IP Library Granted Patent US 11,016,013
Granted Patent B2
US 11,016,013 · App. 16/097,565 · Granted May 25, 2021

Apparatus for measuring blood coagulation data, and use method and calibration method thereof

Inventors: Bangzhong Yu (Jiangsu, CN); Feng Jiang (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: NEOTEK BIOSCIENCE CO., LTD.
G01N11/162G01N11/142G01N33/4905G01N27/74G01N2011/147
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Patent No.
US 11,016,013
App. No.
16/097,565
Granted
May 25, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for measuring blood coagulation data, and a use method and calibration method thereof are disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a movable support part ( 101 ), a fixed support part ( 102 ), a connection part ( 103 ), a rotary shaft ( 104 ), a magnet ( 105 ), a Hall element ( 106 ), and a processing unit ( 107 ). One end of the movable support part ( 101 ) is fixedly connected to the rotary shaft ( 104 ), and the other end of the movable support part ( 101 ) is connected to the fixed support part ( 102 ) by means of the connection part ( 103 ); the movable support part ( 101 ) is fixedly connected to the magnet ( 105 ); the rotary shaft ( 104 ) is able to rotate relative to the fixed support part ( 102 ) under the driving force of measured blood and drive the movable support part ( 101 ) to rotate; the movable support part ( 101 ) is able to move the magnet ( 105 ) to cause a change in the magnetic field of the magnet ( 105 ); the Hall element ( 106 ) is connected to the processing unit ( 107 ); the Hall element ( 106 ) is used for outputting a measurement electric signal according to the magnetic field change of the magnet ( 105 ); and the processing unit ( 107 ) is used for determining blood coagulation data of the measured blood according to the measurement electric signal. The present apparatus can improve the accuracy in measurement of blood coagulation data.

Claims (74)

1. An apparatus for measuring blood coagulation data, comprising:

a movable support part;

a fixed support part;

a connection part;

a rotary shaft;

a magnet;

a Hall element; and

a processing unit,

wherein

one end of the movable support part is fixedly connected to the rotary shaft, and the other end of the movable support part is connected to the fixed support part by means of the connection part,

the movable support part is fixedly connected to the magnet,

the connection part comprises at least one of:

a top cone and a jewel bearing, the jewel bearing fixed on the fixed support part, the top cone fixed on the movable support part, the top cone and the jewel bearing connected in a point contact manner, and a contact area of the point contact being less than a preset area, and

a first magnet and a second magnet, the first magnet fixed on the fixed support part, the second magnet is fixed on the movable support part, and magnetic suspension is formed between the first magnet and the second magnet, such that the fixed support part and the movable support part are connected by means of the magnetic suspension;

the rotary shaft is able to rotate relative to the fixed support part under the driving force of measured blood and drive the movable support part to rotate,

the movable support part is able to move the magnet to cause a change in the magnetic field of the magnet

the Hall element is connected to the processing unit,

the Hall element is used for outputting a measurement electric signal according to the magnetic field change of the magnet, and

the processing unit is used for determining blood coagulation data of the measured blood according to the measurement electric signal.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the Hall element comprises a Hall sheet,

an N pole and an S pole of the magnet are located on the same plane, and

an included angle between a sensing surface where the Hall sheet is located and the plane where the N pole and the S pole of the magnet are located is 0 degrees or 90 degrees.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the connection part comprises the top cone and the jewel bearing.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the connection part comprises the first magnet and the second magnet.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one hair spring, wherein

an inner ring of the hair spring is fixedly connected to an outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft,

an outer ring of the hair spring is fixedly connected to the fixed support part, and

the hair spring is configured to: after the rotary shaft rotates away from a balanced position of the rotary shaft; produce an acting force which rotates the rotary shaft towards the balanced position.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the Hall element is fixedly connected to the fixed support part.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a magnetic shielding unit configured to shield the influences of an external magnetic field on the Hall element and the magnet.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the processing unit is configured to determine a rotation angle of the rotary shaft according to an amplitude of the measurement electric signal and a formula Y, and determine blood coagulation data of the measured blood according to the rotation angle,

the formula Y includes:

W=D×I,

in which W is the rotation angle, I is the amplitude of the measurement electric signal, and D is a proportional coefficient of the amplitude of the measurement electric signal and the rotation angle.

