Blood coagulation analyzer and blood coagulation analyzing method

A blood coagulation analyzer comprising:

• a plurality of light sources including a first light source configured to emit a first light of a first wavelength for a blood coagulation time method, a second light source configured to emit a second light of a second wavelength for a synthetic substrate method, and a third light source configured to emit a third light of a third wavelength for an immunoturbidimetric method;
• a light source controller configured to control the light sources so that the first, second and third light sources emit light sequentially and repeatedly;
• a plurality of measurement sections each comprising an individual light emitting unit, an individual light receiving unit and an individual reaction container holder that is arranged between the individual light emitting unit and the individual light receiving unit and is configured to hold a reaction container containing a measurement specimen that is a mixture of a blood specimen and a reagent;
• a branched optical fiber configured to receive the first, second and third light emitted from the first, second and third light sources and guide the first, second and third light to the individual light emitting unit in each measurement section;
• and
• an analyzing section configured to obtain a first plurality of partial time series data when the light receiving unit receives the first light transmitted through the measurement specimen, a second plurality of partial time series data when the light receiving unit receives the second light transmitted through the measurement specimen, and a third plurality of partial time series data when the light receiving unit receives the third light transmitted through the measurement specimen;
• wherein the analyzing section is configured to create first complete time series data by combining in time series order the first partial time series data, second complete time series data by combining in time series order the second partial time series data, and third complete time series data by combining in time series order the third partial time series data,
• wherein the analyzing section is configured to generate:
• a measurement result for the blood coagulation time method based on the first complete time series data when the measurement specimen is a measurement specimen for the blood coagulation time method,
• a measurement result for the synthetic substrate method based on the second complete time series data when the measurement specimen is a measurement specimen for the synthetic substrate method, or,
• a measurement result for the immunoturbidimetric method based on the third complete time series data when the measurement specimen is a measurement specimen for the immunoturbidimetric method.

A blood coagulation analyzer comprising:

• a light source section including a first light emitting diode configured to emit a first light of a first wavelength for a blood coagulation time method, a second light emitting diode configured to emit a second light of a second wavelength for a synthetic substrate method, and a third light emitting diode configured to emit a third light of a third wavelength for an immunoturbidimetric method;
• a light source controller configured to control the first, second and third light emitting diodes so that the first, second and third light emitting diodes emit light sequentially and repeatedly;
• a plurality of measurement sections each comprising an individual light emitting unit, an individual light receiving unit and an individual reaction container holder that is arranged between the individual light emitting unit and the individual light receiving unit and is configured to hold a reaction container containing a measurement specimen that is a mixture of a blood specimen and a reagent;
• a branched optical fiber configured to receive the first, second and third light emitted from the first, second and third light emitting diodes and guide the first, second and third light to the individual light emitting unit in each measurement section;
• and
• an analyzing section configured to obtain first data when the light receiving unit receives the first light transmitted through the measurement specimen, second data when the light receiving unit receives the second light transmitted through the measurement specimen, and third data when the light receiving unit receives the third light transmitted through the measurement specimen;
• wherein the analyzing section is configured to generate:
• a measurement result for the blood coagulation time method based on the first data when the measurement specimen is a measurement specimen for the blood coagulation time method,
• a measurement result for the synthetic substrate method based on the second data when the measurement specimen is a measurement specimen for the synthetic substrate method, or,
• a measurement result for the immunoturbidimetric method based on the third data when the measurement specimen is a measurement specimen for the immunoturbidimetric method.