KR20160012632A - Transport container for tissue samples - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a transport container for tissue samples used in inspecting and transporting tissues collected from lesions of patients. The transport container for tissue samples according to the present invention is characterized in that: the transport container for tissue samples is constructed in a dual structure of an outer drum and an inner drum such that the outer and inner drums are capable of being separated from each other; the outer drum includes an inner drum accommodating body in which the inner drum can be accommodated, and a cap for sealing the inner drum accommodating body; the inner drum includes a tissue sample accommodating body in which tissue samples can be accommodated, and a cap for covering the top of the tissue sample accommodating body; and a plurality of holes are formed in the lower side surface and the bottom of the tissue sample accommodating body such that a fixing solution used in fixing for status conservation of the tissue samples can flow in the tissue sample accommodating body and flow out from the tissue sample accommodating body through the holes. The present invention relates to a transport container for tissue samples which can solve various problems of conventional transport containers for tissue samples, can seek convenience and usability in using the transport container for tissue samples particularly over the entire process of receiving, transporting, classifying and inspecting tissue samples, and can realize economic efficiency such as cost reduction due to using the container.

Description

{TRANSPORT CONTAINER FOR TISSUE SAMPLES}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tissue specimen transport container used for inspecting and transporting tissues collected from a lesion of a patient. More particularly, the present invention relates to a tissue specimen transport container, The present invention relates to a tissue specimen transport container capable of eliminating various problems of a tissue specimen transport container.

In order to accurately diagnose and treat the disease and to study it, it is generally required to observe and analyze the tissue specimen collected from the patient's lesion. Mostly, the tissue specimen collected from the patient's lesion is placed in the container, To the location where the inspection equipment is located.

At this time, the tissue specimen contained in the container is stored in the container, and may be moved for a short time for examination of a tissue specimen, and in some cases, a long-distance movement sometimes becomes inevitable.

In addition, tissue specimens are an important resource for the development of new drugs in addition to diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 1, a container of a cylindrical body having a storage space for a tissue sample is used as a tissue specimen transport container currently used for storing and transporting tissue specimens in a medical clinic, various research institutes or medical institutions.

In this case, the conventional tissue sample transport container is composed of a container portion and a lid portion. A tissue sample collected from a patient's lesion is put into a container portion, and a fixer such as formalin is put in order to preserve the state of the tissue sample.

In addition, the fixative solution such as formalin penetrates into the tissues of the tissue specimen and fixes the tissue specimen to preserve the tissue so that it is not decomposed any more and is kept in the collected state.

In this way, fixation of the tissue specimen by immobilizing the fixative fluid will denaturation and coagulation of the protein in the tissue, thereby imparting a certain degree of hardness to the tissue and stopping the action of the enzyme and other phenomena, To keep the state in a fixed state.

However, conventionally used tissue specimen transport containers have a structure that can only accommodate one tissue from the patient's lesion, and one transport container is required per tissue specimen, which is inconvenient.

More specifically, the disadvantages and problems of the conventional tissue sample transport container are as follows.

First, when one or more tissues are taken from the same patient, the same number of tissue sample transport containers are required depending on the number of collected tissues, and accordingly, a large amount of fixative (formalin) is also required.

This problem leads to an increase in economic costs, such as the cost of purchasing containers, as well as the cost of waste treatment, since a large number of tissue sample containers and their corresponding fixative (formalin) are required.

Second, if more than one multiple tissues are taken from the same patient, a tissue test request form will be created. This is cumbersome and inconvenient because the same must be repeated every time the tissue specimen transport container is marked for each site indicated on the tissue test request form.

Such a problem is disadvantageous in that it is inconvenient for each part of the container having a cylindrical body and the marked substrate is difficult to identify or can not be confirmed by water or other substances. However, it is not possible to perform site-specific diagnosis of collected tissue specimens, which can lead to serious medical accidents.

In addition, since the tissue samples are divided into a plurality of vessels in the process of sorting the tissue samples before the tissue inspection, it is difficult to find the tissue samples of the same patient, and sometimes there may be a problem that may be missed. In the presence of a tissue sample of a human being, it is difficult to classify and identify tissue specimens, which can lead to a reversal of tissue specimens, resulting in a very serious medical accident.

