Blood sampling and dispensing system

Abstract

To provide a blood sampling and dispensing system capable of reducing the burden on medical staff and patients before and during blood sampling, and capable of supplying sampled blood to one or more analytical devices corresponding to test items.SOLUTION: A blood sampling and dispensing system according to the present invention includes: a parent blood sample container preparation device that creates, based on the patient's blood collection instruction information, a parent identification label on which identification information related to the patient's test is printed and / or stored, to be affixed to a parent blood sample container capable of accommodating the total amount of blood required for the patient's test; and a blood sample container preparation and dispensing device that prepares a labeled child blood sample container by attaching a child identification label on which the identification information is printed and / or stored to a child blood sample container required for the patient's test based on the identification information related to the patient's test, and dispenses blood from the parent blood sample container to the child blood sample container based on the identification information printed or stored on the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container and / or the child identification label of the child blood collection container.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a blood collection and dispensing system that executes a series of processes from preparation of a parent blood collection container necessary for collecting blood from a patient to preparation of a child blood collection container for use in an analyzer. [Background technology]

[0002] A vacuum blood collection tube is used as a blood collection tube when collecting blood from a patient for a blood test. The inside of the vacuum blood collection tube is kept at a vacuum, and after the tip of a puncture needle provided in a vacuum blood collection holder is punctured into a patient's vein, the vacuum blood collection tube is inserted into the vacuum blood collection holder and the rear end of the puncture needle is pierced into the cap of the vacuum blood collection tube, whereby blood is drawn into the vacuum blood collection tube by the internal vacuum. After blood is collected, the vacuum blood collection tube is sent directly to an analyzer where the cap is opened and the blood is analyzed. To clarify which vacuum blood collection tube corresponds to which test, the color and shape of the cap are changed depending on the type of test. In addition, the tube diameter and length are also changed depending on the amount of blood collected. For this reason, when a patient is examined, a blood collection tube of a type required for blood collection according to the contents of the test is prepared, and blood is collected using the prepared blood collection tube. If the wrong blood collection tube is prepared, the blood collection tube after blood collection will be sent to an unintended analyzer and an unintended analysis will be performed, and the necessary analysis will not be performed. Therefore, a blood collection tube preparation device has been proposed that selects the type of blood collection tube required according to the contents of the test, affixes a label with identification information such as the patient's name printed on the blood collection tube, and discharges it, and is already in use in many medical settings (Patent Document 1). As described above, conventional vacuum blood collection tubes are different in type depending on the test item, and the tube diameter and tube length vary depending on the amount of blood collected, so when tests are performed for multiple items, it is necessary to use multiple vacuum blood collection tubes according to the test items. For this reason, conventional blood collection tube preparation devices are configured to store multiple types of blood collection tubes in advance, select and remove the required blood collection tube depending on the test content of the patient, and attach a label on which patient identification information is printed or stored to the removed blood collection tube before discharging it. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 2871502 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] As described above, the types of vacuum blood collection tubes differ depending on the test items, so in order to perform tests for multiple items, multiple types of vacuum blood collection tubes are prepared and blood is collected into each vacuum blood collection tube. Specifically, the medical staff who collects blood must puncture the puncture needle of the vacuum blood collection holder into the patient's vein, hold the vacuum blood collection holder in place with one hand, take a prepared vacuum blood collection tube with the other hand and insert it into the vacuum blood collection holder to collect blood, pull out the vacuum blood collection tube after blood collection from the vacuum blood collection holder, invert to mix as necessary, then take the next vacuum blood collection tube and insert it back into the vacuum blood collection holder to collect blood. During this time, the vacuum blood collection holder must be fixed and held while being punctured into the patient. This work requires a very high level of skill because it must be performed while the vacuum blood collection holder is punctured into the patient, which places a heavy burden on the medical staff, and the action of inserting and removing the vacuum blood collection tube into the vacuum blood collection holder places a considerable burden on the patient. In addition, since the user holds the vacuum blood collection holder in one hand while taking a prepared vacuum blood collection tube with the other hand, there is a non-zero possibility that the user will accidentally take a vacuum blood collection tube prepared for someone else, for example in a medical checkup where vacuum blood collection tubes for many patients are prepared. Furthermore, although the vacuum blood collection tubes are prepared by the blood collection tube preparation device as described above, it is necessary to confirm before blood collection that the necessary types of vacuum blood collection tubes are available and that all vacuum blood collection tubes have labels with patient identification information printed or stored on them affixed, which also requires time and effort from the medical staff performing the blood collection. In view of the above-mentioned problems in the conventional art, the present invention aims to provide a blood collection and dispensing system that can reduce the burden on medical staff and patients before and during blood collection, and can supply blood after collection to one or more analytical devices corresponding to the test items. