Automated analyzer
AssigneeHitachi High-Technologies Corporation
InventorsKeiko YOSHIKAWA, Akihisa MAKINO
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Abstract
A control section causes one dispensing mechanism of either a reagent dispensing mechanism or a sample dispensing mechanism to first discharge a predetermined amount of a liquid into the reaction container, and then, with respect to the cases where the amount of a liquid to be discharged by the other dispensing mechanism is larger or smaller than the amount of the liquid in the reaction container, causes the other dispensing mechanism to discharge the liquid such that the discharge speed in the case where the amount of the liquid to be discharged is larger is decreased relative to the discharge speed in the case where the amount of the liquid to be discharged is smaller.
Claims9
An automated analyzer, comprising:
- a reaction container which allows a sample and a reagent to react with each other;
- a detection section which detects light irradiated onto a reaction solution in the reaction container;
- a reagent dispensing mechanism which dispenses the reagent into the reaction container;
- a sample dispensing mechanism which dispenses the sample into the reaction container;
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- a control section which controls the reagent dispensing mechanism and the sample dispensing mechanism, wherein
- the control section causes one dispensing mechanism of either the reagent dispensing mechanism or the sample dispensing mechanism to first discharge a predetermined amount of a liquid into the reaction container, and then, with respect to the cases where the amount of a liquid to be discharged by the other dispensing mechanism is larger or smaller than the amount of the liquid in the reaction container, causes the other dispensing mechanism to discharge the liquid such that the discharge speed in the case where the amount of the liquid to be discharged is larger is decreased relative to the discharge speed in the case where the amount of the liquid to be discharged is smaller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.