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AssigneeHitachi High-Tech Corporation
InventorsMasahide DENAWA, Naohiro TAKEDA, Satoshi KIKUCHI, Kazuhiro NODA, Hidetsugu TANOUE
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An automatic analyzer capable of reducing the installation area of a device and a method of reading information by the above automatic analyzer are provided. The automatic analyzer includes a sample disk that holds a sample container with a first tag for storing information about a liquid to be contained that is attached to the outer wall thereof. Provided are a holding area which is located within the sample disk for setting the sample container with the first tag attached, an area for setting a second tag for storing the information about the automatic analyzer, and a reader. The reader has a reading range that includes the holding area and the area for setting the second tag. Accordingly, the reader is disposed to read the information stored in the first tag and the second tag.
An automatic analyzer comprising:
A method of reading information stored in a first tag and a second tag, by an automatic analyzer including a first tag setting position where to set a container held within a container holding unit which holds the container with the first tag of storing information about a liquid to be housed attached to the outer wall thereof and a second tag setting position where to set the second tag of storing information about the automatic analyzer,
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