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222 results about "Laboratory automation" patented technology

Laboratory automation is a multi-disciplinary strategy to research, develop, optimize and capitalize on technologies in the laboratory that enable new and improved processes. Laboratory automation professionals are academic, commercial and government researchers, scientists and engineers who conduct research and develop new technologies to increase productivity, elevate experimental data quality, reduce lab process cycle times, or enable experimentation that otherwise would be impossible.

Laboratory automatic process management and multi-source data fusion system based on Internet of Things

The invention discloses a laboratory automatic process management and multi-source data fusion system based on the Internet of Things, and belongs to the technical field of laboratory management. The system comprises a sensing layer, an analysis layer, an intelligent management layer and an application layer. The sensing layer carries out global data acquisition and real-time analysis; the analysis layer integrates data, mines an association relationship and optimizes task matching; the intelligent management layer performs full-process automatic management and control on a laboratory, and comprises an equipment cooperation module, a dynamic detection module, a dynamic configuration module, a real-time simulation module, a preset trigger module and an intelligent auditing module; and the application layer performs multi-terminal collaborative interaction and intelligent assistant assistance processing. According to the system, intelligent collaboration of laboratory equipment, automatic detection of samples, dynamic optimization of equipment parameters and automatic early warning and processing of abnormal conditions are realized through technical means such as knowledge graph construction, a digital twinborn technology and multi-mode biological recognition, and the laboratory management efficiency and the data processing accuracy are effectively improved.
Owner:JIANGSU HANNUO AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Flexible composite robot system for laboratory automation

The invention discloses a flexible composite robot system for laboratory automation. The flexible composite robot system comprises a flexible composite robot and a central scheduling and control system, the flexible composite robot comprises an autonomous mobile platform which carries a multi-mode navigation sensor and realizes path planning and obstacle avoidance in a laboratory environment by adopting a synchronous positioning and mapping algorithm; the high-precision cooperative mechanical arm is mounted on the autonomous mobile platform and is integrated with a joint torque sensor; the end effector quick replacement system provides mechanical, electrical and pneumatic standardized interfaces; the central scheduling and control system comprises an intelligent man-machine interaction system for realizing man-machine interaction; the experiment process analyzer is used for decomposing the digital experiment scheme into an executable task sequence; the multi-agent task planning and scheduling engine is used for distributing tasks and planning a moving path; and the anomaly detection and autonomous recovery module is used for detecting an abnormal condition based on machine vision and force sensing data and triggering a recovery strategy.
Owner:SUZHOU LANGLI INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD

Laboratory automatic data processing and management method, system, equipment and medium

The invention relates to the technical field of task management, and discloses a laboratory automatic data processing and management method, system, equipment and medium, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining the equipment information and resource information of a laboratory; and establishing an equipment simulation model of the laboratory. A task instruction is collected, and the task instruction is disassembled into atomic tasks. And arranging the execution sequence of the atomic tasks according to the inherent sequence constraint of the task instruction, the maximum resource utilization rate, the minimum scheduling frequency and the comprehensive analysis result of the optimal working time of the equipment. And performing task execution by using the execution sequence of the atomic tasks. Idle and faults of equipment are effectively avoided, resource waste is reduced, and automation and accuracy of experimental operation are improved. Besides, by analyzing the working time of the equipment and the validity period of the consumables, the energy consumption and the operation cost can be reduced while the smooth proceeding of the experiment is ensured, and the automatic management level of the laboratory is further improved.
Owner:STATE GRID FUJIAN ELECTRIC POWER RES INST

Control method and system of task execution device for physical and chemical experiment operation

The invention belongs to the field of laboratory automation equipment, and discloses a control method and system of a task execution device for physical and chemical experiment operation, and the method comprises the steps: initializing and calibrating the device; receiving and analyzing an experiment task instruction; collecting object information through a visual sensor; the upper computer generates an execution scheme according to the strategy library; the electric control rotary clamping jaw is driven to complete operation; force and displacement parameters are monitored in real time, and dynamic adjustment actions are fed back through a closed loop; and judging that the operation is completed according to the threshold. The system comprises a visual sensor, a rotary driving body, an electric control rotary clamping jaw and an upper computer. By integrating visual identification and force sense feedback, fine operations such as clamping, taking and placing, bottle cap screwing and the like can be completed in a self-adaptive mode, the efficiency, precision and reliability of laboratory automatic operation are remarkably improved, manual operation errors are reduced, and good application prospects are achieved.
Owner:EMTEK(SHENZHEN) CO LTD