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned objective, the blood collection and dispensing system of the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a parent blood collection container preparation device that creates a parent identification label on which identification information related to the patient's test is printed and / or stored, to be affixed to a parent blood collection container that can collect the total amount of blood required for the patient's test, based on the patient's blood collection instruction information, and a child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device that prepares a labeled child blood collection container on which a child identification label on which the identification information is printed and / or stored is affixed to a child blood collection container required for the patient's test, based on the identification information related to the patient's test, and dispenses blood from the parent blood collection container to the child blood collection container based on the identification information printed or stored on the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container and / or the child identification label of the child blood collection container. The child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device may be configured to prepare a labeled child blood collection container, with a child identification label having the identification information printed and / or stored thereon, for a child blood collection container required for a patient's test, based on identification information printed and / or stored on the parent identification label of a parent blood collection container after blood collection to which the parent identification label is affixed. The parent blood collection container preparing device may be configured to supply identification information related to a patient's test to the child blood collection container preparing and dispensing device, and the child blood collection container preparing and dispensing device may be configured to prepare a labeled child blood collection container, on which a child identification label having the identification information printed and / or stored thereon is affixed, to a child blood collection container required for the patient's test, based on the information related to the patient's test supplied from the parent blood collection container preparing device. In this case, the blood collection and dispensing system may preferably further be provided with a verification device that verifies the parent blood collection container prepared by the parent blood collection container preparing device and the child blood collection container prepared by the child blood collection container preparing and dispensing device based on the identification information printed and / or stored on the parent identification label and the child identification label affixed to these containers. The parent blood collection container preparing device may preferably include a label creating and attaching device that creates the parent identification label and attaches the parent identification label to a parent blood collection container capable of collecting the total amount of blood required for a patient's test. In addition, the parent blood collection container may consist of a parent blood collection tube with a cap whose internal pressure is adjustable, and the parent blood collection tube preparation device may have a vacuum device that makes the internal pressure of the parent blood collection tube negative according to the total amount of blood required for the patient's test based on the blood collection instruction information. In this case, the vacuum device can include a suction nozzle that can be inserted into and removed from the cap of the parent blood collection tube, and a pump that can suck air from inside the parent blood collection tube via the suction nozzle. The vacuum device may also be provided with a vacuum chamber capable of accommodating a parent blood collection tube and a cap before the cap is attached, and a cap attachment mechanism for attaching the cap to the blood collection tube, and the vacuum device may be configured to reduce the pressure in the vacuum chamber based on the blood collection instruction information so that the internal pressure of the parent blood collection tube becomes a negative pressure corresponding to the total amount of blood required for the patient's test, and to attach a cap to the parent blood collection tube that has been brought to a negative pressure using the cap attachment mechanism. In addition, the child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device may be composed of a child blood collection container preparation device that prepares a labeled child blood collection container with a child identification label having the identification information printed and / or stored therein, affixed to a child blood collection container required for a patient's test, based on the identification information printed and / or stored on the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container after blood collection to which the parent identification label is affixed, and a dispensing device that dispenses blood from the parent blood collection container to the child blood collection container based on the identification information printed or stored on the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container and / or the child identification label of the child blood collection container. Preferably, the secondary blood collection container is a commercially available evacuated blood collection tube used for blood collection. In this case, the child blood collection container preparation device may include a reading device that reads identification information from a parent identification label of a parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected; a plurality of child vacuum blood collection tube storage sections that each store a plurality of types of child blood collection containers as child vacuum blood collection tubes; a transport means that removes the child vacuum blood collection tube required for the patient's test from the plurality of child vacuum blood collection tube storage sections based on the identification information of the parent identification label and transports it to a label creating and attaching device; the label creating and attaching device that creates a child identification label by printing and / or storing identification information corresponding to the identification information printed and / or stored on the parent identification label on a label and attaches the created child identification label to the removed child vacuum blood collection tube; and a discharge device that discharges the child vacuum blood collection tubes after labeling for each patient. Effect of the Invention

