Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
422064000 | Means is turntable (circular) | 60 |
20080206097 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analyzer which can perform automatic re-measurement, can release a sample for transfer to another unit, can easily perform pre-dilution of the sample, and is adaptable for a reduction in amount of the sample. The automatic analyzer comprises a reaction disk holding a plurality of reaction cells arranged in a row along the circumference of the reaction disk, and a sample dispensing mechanism for dispensing samples into the reaction cells on the reaction disk. The sample dispensing mechanism comprises a dispensing nozzle for dispensing the samples and a support mechanism for supporting the dispensing nozzle, and the support mechanism is disposed inside the circumference of the reaction disk along which the reaction cells are arranged in a row. | 08-28-2008 |
20080226499 | Automated microsampling dissolution test system - An automated MicroSampling dissolution testing system that is constructed of a base; a plurality of vessels mounted on an invertible, temperature controlled bath manifold; a cleaning manifold; a stirring and sampling assembly for each vessel; an integrated image capture device, a plurality of hydrodynamic, nonresident sampling probes; a non-resident dispensing manifold; a novel fluid handling system; a MicroSampler; a sample transfer mechanism; and a sample and filter storage apparatus. | 09-18-2008 |
20080253927 | HIGH THROUGHPUT PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING - The present invention provides a system and method for high throughput processing using sample holders. The system has a plurality of work perimeters, with a rotational robot preferably associated with each work perimeter. At least one transfer station area is provided between adjacent work perimeters to facilitate robotic transfer of sample holders from one work perimeter to another area. Each work perimeter typically includes a plurality of defined station locations, with each station location positioned to be accessible by the robot associated with that area. In addition, each station location is typically configured to receive a device, such as an automated instrument or a holding nest. Device components are arranged at selected station locations according to specific application requirements to provide a flexible, robust, reliable, and accurate high throughput processing system. | 10-16-2008 |
20080317629 | Analyzing device - This invention relates to an analyzing device ( | 12-25-2008 |
20090068062 | System and method for multi-analyte detection - The present invention provides a system and method for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes in a sample. The detection system includes a housing that holds a reagent carousel rotatably coupled thereto. Further included in the housing is an incubator carousel rotatably coupled thereto. The housing also includes magnetic material that is associated with the incubation carousel for assisting in separation beads from reagent and wash solution. A robot, associated with the housing is configured to manipulate at least either the reagent carousel or the incubator carousel and transfer materials between these carousels. Reaction vessels hold samples and reaction vessels handlers move the reaction vessels. Sample analysis is determined by at least one laser based detector. | 03-12-2009 |
20090087343 | GRIPPING TOOL, DOSAGE TOOL AND TOOL SUPPORT FOR AN AUTOMATIC LABORATORY MACHINE - Gripping tool for automatic laboratory machines, with gripping appliances for gripping vessels, an appliance for converting and/or transferring of movements, the power take-off of which is coupled with the gripping appliances in order to drive them, a coupling appliance for detachable connection with a drive appliance of a tool support of an automatic laboratory machine, which is coupled with the drive of the appliance for converting and/or transferring in order to drive it, and a mounting appliance for detachable mounting of the gripping tool on the tool support of the automatic laboratory machine, while the coupling appliance is connected with the drive appliance of the tool support. | 04-02-2009 |
20090117005 | Unit Cuvette for Analyzing a Biological Fluid, Automatic Device for In Vitro Analysis - The bottom of the cuvette comprises a curved raceway placed so as to guide the oscillating movement of a ball inserted into the cuvette. In addition, the cuvette comprises means of attachment, in two perpendicular directions, to adjacent unit cuvettes. The cuvettes can thus be stored as plates in a feed magazine of an analytical device. The analytical device comprises several stations placed around a rotary ring. Only where it is desired to determine the clotting time of the blood contained in the cuvette a ball is introduced into the latter, at a ball distribution post. The cuvette equipped in this way is then brought to a station where the test is carried out. The major advantage of the invention is the polyvalence of the cuvette and of the analytical device. | 05-07-2009 |
20090129979 | CLINICAL ANALYZER HAVING A VARIABLE CYCLE TIME AND THROUGHPUT - A clinical analyzer having the capability to operate at both a higher and lower throughput, depending upon the assay load demand experienced by the hospital or laboratory, so that analyzer throughput most closely matches assay demand. | 05-21-2009 |