Automatic platform suitable for laboratory

The invention relates to the technical field of laboratory automation, and discloses an automatic platform suitable for a laboratory, which comprises a sample processing module, a detection module, a control module and a software module. According to the automatic platform suitable for the laboratory, the sample processing module optimizes operation of a pneumatic control system, a high-precision pump and a magnetic stirrer through a PID control algorithm, when a sample is loaded, the PID algorithm adjusts the pressure of an air cylinder through the pneumatic control system, once it is detected that the position of the sample deviates from the target position, the PID algorithm will calculate the pressure value needing to be adjusted, and the pressure value needs to be adjusted. The pneumatic control system adjusts the pressure of the air cylinder according to the pressure until the sample is accurately in place, similarly, in the liquid separation process, the PID algorithm adjusts the liquid separation amount by controlling the rotating speed and the stroke distance of the pump, and accurate liquid separation is ensured; in the mixing process, the PID algorithm ensures that samples are uniformly mixed by controlling the speed of the magnetic stirrer, personal errors are reduced through the accurate control, and the consistency and repeatability of experiments are improved.
Owner:TUPU (SHANGHAI) INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD

Automatic process control system and method for clinical laboratory

The invention relates to the technical field of inspection process automation, in particular to an automatic process control system and method for a clinical laboratory, and the system comprises a pedigree depth analysis module, a sound spectrum precise positioning module, a virus load calculation module, a spectrum cell recognition module, a cell electrical performance analysis module, a sample comprehensive decision module and an intelligent sample processing module. According to the method, multiple advanced technologies such as image spectrum analysis, sound spectrum analysis, time-frequency domain analysis, spectrum technology and cell electrical impedance analysis are combined, so that high-precision analysis and deep learning processing of the sample are realized, and the accuracy and efficiency of sample analysis are improved; the system especially has obvious advantages in the aspects of virus load calculation, cell type identification, sample risk assessment and the like, the application of the intelligent sample processing module optimizes the sample processing flow, improves the working efficiency and the processing speed, and greatly improves the automation degree and the intelligent level of the work of the clinical laboratory.
Owner:NANTONG UNIV

Laboratory sample distribution system and laboratory automation system

A laboratory sample distribution system is provided comprising: a number of container carriers, wherein the container carriers each comprise a magnetically active device and are adapted to carry a sample container; at least one fan being adapted to cause an airflow; and a number of transport modules, the transport modules being arrangeable adjacent to one another and respectively comprising: a transport surface being adapted to carry the container carriers; a number of heat dissipating electromagnetic actuators being stationary arranged below the transport surface, the electromagnetic actuators being adapted to move container carriers placed on top of the transport surface by applying magnetic forces to the container carriers; and an air guiding element being adapted to guide the airflow first towards an underside of the transport surface and afterwards towards the electromagnetic actuators.
Owner:ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS INC

Sample self-relay method for laboratory real-time quality control and automation system

The invention discloses a sample self-relay method for laboratory real-time quality control and an automatic system, and belongs to the technical field of clinical laboratory automatic quality control. According to the method, an independent quality control cycle is established for a plurality of preset key concentrations, and a concentration-bias and concentration-inaccuracy mapping table is established based on historical quality control data. Independent counting is maintained for each target concentration, when the detection number reaches the length L of the current analysis batch, quality control is automatically triggered, two patient samples with the concentrations meeting the requirements are screened from the current detection batch to serve as a self-relay quality control sample pair, and judgment is conducted according to the rule of 1-3 s after returning and re-detection. And meanwhile, querying a mapping table according to the actual concentration of the sample to calculate a sigma value, querying a preset sigma-L mapping table based on the sigma value, and dynamically updating the next analysis batch length of the target concentration. Each cycle operates independently and asynchronously to form a closed loop, so that accurate, automatic and real-time quality control of different concentrations and different frequencies is realized, and the implementation bottleneck of personalized 6 sigma quality control in cost and reliability is overcome.
Owner:HANGZHOU TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE HOSPITAL (HANGZHOU TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO ZHEJIANG UNIV OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE)

