Urine analysis system, image capturing apparatus, urine analysis method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020158624-A1
Application number	US-202016752716-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 27, 2020
Priority date	Mar 31, 2015
Publication date	May 21, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A urine analysis system according to an embodiment includes: a testing apparatus that measures particles included in a urine sample according to a flow cytometry method; an image capturing apparatus that captures images of particles in the urine sample to acquire particle images; and a management apparatus that receives a measurement result obtained by the testing apparatus and the particle images acquired by the image capturing apparatus. The management apparatus generates an order to capture an image of the urine sample based on the measurement result obtained by the testing apparatus. The image capturing apparatus executes the image capturing processing of the particles in the urine sample for which the image capturing order has been generated by the management apparatus, and transmits the acquired particle images to the management apparatus.

First claim

1 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . A urine analysis system comprising:
a first analyzer to analyze urine particles in a urine sample by a flow cytometry; a second analyzer to analyze a chemical substance in a urine sample with a test paper; and an imaging apparatus to capture one or more images of urine particles in a urine sample, a management computer, connected to the first analyzer, the second analyzer and the imaging apparatus, comprising a display and a controller programmed to: receive (i) a first test result, of a urine sample, generated by the first analyzer; (ii) a second test result, of the urine sample, generated by the second analyzer; and (iii) one or more images of urine particles, of the urine sample, captured by the imaging apparatus; and cause the display to show the one or more images of urine particles and either or both of the first test result and the second test result on a single screen.

22 . The urine analysis system according to claim 21 , wherein the controller is programmed to categorize the images of the urine particles according to a criterion and show the images in groups.

23 . The urine analysis system according to claim 22 , wherein the criterion includes a size of a urine particle.

24 . The urine analysis system according to claim 22 , wherein the controller also shows information on the single screen in response to detecting a urine particle which is categorized as an abnormal particle according to the criterion.

25 . The urine analysis system according to claim 21 , wherein the single screen has a comment box, and the controller is programmed to show an abnormality message in the comment box in response to the first test result detecting a urine particle which is categorized as an abnormal particle.

26 . The urine analysis system according to claim 25 , wherein the management computer further comprises an input device, and wherein the controller is programmed to receive an input of a comment in the comment box.

27 . The urine analysis system according to claim 22 , wherein the management computer further comprises an input device, and wherein the controller is programmed to show followings on the single screen, in response to a selection of any one of the groups:
a plurality of images of urine particles categorized in the group selected; a region for inputting a type of urine particle appearing in each of the images; and either or both of the first and second test results.

28 . The urine analysis system according to claim 27 , wherein the controller is programmed, in response to a selection of one of the images of the group selected, to show on the single screen, a selected image of a urine particle with its peripheral view.

29 . The urine analysis system according to claim 28 , wherein the controller is programmed to emphasize the selected image of the urine particle in the peripheral view.

30 . The urine analysis system according to claim 27 , wherein the controller is programmed to show the type of urine particle inputted in the region on the single screen.

31 . The urine analysis system according to claim 21 , wherein the management computer further comprises an input device, and wherein the controller is programmed to receive a designation of a part of an image of urine sample, and creates a new image by extracting the part of the image.

32 . A management computer connectable to:
a first analyzer to analyze urine particles in a urine sample by a flow cytometry; a second analyzer to analyze a chemical substance in a urine sample with a test paper; and an imaging apparatus to capture one or more images of urine particles in a urine sample,
the management computer comprising:
a display; and
a controller programmed to:
receive (i) a first test result, of a urine sample, generated by the first analyzer; (ii) a second test result, of the urine sample, generated by the second analyzer; and (iii) one or more images of urine particles, of the urine sample, captured by the imaging apparatus; and
cause the display to show the one or more images of urine particles and either or both of the first test result and the second test result on a single screen.

33 . The management computer according to claim 32 , wherein the controller is programmed to categorize the images of the urine particles according to a criterion and show the images in groups.

34 . The management computer according to claim 33 , wherein the criterion includes a size of a urine particle.

35 . The management computer according to claim 33 , wherein the controller also shows information on the single screen in response to detecting a urine particle which is categorized as an abnormal particle according to the criterion.

36 . The management computer according to claim 32 , wherein the single screen has a comment box, and the controller is programmed to show an abnormality message in the comment box in response to the first test result detecting a urine particle which is categorized as an abnormal particle.

37 . The management computer according to claim 36 , further comprising an input device, and wherein the controller is programmed to receive an input of a comment in the comment box.

38 . The management computer according to claim 33 , further comprising an input device, and wherein the controller is programmed to show followings on the single screen, in response to a selection of any one of the groups:
a plurality of images of urine particles categorized in the group selected; a region for inputting a type of urine particle appearing in each of the images; and either or both of the first and second test results.

39 . The management computer according to claim 37 , wherein the controller is programmed, in response to a selection of one of the images of the group selected, to show on the single screen, a selected image of a urine particle with its peripheral view.

40 . The management computer according to claim 39 , wherein the controller is programmed to emphasize the selected image of the urine particle in the peripheral view.

Assignees

• Sysmex Corp

Inventors

• Fukuda Masakazu
• Tanaka Masamichi
• Tanaka Yousuke

Classifications

• G01N21/78

  producing a change of colour · CPC title

• G01N15/1459

  the analysis being performed on a sample stream · CPC title

• G01N2201/068

  Optics, miscellaneous · CPC title

• G01N33/483

  Physical analysis of biological material · CPC title

• G01N33/493

  urine · CPC title