US 2009/0215183 A1 · Specimen analyzer, abnormality control method of the same and computer program product

Abstract

Specimen analyzer includes a first holding section for holding a container; a first mechanism section for executing a first operation for the container on the first holding section; a second holding section for holding the container; a first transfer mechanism section for transferring the container from the first holding section to the second one; a second mechanism section for executing a second operation for the container on the second one; an error detector for detecting error in the first mechanism section; and an error controller for controlling the operation of the first holding section, the first and second operation so that the first operation and the transfer operation of the first holding section would be stopped while the second operation would be continued in case of the error in the first mechanism section. An abnormality control method of the analyzer and computer program product are also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A specimen analyzer comprising:

a first holding section for holding a container for containing at least one of a specimen, a reagent and a mixture thereof and transferring the container to a predetermined position;
a first mechanism section for executing a predetermined first operation for the container held on the first holding section;
a second holding section for holding the container;
a first transfer mechanism section for transferring the container from the first holding section to the second holding section;
a second mechanism section for executing a predetermined second operation for the container held on the second holding section;
an error detector for detecting occurrence of abnormality in the first mechanism section;
and
an error controller for controlling operations of the first holding section and the first and second mechanism sections so that the first operation and the transfer operation of the first holding section would be stopped while the second operation would be continued in the case that the error detector detects occurrence of abnormality in the first mechanism section.

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A specimen analysis method comprising:

(a) transferring a container containing at least one of a specimen, a reagent and a mixed liquid to a predetermined position by a first holding section for holding the container;
(b) executing a predetermined first operation for the container held on the first holding section by means of a first mechanism section arranged to be able to access the container held on the first holding section;
(c) transferring the container from the first holding section to the second holding section;
(d) executing a predetermined second operation for the container held on the second holding section by means of the second mechanism section;
and
(e) stopping the transfer operation of the first holding section and the first operation and continuing the second operation in the case that occurrence of abnormality in the first mechanism section is detected.

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A computer program product, comprising:

a computer readable medium;
and
instructions, on the computer readable medium, adapted to enable a general purpose computer to perform operations,
comprising:
(a) transferring a container containing at least one of a specimen, a reagent and a mixed liquid to a predetermined position by a first holding section for holding the container;
(b) executing a predetermined first operation for the container held on the first holding section by means of a first mechanism section arranged to be able to access the container held on the first holding section;
(c) transferring the container from the first holding section to the second holding section;
(d) executing a predetermined second operation for the container held on the second holding section by means of the second mechanism section;
and
(e) stopping the transfer operation of the first holding section and the first operation and continuing the second operation in the case that occurrence of abnormality in the first mechanism section is detected.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Specimen analyzer, abnormality control method of the same and computer program product

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Specimen analyzer, abnormality control method of the same and computer program product

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