Automated Analysis Device, and Analysis Method

An automated analysis device that tests a plurality of test fields, the device comprising:

• a specimen container holder portion that holds a specimen container accommodating a specimen;
• a reagent container holder portion that holds a reagent container accommodating a reagent;
• a dispensing mechanism that dispenses the specimen and the reagent;
• a reaction cell holder portion that holds a plurality of reaction cells accommodating a mixed solution of the specimen and the reagent;
• a first measurement portion that detects light with which the mixed solution is irradiated;
• a second measurement portion that includes a plurality of measurement channels each of which holds a reaction container accommodating the mixed solution and that detects light with which the reaction container held by each of the measurement channels is irradiated;
• and
• a controller that controls a test of the specimen based on specimen identification information read from the specimen container,
• wherein the controller
• stores specimen information including a patient number read from the specimen identification information and a measurement completion time of the test of the specimen, and
• determines a measurement order for specimens waiting to be measured based on the stored patient number and the stored measurement completion time, and
• the specimen information further includes an order number and an earliest measurement completion time for other specimens.