Third, to recover the tissues in the tissue specimen transport container, the fixing liquid (formalin) and the tissue were gauzed, then the size of the tissue in the gauze was measured, and then paraffin (Formalin) which is exposed in this process and gauze wetted by the fixative, the tissue sample inspector's work There is a danger that the environment may be contaminated and serious side effects may be caused to the human body.

In addition, a tissue of a very small size may cause a problem of losing tissue in the process of putting the fixative (formalin) into the gauze.

Fourth, there was an inconvenience that the tissue collected from the tissue sample transport container and the fixative (formalin) had to be measured by using a separate measuring mechanism each time.

On the other hand, when the prior art documents are examined, it is not easy to find out the techniques for the tissue specimen transport container proposed in the present invention. In Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0132094, a paraffin block And more particularly to a tissue sample embedding mold which can easily separate a paraffin block from a mold and can more effectively break a paraffin block that has been made. 10-2011-0106021 discloses an RFID tag that attaches an RFID tag to a tissue cassette for tissue test so that the RFID tag can operate stably even if the memory cassette with the RFID tag is in contact with the drug or immersed in various chemical solution And a memory cassette for an attached tissue sample is proposed and disclosed.

The above patent documents differ from the technical idea of the tissue specimen transporting machine to be proposed in the present invention, and have a structural difference and a functional difference.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0132094 (Published Dec. 2011, 2011)

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0106021 (disclosed on September 28, 2011)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional tissue sample transport container by applying a double structure having an outer tube and a inner tube, It is an object of the present invention to provide a tissue sample transport container.

The present invention provides a double specimen structure having an outer tube and an inner tube and a structural specimen employing the hole structure so that a tissue specimen and a fixer can be easily separated from each other and a fixation solution is left in the outer tube when the inner tube containing the specimen specimen is taken out. To provide a transportation container.

The present invention makes it possible to accommodate a plurality of tissue specimens in one container by forming a plurality of accommodating chambers by forming partition walls on the inner tube, Of the tissue sample to be mixed with each other.

The present invention is to provide a tissue specimen transport container capable of improving the inconvenience of displaying a scale in a container and measuring the size using a separate measuring device.

The present invention provides a tissue specimen transport container capable of providing convenience and usefulness along with the acceptance, transportation, sorting and inspection of tissue specimens as well as economic efficiency.

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a tissue sample transport container comprising a double structure of an outer tube and an inner tube, Wherein the outer cylinder comprises an inner cylinder receiving body capable of receiving the inner cylinder therein, and a lid for sealing the inner cylinder receiving body; Wherein the inner tube includes a tissue sample accommodating body capable of accommodating a tissue specimen therein and a cap for covering an upper portion of the tissue specimen accommodating body; And a plurality of holes are formed in the lower side surface and the lower surface of the tissue sample receiving body so that the fixation liquid used for fixing the state of the tissue specimen can flow in and out.

Here, the body sample receiving body of the inner tube has a plurality of receiving chambers which are partitioned by partition walls by forming a partition wall therein, wherein each of the receiving chambers displays a distinction number for identification on the wall surface; The inner surface of the inner tube of the inner tube may be configured such that the identification number of the inner tube is also indicated by a position and a number corresponding to the identification number displayed in each accommodation room so that the identification of the tissue sample can be confirmed through the identification number of the plug.

Here, the tissue sample receiving body of the inner tube may be configured to display a scale on the inner bottom to measure the size of the tissue sample.

Here, the inner cylinder receiving body may have a protruding rib protruding inwardly from a lower inner surface of the inner cylinder receiving body so as to be arranged in a radial configuration so as to support the outer surface of the inner cylinder when the inner cylinder is inserted into the outer cylinder.

According to the present invention, it is possible to solve various problems of the conventional tissue sample transport container by adopting the structure of a double structure having an outer tube and an inner tube and a structure accompanying the same, and in particular, It is possible to achieve not only ease of use and usability but also economical efficiency such as cost reduction due to use of the container.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can easily separate a tissue specimen and a fixing solution, can provide usefulness according to the disposal treatment of a fixing solution, can improve the working environment, can accommodate a plurality of tissue specimens in one container, It is possible to reduce the economic cost such as the cost of purchase, and it is possible to easily distinguish parts from each other even if a large number of tissue specimens are accommodated, and to prevent the mixing of a plurality of tissue specimens.

