010] A drive component for driving the disk to rotate;

[0011] A shooting system includes a bracket and a shooting body mounted on the bracket with a lens facing the disc, the shooting body being configured to move in a vertical and horizontal direction;

[0012] The driving component drives the disk to rotate so that the specimen storage box is positioned below the imaging body. The imaging body moves to photograph each container arranged in a rectangular pattern, so as to simultaneously obtain the label information on the end cap and the image information of the specimen inside the container, record the image information, and calibrate the specimen status based on the image information.

[0013] Preferably, the specimen storage box can be detachably placed in the positioning space.

[0014] Preferably,

[0015] The specimen storage box is a rectangular structure.

[0016] A frame is fixed in the positioning space. The frame has two opposing side plates, a rear plate located on the outer side, and a front plate located on the inner side.

[0017] The specimen storage box is placed in the frame and is limited in the circumferential direction by two side plates and in the radial direction by the rear plate and the front plate.

[0018] Preferably, the rear plate is configured to be elastically expandable and contractible in the radial direction.

[0019] Preferably, the container consists of two interlocking glass slides, with the specimen located between the two slides, and the upper slide serving as the end cap.

[0020] Preferably, the container is a flat cylindrical bottle.

[0021] Preferably, the support includes a vertical movement mechanism, a horizontal movement mechanism, and a radial movement mechanism.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the pathological specimen detection and recording device provided by the embodiments of this utility model are:

[0023] The pathological specimen detection and recording device provided by this utility model can uniformly acquire image information of numerous pathological specimens, thereby facilitating the detection and recording of specimen information. Furthermore, it can simultaneously obtain label information and specimen information by taking a single photograph of the container. Attached Figure Description

[0024] In drawings that are not necessarily drawn to scale, the same reference numerals may describe similar parts in different views. The same reference numerals with or without letter suffixes may indicate different instances of similar parts. The drawings generally illustrate various embodiments by way of example rather than limitation and, together with the description and claims, serve to explain embodiments of the utility model. Where appropriate, the same reference numerals are used in all drawings to refer to the same or similar parts. Such embodiments are illustrative and not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive embodiments of the apparatus or method.

[0025] Figure 1 A front view of the pathological specimen detection and recording device provided in an embodiment of this utility model.

[0026] Figure 2A top view of the pathological specimen detection and recording device provided in an embodiment of this utility model.

[0027] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified view of part A.

[0028] Figure 4 A three-dimensional structural view of the disc body in the pathological specimen detection and recording device provided for an embodiment of this utility model.

[0029] In the picture:

[0030] 10-Disc body; 11-Positioning space; 12-Frame; 121-Side plate; 122-Rear plate; 123-Front plate; 20-Drive component; 30-Specimen storage box; 31-Container; 32-End cap; 33-Label; 40-Picture camera body; 50-Support; 51-Vertical movement mechanism; 52-Horizontal movement mechanism; 53-Radial movement mechanism; 100-Working platform. Detailed Implementation

[0031] Unless otherwise defined, the technical or scientific terms used in this utility model shall have the ordinary meaning understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model pertains. The terms "first," "second," and similar words used in this utility model do not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but are merely used to distinguish different components. Terms such as "comprising" or "including" mean that the element or object preceding the word encompasses the elements or objects listed following the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. Terms such as "connected" or "linked" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but can include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. Terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," and "right" are used only to indicate relative positional relationships; when the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0032] To keep the following description of the embodiments of this utility model clear and concise, detailed descriptions of known functions and known components are omitted.

[0033] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown in the figure, an embodiment of the present invention discloses a pathological specimen detection and recording device, which includes: a disc body 10, a driving component 20, a specimen storage box 30, and an imaging system.

[0034] The disk body 10 is located above the working platform 100. The driving component 20 is used to drive the disk body 10 to rotate around the center. Preferably, a stepper motor is selected as the driving component 20. The stepper motor is located below the working platform 100. The stepper motor drives the disk body 10 to rotate through the drive shaft, thereby accurately obtaining the rotation angle of the disk body 10.

[0035] The disc body 10 has a plurality of circumferentially arranged positioning spaces 11, and a frame 12 is detachably fixed to each positioning space 11. The frame 12 includes two circumferentially opposite side plates 121 and a radially opposite front plate 123 and rear plate 122.

[0036] The specimen storage box 30 is configured in a rectangular structure and is placed within the frame 12. The two side plates 121 of the frame 12 provide circumferential upper limit for the specimen storage box 30, while the front plate 123 and rear plate 122 provide radial upper limit, thus achieving accurate positioning of the specimen storage box 30. In some preferred configurations, the rear plate 122 is configured to be radially elastic, facilitating the placement and clamping of the specimen storage box 30. Each positioning space 11 of the tray 10 accommodates a specimen storage box 30.

