Automatic recovery processing device for dialysis tubes

Abstract

The utility model relates to an automatic recovery processing device for dialysis tubes, which mainly comprises dialysis tube conveying equipment, label grinding equipment, a dialysis tube cutting device and a pick-and-place arm, the dialysis tube conveying equipment is provided with a plurality of fixing pieces for respectively fixing the dialysis tubes, and each dialysis tube is provided with a tube body and joints respectively positioned at two ends of the tube body. At least one label is attached to the surface of a tube body, and the taking and placing arm is arranged on one side of the dialysis tube conveying device and used for clamping the dialysis tube, moving the dialysis tube to the label grinding device, removing the label on the surface of the tube body, moving the dialysis tube to the dialysis tube cutting device, separating the tube body from a connector through a cutting machine and cleaning the interior of the tube body through a cleaning piece. The purpose of full automation of dialysis tube classified recovery is achieved, the recovery yield is increased, and manpower is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to a recycling and processing device, and more particularly to an automatic recycling and processing device for dialysis tubes. Background Technology

[0002] The kidneys are one of the most important organs in the human body. Although a person can live with only one kidney, the lack of the other kidney can easily lead to renal insufficiency, significantly reducing the function of the remaining kidney. The kidneys perform the following important functions: balancing water, electrolytes, and the body's acid-base balance; eliminating urea; eliminating and metabolizing foreign chemicals, toxins, or drugs; producing erythropoietin; activating vitamin D3; and producing renin and prostaglandins to regulate blood pressure.

[0003] When the kidneys malfunction, the body struggles to eliminate water and metabolic waste, gradually affecting bodily functions. As kidney damage continues, kidney function declines, eventually leading to kidney failure. This prevents the kidneys from excreting toxins that should be eliminated, causing a buildup of toxins in the body. If toxins cannot be removed from the blood, it can be fatal. For patients with kidney failure, the only two ways to avoid death are dialysis to continuously remove these toxic substances or replacing a failing kidney with a healthy one.

[0004] Furthermore, hemodialysis involves drawing blood from the arteries into a dialysis machine, where the blood is filtered through a semi-permeable membrane made of 6,000 to 15,000 tiny hollow fibers in the dialysis tube. The filtered blood is then returned to the veins in the body. Through this continuous circulation, a hemodialysis session is completed in about four or five hours.

[0005] For dialysis patients, hemodialysis is required two to three times a week. However, used dialysis catheters cannot be reused, resulting in approximately five to six million discarded dialysis catheters each year. In the past, these discarded dialysis catheters were almost all incinerated as medical waste, which is quite a pity.

[0006] Generally speaking, the structure of a dialysis tubing mainly consists of a plastic shell and a hollow fiber membrane (semi-permeable membrane) placed inside the shell. Hollow fiber membranes are non-recyclable products, but the shell of the dialysis tubing may be made of PP (polypropylene), PS (polystyrene), or PC (polycarbonate). If these shell materials are properly handled, they can be recycled and reused.

[0007] Therefore, how to solve the problems and deficiencies of the existing technology is the direction that the inventor of this utility model and related manufacturers in this industry urgently need to research and improve. Utility Model Content

[0008] The main purpose of this invention is to use a pick-and-place arm to grip dialysis tubes from a dialysis tube delivery device, move them to a label removal device to remove the labels from the surface of the tubes, and then move them to a dialysis tube cutting device. The cutting machine separates the tubes from the connectors, and the cleaning device cleans the inside of the tubes, thereby achieving full automation of dialysis tube sorting and recycling, increasing recycling output and reducing manpower.

[0009] To achieve the above objectives, the specific technical solution of this utility model is as follows:

[0010] An automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device, characterized in that: it includes...

[0011] A dialysis tube delivery device is provided with a plurality of fasteners for fixing a dialysis tube to a position, the dialysis tube having a tube body and two connectors located at both ends of the tube body, and at least one label is affixed to the surface of the tube body.

[0012] A label removal device is installed on one side of the dialysis tube delivery device;

[0013] A dialysis tubing cutting device, disposed on one side of the dialysis tubing delivery equipment, and comprising a cutting machine and a cleaning component; and

[0014] A pick-and-place arm is located on one side of the dialysis tube delivery device to grip the dialysis tube and move it to the label removal device to remove the label from the surface of the tube. Then, it is moved to the dialysis tube cutting device where the cutting machine separates the tube and the connector, and the cleaning component cleans the inside of the tube.

