Automatic analyzer and insertion method of reaction container
AssigneeHitachi High-Tech Corporation
InventorsNorihiro Hayashida, Yuya Matsuoka, Eiichiro Takada
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Abstract
To provide an automatic analyzer in which a reaction container can be smoothly inserted into a hole of an incubator. An automatic analyzer 100 analyzing a sample includes: an incubator 105 having a hole 202 into which a reaction container 114 containing a mixture of the sample and a reagent is to be inserted; and a transfer unit 109 configured to transfer an unused reaction container 114 to the incubator 105 and insert the reaction container 114 into the hole 202. A lubricating member 203 having a self-lubricating property is provided at an inlet port of the hole 202.
Claims7
An automatic analyzer, comprising:
- an incubator having a hole into which a reaction vessel containing a mixture of a sample and a reagent is to be inserted;
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- a transfer unit configured to transfer an unused reaction vessel to the incubator and insert the reaction vessel into the hole, wherein
- a lubricating member having a self-lubricating property is provided at an inlet port of the hole, and
- the lubricating member is provided at a position higher than a liquid level of the mixture contained in the reaction vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.