20090148345 | AUTOMATED ANALYZER - An automated analyzer has a sample pretreatment disk that is operable without decreasing the processing capability of the automated analyzer during sample pretreatments such as sample dispensing and diluent dispensing. The automated analyzer can be applied to any clinical assay involving biological sample analyses. The sample pretreatment disk has a sample pretreatment cycle and a sample re-sampling cycle. In sample pretreatment cycle, the pretreatment disk rotates so that pretreatment operations are performed on some pretreatment vessels placed on the pretreatment disk. In the re-sampling cycle, the pretreatment disk rotates so that a pretreated sample is transferred from a pretreatment vessel on the pretreatment disk into a reaction vessel on a reaction disk, which disk is part of the analysis section of the automated analyzer. Controlling the cycles independently of each other allows re-sampling operations to be performed without a series of pretreatment operations being interrupted. | 06-11-2009 |
20090191094 | ANALYZER - An analyzer according to an aspect of the present invention includes a stirring area where reaction liquid is stirred; a B/F separation area where a B/F separation of the reaction liquid is carried out; and a turntable which can sequentially transfer a reaction vessel containing the reaction liquid to the areas. The reaction vessels adjacent to each other in the stirring area are shaken in opposite directions. | 07-30-2009 |
20090196793 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZING APPARATUS - An automatic analyzing apparatus is provided with a stir piece moving part that moves a stir piece for stirring a mixture into a reaction container, a reaction disk that rotationally moves and thereafter stops the reaction container in which the stir piece moved by the stir piece moving part and the mixture are housed, and first drivers that drive the stir piece in the reaction container to stir first and second mixtures. | 08-06-2009 |
20090202389 | CHEMICAL ANALYZER, METHOD FOR DISPENSING AND DILUTION CUP - A method for dispensing a sample solution and a reagent into a container in a chemical analyser includes a first step of dispensing a reagent into a container, a second step of dispensing a sample solution into the container after the first step, and a third step of dispensing the reagent into the container after the second step. A dilution cup includes an inner face where a diameter of a horizontal section increases on at least one position from a bottom to a top, an opening portion surrounding an opening, where a sample solution is dispensed, located on or near the top, a reagent aperture portion surrounding an aperture where a reagent is dispensed such that the sample solution and the reagent create an upswing spiral flow, and a drain aperture portion surrounding a drain aperture, where a mixed solution of the sample solution and the reagent is discharged, located on or near the bottom. | 08-13-2009 |
20090263280 | SYSTEMS FOR USING SAMPLE PROCESSING DEVICES - Sample processing systems for processing sample materials located in sample processing devices that are separate from the system are disclosed. The sample processing systems include a rotating base plate with raised and/or non-planar thermal structures on which the sample processing devices are located during operation of the systems. The systems may also include structure to urge the sample processing devices against the base plate and thermal structures. | 10-22-2009 |
20100015007 | SPECIMEN CONTAINER CARRIER FOR CONVEYOR IN LABORATORY AUTOMATION SYSTEM - It is described a specimen container carrier for conveyor in laboratory automation systems, comprising a circular body driven by said conveyor and container holding means ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100021343 | SAMPLE VIAL FOR USE IN PREPARING CYTOLOGICAL SPECIMEN - A sample vial is disclosed for use in conjunction with an automated cytological specimen preparation system. | 01-28-2010 |
20100098584 | CLINICAL ANALYSIS APPARATUS - [Objective] | 04-22-2010 |
20100111766 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an automatic analysis apparatus and its operation method. The apparatus includes a reaction disk for carrying cuvettes and driving the cuvettes to rotate or to stop at predetermined positions, a reagent dispensing mechanism for injecting a reagent into the cuvettes, and a sample dispensing mechanism for injecting a sample into the cuvettes. The reagent dispensing mechanism includes a reagent needle, and the sample dispensing mechanism includes a sample needle. In each working cycle, the reaction disk is started to move and stopped at least twice respectively, and the reagent needle and the sample needle perform corresponding adding operations to the cuvette in different stopping stages. The approach may perform different tests in lower cost, can avoid restriction to the relative position of the needles, and is beneficial to the overall layout design of the apparatus. | 05-06-2010 |
20100150779 | Automated Analyzer - An automated analyzer for analyzing patient samples. The analyzer includes a plurality of cuvettes, which allow the samples to be mixed with various reagents. The analyzer includes one or more detectors, including a detector adapted to detect luminescence of the reaction mixture in the cuvettes. The analyzer allows for various diagnostic assays to be performed on a single system, and provides for high-sensitivity analysis at faster speeds. | 06-17-2010 |
