Automatic analysis device, analysis method, and analysis system therefor

An automatic analysis method of an automatic analysis device, the automatic analysis device comprising an incubation unit having a plurality of container holders for holding a plurality of reaction containers, the analysis method comprises:

• controlling the rotation of the incubation periodically in accordance with a preset transport cycle, wherein each transport cycle comprises at least one fixed transport sub-period in which the incubation unit is rotated a first rotation distance, and at least one self-adaptive transport sub-period in which the incubation unit is rotated a second rotation distance, wherein the first rotation distance is a predetermined constant distance difference, and the second rotation distance is determined by a present position of one of the plurality of reaction containers requiring a self-adaptive operation and a position of an executing station for performing the self-adaptive operations;
• performing at least one of the regular operations during a stop duration of the fixed transport sub-period, wherein the incubation unit is stopped after rotating for the first rotation distance;
• controlling the incubation unit to transport at least one reaction container requiring a self-adaptive operation to and stop at the executing station being configured to perform the self-adaptive operation in the self-adaptive transport sub-period and controlling an operation mechanism of the executing station to perform the self-adaptive operation;
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• controlling the incubation unit to rotate and then stop at the position where the incubation unit stops in the fixed transport sub-period of the present transport cycle, after the self-adaptive operation is performed in the self-adaptive transport sub-period of the present transport cycle.

An automatic analysis device for analyzing a target component in a sample, comprising:

• an incubation unit which comprises a plurality of container holders for holding a plurality of reaction containers;
• a plurality of executing stations set around the incubation unit, each executing station comprising at least one operation mechanism being configured to perform a plurality of corresponding analysis operations on the plurality of reaction containers, wherein the plurality of executing stations are respectively located at an intersection of a container holder and a movement track or a center line of the corresponding operation mechanism;
• a controller being configured to:
• control the rotation of the incubation periodically in accordance with a preset transport cycle, wherein each transport cycle comprises at least one fixed transport sub-period in which the incubation unit is rotated a first rotation distance, and at least one self-adaptive transport sub-period in which the incubation unit is rotated a second rotation distance, the first rotation distance of each fixed transport sub-period is determined at least by a reference position and a predetermined rotation interval, the reference position is defined as an initial position of the incubation unit for the first transport cycle, and for subsequent transport cycles, the reference position is defined as a stop position where the incubation unit stops after rotating for the fixed transport sub-period of the previous transport cycle, wherein the second rotation distance of each self-adaptive transport sub-period is determined by a present position of one of the plurality of reaction containers requiring a self-adaptive operation and a position of an executing station for performing the self-adaptive operations;
• control a corresponding operation mechanism to perform at least one of the regular operations during a stop duration of the fixed transport sub-period, wherein the incubation unit is stopped after rotating for the first rotation distance;
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• control the incubation unit to transport at least one reaction container requiring a self-adaptive operation to and stop at the executing station being configured to perform the self-adaptive operation in the self-adaptive transport sub-period and controlling an operation mechanism of the executing stations to perform the self-adaptive operation.