Analyzer Line Layout for One-Side Access in Medium-Scale Labs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing analysis systems with blood cell and coagulation analyzers are inefficient in medium-scale facilities due to the need for excessive equipment and increased operational time and effort when moving between analyzer lines, 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 the need to move between lines.
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 multiple analyzer lines, but it takes time and effort to move between analyzer lines for operations and consumable replacement, decreasing work-efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the spatial arrangement from a linear front-rear configuration to a lateral arrangement where analyzer lines are positioned side by side. This dimensional change allows operators to access multiple analyzer lines from a single location, eliminating the need to move between lines for operations and consumable replacement, thereby improving work-efficiency while maintaining system versatility
2Extent of automation
If an unmanned transport car is provided to transport samples, then sample transport between pre-processing block and analyzer block is automated, but it becomes excessive equipment in medium-scale facilities and is not easy to operate effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the sample transport function from the complex unmanned transport car system and integrates it directly into the analyzer block structure. By incorporating a sample transport path within the analyzer block itself, the system eliminates the need for separate unmanned transport cars in medium-scale facilities, reducing equipment complexity while maintaining automated sample transport capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the sample transport function with the analyzer block by providing a sample transport path integrated into the analyzer block structure. This combination eliminates the need for separate unmanned transport cars, simplifying the overall system configuration for medium-scale facilities while preserving automated sample delivery functionality
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AI summary
Disclosed is an analysis system comprising: a blood cell analyzer 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; and a transporter having a transport path configured to transport a sample to a first acquisition position on which the sample is acquired by the blood cell analyzer and a second acquisition position on which the sample is acquired by the blood coagulation analyzer, wherein the blood cell analyzer, the blood coagulation analyzer, and the transporter are arranged in positions and orientations that allow accesses from at least one position along one side of the transport path.