Sample preparing apparatus
AssigneeSysmex Corporation
InventorsHideyuki Higuchi, Hiroshi Kuroda
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Abstract
The sample preparing apparatus comprises a smear forming means for forming a sample smear on a slide glass, a print means for printing sample identification information on a slide glass, a mode selecting means for selecting one operating mode from among a plurality of operating modes including a print mode, and a control means for selectively controlling the print means and the smear forming means. The control means operates the print means without operating the smear forming means when the print mode is selected.
Claims20
A sample preparing apparatus comprising:
- a smear forming means for forming a sample smear on a slide glass;
- a print means for printing sample identification information on a slide glass;
- a mode selecting means for selecting one operating mode from among a plurality of operating modes including a print mode;
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- a control means for selectively controlling the print means and the smear forming means;
- wherein the control means operates the print means without operating the smear forming means when the print mode is selected.
A sample preparing apparatus capable of communication with an external device comprising:
- a smear means for forming a sample smear on a slide glass;
- a print means for printing predetermined information on a slide glass;
- a sample identification information input unit for inputting sample identification information;
- a transmission unit for sending the input first identification information to an external device;
- a reception unit for receiving sample information corresponding to the transmitted identification information from an external device;
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- a control means for controlling the print means so as to print a two-dimensional barcode including the identification information on a slide glass based on the received sample information.
A sample preparing apparatus comprising:
- a smear forming means for forming a sample smear on a slide glass;
- a print means for printing sample identification information on a slide glass;
- a mode setting means for setting a print mode for printing sample identification information on a slide glass without forming a smear of the sample;
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- a control means for operating the smear forming means and print means when the print mode is not set;
- wherein the control means operates the print means without operating the smear forming means when the print mode is set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.