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US 2014/0271359 A1Published application
Automated analyzer
AssigneeHitachi High-Technologies Corporation
InventorsSusumu SAKAIRI, Taku SAKAZUME, Katsuaki TAKAHASHI
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Abstract
Stepped portions of a flow channel are reduced by completely fixing the channel that extends to the measuring unit, and reducing connections in the channel, thereby to suppress a disturbance in the flow of the liquid suctioned into the measuring unit. A means is provided so that the reaction solution and reagent suctioned will move towards the channel through which the liquids are suctioned.
Claims8
An automated analyzer comprising:
- a first nozzle which sucks a reaction solution and whose location is fixed during analysis;
- a measuring unit which quantitatively determines a substance to be measured in the reaction solution, where the measuring unit is connected with the first nozzle;
- a retainer on which a reaction vessel that accommodates the reaction solution is placed, and on which more than one reagent vessel that each accommodates a reagent necessary for analysis are placed;
- a drive mechanism which moves the retainer to transport the reaction vessel or the reagent vessel necessary in accordance with a phase of analysis to a position where the first nozzle is accessible;
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- a second nozzle which supplies the reagent to the reagent vessel placed on the retainer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.