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US-12618860-B2 - Automatic analysis device

US12618860B2US 12618860 B2US12618860 B2US 12618860B2US-12618860-B2

Abstract

An automatic analysis device is provided with: a sample disk for holding a sample container that accommodates a sample; a reagent disk for holding a reagent container that accommodates a reagent; at least two different measuring units that respectively perform different types of analyses; a control part that controls the measuring units; and a display part that displays: a work flow area in which the flow of operation of the two or more measuring units is displayed; and an overview area in which the usable or unusable states of the respective measuring units are displayed, wherein the overview area has a unit necessity-of-use selection part that can select whether using each of the measuring units is necessary, and the control part controls the display part so as to change the display of the work flow area on the basis of the information set in the unit necessity-of-use selection part.

Inventors

  • Chie YABUTANI
  • Takumi Yamada
  • Masahiko Iijima

Assignees

  • HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date
20260505
Application Date
20230714
Priority Date
20170307

Claims (10)

  1. 1 . An automatic analysis device, comprising: a reagent disk configured to hold a plurality of reagent containers each configured to a accommodate a reagent; a first measuring unit configured to perform a first type of analysis using the reagent; a second measuring unit configured to perform a second type of analysis which is different from the first type of analysis; and a control part configured to control the first and second measuring units and a display part, the control part configured to: control the display part to display a list of a plurality of maintenance items according to each of the first or second measuring units, and a maintenance screen that uses highlighting to indicate a need for execution of a second maintenance for maintenance items for which a time elapsed since execution of a first maintenance for the maintenance items, respectively, reaches a predetermined reference period; receive an input for selecting that one of the the first and second measurement units is not selected for use; and upon receiving the input for selecting that the one of the first and second measurement units is not selected for use, control the display part so as not to highlight one or more of the maintenance items of the one of the first and second measurement units that is not selected for use, whether or not the time elapsed since the execution of the first maintenance for the one or more of the maintenance items reaches the predetermined reference period.
  2. 2 . The automatic analysis device according to claim 1 , wherein the control part is configured to receive an input for selecting whether or not to highlight the one or more of the maintenance items of the one of the first and second measurement units that is not selected for use, for which the time elapsed since the execution of the first maintenance for the one or more of the maintenance items reaches the predetermined reference period.
  3. 3 . The automatic analysis device according to claim 1 , wherein the control part is configured to control the display part so as to switch the highlighting of the one or more of the maintenance items in stages according to the length of time that elapsed since the execution of first maintenance for the one or more of the maintenance items.
  4. 4 . An automatic analysis device, comprising: a reagent disk configured to hold a plurality of reagent containers each configured to a accommodate a reagent; a first measuring unit configured to perform a first type of analysis using the reagent; a second measuring unit configured to perform a second type of analysis which is different from the first type of analysis; and a control part configured to control the first and second measuring units and a display part, the control part configured to: control the display part to display a list of a plurality of maintenance items according to each of the first or second measuring units, and a maintenance screen that uses highlighting to indicate a need for execution of a second maintenance for maintenance items for which a time elapsed since a execution of a first maintenance for the maintenance items, respectively, reaches a predetermined reference period; receive an input for selecting that one of the first and second measurement units is selected for use and that another one of the first and second measurement units is not selected for use; and upon receiving the input for selecting that one of the first and second measurement units is selected for use and that another one of the first and second measurement units is not selected for use, control the display part so as to highlight only one or more of the maintenance items of the one of the first and second measurement units that is selected for use, for which the time elapsed since the execution of the first maintenance for the one or more of the maintenance items reaches the predetermined reference period.
  5. 5 . The automatic analysis device according to claim 4 , wherein the control part is configured to receive an input for selecting whether or not to highlight the one or more of the maintenance items of the another one of the first and second measurement units that is not selected for use, for which the time elapsed since the execution of the first maintenance for the one or more of the maintenance items reaches the predetermined reference period.
  6. 6 . The automatic analysis device according to claim 4 , wherein the control part is configured to control the display part so as to switch the highlighting of the one or more maintenance items in stages according to the length of time that elapsed since the execution of the first maintenance for the one or more of the maintenance items.
  7. 7 . An automatic analysis device, comprising: a reagent disk configured to hold a plurality of reagent containers each configured to a accommodate a reagent; a first measuring unit configured to perform a first type of analysis using the reagent; a second measuring unit configured to perform a second type of analysis which is different from the first type of analysis; and a control part configured to control the first and second measuring units and a display part, the control part configured to: control the display part to display a list of a plurality of calibration items corresponding to reagents according to each of the first and second measuring units, and a calibration screen that uses highlighting to indicate a need for execution of a second calibration for calibration items for which a time elapsed since execution of a first calibration for the calibration items, respectively, reaches a predetermined reference period; receive an input for selecting that one of the first and second measurement units is not selected for use; and upon receiving the input for selecting that the one of the first and second measurement units is not selected for use, control the display part so as not to highlight one or more of the calibration items of the one of the first and second measurement units that is not selected for use, whether or not the time elapsed since the execution of the first calibration for the one or more of the calibration items reaches the predetermined reference period.
