BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR CRUSHING, TYPE-MODEL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

A system that enables automatic biological indicator crushing and determination of biological indicator type and model in incubator devices with biological indicator readers.

Claims

1. A biological indicator system that enables automatic biological indicator crushing and biological indicator type and model identification in incubators with readers, wherein: the biological indicators (6) in the biological indicator well(s) in the reading log which is part of the biological incubator device, and a motor that-provides the movement for the crushing process to take place; a reducer joins to the motor, a rotating drive flywheel is connected to an output of the reducer or reduction (1) and rotates circularly, a moving slide moving back and forth, moving closer to and away from the biological indicators; a fixed skid allowing the moving skid to move on, crushing pins mounted on the mentioned moving slid and allowing the glass ampoule inside the biological indicator to crush, a sensor that detects the position of the mentioned moving skid and informs the biological indicator reader, containing crushing apparatus, can detect the colors of the caps of biological indicators in the biological indicator well in the reading log, which is part of the incubator device, on the afore mentioned crushing apparatus, and at least one sensor, which can detect the color of the indicator caps with detection rays sent through a detection hole, formed on the indicator reader cap, an electronic board that transmits the data coming from the sensor coupled with the mentioned sensor to the indicator reader Including color recognition system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the color recognition system includes a lighting system that allows it to work in low light/dark environments.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the motor is a DC motor.

4. The system of claim 1, comprising positioning of the afore mentioned crushing apparatus under the biological indicator reader cap.

5. The system of claim 1, comprising positioning the mentioned color recognition system on the crushing apparatus.

6. A a method that provides automatic biological indicator crushing and biological indicator type and model determination in incubators with biological indicator readers, the method comprising: performing the crushing process of the crushing apparatus: with the circular rotation of the drive flywheel connected to the output of the coupled reductor to the motor, which provides the movement for the crushing process, and the moving skid moving on a fixed skid moves back and forth to the biological indicator, a position sensor notifying the state of the moving skid to the rapid biological indicator reader device, which is a part of the incubator device, crushing the glass ampoule inside the biological indicator during the approach of the crushing pins mounted on the mentioned movable slide, the color recognition system works: detection beams sent through the detection hole created on the indicator reader cap and the biological indicator of the sensor that can detect the color of the caps of the sensor biological indicator, sending biological indicator cap color data to rapid biological indicator reader device with electronic board, automatic determination of the biological indicator model in line with the data received from the sensors by the incubator device with rapid biological indicator reader.

Description

FIGURES TO HELP UNDERSTAND THE INVENTION

[0056] FIG. 1 shows biological indicators used in the current technique and the broken image of the ampoule inside these biological indicators.

[0057] FIG. 2 provides drawings showing the method of crushing with the help of the hand used in the current technique to crush the ampoule inside the biological indicator.

[0058] FIG. 3 gives the drawings showing the method of crushing the ampoule in the current technique to crush the ampoule in the biological indicator.

[0059] FIG. 4 gives the drawings showing the ampoule crushing well and method used in the current technique to crush the ampoule in the biological indicator.

[0060] FIG. 5 gives the drawings showing the manual parameter setting application from the reader interface.

[0061] FIG. 6 gives drawings showing applications in barcode or electronic label type on the biological indicator in a way that the reader can recognize.

[0062] FIG. 7 displays the automatic crushing apparatus in the system subject to the invention.

[0063] FIG. 8 gives the image of the color recognition system in the system subject to the invention.

TABLE-US-00001 Description of Part References 1. Reducer 2. Motor 3. Moving skid 4. Indicator well 5. Reading log 6. Biological Indicator 7. Crushing pad 8. Drive flywheel drive 9. Position sensor 10. Fixed skid 11. Detection beam 12. Biological Indicator cap 13. Detection hole 14. Sensor 15. Electronic board A: Plastic cap B: Plastic Tube A: Cultural environment D: Bacteria spores impregnated on paper

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0064] In this detailed explanation, the preferred configurations of the system subject to the invention are explained only for a better understanding of the subject. The invention is the system that allows automatic biological indicator (6) crushing and biological indicator (6) type and model determination in incubator devices with biological indicator reader. In FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, provide images of the system subject to the invention are given. The system; allows the indicators (6) in the indicator well (4) in the reading log (5), which is part of the incubator device, to and the motor (2), which provides the movement for the crushing process to take place, reducer (1) join to the motor mentioned (2) the drive flywheel (8), which is connected to the output of the mentioned reductor (1) and rotates circularly, moving slide (3) moving back and forth moving closer to and away from the indicators (6) fixed skid (10), which allows the mentioned moving skid (3) to move on it, mounted on the mentioned moving sling (3) and crushing pins (7) that allow the glass ampoule inside the biological indicator (6) to crush, crushing apparatus containing sensor (9) that detects the position of the mentioned moving skid (3) and informs the biological indicator reader, on the aforementioned crushing apparatus, at least one sensor (14) that can detect the colors of the caps of the indicators (6) in the reading log (5), which is part of the incubator device, and detect the color of the indicator (6) caps with the sensing rays (11) sent through the detection hole (13) created on the indicator reader cap (12), It comprises a color recognition system comprising an electronic board (15) that transmits the data coming from the sensor (14) coupled with the mentioned sensor (14) to the indicator reader.

[0065] The motor mentioned in the preferred application of the system (2) is characterised as a DC motor. In another preferred application of the system, the system includes a lighting system that allows the color recognition system to work in low-light environments.

[0066] In FIG. 7, an overview of the automatic biological indicator crushing apparatus is given. Biological indicators (6) are placed in the indicator well (4), which is in the reading log (5), which is part of the incubator device with a rapid biological indicator reader through which the reading is passed. The reading log (5) is also heated to a certain temperature according to the type of biological indicator (6) and its temperature is maintained. The crushing apparatus is a unit independent of the reading log but preferably placed next to the reading log.

[0067] The process of crushing the method subject to the invention is:

[0068] The crushing apparatus comprises motor (2), reduction gear unit (1), drive flywheel (8), fixed skid (10) and moving skid (3) and moving skid-mounted crushing pins (7). The drive flywheel (8) connected to the reducer(1) output turns circular, but the moving skid (3) moving on the fixed skid (10) is linear. Moving back and forth, the moving skid (3) approaches the biological indicator (6) and moves away. Crushing pins (7) mounted on the moving sling (3) quickly crush the glass ampoule inside the biological indicator (6) during the approach. The position sensor (9) informs the state of the moving skid (3) to the rapid biological indicator reader device, which is part of the incubator device. The rapid biological indicator reader device automatically crushes the glass ampoule inside the biological indicator (6) by using and controlling the crushing apparatus with the data it receives from the position sensor (9).

[0069] The crushing apparatus is usually positioned under the rapid biological indicator cap (12). The color recognition system is located just above the crushing apparatus.

[0070] The method subject to the invention is color recognition:

[0071] FIG. 8 summarizes the color recognition system. The system comprises sensors (14) and an electronic board (15) to which it is coupled. The biological indicator has a sensing hole (13) on it to detect the cap color. Biological indicators placed in the biological indicator well (4) automatically detect (6) through cap-color sensors (14) and send biological indicator (6) model data to the electronic board (15) and a rapid biological indicator reader device. The incubator device with rapid biological indicator reader can automatically determine the biological indicator (6) model in line with the data it receives from sensors (14).