[0015] Furthermore, it also includes at least one clamp control panel for setting each of the dialysis tubes.

[0016] Furthermore, the label removal equipment is equipped with a grinding wheel and a motor that drives the grinding wheel to rotate, wherein the grinding wheel has an abrasive belt sufficient to remove the label.

[0017] Furthermore, the dialysis tube cutting device also includes a clamping member for holding the tube body and limiting support members located on both sides of the clamping member for abutting the connector.

[0018] Furthermore, the cutting machine has two cutting discs, and the cleaning component is located on one side of the cutting machine.

[0019] Furthermore, the distance between each cutting disc is equal to the distance between each connector.

[0020] Furthermore, the dialysis tube cutting device is located below the cutting machine and has a connector recovery port.

[0021] Furthermore, the cleaning component is equipped with a cleaning telescopic rod that is sufficient to reach deep into the pipe body for cleaning.

[0022] Through the above design scheme, this utility model can bring the following beneficial effects:

[0023] 1. It can achieve full automation of dialysis tube sorting and recycling, thereby increasing recycling output and reducing manpower. Attached Figure Description

[0024] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments:

[0025] Figure 1 This is a top view schematic diagram of the automatic recycling and processing device for the integral dialysis tube of this utility model.

[0026] Figure 2 This is a side view of the dialysis tube delivery device of this utility model.

[0027] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram showing the usage state of the dialysis tube being gripped by the arm of this utility model and moved to the label removal device.

[0028] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the usage state of the present invention, in which the pipe body is fixed by the clamping fastener.

[0029] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram showing the cutting machine of this utility model cutting dialysis tubes in use.

[0030] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram showing the usage state of the connector separation and recycling of this utility model.

[0031] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the usage state of the cleaning component of this utility model when cleaning the pipe body.

[0032] Explanation of markings in the diagram:

[0033] 1-Automatic dialysis tubing recycling and processing device; 10-Dialysis tubing conveying equipment; 100-Clamping control panel; 10-Fixing component; 11-Label removal equipment; 110-Grinding wheel; 1100-Abrasive belt; 112-Motor; 12-Dialysis tubing cutting device; 120-Cut machine; 1200-Cut disc; 122-Cleaning component; 1220-Cleaning telescopic rod; 124-Clamping fastener; 126-Limiting and holding component; 128-Connector recycling port; 13-Pick-and-place arm; 2-Dialysis tubing; 20-Tube body; 22-Connector; 24-Label. Detailed Implementation

[0034] To better understand the purpose, structure, and function of this utility model, the automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device of this utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0035] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The diagram shows a top view of the automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device and a side view of the dialysis tube conveying equipment of this utility model. This utility model is an automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device 1, mainly comprising: a dialysis tube conveying device 10, a label removal device 11, a dialysis tube cutting device 12, and a pick-and-place arm 13. The dialysis tube conveying device 10 is equipped with at least one clamp control plate 100 (two clamp control plates 100 are used as an example in this embodiment). The clamp control plate 100 is equipped with a plurality of fixing members 102 for fixing the position of the dialysis tube 2. The dialysis tube 2 includes a tube body 20 and two connectors 22 located at both ends of the tube body 20. At least one label 24 is attached to the surface of the tube body 20. The aforementioned fixing members 102 are specifically located below the dialysis tube 2 and fix the tube body 20.

[0036] The aforementioned label removal device 11 and dialysis tube cutting device 12 are respectively installed on one side of the dialysis tube conveying device 10, wherein the dialysis tube cutting device 12 includes a cutter 120 and a cleaning component 122. Additionally, a pick-and-place arm 13, installed on one side of the dialysis tube conveying device 10, is used to grip the dialysis tube 2 and move it to the label removal device 11 (see reference). Figure 3 The label 24 on the surface of the tube 20 is removed, and then the tube is moved to the dialysis tube cutting device 12 where the cutting machine 120 separates the tube 20 and the connector 22 (see reference). Figure 4 and Figure 5 ) and the interior of the cleaning tube 20 by cleaning component 122 (see reference) Figure 6 ).