The present invention provides convenience in the procedure of the histological examination and the classification and confirmation of the tissue specimens and eliminates the fear of loss of the tissue specimen since the fixing fluid is not required to be applied to the gauze when the tissue specimen is collected. The distinction and identification or validation can be useful to prevent malpractice or a medical accident that may be caused thereby.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can measure and measure the size of a tissue specimen in a container by displaying a scale on a container, and is useful for improving the inconvenience of measuring a size using a separate measuring device after recovering a tissue sample Can be achieved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view showing a transport container used for transporting a conventional tissue sample. FIG.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a tissue sample transport container according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the inner tube is accommodated in the outer tube in the tissue sample transport container according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the inner cylinder in the tissue sample transport container according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a cap opening structure of a sample tube transporting container according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view showing a cap opening structure of the inner tube in the tissue sample transport container according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an outer tube in a tissue sample transport container according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, the tissue specimen transport container 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is composed of a container having a double structure composed of the outer tube 100 and the inner tube 200, do.

Although the outer cylinder 100 and the inner cylinder 200 are shown only in a cylindrical body, they may be provided as a rectangular cylinder body.

The inner cylinder 200 is provided so as to be inserted into the outer cylinder 100.

The outer cylinder 100 includes an inner cylinder receiving body 110 having an upper opened body having a receiving space for receiving the inner cylinder 200 therein and a lid 120 for sealing the inner cylinder receiving body 110 .

At this time, it is preferable that the inner cylinder receiving body 110 and the lid 120 are constructed so as to be fastened by a screwing force by rotation in constituting corresponding engagement portions on both sides.

A plurality of protruding ribs 111 protruding inward from a lower inner surface of the inner cylinder receiving body 110 are formed and formed in a radial structure so that when the inner cylinder 200 is inserted into the outer cylinder 100, So that it can support the outer surface.

In other words, when the tissue sample transporting container 1 is transported or moved, the inner cylinder 200 is gripped so as not to shake in the outer cylinder 100 by acting as a support member for supporting the inner cylinder 200 inserted and accommodated in the outer cylinder 100 Therefore, it is possible to perform stable transport of tissue samples.

The inner tube 200 includes a tissue sample receiving body 210 having an upper openable body having a receiving space for receiving a tissue sample therein and a cap 220 for covering the upper portion of the tissue sample receiving body 210, .

At this time, the stopper 220 is preferably connected to the tissue sample receiving body 210 and is integrally formed with a connecting type stopper. The stopper 220 may be configured to be fitted to the tissue sample receiving body 210, And a function of preventing the specimen contained in the specimen receiving body 210 from being separated from the outside and preventing the specimen from being mixed with each other when a plurality of receiving chambers 213 are provided in the inner cylinder 200.

Preferably, a handle 221 is formed on the upper surface of the cap 220 so that the cap 220 can be easily used.

A plurality of holes 211 are formed in the lower side surface and the lower surface (bottom surface) of the tissue sample receiving body 210 so as to allow inflow and outflow of the fixation solution used for fixing the tissue specimen contained therein .

Here, the present invention is configured to have a dual structure of the outer tube 100 and the inner tube 200, wherein a plurality of holes 211 are formed on the tissue sample receiving body 210 of the inner tube 200, The fixation liquid can be separated from the fixation solution used for fixation for preservation and the fixation liquid does not escape through the hole 211 to the inner cylinder 200 in which the tissue sample is removed when the inner cylinder 200 is taken out from the outer cylinder 100 The work environment of the tissue specimen inspectors can be prevented from being contaminated, and the work environment can be greatly improved.

At this time, the fixing liquid remaining in the outer cylinder 100, that is, the inner cylinder receiving body 110 due to the outflow when the inner cylinder 200 is taken out is sealed by sealing the lid 120, The environment can be treated neatly without dirty.

When the inner cylinder 200 is taken out of the outer cylinder 100, the fixing fluid in the inner cylinder 200 flows into the outer cylinder 100, so that it is easy to confirm whether or not the sample contained in the inner cylinder 200 is received. There is no fear of losing the tissue specimen because it does not have to be caught in the gauze and it is possible to recover the tissue specimen from the container simply as compared with the conventional method.