20100247377 | URINE SAMPLE ANALYZER - The present invention is to present a urine analyzer comprising: a first measurement unit for obtaining red blood cell measurement information by performing a measurement of a red blood cell in a urine sample; a second measurement unit for obtaining quantitative measurement information by performing a quantitative measurement of at least one of a protein component and a lipid component in the urine sample; and a data analysis unit for obtaining at least one of numerical information representing the number of red blood cells in the urine sample and morphology information of a red blood cell in the urine sample by analyzing the red blood cell measurement information obtained by the first measurement unit, and for obtaining concentration information representing a concentration of at least one of the protein component and the lipid component in the urine sample by analyzing the quantitative measurement information obtained by the second measurement unit. | 09-30-2010 |
20100254854 | CHEMICAL ANALYZER - A chemical analyzer includes a slide transport mechanism having a slide track adapted to hold a plurality of reagent test slides, a sample metering device, an incubator formed as a part of the slide transport mechanism to precisely maintain the temperature of the reagent test slides, a slide ejector mechanism to remove the slides from the slide transport mechanism, a sample preparation station, which includes a centrifuge, and associated electronics and software. The slide transport mechanism holds a plurality of trapezoidally-shaped reagent test slides about its circumference, which slides are loaded onto the transport mechanism by the slide inserter mechanism. The slide transport mechanism positions the reagent test slides under the sample metering device, which device deposits a predetermined volume of sample onto each slide. The slide transport mechanism also carries the slides above a reflectometer. After testing has been completed, the slide ejector mechanism automatically removes the reagent test slides from the slide transport mechanism. | 10-07-2010 |
20110014085 | SAMPLE DISPENSING APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC ANALYZER INCLUDING THE SAME - The invention provides a small-sized automatic analyzer being compact, enabling a large number of analysis items to be carried out, and having a high processing speed. The automatic analyzer is particularly suitably applied to a medical analyzer used for qualitative/quantitative analysis of living body samples, such as urine and blood. A plurality of sample dispensing mechanism s capable of being operated independently of each other are provided to suck a sample from any one of a plurality of sample suction positions and to discharge the sucked sample to any one of a plurality of positions on a reaction disk. The automatic analyzer having a high processing capability can be thus realized without increasing the system size. | 01-20-2011 |
20110044854 | Method for Increasing Throughput in an Automatic Clinical Analyzer by Duplicating Reagent Resources - A method for maximizing analyzer throughput irregardless of the mix in demand of different assays to be conducted by duplicating the reagents required to conduct selected assays in at least two separate reagent servers and also enabling newly incoming selected assays to be conducted using reagents from whichever reagent server has the smaller backlog of such high-volume assays. | 02-24-2011 |
20110070126 | UNIT FOR THE LOADING AND IDENTIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES AND INTEGRATED MACHINE COMPRISING SAID LOADING AND IDENTIFICATION UNIT - A unit for the loading and identification of different biological samples, liquid, semi-liquid or mixed, to be subjected to one or more different analyses of chemical-biological type, such as immunological or coagulative reactions, or chemical-physical type, comprising: a plurality of support members able to carry a plurality of test tubes each one containing a determinate biological sample to be analyzed; a plurality of identification means based on optical or optoelectronic recognition, which carry information, univocal for a determinate sample or a determinate group of samples to be analyzed and which are directly associated with each of the test tubes and/or with each of the support members so that said information is transmitted to an electronic processing unit for the selection of a determinate test tube depending on the type of biological sample and the analysis to be carried out; a pick-up member able to pick up, on the basis of determinate commands received from the electronic processing unit, a portion of the sample contained in the determinate test tube and to dispense and move the portion of the sample to send the portion of the sample to the reactions provided in a reaction unit and to the subsequent analytical measurements in a measuring unit. | 03-24-2011 |
20110262303 | DEVICE FOR ANALYZING SAMPLES - Embodiments directed to a device for analyzing samples administered from a sample vessel are disclosed. One embodiment may comprise a central unit having a supply of reaction vessels and a sampling unit by which at least part of a sample is transferred from one of the sample vessels into the reaction vessel; at least one analytical unit having a plurality of reagent vessels; a transport unit which transports at least part of the reaction vessels from the central unit to the analytical unit such that the analytical unit supplies the reagent from the reagent vessels into the reaction vessel for triggering a reaction between the sample and the reagent; and at least one measuring unit provided in the analytical unit which measures the physical property of the sample held in the reaction vessel. | 10-27-2011 |
