Disposal container for testing apparatus and testing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12013409-B2
Application number	US-202017093736-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2020
Priority date	Nov 30, 2015
Publication date	Jun 18, 2024
Grant date	Jun 18, 2024

Abstract

Disclosed is a testing apparatus comprising a disposal container body comprising: a first opening portion that faces upward to receive a used test piece dropped by a test piece transfer part of the testing apparatus, wherein the test piece transfer part is configured to transfer the used test piece to the first opening portion; and a second opening portion that faces laterally to receive a liquid waste and to which an end of a discharge pipe of the testing apparatus is inserted, wherein the discharge pipe is configured to transfer the liquid waste to the second opening portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for collecting waste of a testing apparatus for testing a biological sample, comprising:
providing the testing apparatus with a disposal container having a first opening at an upper portion and a second opening on a side wall;
collecting, by the disposal container, a used test piece that is dropped from the testing apparatus through the first opening; and
collecting, by the disposal container, liquid waste from the testing apparatus through a discharge pipe inserted in the second opening.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the providing comprises inserting the discharge pipe in the second opening.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the providing comprises arranging the disposal container at a position where the used test piece drops into the disposal container through the first opening.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein
the testing apparatus comprises a conveyor belt to convey the used test piece toward an end of the conveyor belt, and the position is a lower position of the end of the conveyor belt.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
removing the disposal container accommodating the used test piece and the liquid waste inside from the testing apparatus.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein
the disposal container comprises a cover portion attached to a main body of the disposal container, and
the method further comprising closing the first and second openings by the cover potion.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein
the second opening is provided on one side wall and the cover is attached to another side wall that is opposite to the one side wall, and
the cover portion is bent over the first opening and the second opening from the one side wall to the another side wall.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the disposal container comprises a transparent or semi-transparent window portion provided on the side wall.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disposal container is made of a paper.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein an outer periphery of the disposal container is covered by a resin sheet that is transparent and water proof.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein
the resin sheet is made of polypropylene.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the testing apparatus comprises an installation part to install the disposal container.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein
the disposal container comprises a transparent or semi-transparent window portion provided on the side wall, and
the installation part comprises an opening provided on an outer surface of the testing apparatus, the opening allowing to observe inside the disposal container through the window portion and the opening.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
testing a sample with a test piece to produce the used test piece.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the used test piece is used for a urine qualitative test.

Assignees

• Sysmex Corp

Inventors

• Tamura Nobuya
• Koike Hiroki
• Nishikawa Toru

Classifications

• G01N35/1004

  Cleaning sample transfer devices · CPC title

• G01N35/1002

  Reagent dispensers · CPC title

• G01N21/78

  producing a change of colour · CPC title

• B65D43/14

  Non-removable lids or covers · CPC title

• B65D25/54

  Inspection openings or windows · CPC title