Blood Cell and Coagulation Analyzer Layout for One-Side Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing analysis systems with blood cell and coagulation analyzers are inefficient for medium-scale facilities due to excessive equipment and time-consuming operations, leading to decreased work-efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The system arranges blood cell and coagulation analyzers alongside a transport path, allowing access to power operations, consumable settings, maintenance, and terminal devices from one side, reducing operator movement and workload.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If analyzer lines are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, then the system can be configured for large-scale facilities, but it takes time and effort to move between analyzer lines for operations and consumable replacement, decreasing work-efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from arranging analyzer lines in the front-rear direction (one-dimensional linear arrangement) to arranging them in the left-right direction with the transport path extending front-rear (two-dimensional spatial reconfiguration). This dimensional change allows operators to access both analyzer lines from a single side position, eliminating the need to move between analyzer lines and significantly improving work-efficiency while maintaining system adaptability
2Extent of automation
If an unmanned transport car is provided to transport samples between pre-processing block and analyzer block, then sample transport can be automated, but the equipment becomes excessive for medium-scale facilities and is not easy to operate effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the unmanned transport car from the system configuration. Instead of using an automated transport vehicle, the design relies on a simple manual transport path where samples are transferred between the pre-processing block and analyzer block through direct physical connection, eliminating excessive equipment while maintaining functional effectiveness for medium-scale facilities
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs a self-service approach where the transport path is designed to be manually operable and integrated into the facility's existing infrastructure. The transport mechanism serves itself through simple manual intervention rather than requiring complex automated systems, making the equipment easier to operate and maintain in medium-scale facilities
3Productivity
If respective analyzer lines are connected with a transport path, then effective operation of the analysis system is achieved, but the arrangement requires moving between analyzer lines which increases operator movement and workload
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reconfigures the spatial arrangement by extending the transport path in the front-rear direction while positioning analyzer lines in the left-right direction. This dimensional change enables the transport path to serve multiple analyzer lines sequentially from a single access point, maintaining system operation effectiveness while dramatically improving operator accessibility and reducing movement requirements
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AI summary
Disclosed is an analysis system (1) comprising: a blood cell analyzer (2) configured to measure at least CBC items including white blood cell count, red blood cell count, hemoglobin amount, hematocrit value, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, and platelet count; a blood coagulation analyzer (3); and a transporter (4) having a transport path (50) configured to transport a sample to a first acquisition position on which the sample is acquired by the blood cell analyzer (2) and a second acquisition position on which the sample is acquired by the blood coagulation analyzer (3), wherein the blood cell analyzer (2), the blood coagulation analyzer (3), and the transporter (4) are arranged in positions and orientations that allow accesses from at least one position along one side of the transport path.