[0037] Please refer to the above. Figure 3 The diagram shows the usage state of the pick-and-place arm of this utility model, which grips the dialysis tube and moves it to the label removal device. The label removal device 11 is equipped with a grinding wheel 110 and a motor 112 that drives the grinding wheel 110 to rotate. The grinding wheel 110 has an abrasive belt 1100 sufficient to remove the label 24. During the label removal operation, the pick-and-place arm 13 grips the connectors 22 at both ends of the dialysis tube 2 from the clamp control panel 100. At this time, the label 24 on the surface of the tube body 20 faces outward. When the pick-and-place arm 13 moves to the label removal device 11, the label 24 can be easily oriented towards the abrasive belt 1100. The abrasive belt 1100 is driven by the motor 112 to rotate at high speed and effectively remove the label 24 from the surface of the tube body 20.

[0038] Please refer to the above. Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6The diagram shows the usage state of this utility model, including the clamping fastener fixing the tube body, the cutting machine cutting the dialysis tube, and the joint separation and recycling. After completing the label 24 removal operation, the pick-and-place arm 13 moves the dialysis tubing 2 to the dialysis tubing cutting device 12. After positioning, the pick-and-place arm 13 places the dialysis tubing 2 into the position of the inactive clamping member 124. After placement, the clamping member 124 is activated and clamps the tubing body 20. At the same time, the limiting and supporting members 126 located on both sides of the clamping member 124 move towards the tubing body 20 until they reach the connector 22. After the dialysis tubing 2 is clamped and fixed, it moves towards the cutting machine 120. Since the distance between the two cutting discs 1200 in the cutting machine 120 is equal to the distance between each connector 22, the cutting discs 1200 can effectively separate the tubing body 20 from each connector 22 when cutting. Because the tubing body 20 is clamped by the clamping member 124, it remains in place. However, after separation by the contacting connectors 22, they will naturally move towards the connector recycling port 128 set below the cutting machine 12 (e.g., Figure 1 If the connector falls off, the connector 22 can be collected by the recycling device 3 because the connector recycling port 128 is connected to an external recycling device (not shown in the figure).

[0039] Please refer to the above. Figure 7 The diagram shows the usage state of the cleaning component of this utility model for cleaning the pipe body. After the pipe body 20 and each connector 22 are cut and separated, it moves towards the clamping component 124 and the cleaning component 122. Since the cleaning component 122 is located on one side of the cutting machine 120, the cleaning telescopic rod 1220 provided in the cleaning component 122 can directly penetrate into the rod body 20 for cleaning. Since the pipe body 20 is hollow at both ends after cutting, the cleaning telescopic rod 1220 can penetrate from one end and push out the debris in the pipe body 20 from the other end. After cleaning, the pipe body 20 is moved out for recycling.

[0040] As can be seen from the above, the automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device of this utility model uses the pick-and-place arm 13 to clamp the dialysis tube 2 from the dialysis tube conveying device 12, and moves it to the label removal device 11 to remove the label 24 on the surface of the tube body 20. Then it moves to the dialysis tube cutting device 12, where the cutting machine 120 separates the tube body 20 and the connector 22, and the cleaning component 122 cleans the inside of the tube body 20. This achieves the purpose of fully automating the recycling of dialysis tubes 2, thereby increasing recycling output and reducing manpower.

Claims

1. An automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device, characterized in that: include A dialysis tube delivery device is provided with a plurality of fasteners for fixing a dialysis tube to a position, the dialysis tube having a tube body and two connectors located at both ends of the tube body, and at least one label is affixed to the surface of the tube body. A label removal device is installed on one side of the dialysis tube delivery device; A dialysis tubing cutting device, disposed on one side of the dialysis tubing delivery equipment, and comprising a cutting machine and a cleaning component; and A pick-and-place arm is located on one side of the dialysis tube delivery device to grip the dialysis tube and move it to the label removal device to remove the label from the surface of the tube. Then, it is moved to the dialysis tube cutting device where the cutting machine separates the tube and the connector, and the cleaning component cleans the inside of the tube.

2. The automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes at least one clamp control panel for setting each of the dialysis tubes.

3. The automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The label removal equipment is equipped with a grinding wheel and a motor that drives the grinding wheel to rotate, wherein the grinding wheel has an abrasive belt sufficient to remove the label.

4. The automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dialysis tube cutting device also includes a clamping component for holding the tube body and limiting support components located on both sides of the clamping component for abutting the connector.

5. The automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cutting machine has two cutting discs, and the cleaning component is located on one side of the cutting machine.

6. The automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The distance between each cutting disc is equal to the distance between each connector.

7. The automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dialysis tube cutting device is located below the cutting machine and has a connector recovery port.

8. The automatic dialysis tube recycling and processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning component is equipped with a cleaning telescopic rod that can reach deep into the pipe for cleaning.

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