US 2026/0266855 A1 · Automatic Analysis Device and Method for Allocating Analysis Tank

Abstract

This automatic analysis device calculates, for each of a plurality of analysis tanks 106, a target number of uses of the analysis tank per predetermined period of time on the basis of the number of remaining executable measurements of an ion selective electrode 112 and a remaining period of time up to an expiration date thereof, and when there are a plurality of analysis tanks usable for an analysis request, determines a ratio of usage for each analysis tank on the basis of a ratio of the target number of uses of each of the plurality of analysis tanks usable for the analysis request. This allows as many of the number of remaining executable measurements as possible to be used in the automatic analysis device comprising the plurality of analysis tanks before the expiration date of the ion selective electrode.

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Dependent claims

An automatic analysis device comprising:

a plurality of analysis tanks, each including an ion selective electrode for measuring an electrolyte concentration of a sample, and
a control computer that allocates the analysis tank to be used for an analysis request,
wherein the control computer calculates, for each of the analysis tanks, a target number of times the analysis tank is to be used in a predetermined period on a basis of the number of remaining possible measurements of the ion selective electrode and a remaining period before an expiration date, and determines, when the plurality of analysis tanks are usable for the analysis request, a use ratio of the analysis tank on a basis of a ratio of the target number of times of the analysis tanks usable for the analysis request.

A method for allocating an analysis tank to be used for an analysis request, in an automatic analysis device having a plurality of analysis tanks, each including an ion selective electrode for measuring an electrolyte concentration of a sample, and a control computer that allocates the analysis tank to be used for the analysis request, the method comprising the steps of:

causing the control computer to calculate, for each of the analysis tanks, a target number of times the analysis tank is to be used in a predetermined period on a basis of the number of remaining possible measurements of the ion selective electrode and a remaining period before an expiration date,
causing the control computer to determine, when the plurality of analysis tanks are usable for the analysis request, a use ratio of the analysis tank on a basis of a ratio of the target number of times of the analysis tanks usable for the analysis request, and
causing the control computer to allocate the analysis tank to be used for the analysis request according to the use ratio.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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