Specimen Processing System

Abstract

A specimen processing system comprising a pre-processing device performing analysis pre-processing of a specimen contained in a specimen container, an analyzing device performing analysis processing of the specimen having been subjected to the pre-processing by the pre-processing device, a specimen transport unit transporting the specimen container between the pre-processing device and the analyzing device, and a transfer unit transferring the specimen between the analyzing device and the specimen transport unit, the specimen transport unit comprising a transport unit body, an extending line unit, a direction turning unit, and a terminal unit, and further provided with one control board that is mounted on the transport unit body or the transfer unit and controls operation of the transfer unit, the transport unit body, the extending line unit, the direction turning unit, and the terminal unit as transport control of the specimen container.

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