[0006] The blood collection and dispensing system of the present invention comprises a parent blood collection container preparation device that creates a parent identification label on which identification information related to the patient's test is printed and / or stored, to be affixed to a parent blood collection container that can collect the total amount of blood required for the patient's test, based on the patient's blood collection instruction information, and a child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device that prepares a labeled child blood collection container on which a child identification label on which the identification information is printed and / or stored is affixed to a child blood collection container required for the patient's test, based on the identification information related to the patient's test, and dispenses blood from the parent blood collection container to the child blood collection container based on the identification information printed or stored on the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container and / or the child identification label of the child blood collection container.Therefore, a blood collection operator can simply collect the total amount of blood required for the test in one blood collection operation using the parent blood collection container, and the child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device can prepare a child blood collection container on which a child identification label with corresponding identification information printed and / or stored is affixed, and dispensing blood from the parent blood collection container to the child blood collection container after blood collection, making it possible to perform analysis using a conventional analytical device. This eliminates the need for the blood collection worker to replace the vacuum blood collection tube or to invert and mix the blood while holding down the blood collection holder as in the past, thereby reducing the burden on the blood collection worker and also on the patient whose blood is to be collected. In addition, by configuring the child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device to prepare a labeled child blood collection container with a child identification label having the identification information printed and / or stored thereon for a child blood collection container required for a patient's test, based on the identification information printed and / or stored on the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container after blood collection to which the parent identification label is affixed, it becomes possible to prepare a child blood collection container corresponding to the parent blood collection container after blood collection. Furthermore, by configuring the parent blood collection container preparation device to supply identification information related to the patient's test to the child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device, and configuring the child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device to prepare a labeled child blood collection container with a child identification label on which the identification information is printed and / or stored, on a child blood collection container required for the patient's test based on the information related to the patient's test supplied from the parent blood collection container preparation device, the child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device can start preparing the child blood collection container without waiting for blood collection using the parent blood collection container, thereby speeding up the overall process flow. In this case, the blood collection and dispensing system is further provided with a verification device that verifies the parent blood collection container prepared by the parent blood collection container preparation device and the child blood collection container prepared by the child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device based on the parent identification label affixed to these containers and the identification information printed and / or stored on the child identification label, making it possible to verify whether the correct child identification label is affixed to the child blood collection container before dispensing into the child blood collection container. Furthermore, since the parent blood collection tube preparation device has a label creation and affixing device that creates the parent identification label and affixes the parent identification label to a parent blood collection container that can collect the total amount of blood required for the patient's test, the parent blood collection tube preparation device can automatically prepare a parent blood collection container with a parent identification label affixed, and the blood collection operator only needs to collect blood using the labeled parent blood collection container prepared by the parent blood collection tube preparation device, thereby reducing the preparation work for blood collection. Furthermore, by configuring the parent blood collection container as a parent blood collection tube with a cap whose internal pressure can be adjusted, and providing the parent blood collection tube preparation device with a vacuum device that makes the internal pressure of the parent blood collection tube negative according to the total amount of blood required for the patient's test based on the blood collection instruction information, the blood collection worker can collect the amount of blood required for the patient's test in one blood collection operation without worrying about the amount of blood to be collected, which also reduces the burden on the blood collection worker. Also, the blood collection worker will no longer make a mistake in the amount of blood to be collected. Furthermore, by using a commercially available vacuum blood collection tube used for blood collection as the secondary blood collection container, there is no need to prepare a new secondary blood collection container, and the secondary blood collection container after dispensing can be used directly in a conventional analytical device that analyzes blood collected using a vacuum blood collection tube. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of a blood collection and dispensing system according to the present invention; [Diagram 2] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of another embodiment of a blood collecting and dispensing system according to the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of yet another embodiment of a blood collecting and dispensing system according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] Hereinafter, an embodiment of a blood collection and dispensing system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0009] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of a blood collection and dispensing system according to the present invention. As shown in the drawings, the blood collection and dispensing system according to this embodiment includes: Based on blood collection instructions, A blood collection container capable of collecting the total amount of blood required for the patient's test is prepared, A parent blood collection container preparation device 1 which prepares a parent identification label on which identification information related to a patient's examination (hereinafter, when simply described as "identification information" in this specification, it means "identification information related to a patient's examination") is printed and / or stored, and which affixes the identification label to a parent blood collection container to prepare an empty parent blood collection container with an identification label; a child blood collection container preparation device 2 that selects and removes a child blood collection container required for a patient's test based on identification information printed and / or stored on a parent identification label of a parent blood collection container after blood collection, prepares a child identification label on which the identification information is printed and / or stored, affixes the child identification label to the removed child blood collection container, and outputs the child identification label for each patient; a dispensing device 3 that dispenses blood from the parent blood collection container to the child blood collection container based on identification information printed or stored on the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container and / or the child identification label of the child blood collection container; It is equipped with:

