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US 8,912,008 B2Granted
Automatic analyzer
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorTakehiko Onuma
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Abstract
An automatic analyzer analyzes a measurement item by making a sample and reagent react with each other and measuring the reaction result. This apparatus allows parameters associated with reagent dispensing executed by a reagent dispensing mechanism to be set as a dispensing condition for each measurement item or each type of reagent, and controls the reagent dispensing mechanism on the basis of the dispensing condition.
Claims7
A controlling method of an automatic analyzer, comprising:
- setting a plurality of unique reagent dummy amounts for a respective reagent of multiple reagents and for a given discharge amount of the respective reagent;
- executing a dispensing operation by a reagent dispensing unit, including aspirating an amount of the respective reagent from one of a plurality of reagent vessels, each of which stores a respective reagent, and discharging a portion of the aspirated respective reagent into a reaction vessel;
- controlling the dispensing operation such that an amount of the aspirated respective reagent including the reagent dummy amount is determined in accordance with the set unique reagent dummy amounts and the respective reagent;
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- analyzing a specific component of a sample in the reaction vessel, the reaction vessel storing the sample and the discharged portion of the aspirated reagent including the reagent dummy amount.
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An automatic analyzer, comprising:
- a controller setting a plurality of unique reagent dummy amounts for a respective reagent of multiple reagents and for a given discharge amount of the respective reagent;
- a dispensing mechanism executing a dispensing operation, which includes an aspiration of the respective reagent from one of a plurality of reagent vessels, each of which stores a respective reagent, and a discharge of a portion of the aspirated respective reagent into a reaction vessel;
- a controller configured to control the dispensing mechanism such that an amount of the aspirated respective reagent including the reagent dummy amount is determined in accordance with the set unique reagent dummy amounts and the respective reagent;
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- an analyzing mechanism analyzing a specific component of a sample in the reaction vessel, the reaction vessel storing the sample and the discharged portion of the aspirated reagent including the reagent dummy amount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.