9. A use method for measuring blood coagulation data according to claim 1 , comprising:

placing the rotary shaft in measured blood;

driving the rotary shaft by the measured blood, such that the rotary shaft rotates relative to the fixed support part;

driving, by the rotary shaft, the movable support part to rotate;

driving, by the movable support part, the magnet to move;

outputting, by the Hall element, a measurement electric signal according to a change in the magnetic field of the magnet; and

determining, by the processing unit, the blood coagulation data of the measured blood according to the measurement electric signal.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein

after the movable support part drives the magnet to move and before the Hall element outputs the measurement electric signal according to the change in the magnetic field of the magnet, the method further comprises:

shielding, by the magnetic shielding element, the influences of an external magnetic field on the Hall element and the magnet.

11. An apparatus for measuring blood coagulation data, comprising: a thrombelastography device body; a position measurement module; a control module; and a horizontal calibration module, wherein

the position measurement module is configured to measure a first inclination state of the thrombelastography device body, and send information on the first inclination state to the control module,

the control module is configured to determine whether the thrombelastography device body is in a horizontal position according to the first inclination state, form a corresponding control instruction according to the first inclination state if the thrombelastography device body is not in the horizontal position, and send the control instruction to the horizontal calibration module, and

the horizontal calibration module is configured to perform horizontal calibration processing on the thrombelastography device body according to the control instruction.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a vibration measurement module; and

a data correction module, wherein

the position measurement module is further configured to measure a second inclination state of the thrombelastography device body in a process of measuring the blood coagulation of blood, and send the second inclination state to the data correction module,

the vibration measurement module is configured to measure a vibration state of the thrombelastography device body in the process of measuring the blood coagulation of blood; and send the vibration state to the data correction module, and

the data correction module is configured to correct the blood coagulation data measured by the thrombelastography device body according to the second inclination state and the vibration state.

13. A calibration method for the apparatus for measuring blood coagulation data according to claim 11 , comprising:

measuring a first inclination state of the thrombelastography device body in the apparatus for measuring blood coagulation data;

determining whether the thrombelastography device body is in a horizontal position according to the first inclination state;

forming a corresponding control instruction according to the first inclination state if the thrombelastography device body is not in the horizontal position; and

performing horizontal calibration processing on the thrombelastography device body according to the control instruction.

14. A bracket, comprising: a fixed support part; a movable support part; and a connection part, wherein

the connection part comprises a first fixing connection member and a second fixing connection member, wherein

the first fixing connection part comprises a jewel bearing, and the second fixing connection part comprising a top cone, or

the first fixing connection part comprises a top cone, and the second fixing connection part comprises a jewel bearing,

the first fixing connection member is fixedly connected to the fixed support part,

the second fixing connection member is fixedly connected to the movable support part,

the first fixing connection member and the second fixing connection member are connected together in a manner of point connection,

the movable support part is fixedly connected to an external supported object, and

the movable support part is driven by the supported object to rotate relative to the fixed support part by means of the point connection between the first fixing connection member and the second fixing connection member.

15. An apparatus for measuring blood coagulation data, comprising: the supported object which is a rotary shaft and the bracket of claim 14 ; wherein

the rotary shaft is fixedly connected to the movable support part in the bracket, and

the rotary shaft drives the movable support part to rotate under the driving force of the measured blood.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2022
From: NEOTEK BIOSCIENCE CO., LTD
To: HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059516/0009 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2021
From: JIANG, FENG
To: NEOTEK BIOSCIENCE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054985/0352 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2021
From: YU, BANGZHONG
To: SUZHOU PINNOVATION MEDICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LTD. CO.
Reel/Frame 054966/0838 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2021
From: YU, BANGZHONG
To: SUZHOU PINNOVATION MEDICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LTD. CO.
Reel/Frame 054966/0936 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2021
From: SUZHOU PINNOVATION MEDICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LTD. CO.
To: NEOTEK BIOSCIENCE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054967/0020 →