Laboratory digital management method and system, electronic equipment and storage medium

The invention provides a laboratory digital management method and system, electronic equipment and a storage medium, and relates to the technical field of laboratory automation and spectral analysis. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a multi-wavelength spectral image sequence in an experimental reaction container in a non-contact manner, associating the multi-wavelength spectral image sequence with a final performance index, and performing differential enhancement to generate a spectral change feature map; performing differential amplification on the spectral electric signal to suppress noise and enhance an effective signal, dividing a region of interest according to a container structure, calculating average spectral intensity, and generating a spectral response curve; the method comprises the following steps: extracting first-order and second-order derivative curves, identifying an intensity change inflection point and a slope abrupt change interval, screening out a key optical change mode in combination with a final performance index, finally establishing a mapping relation between the key optical change mode and the performance index, and constructing a digital model for monitoring a reaction state and predicting final performance. The reaction process can be monitored and the experiment result can be predicted through the spectrum change characteristics, so that the intelligence and accuracy of laboratory management are improved.
Owner:SINOWITTECH (BEIJING)TECH CO LTD

Virtual pipetting

The invention relates to virtual pipetting. The method for generating the control program of the laboratory automation equipment comprises the steps that configuration data of the laboratory automation equipment are received, and the configuration data encode the positions of components in the laboratory automation equipment; generating a three-dimensional model of the assembly of the laboratory automation equipment according to the configuration data, wherein the three-dimensional model further comprises a virtual pipette; displaying the three-dimensional model by using a virtual reality headset; receiving movement data of a motion sensing controller controlled by a user wearing the virtual reality headset, the movement data indicating three-dimensional movement of the motion sensing controller in space; determining movement of the virtual pipette in the three-dimensional model according to the movement data and updating the three-dimensional model according to the movement; a control program for the laboratory automation device is generated on the basis of the movement data, and the control program moves a pipette-bearing pipette arm of the laboratory automation device relative to the assembly on the basis of the movement of the virtual pipette in the three-dimensional model.
Owner:TECAN TRADING CO LTD

Dynamic scheduling method and device for laboratory automation

According to the laboratory automation dynamic scheduling method and device, through the preprocessing module, the algorithm scheduling module, the scheduling execution module and the capturing and returning module, a robot can be automatically controlled to transfer materials on a pore plate, a device driving layer is controlled to start and stop an experimental instrument, accurate and efficient dynamic scheduling of an automatic experiment is achieved, and the experimental efficiency is improved. The high-throughput effect is kept, the burden of operators is relieved, and complex experimental application scenes are supported. And the completion time of all the steps of minimizing the maximum experiment flux or minimizing the maximum sub-flux is used as the target function of the MILP model, so that the automation flux of the laboratory can be improved.
Owner:SHANGHAI BIOYOND TECH CO LTD

Translation and automation of protocols in a robotic lab

A lab system configures robots to performs protocols in labs. The lab automation system receives, via a user interface, an instruction from a user to perform a protocol within a lab. The instruction may comprise text, and the lab may comprise a robot configured to perform the protocol. The lab system converts, using a machine learned model, the text into steps and, for each step, identifies one or more of an operation, lab equipment, and reagent associated with the step. In response to detecting an ambiguity / error associated with the step, the lab system notifies the user via the user interface of the ambiguity / error. The lab system may receive one or more indications from the user that resolve the ambiguity / error and update the associated steps. For each step, the lab system configures the robot to perform an identified operation, interact with identified lab equipment, and / or access / use an identified reagent.
Owner:ARTIFICIAL INC

Intelligent laboratory and automatic laboratory sample distribution system

The invention relates to the technical field of laboratory automation, in particular to an intelligent laboratory and an automatic laboratory sample distribution system, and provides the following scheme that dynamic optimization of experimental steps and parameters is achieved by combining experimental equipment control, real-time data analysis, machine learning optimization and automatic experimental method updating. The system can automatically acquire and update experimental method information, provides experimental scheme recommendation and intelligent scheduling experimental equipment by using deep learning and a self-attention mechanism, and adjusts experimental parameters based on real-time feedback, so that the automatic management level of a laboratory is improved, the experimental efficiency is optimized, and human intervention is reduced.
Owner:BOSHANG INTELLIGENT MFG TECH (NANJING) CO LTD