[0010] Here, the "blood collection instruction information" includes, for example, patient identification information such as a patient ID and / or test identification information such as a test ID, and the "patient identification information" includes information about the individual patient such as the patient's name, the patient's gender, and the patient's date of birth, or is linked to this information, and the "test identification information" includes information about the patient's test, such as the test items and test date, or is linked to this information. In addition, "identification information regarding the patient's test" means the "patient identification information" and / or "test identification information", or information contained in these pieces of information, or unique information linked to these pieces of information, and when the unique information is used, the unique information can be generated when the parent blood collection container preparation device 1 receives the "blood collection instruction information". Furthermore, the patient identification information and the test identification information are linked, and further, the "test item" includes information regarding the amount of blood required for the test or is linked to that information. All of the above-mentioned information is stored in a higher-level computer, such as a personal computer or a server, and is configured so that information linked to a single piece of information can be read from that piece of information.

[0011] Specifically, the parent blood collection container preparation device 1 configured as described above includes a control device 1a, a vacuum device 1b, and a label creation and pasting device 1c, and the control device 1a inputs blood collection instruction information from a doctor or the like, calculates the total amount of blood required for a blood test of a patient based on the blood collection instruction information, and operates the vacuum device 1b to make the internal pressure of the capped blood collection tube a negative pressure corresponding to the total amount of blood. The vacuum device 1b includes a suction nozzle (no symbol) that can be inserted into and removed from the cap of the capped blood collection tube, and after puncturing the capped blood collection tube with the suction nozzle, sucks air until the internal pressure of the capped blood collection tube becomes a negative pressure corresponding to the total amount of blood, and then pulls out the suction nozzle to prepare an empty parent blood collection container. At the same time, the control device 1a operates the label creation and attachment device 1c to create a parent identification label on which identification information related to the patient's test (e.g., patient identification information and / or test identification information) is printed and / or stored based on the blood collection instruction information, and attaches the label to the empty parent blood collection container to prepare an empty parent blood collection container with a label. Furthermore, with regard to the capped blood collection tubes, the parent blood collection container preparing device 1 may be configured to have a blood collection tube storage section inside the parent blood collection container preparing device 1, store multiple capped blood collection tubes in the blood collection tube storage section, and remove the capped blood collection tubes as needed and set them in a position for performing the vacuum treatment, or the parent blood collection container preparing device 1 may be configured so that when a user inserts a capped blood collection tube into the parent blood collection container preparing device 1 as needed, the capped blood collection tube is set in a position for performing the vacuum treatment. The labeled empty parent blood collection container prepared in the parent blood collection container preparation device 1 is used to collect blood from the corresponding patient. Here, since identification information related to the patient's test (e.g., patient identification information and / or test identification information) is printed and / or stored on the identification label of the labeled empty parent blood collection container, the blood collection worker can verify the patient from whom blood should be collected based on the identification information when collecting blood. In addition, the labeled empty parent blood collection container is of a size capable of containing the total amount of blood required for the patient's test, and as described above, is subjected to a vacuum treatment so that the internal pressure becomes a negative pressure according to the total amount of blood, so that the blood collection worker can collect the total amount of blood required for the test from the patient in one blood collection operation.