20110293475 | Analyzer For Performing Medical Diagnostic Analysis - Embodiments of an analyzer for performing medical diagnostic analysis of biological samples are disclosed. In one embodiment, the analyzer may have a first and at least a second disk-shaped cuvette conveyor each having an array of cuvette holders, a first drive unit for rotating the first cuvette conveyor about a rotation axis, and a second drive unit for rotating the second cuvette conveyor about the rotation axis. The operation of the second drive unit is independent from the operation of the first drive unit. The first cuvette conveyor and the second cuvette conveyor are spaced from each other in an axial direction along the rotation axis and with an air gap between them. The cuvette holders of the first cuvette conveyor and the cuvette holders of the second cuvette conveyor are adapted for holding cuvettes having the same shape and dimensions. | 12-01-2011 |
20110293476 | SAMPLE ANALYZING DEVICE - To reduce measurement time, it may be considered to quicken reaction or speed up analytic determination. In existing analyzing devices, photometry is performed, typically, about every 15 seconds, so that it has not been possible to secure satisfactory reproducibility. Namely, reducing the measurement time and securing reproducibility have not been compatible. It has therefore been desired to increase the number of times of measurements performed in a short period of time. A cell disk is controlled to stop at a position for photometry during the time after a sample and a reagent are mixed and before measurement is finished and, while the cell disk is stopped, photometry is performed once or plural times thereby increasing the total number of times of measurements. | 12-01-2011 |
20120070343 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analyzer includes a plurality of reagent disks having reagent containers thereon, a reaction disk having a plurality of reaction cuvettes and a plurality of reagent dispensing probes arranged on each of the reagent disks. Each of the dispensing probes includes a first arm rotatable about a first rotary shaft and a second arm rotatable about a second rotary shaft arranged on the first arm with the arms being rotatable independently of each other. A mechanism analyzes reactions of the reagents and samples in the cuvettes. | 03-22-2012 |
20120230873 | SAMPLE DISPENSING APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC ANALYZER INCLUDING THE SAME - The invention provides a small-sized automatic analyzer being compact, enabling a large number of analysis items to be carried out, and having a high processing speed. The automatic analyzer is particularly suitably applied to a medical analyzer used for qualitative/quantitative analysis of living body samples, such as urine and blood. A plurality of sample dispensing mechanism s capable of being operated independently of each other are provided to suck a sample from any one of a plurality of sample suction positions and to discharge the sucked sample to any one of a plurality of positions on a reaction disk. The automatic analyzer having a high processing capability can be thus realized without increasing the system size. | 09-13-2012 |
20120258012 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analyzer according to the present invention is compact, mounting great number of reagents, having high processing ability. Reagent disks are arranged at inside and outside of a reaction disk. A reagent probe can inject a reagent into the position which is common position of both reagent disks. One of plural reagent probes approaches to one of reagent disks at one cycle. Plural reagent probes alternatively approach to the reagent disk. Therefore, the first reagents and the second reagents can be placed on both reagent disks. The mounting number of reagents can be increased without enlarging an analyzer. The cycle time can be shortened to make an automatic analyzer to have high processing ability. | 10-11-2012 |
20120282137 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - Reaction vessels and a reaction vessel detecting mechanism are disposed on the outer circumference of a reaction disk. A positional detector for detecting the position of a reaction vessel is placed on the track of the reaction vessels. A light source and a spectrophotometer are also disposed so as to sandwich one of the reaction vessels, thereby measuring the light intensity of the reaction vessels. With this arrangement, the steps of: repetitively starting and stopping the rotation of the reaction disk with high resolution; conducting photometric measurement while the reaction disk is being halted; and acquiring an absorbance distribution of the reaction vessels are performed. This makes it possible for an automatic analyzer, which examines particular constituents of a biological sample (e.g., blood and urine), to detect contaminants and scars on the reaction vessels in a separate manner, thereby ensuring the high quality of the reaction vessels. | 11-08-2012 |
20120301358 | JUNCTION, DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR TRANSPORTING SAMPLE RACKS - A junction for transporting sample racks in an analytical system having one or more work cells for processing samples and a method thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, the junction may include multiple main transport lines, a turntable and one or more bypass transport lines. The multiple main transport lines can transport first sample racks and second sample racks having different sizes. The rotatable transport line can alternately connect to one or more of the main transport lines. Each of the one or more bypass transport lines can interconnect two of the main transport lines and bypass the turntable. Each of the bypass transport lines can be curved such that transport of the second sample racks through each of the bypass transport lines is enabled and transport of the first sample racks through each of the bypass transport lines is disabled. | 11-29-2012 |