Laboratory automation system based on artificial intelligence technology

The invention belongs to the technical field of laboratory automation, and particularly relates to a laboratory automation system based on an artificial intelligence technology. The system comprises an intelligent man-machine interaction module which is used for interacting with a user and obtaining input information; the intelligent analysis module is used for processing the obtained input information, converting the information into a standardized machine instruction and providing an optimization suggestion for a user experiment scheme through a knowledge base; the information sensing module is used for sensing the space positioning of the biological experiment instrument in the operation space so that the mechanical arm can conduct grabbing movement and experiment operation; and the experiment execution module is used for automatically completing an experiment process through a mechanical arm. The invention has the characteristics of high flexibility and low operation threshold.
Owner:HANGZHOU MOXUN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system, laboratory sample distribution system, and laboratory automation system

The disclosure refers to a method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system having: a plurality of carriers (4) having a number of n (n>3) carriers (4) each configured to carry one or more sample containers containing a sample to be analyzed by laboratory devices (3); a transport plane (1) configured to support to the plurality of carriers (4), wherein the transport plane (1) comprises a plurality of interconnected transport modules comprising a plurality of plane fields (5); and a driving device (13) configured to control movement of the plurality of carriers (4) along individual routes between the plurality of plane fields (5). The method comprises: moving the plurality of carriers (4) along the individual routes on the transport plane (1), wherein the moving, for each carrier, comprises executing at least once steps of reserving a route segment along the individual route, the route segment being provided by one or more plane fields of the plurality of plane fields (5), and moving the carrier (4) along the route segment; and preventing, for the plurality of carriers (4), a deadlock arrangement on the transport plane in which the plurality of carriers (4) block each other from further movement along the individual routes (6). The preventing is further comprising: determining, at a present operation time, a potential deadlock arrangement for the plurality of carriers (4) on the transport plane (1) at a future operation time, wherein the potential deadlock arrangement is assigned a number of n deadlock plane fields occupied by the plurality of carriers (4) in case of the potential deadlock arrangement; for a first carrier from the plurality of carriers (4) moving along a first individual route, reserving a first route segment ending with a first end plane field; and assigning a non-reserve flag to a next plane field which is next to the first end plane field along the first individual route. Further, a laboratory sample distribution system, and a laboratory automation system are provided.
Owner:ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS INC

Automatic cover opening and closing device for EP pipe

The invention belongs to the technical field of laboratory automation equipment, and discloses an EP tube automatic cover opening and closing device which comprises a shell. A through groove is formed in at least one side wall of the shell; the pipe frame carrier is arranged on the outer side of the shell and corresponds to the through groove in position; the pipe frame carrier is provided with a pipe groove used for containing an EP pipe. The transmission structure is arranged in the shell; and the opening and closing cover pressing plate is connected with the transmission structure, the transmission structure drives the opening and closing cover pressing plate to swing relative to the connecting position, external force is applied to a cover body of the EP pipe placed in the pipe groove of the pipe frame carrier in the swinging process, and cover opening or closing operation is achieved. The two actions of cover pressing and cover lifting can be completed only through positive and negative rotation of the motor, and cover opening and closing are integrated.
Owner:CHANGZHOU VOCATIONAL INST OF ENG +1