[0012] In the illustrated embodiment, the parent blood collection containers after blood collection are stored in a dedicated rack and sent to the child blood collection container device 2. The child blood collection container preparing device 2 is equipped with a plurality of child blood collection tube storage sections 2a that respectively store a plurality of types of child vacuum blood collection tubes as child blood collection containers, a transport means (not shown) that removes the child vacuum blood collection tube required for testing from the plurality of child blood collection tube storage sections 2a and transports it to a label creating and attaching device 2b, the label creating and attaching device 2b that creates a child identification label by printing and / or storing identification information corresponding to identification information printed and / or stored on the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected, and attaches the created child identification label to the removed child vacuum blood collection tube, and an ejection device (not shown) that ejects the child vacuum blood collection tube after label attachment for each patient, specifically, in this embodiment, ejects it into a rack that stores the parent blood collection containers from which blood has been collected. The child blood collection container preparation device 2 configured as described above is equipped with a control device 2c and a reading means 2d that reads identification information from the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container, and the control device 2c is configured to read out information contained in or linked to the corresponding patient identification information and / or test identification information from a higher-level computer such as a server, as necessary, based on the identification information read by the reading means 2d, and to operate the transporting means, the label creating and attaching device 2b and the discharge device to affix a child identification label to the child vacuum blood collection tube required for the patient's test corresponding to the parent blood collection container after blood has been collected, and discharge it for each patient. The slave vacuum blood collection tube is preferably a vacuum blood collection tube that has been conventionally used for collecting blood from patients, and is a vacuum blood collection tube that contains in advance a drug corresponding to the analysis item. Specifically, the secondary blood collection container preparation device 2 can use the configuration of a known automatic blood collection tube preparation device, and specifically, the transport means (not shown) can be configured, for example, by a combination of a blood collection tube removal cam mechanism and a conveyor, or a robot arm, etc.

[0013] The dispensing device 3 is equipped with a dispensing nozzle device 3a that can be inserted into and removed from the caps of a parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected and a child vacuum blood collection tube with a label, and dispenses blood from the parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected into each child vacuum blood collection tube based on the identification information on the parent identification label and child identification label of the parent blood collection container and child vacuum blood collection tube. The dispensing device 3 includes a known nozzle washing mechanism (not shown) and washes the nozzle after dispensing from the parent blood collection container to the child vacuum blood collection tube, and waits until the next dispensing process. The dispensing device 3 may also include a known upside-down mixing mechanism (not shown) and may be configured to upside-down mix the child vacuum blood collection tube after dispensing as necessary. The daughter vacuum blood collection tubes into which blood has been dispensed in the dispensing device 3 are sent to an analyzer corresponding to the test item (analyzers A to C in the illustrated embodiment). In addition, the parent blood collection container after dispensing is sent to a refrigerated storage unit (not shown). In the blood collection and dispensing system configured as described above, the movement of the parent blood collection container and / or child vacuum blood collection tube from the parent blood collection container preparation device 1 to the blood collection site, from the blood collection site to the child blood collection container preparation device 2, and from the child blood collection container preparation device 2 to the dispensing device 3 may be performed by an operator, but it is of course also possible to provide a conveyor that connects all or part of the parent blood collection container preparation device 1, the blood collection site, the child blood collection container preparation device 2, and the dispensing device 3.

[0014] According to the blood collection dispensing system configured as described above, the parent blood collection container preparation device 1 prepares a parent blood collection container that can hold the total amount of blood required for the patient's test, so the blood collection worker can collect the total amount of blood required for the test in one blood collection operation, and there is no need to replace the vacuum blood collection tube or invert and mix it while holding the blood collection holder as in the past, which reduces the burden on the blood collection worker and also reduces the burden on the patient from whom blood is collected. Furthermore, according to the blood collection dispensing system described above, the parent blood collection container preparation device 1 is provided with a vacuum device 1b that creates a negative pressure inside the parent blood collection container according to the total amount of blood required for the patient's test, so the blood collection worker can collect blood without worrying about the amount of blood to be collected, which also reduces the burden on the blood collection worker. Furthermore, since the vacuum device 1b is configured to create a negative pressure inside the parent blood collection container according to the total amount of blood, the user does not need to prepare a parent blood collection container according to the total amount of blood. Furthermore, according to the above-mentioned blood collection and dispensing system, since it is configured to use vacuum blood collection tubes that have traditionally been used for blood collection as secondary blood collection containers, there is no need to prepare new secondary blood collection containers, and the secondary blood collection containers after dispensing can be used directly in conventional analytical devices that analyze blood collected using vacuum blood collection tubes.

