Sample measuring apparatus and sample measuring method
AssigneeSysmex Corporation
InventorsMasato HAYASHI, Shuhei KANEKO
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Abstract
A sample measuring apparatus according to one or more embodiments is disclosed, which is provided with a reagent container storage, in which a reagent container with a reagent is accommodated, and a measuring unit that measures a sample using a reagent. The reagent container storage has a housing, in which the reagent container is accommodated, and a cooling section that cools the housing. A ventilation passage is provided below a reagent container rack in the housing, and at least a part of the cooling section is provided at a higher part of the housing than the ventilation passage.
Claims20
A sample measuring apparatus comprising:
- a reagent container storage that stores reagent container with a reagent, the reagent container storage comprises:
- a housing that accommodates the reagent container;
- and
- a cooling section that cools the housing;
- and
- a measuring unit that measures a sample using the reagent, wherein
- a ventilation passage is arranged below the reagent container in the housing, and
- at least a part of the cooling section is provided in the housing at a higher part of the housing than the ventilation passage.
A method of measuring a sample using a sample measuring apparatus, in which a ventilation passage is provided below a reagent container in a housing that the reagent container is accommodated comprising:
- cooling a reagent in the reagent container by cooling at least a part of the housing that is higher than the ventilation passage;
- aspirating the cooled reagent in the reagent container and dispenses the cooled reagent into a reaction container;
- and
- measuring a sample in the reaction container, into which the cooled reagent is dispensed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.