Instrument action assembly pressing plate locking device suitable for automation

The invention discloses an instrument action assembly pressing plate locking device applicable to automation, which belongs to the technical field of laboratory automation instruments and comprises an adapter module, a spinning cover plate, a clamping mechanism and a driving mechanism. The adapter module is mounted on equipment, and a plurality of fixing slots are formed in the adapter module and are used for placing sample tubes; the clamping mechanism is arranged at the output end of the driving mechanism and is in butt joint with a clamping jaw grabbing frame on the spinning cover plate through a fingertip structure at the tail end of the clamping mechanism, so that the spinning cover plate is connected and grabbed; the driving mechanism is used for driving the clamping mechanism to move to the position above the spinning cover plate, clamping the spinning cover plate and the clamping mechanism, driving the spinning cover plate to the position above the sample tube, pressing the spinning cover plate downwards to be in butt joint with the adapter module, pressing the sample tube and rotating the sample tube. Original manual operation is converted into linear downward pressing and 90-degree rotation actions, the complexity and control requirements for an automatic execution mechanism are greatly reduced, and the device has the advantages of being high in automation degree, high in universality and adaptability, low in cost and short in transformation period.
Owner:BEIJING ZHIKETE ROBOT TECH CO LTD

Add-on and repetition aliquot testing with or without dilutions

A method of assigning an additional test to an existing aliquot sample tube or to a primary sample tube in a laboratory automation system is presented. The laboratory automation system comprises a workflow control unit and analytical laboratory devices in communication with the workflow control unit. The method comprises receiving an additional test request for the existing aliquot sample tube after processing of the existing aliquot sample tube has started, determining if the existing aliquot sample tube is at a retrievable target, waiting until the existing aliquot sample tube reaches a retrievable target if not at a retrievable target, determining if an aliquot timeout has occurred once the existing aliquot sample tube is at a retrievable target, reassigning the addition test to the primary sample tube if an aliquot timeout has occurred, and performing the additional test from the existing aliquot sample tube if no aliquot timeout has occurred.
Owner:ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS INC

Mobile phone enterprise micro H5 page Bluetooth balance data acquisition interconnection method, device and equipment

The invention relates to a mobile phone enterprise micro H5 page Bluetooth balance data acquisition interconnection method, device and equipment, and relates to the technical field of laboratory automation and informatization management, and the method comprises the following steps: interconnecting an enterprise micro internal application integrated data acquisition interconnection system with an LIMS system; after a user logs in, a weighing task is displayed on an enterprise micro internal application interface, a target weighing task is selected according to user operation, and a target Bluetooth balance is selected according to the target weighing task. And when a user initiates a Bluetooth matching operation, calling a low-power-consumption Bluetooth interface of the equipment to perform Bluetooth matching with the target Bluetooth balance. A target Bluetooth balance is continuously monitored until stable target weighing data is acquired, and the target weighing data is combined with instrument use records to be updated to acquisition information corresponding to a target weighing task of an LIMS system. According to the method and the system, an acquisition system is established by utilizing an enterprise and micro internal application, and visual development is carried out, so that a user can quickly and efficiently acquire weighing data and update the weighing data to an LIMS system.
Owner:GUANGDONG INST OF ANALYSIS CHINA NAT ANALYTICAL CENT GUANGZHOU

Liquid distribution device

The invention discloses a liquid distribution device, and belongs to the technical field of laboratory automation equipment, the liquid distribution device comprises a treatment station, the treatment station is provided with a horizontal moving arm, a liquid distribution placing rack and a waste liquid placing rack, the tail end of the horizontal moving arm is provided with a liquid injection needle head, and the liquid distribution placing rack and the waste liquid placing rack are both located below the liquid injection needle head; a liquid level sensor is arranged on the liquid injection needle head and used for monitoring whether internal liquid continuously passes through the liquid injection needle head or not during single-time liquid injection, the liquid separation containing frame is used for containing a liquid separation container, the waste liquid containing frame is used for containing a waste liquid container, and the horizontal moving arm moves horizontally according to the monitoring result of the liquid level sensor. And the liquid injection needle is driven to inject liquid into the liquid separation container or the waste liquid container. An air column can be exhausted into a waste liquid container before liquid separation, in the liquid separation process, whether liquid injection is interrupted and loss is stopped in time or liquid supplementation is conducted after liquid injection continues can be determined according to a liquid level sensor, the problem of liquid shortage caused by the air column can be solved from the initial stage and the liquid separation stage, and dual guarantee is achieved.
Owner:INST OF SOIL SCI CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

Method and system for design and maintenance of complex, multimodule, random access, clinical laboratory automation systems