[0015] In the above embodiment, the parent blood collection container preparation device 1 is equipped with a vacuum device 1b, and is configured to set the internal pressure of the parent blood collection container to a negative pressure according to the total amount of blood, but this configuration is not essential. For example, the device may be configured so that the user selects a parent blood collection container having a size and internal pressure according to the total amount of blood required for the patient's test and inserts it into the device. In this case, a label is attached to the selected and inserted parent blood collection container. If the total amount of blood to be collected is set to a fixed amount, there is no need to select a parent blood collection container.

[0016] In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, a blood collection tube is used as the parent blood collection container, but the configuration of the parent blood collection container is not limited to this embodiment, and for example, a blood pack can also be used as the parent blood collection container as shown in Figure 2. Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram corresponding to Fig. 1, showing an example in which a blood pack is used as a parent blood collection container. The same or corresponding components as those in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 are given the same reference numerals, and detailed explanations are omitted here. In the blood collection and dispensing system of Figure 2, the parent blood collection container preparation device 10 is equipped with a label creation device 10a, which inputs blood collection instruction information from a doctor or the like, and based on the blood collection instruction information, prints and / or stores identification information related to the patient's test (e.g., patient identification information and / or test identification information) on a label to create and output a parent identification label. The parent identification label is applied to the parent blood pack either automatically by a labeling device or manually by a user. Thereafter, the parent blood pack is transported to a blood collection site, for example, a hospital ward, etc., for blood collection, and then sent to the child blood collection container preparation device 2. The configurations of the secondary blood sampling container preparation device 2 and the dispensing device 3 are similar to those of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, so detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

[0017] In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the child blood collection container preparation device 2 is equipped with a reading means 2d, which reads identification information from the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected using the reading means 2d, and based on the read identification information, as necessary, reads information contained in or linked to the corresponding patient identification information and / or test identification information from a higher-level computer such as a server, and operates the transport means, the label creation and attachment device 2b, and the discharge device to affix a child identification label to a child vacuum blood collection tube required for the patient's test corresponding to the parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected, and discharges it for each patient. However, this configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and for example, the parent blood collection container preparation device 1 may supply identification information regarding the patient's test to the child blood collection container preparation device 2, and the child blood collection container preparation device 2 may be configured to affix a child identification label to a child vacuum blood collection tube required for the patient's test corresponding to the parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected, and discharge it for each patient, based on the identification information supplied from the parent blood collection container preparation device 1. Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a blood collection and dispensing system according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which the same or corresponding components as those of the blood collection and dispensing system shown in Fig. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted. 3 is configured such that a parent blood collection container preparing device 1 supplies identification information relating to a patient's test to a child blood collection container preparing device 2. The identification information may be supplied directly from the parent blood collection container preparing device 1 to the child blood collection container preparing device 2, or may be supplied from the parent blood collection container preparing device 1 to the child blood collection container preparing device 2 via a higher-level control device such as a server or a personal computer. The basic configuration of the child blood collection container preparation device 2 is the same as that of the child blood collection container preparation device 2 shown in Figure 1, and in this embodiment, the child blood collection container preparation device 2 is configured to operate a transport means (not shown), a label creation and attachment device 2b, and a discharge device (not shown) based on identification information related to the patient's test supplied from the parent blood collection container preparation device 1, to attach a child identification label to the child vacuum blood collection tube required for the patient's test corresponding to the parent blood collection container after blood has been collected, and discharge it for each patient. This blood collection and dispensing system further includes a verification device 4, which reads identification information from the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected and the child identification label of the corresponding child blood collection container prepared by the child blood collection container preparation device 2, and verifies whether the child blood collection container is a child blood collection container corresponding to the patient of the parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected, based on the read identification information. If the result of the verification shows that the child blood collection container corresponds to the parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected, the parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected and the child blood collection container are sent to the dispensing device 3, and dispensing is performed by the dispensing device 3. If the result of the verification shows that the child blood collection container does not correspond to the parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected, the parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected and the child blood collection container are not sent to the dispensing device, and visual or audible error information is output from an output device (e.g., a speaker, a monitor, a printer, etc.) not shown. In this way, by configuring the child blood collection container preparation device 2 to prepare the child blood collection container based on identification information related to the patient's test supplied from the parent blood collection container preparation device 1, it becomes possible to start preparation of the child blood collection container before blood collection, thereby making it possible to speed up the processing flow after blood collection.