It is preferable that the tissue sample receiving body 210 of the inner tube 200 is provided with a plurality of receiving chambers 213 which are partitioned from each other by partition walls 212 formed therein.

In this case, since a plurality of storage chambers 213 are provided in one container 1, several tissue specimens can be accommodated therein and can be transported. In addition, It is possible to exhibit the usefulness of fixing the tissue specimens of the dogs, and it is possible to improve the inconvenience and inconvenience that the tissue specimen transport container must be marked every time in the tissue inspection container, It is possible to pursue ease of use.

At this time, it is preferable that the wall surface of each of the accommodating chambers 213 is marked with a distinction number 214 that facilitates identification of the tissue sample to be accommodated.

In addition, an identification number 222 is displayed on the inner surface of the cap 220 for covering the tissue sample receiving body 210 with a position and a number corresponding to the identification number 214 displayed for each of the accommodation rooms 213 It is preferable that the identification of the tissue sample contained in the inner tube 200 can be confirmed by the identification number 222 displayed on the cap 220.

The identification number 214 and the identification number 222 displayed on the cap 220 may be formed integrally with the inner cylinder 200 by a protruding structure or a groove structure when the inner cylinder 200 is injection molded, It is possible to improve the inconvenience of marking a specimen part every time a specimen is sampled for each tissue specimen and to discriminate easily even if a plurality of specimens are accommodated.

Although the identification number 214 and the identification number 222 matching therewith are described only for the number, they may be displayed in other symbols or letters.

Further, the tissue sample receiving body 210 of the inner tube 200 may be configured to display a scale 215 on the inner bottom so that the size of the tissue sample contained therein can be measured in the tissue sample transport container 1 have.

At this time, the scale 215 may be formed in each containing chamber 213 when the tissue sample receiving body 210 has a plurality of receiving chambers 213 by the barrier ribs 212.

In this case, the scale 215 displayed on the inner bottom of the tissue sample receiving body 210 may be integrally formed with a protruding structure or a hollow structure in injection molding of the inner tube 200, 200, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of measuring the size of the tissue specimen with a separate measuring instrument after collecting the tissue specimen as in the prior art, and to improve the usability.

Accordingly, the tissue specimen transport container 1 according to the present invention having such a constitution is constituted by a double structure having the outer tube 100 and the inner tube 200, and through the application of the accompanying structure, It is possible to pursue ease of use and usefulness throughout the process of accepting, transporting, sorting, and inspecting tissue specimens, and it is possible to realize economical efficiency such as cost reduction due to use of containers.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. Variations will fall within the technical scope of the present invention.

100: outer tube 110: inner tube receiving body
111: protruding rib 120: lid
200: inner tube 210: tissue sample receiving body
211: hole 212: partition wall
213: storage room 214: identification number
215: scale 220: stopper
221: handle 222: identification number

Claims (4)

A pair of outer and inner tubes,
Wherein the outer cylinder comprises an inner cylinder receiving body capable of receiving the inner cylinder therein, and a lid for sealing the inner cylinder receiving body;
Wherein the inner tube includes a tissue sample accommodating body capable of accommodating a tissue specimen therein and a cap for covering an upper portion of the tissue specimen accommodating body;
Wherein a plurality of holes are formed in the lower side surface and the lower surface of the body for receiving a tissue sample so as to allow inflow and outflow of a fixation liquid used for fixing the state of the tissue specimen.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the body sample receiving body of the inner tube is provided with a plurality of receiving chambers which are partitioned by partition walls by forming a partition wall therein, wherein each of the receiving chambers displays a distinction number for identification on the wall surface;
And an identification number is indicated by a position and a number corresponding to a distinction number displayed in each accommodating room on the inner surface of the stopper of the inner tube so that the tissue specimen can be identified by the identification number of the stopper.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Wherein a tissue sample receiving body of the inner tube is marked with a scale on the inner bottom so that the size of the tissue sample can be measured.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the inner cylinder receiving body is provided with a protruding rib protruding inward from a lower inner surface of the inner cylinder receiving body so as to be arranged in a radial configuration to insert the inner cylinder into the outer cylinder to support the outer surface of the inner cylinder when the cylinder is received Vessel.

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