A method for designing an automation system having a plurality of nodes in an IVD environment is provided. The method can include receiving system requirements, receiving node requirements, receiving node information for at least one of the nodes, and determining a number of modules that together can achieve the node requirements based on the node information for the at least one of the nodes. At least one of the node requirements is based at least in part on one of the system requirements.
Owner:SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC

Material supply unit for laboratory automation and laboratory installation

The invention relates to a material handling unit for a mobile industrial robot (1) for the automation of laboratories in the field of laboratory medicine, and to a laboratory installation comprising the mobile industrial robot (1) and the material handling unit mounted on the industrial robot (1). The material handling unit includes a carrier (2) mountable on the industrial robot (1) and one or more sample handling units (3), each containing a sample holder (6) for receiving laboratory sample containers and a sample holder grip (5) for secure fixation. In combination with the mobile industrial robot (1), the material handling unit enables optimized sample logistics through the rapid provision and transport of laboratory samples, reduction of the travel distances of the industrial robot (1), and increased process efficiency.
Owner:LABMATIC AUTOMATION GMBH

Control method and system of intelligent culture medium split charging system

The invention belongs to the technical field of biological laboratory automation equipment, discloses a control method and system for automatic subpackaging of a culture medium, realizes a high-precision and automatic liquid subpackaging process by combining volume calibration and point position calibration with an end effector, solves the problems of large manual liquid adding amount, complex volume calibration, liquid leakage and the like in a laboratory, and improves the working efficiency. Workload can be effectively reduced, efficiency and quality of laboratory culture medium equipment are improved, and the device is widely applied to laboratories of daily chemicals, medicines, food, health care products, environments and the like.
Owner:汇像智能科技(上海)有限公司

Method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system, laboratory sample distribution system, and laboratory automation system

A laboratory sample distribution system includes carriers that carry sample containers containing a sample to be analyzed by laboratory devices; a transport plane assigned to the laboratory devices and providing support to the carriers; and a driving device configured to move the carriers between positions on the transport plane. Prior to moving the carriers, off-line routes on the transport plane are pre-determined by determining a model representing the transport plane with plane locations and location-to-location movements between plane locations associated to the carriers, using the model to calculate an optimized set of off-line routes between pairs of plane locations by solving an optimization problem in which routes between the pairs are simultaneously optimized, and providing the optimized set of off-line routes as off-line routes on the transport plane. The driving device is controlled such that the carriers are moved along the pre-determined off-line routes on the transport plane.
Owner:ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS INC

Laboratory automation control system based on AI model

The invention belongs to the technical field of temperature and humidity control, and particularly relates to a laboratory automatic control system based on an AI model. Aiming at the problems of difficulty in independent regulation and control of temperature and humidity, neglect of influence of personnel activity and the like in the traditional laboratory environment control technology, the system integrates a multi-mode environment perception module, a personnel behavior modeling module, an intelligent decision and control module and an anti-mistaken touch verification module. The multi-modal environment sensing module is provided with various sensors to collect data, and a three-dimensional environment thermodynamic diagram is constructed to monitor temperature and humidity in real time. The personnel behavior modeling module identifies personnel positions and activity intensities and quantifies the influence of the personnel positions and the activity intensities on temperature and humidity; the intelligent decision-making and control module optimizes regulation and control according to a manned-unmanned mode switching strategy; the mistaken touch prevention verification module recognizes the operation intention through LSTM, and mistaken operation is prevented. Accurate regulation and control of laboratory temperature and humidity are realized, the quality and safety of an experimental environment are improved, and the accuracy of an experimental result and the stability of equipment are guaranteed.
Owner:JINAN SAIWENTE INSTR

Sample handling system for laboratory automation system

The invention relates to Sample handling system (600) for a laboratory automation system (10) comprising an operating table (610) having a plurality of regions, at least one sample tube rack (50) for holding at least one sample tube for a sample detection, at least one sample handling device (620) that is configured to pretreat the at least one sample, and at least one robot arm (110) that is configured to transfer the at least one sample tube or the at least one sample tube rack between the plurality of regions and / or between one of the plurality of regions of the operating table (610) and a sample processing and / or analyzing system (500) arranged outside the operating table. Each of the at least one robot arm (650), the at least one sample tube rack and the at least one sample handling device (620) is arranged in one or more of the plurality of regions.
Owner:ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG

Gripping system and laboratory automation system

A gripping system is provided comprising: gripping fingers of a first type, gripping fingers of a second type, a gripping device for handling sample containers, wherein the gripping device comprises base portions, wherein a gripping finger of the first type and a gripping finger of the second type are releasably fixable to the base portions, and a drive, wherein the drive is adapted to move at least one of the base portions relative to the other base portions to cause a gripping or a releasing of a sample container, and a gripping finger change device, wherein the gripping finger change device is adapted to store gripping fingers of the first type and gripping fingers of the second type, and wherein the gripping finger change device is adapted to replace a gripping finger of the first type fixed to a base portion by a gripping finger of the second type.
Owner:ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS INC

Automatic standing device for blood collection tubes

An automatic standing device for blood collection tubes comprises a rack, a feeding unit, a code scanning unit and a conveying unit, the feeding unit, the code scanning unit and the conveying unit are installed on the rack, the feeding unit conducts discretized feeding on the blood collection tubes, the code scanning unit is used for obtaining information of the blood collection tubes, and the automatic standing device for the blood collection tubes further comprises an allocating unit and a standing cache unit; the conveying unit conveys the blood collection tubes to the allocating unit, the allocating unit shifts the blood collection tubes needing to be stood into the standing cache unit according to code scanning information, the standing cache unit comprises a cache bin, and the cache bin comprises a cache distribution box and at least two sequential cache bins arranged at equal arc intervals. Each temporary storage bin is defined by a temporary storage distribution box, blades and a visual door and window, all the blades are installed on a blade installation shaft, and the blade installation shaft is connected with a blade driving assembly used for driving the blades to rotate. On the premise that manual intervention is not needed, transmission stress is effectively relieved, the hemolysis rate is remarkably reduced, and meanwhile the continuity and high efficiency of an automatic process of a laboratory are guaranteed.
Owner:CENT SOUTH UNIV +1

Medical laboratory automation system based on OPC

The invention discloses a medical laboratory automation system based on OPC. The medical laboratory automation system comprises an upper computer control layer, a business logic layer, a communication layer, an execution layer and a database layer. The upper computer control layer adopts WinCC configuration software to realize experiment monitoring and visualization; the business logic layer is responsible for task scheduling management based on a Java application program; the communication layer realizes real-time data interaction among the layers through an OPC protocol; the execution layer comprises a PLC control module, an AGV transportation unit and a collaborative robot unit, and completes experiment operation in a collaborative manner. And the database layer stores the whole-process data. According to the system, by establishing an OPC UA real-time communication link between Java and WinCC, instruction and state feedback delay is remarkably reduced, and data synchronization reliability is ensured; an intelligent scheduling algorithm and a fault-tolerant control mechanism are combined to realize efficient execution of tasks and dynamic allocation of resources; by constructing a complete processing closed loop, the automation and intelligence level of a medicine laboratory is effectively improved, manual intervention is greatly reduced, and the experiment efficiency and the result reliability are improved.
Owner:NINGBO XINGBOYUAN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Medical laboratory automatic assembly line and sample support orbital transfer device

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical laboratory equipment, and discloses a medical laboratory automatic assembly line and a sample support rail transfer device, the sample support rail transfer device comprises a reversing disc rotatably arranged between a sample injection rail and a cache rail and a reversing power assembly used for driving the reversing disc to rotate; the reversing disc is fan-shaped, and one end of the reversing disc is provided with a reversing groove which is matched with the sample support to drive the sample support to rotate; when the reversing disc is located at the working position, one end of the reversing disc is matched with the partition plate to separate the sample injection track from the cache track; when the reversing disc is located at the pre-track-changing position, the reversing disc cuts off the sample injection track, and the direction of the reversing groove is opposite to the sample injection direction of the sample injection track, so that the sample support enters the reversing groove along the sample injection direction; when the reversing disc is located at the track transfer position, the reversing groove is aligned with the cache track, the orientation of the reversing groove is the same as the cache direction of the cache track, so that the sample support is separated from the reversing groove, the structure is simple, the cost is low, the track transfer action is simple, and the track transfer efficiency is high.
Owner:AUTOBIO LABTEC INSTR CO LTD