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US 9,285,383 B2Granted
Specimen analyzer
AssigneeSysmex Corporation
InventorsHiroto Toyoshima, Kouichi Masutani
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Abstract
A specimen analyzer comprises a measurement mechanism section configured to measure a specimen by using a first consumable and a second consumable having a shape different from a shape of the first consumable, a first inlet for loading the first consumable, a supplying section configured to supply the first consumable loaded through the first inlet, to the measurement mechanism section, a sorter configured to sort the first consumable and the second consumable from each other, and a storage for housing the second consumable sorted by the sorter.
Claims12
A specimen analyzer comprising:
- a measurement mechanism section configured to measure a specimen by using a cuvette and a pipette tip having a diameter smaller than that of the cuvette;
- a cuvette reservoir configured to accommodate a plurality of cuvettes and having an inlet for loading the plurality of cuvettes;
- a supplying section configured to supply the cuvette accommodated in the cuvette reservoir, to the measurement mechanism section;
- the supplying section further comprising a sorter connected to the cuvette reservoir and including a gap configured to allow the pipette tip to pass therethrough but not allow the cuvette to pass therethrough;
- the supplying section further comprises a pair of transfer rails configured to engage the cuvette and to transfer cuvettes one by one, and a space between the pair of transfer rails is configured to allow the pipette tip to fall down but not to allow the cuvette to fall down;
- and
- a storage below the supplying section configured to house the pipette tip which has passed through the gap.
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A specimen analyzer comprising:
- a cuvette reservoir configured to accommodate a plurality of cuvettes and having a first inlet for loading the plurality of cuvettes;
- a pipette tip reservoir configured to accommodate a plurality of pipette tips and having a second inlet for loading the plurality of pipette tips;
- a measurement mechanism section comprising a specimen dispenser configured to dispense a specimen in the cuvette supplied from the cuvette reservoir and including a dispensing nozzle, a reagent dispenser configured to dispense a reagent in the cuvette and a detector configured to measure an object in the specimen, wherein the pipette tip supplied from the pipette tip reservoir is configured to be attached to a tip of the dispensing nozzle;
- a supplying section configured to supply the cuvette accommodated in the cuvette reservoir, to the measurement mechanism section;
- the supplying section comprises a pair of transfer rails configured to engage the cuvette and to transfer cuvettes one by one, and a space between the pair of transfer rails is configured to allow the pipette tip to fall down but not to allow the cuvette to fall down;
- the supplying section further comprises a sorter connected to the cuvette reservoir and comprising a gap configured to allow the pipette tip to pass therethrough but not to allow the cuvette to pass therethrough;
- and
- a storage below the supplying section configured to house the pipette tip which has passed through the gap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.