US 5,473,551 A · Automatic analyzer

Abstract

An automatic analyzer wherein a part exchange judging section judges whether or not the current time reached an exchange date of one of constituent parts of the automatic analyzer. When the part exchange judging section judges that the current time has reached the exchange date of one of the constituent parts, the part exchange judging section delivers a command to display an alarm notifying the exchange of the one of the constituent part on a CRT. A K-factor update judging section judges whether or not the part to be exchanged affects the K factor and the K factor is to be updated. When the K-factor update judging section judges that the K factor is to be updated, an alarm notifying the update of the K factor is displayed on the CRT. The alarm notifying the update of the K factor is displayed until the K factor is updated. Further, each of various kinds of standardized protocols is also automatically executed. When a start key is pushed on a keyboard, a standardized protocol selection screen appears on the CRT. When an operator enters a number indicative of one of the protocols on the keyboard in accordance with a message, a selected standardized protocol screen appears on the CRT. When the operator enters a reaction inducing substance for evaluation, an analysis reagent number, a concentration, a dilution sequence number and the number of measurements, measurement is started.

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Dependent claims

An automatic clinical analyzer including a test sample array unit on which test samples to be tested are arranged, a reagent array unit on which reagents are arranged, a measurement unit for adding said reagents into said test samples and measuring physical characteristics of the test samples, input means for entering a command set by an operator, and display means for displaying measured information thereon, said automatic clinical analyzer comprising:

a memory section for storing a device constant of said automatic clinical analyzer therein;
a part exchange judging section for judging whether or not a major constituent part in said test sample array unit, reagent array unit and measurement unit is to be exchanged;
a device constant update judging section, when said part exchange judging section judges that the major constituent part is to be exchanged, for judging whether or not a device constant stored in said memory section is to be updated due to the exchange of the major constituent part to cause said display means to display an alarm notifying update of the device constant;
and
an analyzing operation control section for controlling operations of said test sample array unit and said reagent array unit in accordance with the command entered by said input means and for analyzing a specific item for the test sample on the basis of the physical characteristic measured by said measurement unit.

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a standardized protocol control section for controlling said test sample array unit, reagent array unit and measurement unit in accordance with the command entered by said input means to execute a standardized protocol;
a device constant calculation section for calculating a device constant based on the physical characteristic measured by said measurement unit in accordance with said standardized protocol;
a memory section for storing said device constant of said automatic clinical analyzer therein;
a part exchange judging section for judging whether or not a major constituent part in said test sample array unit, reagent array unit and measurement unit is to be exchanged;
a device constant update judging section, when said part exchange judging section judges that the major constituent part is to be exchanged, for judging whether or not a device constant stored in said memory section is to be updated due to the exchange of the major constituent part to cause said display means to display an alarm notifying update of the device constant;
and
an analyzing operation control section for controlling operations of said test sample array unit and said reagent array unit in accordance with the command entered by said input means and for analyzing a specific item for the test sample on the basis of the physical characteristic measured by said measurement unit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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