[0037] The specimen storage box 30 has numerous storage slots arranged in a matrix, each slot containing a container 31. Each container 31 holds a pathological specimen. Thus, as... Figure 3 As shown, each specimen storage box 30 can hold a large number of specimens. The end cap 32 of each container 31 is configured to be transparent, allowing the imaging system to acquire image information of the pathological specimens inside the container 31 from above. The computer's data storage system stores and records the image information and obtains the status of the pathological specimen, such as whether the specimen is qualified, based on the captured image information. A label 33 is attached to the edge of the end cap 32. The base of the label 33 is configured to be transparent to avoid obscuring the specimens inside the container 31, thus preventing interference with the imaging system's acquisition of complete image information of the specimens. The label 33 is used to identify the specimen's identity information, which may include the serial number of the required container 31 (e.g., ...). Figure 3 (As shown), the identity information can also be patient information for pathological specimens, tissue information where the specimen is located, etc.

[0038] The shooting system includes a bracket 50 and a shooting body 40. A camera or video camera is selected as the shooting body 40. The shooting body 40 is mounted on the bracket 50 through a vertical movement mechanism 51, a horizontal movement mechanism 52 and a radial movement mechanism 53, so that the shooting body 40 is located above the disk body 10 and the lens of the shooting body 40 is facing downward. The shooting body 40 can be adjusted in height, horizontal position and radial position through the vertical movement mechanism 51, the horizontal movement mechanism 52 and the radial movement mechanism 53.

[0039] After specimen storage boxes 30 are placed in all the positioning spaces 11 of the disc body 10, the driving component 20 drives the disc body 10 to rotate at a set angle, thereby rotating each specimen storage box 30 to the bottom of the imaging body 40 in sequence. Then, by adjusting the horizontal and radial positions of the imaging body 40, the imaging body 40 can take pictures of each container 31 in a row-by-row or column-by-column manner. When taking pictures of each container 31, the image information taken by the imaging body 40 includes not only the image of the pathological sample itself but also the image of the label 33, thereby obtaining label 33 information and pathological sample information at the same time. Then, the computer processing system extracts and records the label 33 information and judges and records the pathological sample, and stores the image of the pathological sample.

[0040] Container 31 can be of various types. For example, container 31 can be two interlocking glass slides (not shown), with the specimen located between the two slides, and the upper slide serving as an end cap 32. Another example is a flattened cylindrical bottle as shown in the attached figure.

[0041] Furthermore, although exemplary embodiments have been described in this invention, its scope includes any and all embodiments based on this invention that have equivalent elements, modifications, omissions, combinations (e.g., schemes involving intersections of various embodiments), adaptations, or alterations. Elements in the claims will be interpreted broadly based on the language used in the claims and are not limited to the examples described in this specification or during the implementation of this application, which will be interpreted as non-exclusive. Therefore, this specification and examples are intended to be considered illustrative only, and the true scope and spirit are indicated by the following claims and the full scope of their equivalents.

[0042] The above description is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive. For example, the above examples (or one or more of them) can be used in combination with each other. Other embodiments can be used by those skilled in the art when reading the above description. Furthermore, in the above detailed description, various features may be grouped together to simplify the invention. This should not be construed as an intention that a disclosed feature not claimed is necessary for any claim. Rather, the subject matter of the invention may be less than all the features of a particular disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are incorporated herein by reference as examples or embodiments, wherein each claim is an independent, separate embodiment, and these embodiments are contemplated to be combined with each other in various combinations or arrangements. The scope of the invention should be determined by reference to the appended claims and the full scope of their equivalents.

[0043] The above embodiments are merely exemplary embodiments of this utility model and are not intended to limit this utility model. The scope of protection of this utility model is defined by the claims. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications or equivalent substitutions to this utility model within its substance and scope of protection, and such modifications or equivalent substitutions should also be considered to fall within the scope of protection of this utility model.

Claims

1. A pathological specimen detection and recording device, characterized in that, include: A specimen storage box has a matrix of storage slots. Containers for holding specimens are placed in the storage slots of the specimen storage box in a matrix arrangement. The top of the container has a transparent end cap, and the edge of the end cap is affixed with a label with a transparent base. The disc body includes multiple positioning spaces arranged circumferentially, and multiple specimen storage boxes are respectively placed in the multiple positioning spaces; A drive component for driving the disk to rotate; A shooting system includes a bracket and a shooting body mounted on the bracket with a lens facing the disc, the shooting body being configured to move in a vertical and horizontal direction; The driving component drives the disk to rotate so that the specimen storage box is positioned below the imaging body. The imaging body moves to photograph each container arranged in a rectangular pattern, so as to simultaneously obtain the label information on the end cap and the image information of the specimen inside the container, record the image information, and calibrate the specimen status based on the image information.

2. The pathological specimen detection and recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The specimen storage box can be detachably placed in the positioning space.

3. The pathological specimen detection and recording device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The specimen storage box is a rectangular structure. A frame is fixed in the positioning space. The frame has two opposing side plates, a rear plate located on the outer side, and a front plate located on the inner side. The specimen storage box is placed in the frame and is limited in the circumferential direction by two side plates and in the radial direction by the rear plate and the front plate.

4. The pathological specimen detection and recording device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The rear plate is configured to elastically stretch and contract in the radial direction.

5. The pathological specimen detection and recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The container consists of two interlocking glass slides, with the specimen located between the two slides, and the upper slide serving as the end cap.

6. The pathological specimen detection and recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The container is a flat cylindrical bottle.

7. The pathological specimen detection and recording device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support includes a vertical movement mechanism, a horizontal movement mechanism, and a radial movement mechanism.

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