20120301359 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the analyzer includes a reagent driving disk that accommodates a reagent configured for analysis and that transports the reagent to a desired position, and a fixed disk that has a reagent stand-by position in which to make a reagent container containing the reagent, temporarily stand by, and a magnetic particles stirring position for stirring magnetic particles. A portion of the reagent stand-by position is constituted by a loading system. A reagent container moving unit moves reagent containers containing the reagent, between the reagent driving unit and the fixed disk, according to analytical request status. Providing in a part of the fixed disk the loading system constructed so that reagent containers containing the reagent can be mounted therein during operation enables changing of reagent containers, irrespective of an operational status of the reagent driving disk, and the system to having cold-storage functionality. | 11-29-2012 |
20130034466 | SAMPLE ANALYZER - A measuring section | 02-07-2013 |
20130089464 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the analyzer includes a reagent driving disk that accommodates a reagent configured for analysis and that transports the reagent to a desired position, and a fixed disk that has a reagent stand-by position in which to make a reagent container containing the reagent, temporarily stand by, and a magnetic particles stirring position for stirring magnetic particles. A portion of the reagent stand-by position is constituted by a loading system. A reagent container moving unit moves reagent containers containing the reagent, between the reagent driving unit and the fixed disk, according to analytical request status. Providing in a part of the fixed disk the loading system constructed so that reagent containers containing the reagent can be mounted therein during operation enables changing of reagent containers, irrespective of an operational status of the reagent driving disk, and the system to having cold-storage functionality. | 04-11-2013 |
20130108508 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER | 05-02-2013 |
20130164175 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A sample analysis apparatus is provided with a structure for stopping rotation of a disc at a precise position. The sample analysis apparatus includes a disc configured to rotate on a rotation shaft and having at least one detection zone, an optical sensing apparatus configured to detect a reaction result at the at least one detection zone, at least one position determining protrusion provided on an exterior surface of the disc, a slider movably disposed to in a radial direction relative to the disc, and a stopper mounted to the slider and configured to stop rotation of the disc by blocking the at least one position determining protrusion. | 06-27-2013 |
20130287629 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analyzer according to the present invention is compact, mounting great number of reagents, having high processing ability. Reagent disks are arranged at inside and outside of a reaction disk. A reagent probe can inject a reagent into the position which is common position of both reagent disks. One of plural reagent probes approaches to one of reagent disks at one cycle. Plural reagent probes alternatively approach to the reagent disk. Therefore, the first reagents and the second reagents can be placed on both reagent disks. The mounting number of reagents can be increased without enlarging an analyzer. The cycle time can be shortened to make an automatic analyzer to have high processing ability. | 10-31-2013 |
20140072473 | JUNCTION AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING SAMPLE RACKS - A junction for transporting sample racks in an analytical system having one or more work cells for processing samples are disclosed. In one embodiment, the junction may include a main transport line, a turntable having a rotatable transport line, and one or more bypass transport lines. The main transport line can transport first sample racks and second sample racks having different sizes via the turntable. The turntable further comprises a recess for diverting second sample racks from the main transport line to the bypass transport line or vice versa when rotated. | 03-13-2014 |
20140140890 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE - The automatic analysis device measures time sequential data on a scattered light amount as reaction process data, and quantitatively determines the concentration of an analyte from a change in light amount. The automatic analysis device has a function of selecting reaction process data to be used for quantitative determination from the reaction process data obtained by measurement using a plurality of light receivers at different angles. As a result of using this function, data is selected from the reaction process data obtained by measurement using the plurality of light receivers at different angles in accordance with the concentration of the analyte and whether the priority is given to high sensitivity in the case where sensitivity is prioritized or a dynamic range, and the result of the quantitative determination is displayed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140170022 | SAMPLE DISPENSING APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC ANALYZER INCLUDING THE SAME - The invention provides a small-sized automatic analyzer being compact, enabling a large number of analysis items to be carried out, and having a high processing speed. The automatic analyzer is particularly suitably applied to a medical analyzer used for qualitative/quantitative analysis of living body samples, such as urine and blood. A plurality of sample dispensing mechanism s capable of being operated independently of each other are provided to suck a sample from any one of a plurality of sample suction positions and to discharge the sucked sample to any one of a plurality of positions on a reaction disk. The automatic analyzer having a high processing capability can be thus realized without increasing the system size. | 06-19-2014 |
20140193300 | DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING REACTION VESSELS - The invention relates to a rotatable device ( | 07-10-2014 |
20140241945 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE - An automatic analysis device has a light scattering photometer incorporated therein, and improved accuracy resulting from reducing the influences from external light. The automatic analysis device includes a scattered light measurement unit disposed inside the main-body casing, and openable/closable protective covers to cover the top face of the main-body casing. A first protective cover at the center includes a light-shielding part to block external light. The protective covers include see-through parts enabling viewing of the inside. The light-shielding part is configured to cover an area of the reaction disk at least corresponding to the area above the scattered light measurement unit, thus reducing external light leaking into the scattered light measurement unit, and thus removing influences from external light on the scattered light measurement. The protective cover may have a divided structure. | 08-28-2014 |
20140286824 | AUTOMATED ANALYZER - An automated analyzer maintains high processing capacity and dispensation accuracy even when items requiring dilution/pretreatment and general reaction measurement are mixed. A plurality of sample dispensing mechanisms are independently driven and each include a sample collection position, a sample nozzle for collecting the sample, and a washing tank for washing the sample nozzle. The sample dispensing mechanisms are configured to collect the sample from a plurality of sample collection positions and are operated independently to perform sample dispensation into reaction containers on a reaction disc. At least one of the sample dispensing mechanisms is provided for each of a sample requiring dilution/pretreatment and a sample that does not require dilution/pretreatment. The automated analyzer is provided with a control means for causing the respective mechanisms to be operated in a dedicated manner. The sample is dispensed such that no vacancy is created in the reaction containers. | 09-25-2014 |
20140356232 | DRIVING APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an analyzing apparatus including a first drive part ( | 12-04-2014 |
20150010435 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzer includes a magnetic field generator, a photometric unit, a measurement unit, and a decision unit. The magnetic field generator causes magnetic separation in a reaction liquid stored in a cuvette by magnetic particles. The photometric unit includes a light source unit configured to generate light, and a detection unit configured to detect the light generated by the light source unit and generate an output signal corresponding to the detected light. The measurement unit measures a measurement item based on the output signal. The decision unit decides the use range of the output signal to be used to measure the measurement item in accordance with spatial unevenness of the magnetic separation by the magnetic field generator. | 01-08-2015 |
20150037211 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZERS AND REAGENT WHEELS THEREOF - This disclosure provides automatic analyzers and reagent wheels thereof. The reagent wheel can have one or more rings of reagent bottle seats that may be used for placing a reagent container and distributed along a circumferential direction. An included angle may be formed between a symmetrical centerline of the reagent container placed on the reagent bottle seat and a radius of a circle where the reagent wheel is located, where the included angle is not equal to zero. Compared with the situation in which the symmetrical centerline of the reagent container overlaps with the radius of the circle where the reagent wheel is located, an improved balance can be achieved between the capacity and the diametric size of the reagent wheel, thus making an improvement in meeting application requirements of the analyzers. | 02-05-2015 |
20150037212 | AUTOMATIC BIOCHEMICAL ANALYZER - An automatic biochemical analyzer, comprises a reaction wheel comprising an inner ring and an outer ring, wherein the reaction wheel is equally divided into multiple cuvette positions along a circumferential direction; the inner ring and the outer ring, respectively, each have a photoelectric detection position, a sample injecting position, a reagent injecting position, a sample stirring position, a reagent stirring position, and a cuvette cleaning position; the photoelectric detection position of the inner ring and the photoelectric detection position of the outer ring have a cuvette position interval of N along a counterclockwise or clockwise direction; and the sample injecting positions, the reagent injecting positions, the sample stirring positions, and the reagent stirring positions of the inner ring and the outer ring, respectively, have a cuvette position interval of M along the same direction, M and N being natural numbers, and the difference between M and N being 0 or 1. | 02-05-2015 |
