US 2013/0280130 A1 · AUTOMATIC ANALYZER

Abstract

Unlike conventional reagent storing means of an analyzing unit having a cold-storage function, replacement reagent storing means having no cold-storage function requires reagent management of a higher order. An automatic analyzer is provided that manages the placing elapsed time for a reagent vessel in replacement reagent storing means 2, compares the placing elapsed time for the reagent with a permissible placing limit value stored as one of analysis parameters for each analysis item, and determines as to whether or not the placing elapsed time exceeds permissible limit value. In this way, the analyzer prevents the degradation of the reagent and automatically transfers the reagent to an analyzing section for performing measurement.

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Dependent claims

An automatic analyzer including:

first reagent storing means for storing a plurality of reagent vessels;
a reagent pipetting mechanism for pipetting a reagent from a reagent vessel stored in the first reagent storing means;
a measuring mechanism for allowing the reagent and a sample to react with each other and measuring such a reacting liquid;
second reagent storing means for storing a plurality of reagent vessels;
a reagent vessel transfer mechanism capable of transferring a reagent vessel selected from the plurality of reagent vessels stored in the second reagent storing means to the first reagent storing means;
and
a measuring means for measuring placing elapsed time of each of the reagent vessels in the second reagent storing means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Automatic analyzer

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Abstract

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