[0018] Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments described above, the secondary blood collection container preparation device 2 and the dispensing device 3 are configured as separate devices, but this configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the secondary blood collection container preparation device 2 and the dispensing device 3 may be configured as a single device. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a vacuum blood collection tube is used as the secondary blood collection container, but this configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and an ordinary test tube or a tube such as a blood sample may be used as the secondary blood collection container. In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the parent blood collection container and the child blood collection container are configured to be stored in a rack and moved, but this configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and they may also be configured to be stored in other containers such as trays and moved. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the parent blood collection container and the child blood collection container are stored in the same rack and moved, but this configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the parent blood collection container and the child blood collection container may be moved, for example, by conveyors arranged in parallel. In such a configuration, a reading device and a dispensing nozzle mechanism of the dispensing device may be provided between the conveyors arranged in parallel. In the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 3, the vacuum device 1b is provided with a suction nozzle (no symbol) that can be inserted and removed from the cap of a capped blood collection tube, and after the suction nozzle is inserted into the capped blood collection tube, air is sucked out until the internal pressure of the capped blood collection tube becomes a negative pressure corresponding to the total amount of blood, and then the suction nozzle is pulled out to prepare an empty parent blood collection container. However, the configuration of the vacuum device is not limited to this embodiment, and any configuration may be used as long as it is configured to make the inside of the parent blood collection container a negative pressure corresponding to the total amount of blood required for the patient's test. For example, a vacuum chamber that can accommodate the parent blood collection container and cap before the cap is attached, and a cap attachment mechanism that attaches the cap to the blood collection tube may be provided, and the pressure in the vacuum chamber may be reduced based on blood collection instruction information so that the internal pressure of the parent blood collection container becomes a negative pressure corresponding to the total amount of blood required for the patient's test, and a cap may be attached to the parent blood collection container that has been brought to the negative pressure using the cap attachment mechanism. Furthermore, when a syringe-type blood collection tube in which a plunger is slidably inserted so that the internal pressure can be adjusted is used as the parent blood collection container, the vacuum device may be provided with a plunger operating mechanism (not shown) capable of operating the plunger, and the plunger operating mechanism may be configured to move the plunger so that the internal pressure of the syringe-type blood collection tube becomes a negative pressure corresponding to the total amount of blood required for the patient's test. [Explanation of symbols]

[0019] 1 Parent blood collection container preparation device 1a Control device 1b Vacuum device 1c Label creation and application device 2. Blood collection container preparation device 2a Daughter blood collection tube storage section 2b Label creation and application device 2c Control device 2d Reading Method 3. Dispensing device 3a Dispensing nozzle device 4. Collation device 10 Parent blood collection container preparation device 10a Label making device

Claims

1. a parent blood collection container preparation device that creates a parent identification label on which identification information related to the patient's test is printed and / or stored, to be affixed to a parent blood collection container capable of collecting the total amount of blood required for the patient's test, based on the patient's blood collection instruction information; a child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device which prepares a labeled child blood collection container by attaching a child identification label on which the identification information is printed and / or stored to a child blood collection container required for the patient's examination based on the blood collection instruction information or the identification information related to the patient's examination, and dispenses blood from the parent blood collection container to the child blood collection container based on the identification information printed or stored on the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container and / or the child identification label of the child blood collection container; A blood collection and dispensing system comprising:

2. The child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device is configured to prepare a labeled child blood collection container, in which a child identification label with the identification information printed and / or stored therein is affixed to a child blood collection container required for a patient's test, based on the identification information printed and / or stored on the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container after blood collection to which the parent identification label is affixed.

