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OwnerIsao Shindo, Shigeo Mutou +3inventors
InventorsIsao Shindo, Shigeo Mutou, Takao Terayama, Masao Okayama, Susumu Kai
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A test strip supply apparatus comprises a cylindrical container having an elongate test strip fitting penetration slot formed in its side wall, a container support having a semicylindrical concave surface formed in its upper portion and a test strip take-out hole formed at the center of the concave surface for allowing a test strip dropped from the penetration slot of the container to pass therethrough, and a test strip transfer stage for receiving the test strip dropped from the penetration slot and transferring it. A test strip reversing function is also provided such that during the transfer of the test strip by the transfer stage, optical means determines whether the test strip is placed facing properly or not and, if the back surface is on the upper side, the test strip is reversed upside down before further transfer.
A test strip supply apparatus comprising a container for containing elongate test strips each having reaction layers impregnated with reagents, said container having a penetration slot through which said test strips are to be successively delivered out Of said container, a guide member including an extended portion which extends over said penetration slot of said container and guiding said test strip in said container toward said penetration slot, and a pushing device for pushing said test strip into said guide member with relative movement between said container and said pushing device;
A test strip supply apparatus comprising a movable container having a penetration slot through which each of test strips put in said container is to be successively delivered out of said container, a guide member formed in said movable container guiding said test strip in said container toward said penetration slot, at least one of both side ends of said guide member at its inlet having a height larger than the height of a central portion of said guide member at its inlet, a pushing device for pushing said test strip into said guide member with movement of said movable container, and a drive device for driving said movable container such that the maximally approached distance between an innermost wall surface of said guide member and a test strip contact surface of said pushing device is almost equal to the width of said test strips.
An analyzer comprising a container for containing a plurality of test strips each having reaction layers impregnated with reagents, said container having a penetration slot through which each of said test strips is to be successively delivered out of said container, a guide member including an extended portion which extends along an inner wall of said container and guiding said test strip in said container toward said penetration slot, a pushing device for pushing said test strip into said guide member with relative movement between said container and said pushing device, wherein said pushing device approaches the guide member in said container when said guide member moves in a first direction, and said pushing device goes away from said guide member when said guide member moves in a second direction opposite of said first direction, a transfer device for transferring said test strip delivered through said penetration slot in said test container to a take-out position, and a carrying device for gripping said test strip at said take-out position, dipping said test strip into a sample liquid while gripping said test strip, and then setting said test strip lifted out of said sample liquid into a photometric device.
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