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US 7,487,061 B2Granted
Sample analyzer
AssigneeSysmex Corporation
InventorSeido Biwa
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Abstract
A sample analyzer includes a marking unit containing a marker for marking a container containing a sample, and a controller for controlling the marking unit based on sample information. A sample analyzing method includes a) providing a container containing a sample, b) obtaining the sample from the container, c) detecting a signal from the obtained sample, d) analyzing the detected signal, e) determining whether marking the container is needed or not based on sample information; and f) automatically marking the container if marking is needed.
Claims23
A sample analyzer comprising:
- a marking unit comprising a plurality of markers for marking a container containing a sample, the markers having different colors from each other;
- and
- a controller for controlling the marking unit based on sample information comprising analysis results of a sample corresponding to a plurality of analysis items, such that containers containing samples taht are judged to need rechecking are marked;
- wherein the controller controls the marking unit such that colors of marks on the container are different according to which analysis item meets a predetermined condition for rechecking.
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A sample analyzer comprising:
- a detector for detecting a signal from a sample;
- a marking unit comprising a plurality of markers for marking a container containing the sample, the markers having different colors from each other;
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- a controller for analyzing the signal detected by the detector for a plurality of analysis items, determining whether the sample is to be rechecked or not for each analysis item based on analyzing results of the signal, and for driving the marking unit to mark the container if at least one of the analyzing results is abnormal such that colors of marks on the container are decided according to an analysis item on which the analyzing result is abnormal.
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A sample analyzing method comprising:
- a) providing a container containing a sample;
- b) obtaining the sample from the container;
- c) detecting a signal from the obtained sample;
- d) analyzing the detected signal for a plurality of analysis items;
- e) determining whether marking the container is needed or not for each analysis item based on analyzing results of the signal;
- and
- f) automatically marking the container if at least one of the analyzing results is abnormal such that colors of marks on the container are decided according to an analysis item on which that analyzing result is abnormal.
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A sample analyzing system comprising:
- a marking unit comprising a plurality of markers for marking a holding member holding a sample to alert a user of the sample analyzing system, the markers having different colors from each other;
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- a controller for controlling the marking unit to mark holding members containing samples that are judged to need rechecking;
- wherein the controller controls the marking unit such that colors of marks on the container are different according to which analysis item meets a predetermined condition for rechecking.
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A sample analyzer comprising:
- a marking unit comprising a plurality of markers for marking a container containing a sample, the markers having different colors from each other;
- a detector for detecting a signal from the sample;
- and
- a controller for analyzing the signal for a plurality of analysis items, and for controlling whether the marker marks the container or not based on sample information;
- wherein the controller comprises a memory for storing a range of normal values corresponding to each analysis item, and the sample information is based on the analyzing results of the signal for each analysis item and the range of normal values for each analysis item:
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- wherein the controller controls the marking unit such that colors of marks on the container are decided according to an analysis item on which the analyzing result is out of the range of normal value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.