2. The blood collection and dispensing system according to claim 1 .

3. the parent blood collection container preparation device is configured to provide identification information relating to a patient's test to the child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device; The child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device is configured to prepare a labeled child blood collection container by attaching a child identification label on which the identification information is printed and / or stored to a child blood collection container required for a patient's examination based on information on the patient's examination supplied from the parent blood collection container preparation device.

2. The blood collection and dispensing system according to claim 1 .

4. The blood collection and dispensing system further comprises: The blood collecting container is provided with a matching device that matches a parent blood collecting container prepared by the parent blood collecting container preparing device with a child blood collecting container prepared by the child blood collecting container preparing and dispensing device based on identification information printed and / or stored on a parent identification label and a child identification label attached to the container.

4. The blood collection and dispensing system according to claim 3.

5. The parent blood collection container preparation device comprises: The system is provided with a label creating and pasting device for creating the parent identification label and pasting the parent identification label on a parent blood collection container capable of collecting the total amount of blood required for a patient's test.

2. The blood collection and dispensing system according to claim 1 .

6. The parent blood collection container comprises a parent blood collection tube with a cap capable of adjusting the internal pressure, The parent blood collection tube preparation device comprises: A vacuum device is provided to make the internal pressure of the parent blood collection tube negative according to the total amount of blood required for the patient's test based on the blood collection instruction information.

2. The blood collection and dispensing system according to claim 1 .

7. The vacuum device comprises: a suction nozzle that can be inserted into and removed from the cap of the parent blood collection tube; a pump capable of sucking air from inside the parent blood collection tube through the suction nozzle; 7. The blood collection and dispensing system according to claim 6, further comprising:

8. The vacuum device comprises: a vacuum chamber capable of accommodating the parent blood collection tube and the cap; a cap attachment mechanism for attaching the cap to the blood collection tube; Equipped with Based on the blood collection instruction information, the pressure in the vacuum chamber is reduced so that the internal pressure of the parent blood collection tube becomes a negative pressure corresponding to the total amount of blood required for the patient's test, and a cap is attached to the parent blood collection tube that has been brought to a negative pressure using the cap attachment mechanism.

7. The blood collection and dispensing system according to claim 6.

9. The parent blood collection container is a syringe-type blood collection tube into which a plunger is slidably inserted so that the internal pressure can be adjusted, The vacuum device is configured to operate the plunger so that the internal pressure of the syringe-type blood collection tube becomes a negative pressure corresponding to the total amount of blood required for testing a patient.

2. The blood collection and dispensing system according to claim 1 .

10. The child blood collection container preparation and dispensing device is a child blood collection container preparation device which prepares a labeled child blood collection container, in which a child identification label having the identification information printed and / or stored therein is affixed to a child blood collection container required for a patient's test, based on the identification information printed and / or stored on the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container after blood collection to which the parent identification label is affixed; a dispensing device that dispenses blood from the parent blood collection container to the child blood collection container based on identification information printed or stored on the parent identification label of the parent blood collection container and / or the child identification label of the child blood collection container; 2. The blood collection and dispensing system according to claim 1, further comprising:

11. The secondary blood collection container is a commercially available vacuum blood collection tube used for blood collection.

2. The blood collection and dispensing system according to claim 1 .

12. The child blood collection container preparation device comprises: A reading device for reading identification information from a parent identification label of a parent blood collection container from which blood has been collected; a plurality of child vacuum blood collection tube storage units for storing child vacuum blood collection tubes as a plurality of types of child blood collection containers; a transport means for extracting a child vacuum blood collection tube required for a patient's test from the plurality of child vacuum blood collection tube containers based on the identification information of the parent identification label, and transporting the child vacuum blood collection tube to a label creating and attaching device; the label creating and attaching device which creates a child identification label by printing and / or storing identification information corresponding to the identification information printed and / or stored in the parent identification label in a label, and attaches the created child identification label to the removed child vacuum blood collection tube; A discharge device that discharges the labeled daughter vacuum blood collection tubes for each patient.

12. The blood collection and dispensing system according to claim 10, further comprising:

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