Urine sample testing apparatus and apparatus for processing measurement result of urine sample

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9329166-B2
Application number	US-201414308219-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 18, 2014
Priority date	Aug 3, 2010
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

A urine sample testing apparatus comprises: a urine qualitative measuring section configured to acquire a measurement result for each of a plurality of urine qualitative measurement items; a urine sediment measuring section configured to acquire a measurement result for each of a plurality of urine sediment measurement items; an operation part that is operable by a user to specify a combination of one of the plurality of urine qualitative measurement items and one of the plurality of urine sediment measurement items; an information processing unit configured to determine whether or not a first measurement result of the urine sample obtained by the urine qualitative measuring section and a second measurement result of the urine sample obtained by the urine sediment measuring section have a predetermined relationship with respect to the urine qualitative measurement item and the urine sediment measurement item included in the specified combination.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A urine sample testing apparatus comprising:
a urine qualitative measuring section configured to measure a urine sample and acquire a first measurement result for albumin/creatinine ratio, wherein the urine qualitative measuring section comprises a first communication unit;
a urine sediment measuring section configured to measure the urine sample and acquire a second measurement result for cast, wherein the urine sediment measuring section comprises a second communication unit;
an information processing unit configured to determine whether or not the first measurement result and the second measurement result have a predetermined relationship; and
an output unit configured to output a determination result by the information processing unit.

2. The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising
an operation part that is operable by a user to specify a combination of albumin/creatinine ratio and cast.

3. The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein
the output unit includes a display unit, and
the information processing unit is configured to show on the display unit an item setting screen, as the operation part, for specifying the combination of albumin/creatinine ratio and cast, and accept the specification of the combination through the item setting screen.

4. The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein
the item setting screen includes a relationship setting portion for setting the predetermined relationship for the specified combination,
the urine sample testing apparatus further includes a memory for storing the predetermined relationship set by the relationship setting portion.

5. The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 4 , wherein
the information processing unit determines that the first measurement result and the second measurement result have the predetermined relationship when the first measurement result belongs in a first numerical range and the second measurement result belongs in a second numerical range associated with the first numerical range.

6. The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein
the information processing unit determines that the first measurement result and the second measurement result have the predetermined relationship when the first measurement result belongs in a first numerical range and the second measurement result belongs in a second numerical range associated with the first numerical range.

7. The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein
the information processing unit determines that the first measurement result and the second measurement result have the predetermined relationship when the first measurement result belongs in a first numerical range and the second measurement result belongs in a second numerical range associated with the first numerical range.

8. The urine sample testing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the information processing unit determines that the first measurement result and the second measurement result have the predetermined relationship when the first measurement result belongs in a first numerical range and the second measurement result belongs in a second numerical range associated with the first numerical range.

9. An apparatus for processing a measurement result of a urine sample comprising:
a measurement result acquiring unit configured to acquire a first measurement result of a urine sample for albumin/creatinine ratio from a urine qualitative measuring section, wherein the urine qualitative measuring section comprises a first communication unit, and acquire a second measurement result of the urine sample for cast from a urine sediment measuring section, wherein the urine sediment measuring section comprises a second communication unit;
an information processing unit configured to determine whether or not the first measurement result and the second measurement result have a predetermined relationship; and
an output unit configured to output a determination result by the information processing unit.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising
an operation part that is operable by a user to specify a combination of albumin/creatinine ratio and cast.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein
the output unit includes a display unit, and
the information processing unit is configured to show on the display unit an item setting screen, as the operation part, for specifying the combination of albumin/creatinine ratio and cast and accept the specification of the combination through the item setting screen.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein
the item setting screen includes a relationship setting portion for setting the predetermined relationship for the specified combination,
the urine sample testing apparatus further includes a memory for storing the predetermined relationship set by the relationship setting portion.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein
the information processing unit determines that the first measurement result and the second measurement result have the predetermined relationship when the first measurement result belongs in a first numerical range and the second measurement result belongs in a second numerical range associated with the first numerical range.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein
the information processing unit determines that the first measurement result and the second measurement result have the predetermined relationship when the first measurement result belongs in a first numerical range and the second measurement result belongs in a second numerical range associated with the first numerical range.

15. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein
the information processing unit determines that the first measurement result and the second measurement result have the predetermined relationship when the first measurement result belongs in a first numerical range and the second measurement result belongs in a second numerical range associated with the first numerical range.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein
the information processing unit determines that the first measurement result and the second measurement result have the predetermined relationship when the first measurement result belongs in a first numerical range and the second measurement result belongs in a second numerical range associated with the first numerical range.

17. A urine sample testing method comprising:
measuring a urine sample with a urine qualitative measuring section, wherein the urine qualitative measuring section comprises a first communication unit, and acquiring a first measurement result for albumin/creatinine ratio;
measuring the urine sample with a urine sediment measuring section, wherein the urine sediment measuring section comprises a second communication unit, and acquiring a second measurement result for cast;
determining whether or not the first measurement result and the second measurement result have a predetermined relationship.

18. The urine sample testing method of claim 17 , specifying a combination of albumin/creatinine ratio and cast.

19. The urine sample testing method of claim 17 , outputing a determination result by the information processing unit.

20. The urine sample testing method of claim 17 , displaying an item setting screen for specifying the combination of albumin/creatinine ratio and cast.

Assignees

• Sysmex Corp

Inventors

• Mizumoto Toru
• Tsutsumida Keisuke
• Izumi Takayoshi

Classifications

• G01N33/48792

  Data management, e.g. communication with processing unit (for in vivo diagnostics A61B5/0002; transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title

• G01N33/80

  involving blood groups or blood types {or red blood cells (white blood cells G01N33/56972)} · CPC title

• G01N35/00594

  Quality control, including calibration or testing of components of the analyser · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G16B45/00

  ICT specially adapted for bioinformatics-related data visualisation, e.g. displaying of maps or networks · CPC title