  8. 8 . The automatic analysis device according to claim 7 , wherein the control part is configured to receive an input for selecting whether or not to highlight the one or more of the calibration items of the one of the first and second measurement units that is not selected for use, for which the time elapsed since the execution of the first calibration for the one or more of the calibration items reaches a predetermined reference period.
  9. 9 . An automatic analysis device, comprising: a reagent disk configured to hold a plurality of reagent containers each configured to a accommodate a reagent; a first measuring unit configured to perform a first type of analysis using the reagent; a second measuring unit configured to perform a second type of analysis which is different from the first type of analysis; and a control part configured to control the first and second measuring units and a display part, the control part configured to: control the display part to display a list of a plurality of calibration items corresponding to reagents according to each of the first and second measuring units, and a calibration screen that uses highlighting to indicate a need for execution of a second calibration for calibration items for which a time elapsed since execution of a first calibration for the calibration items, respectively, reaches a predetermined reference period; receive an input for selecting that one of the first and second measurement units is selected for use and that another one of the first and second measurement units is not selected for use; upon receiving the input for selecting that one of the first and second measurement units is selected for use and that another one of the first and second measurement units is not selected for use, control the display part so as to highlight only one or more of the calibration items of the one of the first and second measurement units that is selected for use, for which the time elapsed since the execution of the first calibration for one or more of the calibration items reaches the predetermined reference period.
  10. 10 . The automatic analysis device according to claim 9 , wherein the control part is configured to receive an input for selecting whether or not to highlight the one or more of the calibration items of the another one of the first and second measurement units that is not selected for use, for which the time elapsed since the execution of the first calibration for the one or more of the calibration items reaches the predetermined reference period.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an automatic analysis device that analyzes an amount of a component contained in a sample such as blood or urine, and particularly to an automatic analysis device capable of measuring a biochemical analysis item and a blood coagulation time item. BACKGROUND ART Sample tests, in which samples such as blood and urine collected from a patient are handled, are classified into a plurality of test fields such as a biochemical test, an immunological test, and a blood coagulation test, and these test results are combined to check a diagnosis or a therapeutic effect. For example, tests that analyze components such as blood and urine include the biochemical test that reacts a reagent with a sample to measure components such as a sugar, a lipid, a protein, and an enzyme, and include the immunological test that measures an antibody produced when a bacterium or a virus enters a body, a hormone, a tumor marker and the like by an antigen-antibody reaction. Generally, in the biochemical test, a measurement is performed using a biochemical automatic analysis device that mixes the sample with the reagent to measure a change in color caused by a chemical reaction, by transmitted light, and in the immunological test, a measurement is performed using an immunological test device that causes an antigen antibody reaction to occur by adding an antibody in which a light emitting body is bound to an antigen contained in a sample, and that measures a light emission amount by the bound antibody after a non-bound antibody is washed. However, in recent years, due to development of measuring instruments and measuring reagents, even in the biochemical automatic analysis device, it is possible to use measurement methods such as an immunonephelometry method or a latex agglutination method to perform measurement with high sensitivity by the transmitted light or scattered light, and it is possible to measure a part of the tumor markers, the hormones, and the like, so that a single device can deal with the case that a test item requires various devices according to the related art, and difference between the two cases is becoming smaller. The blood coagulation test includes a test for measuring a control factor of a blood coagulation reaction such as ATIII, an enzyme that works in a stage of fibrinolysis such as PIC, and a byproduct produced by a fibrinolysis reaction such as D dimer, FDP, and the like by a change in absorbance, and includes a test for measuring blood coagulation time (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as a hemostatic function test, or blood coagulation time measurement or the like) which is a test of hemostatic functions of PT, APTT, fibrinogen and the like. The test of the hemostatic functions activates a blood coagulation factor contained in the sample, advances the blood coagulation reaction and measures deposited fibrin. In recent years, a blood coagulation test device has also appeared which corresponds to both the absorbance measurement and the blood coagulation time measurement so as to be capable of covering these blood coagulation test items. PTL 1 relates to a device in which a plurality of measuring units for performing tests having different measuring principles such as a biochemical test, an immunological test, and a hemostatic function test are integrated into one device, and discloses that a space is saved by sharing a part of components in the device, such as a reagent supply unit and a reagent transport unit. PTL 2 describes a technique. That is, in an automatic analysis system in which a plurality of analysis units are connected via a transport line, analysis units that require preparation operations are distinguished and displayed by color coding and the like while operations required for an operator are displayed on a screen by reflecting a state of a device at that time, so that even if being unfamiliar with an operation of the device, the operator can perform the preparation operations without error on the analysis units that require the preparation operations. PRIOR ART LITERATURE Patent Literature PTL 1: WO 2006/107016PTL 2: JP-A-2004-28932 SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem When a plurality of types of analyses having different measuring items are measured by a single device or system, a variety of preparations such as various maintenance, replacement of reagents and consumables, calibration, quality control and the like are required in each device and measuring unit, so that the work is complicated and time-consuming. In particular, in a device in which a plurality of functions are integrated, there are many cases where an operator unfamiliar with the device uses the device at night, and when these preparations are performed, simplification of the work is required. For example, when one of the measuring units cannot be used for some reason, it is required to avoid useless work as much as possible. However, in any of the above-described PTL 1 a