20150044096 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - Provided is an automatic analyzer capable of performing measurements efficiently. The automatic analyzer comprises: a first reagent disk on which reagent packs each storing a reagent to be used for a reaction are placed; a second reagent disk; and a reagent pack transfer mechanism which transfers the reagent packs between the first reagent disk and the second reagent disk. A judgment unit and a drive control unit of a computer operate to transfer a reagent pack that has been placed on the second reagent disk to the first reagent disk using the reagent pack transfer mechanism, perform at least quality control measurement out of the calibration and the quality control measurement with the reagent stored in the reagent pack transferred to the first reagent disk, and thereafter return the reagent pack to the second reagent disk using the reagent pack transfer mechanism. | 02-12-2015 |
20150104351 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - A high-throughput automatic analyzer integrates a biochemical analysis section and a blood coagulation analysis section. The analyzer is capable of achieving a reduction in size, system cost, and lifecycle cost. The automatic analyzer includes: a reaction disk; a first reagent dispensing mechanism that dispenses a reagent to reaction cells on the reaction disk; a photometer that irradiates a reaction solution in the reaction cell with light; a reaction cell cleaning mechanism; a reaction vessel supply unit that supplies a disposable reaction vessel for mixing and reacting a sample and a reagent with each other; a second reagent dispensing mechanism that dispenses a reagent to the disposable reaction vessel; a blood coagulation time measuring section that irradiates a reaction solution in the disposable reaction vessel with light to detect transmitted or scattered light; and a sample dispensing mechanism that dispenses a sample to the reaction cell and the disposable reaction vessel. | 04-16-2015 |
20150132185 | MULTI VESSEL RING - A multi vessel ring (suitable for use with thermal cycler and PCR apparatus) comprises a ring body and a plurality of elongate tubes. Each tube has a proximal open end and a distal closed end, each elongate tube being integrally formed with the ring body, and being pivotally connected to the ring body between an initial position in which a longitudinal axis of each tube is generally parallel with an axis of rotation of the ring body, and a final position in which the longitudinal axis of each tube is inclined relative to the axis of rotation of the ring body. The multi vessel ring preferably further comprises a plurality of caps integrally formed with the ring body, and adapted to seal the proximal open end of respective tubes. A further embodiment is directed to an assembly comprising said ring and a carrier disc having a central hub adapted to be mounted to a thermal cycler, a circumferentially outer portion of the carrier disc having a plurality of grooves, each groove being adapted to support one of said tubes when the multi-vessel ring is located on the carrier disc. A yet further embodiment is directed to a capping tool adapted for use with such an assembly, comprising a loading block having a plurality of projections, each projection being insertable within an aperture formed in an underside of the ring body to push one said cap body from an initial position, in which the cap body is generally coplanar with the ring body, to an intermediate position in which the cap body has rotated more than 90 degrees relative to the ring body. | 05-14-2015 |
20150147230 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A configuration of detecting light from the front face of a light source is the best for confirming the variation of a light quantity, but when a plurality of light sources are present, as many detectors for checking a light quantity as the light sources are necessary and the apparatus configuration becomes complex. In the present invention, a detector for checking a light source light quantity is installed in a reaction container transfer mechanism used commonly for a plurality of detection sections, and the light quantities of light sources are checked with the detector. | 05-28-2015 |
20150316532 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analyzer which realizes stable reagent heating and high dispensing accuracy includes a thermostat bath for controlling a reagent or a reaction solution in reaction cells arranged on a circumference of a reaction disk to have a constant temperature; a first reagent dispensing mechanism dispenses a reagent into the reaction cells; a photometer detects transmitted light or scattered light in the reaction cell; and a disposable reaction container for allowing the sample and the reagent to mix and react with each other. The analyzer also includes a second reagent dispensing mechanism with a reagent heating function which dispenses the reagent into the disposable reaction container; a coagulation time detection section; a reaction container temperature control block; a reagent dispensing syringe which is connected to the second reagent dispensing mechanism; and a fluid temperature control mechanism which controls the temperature of an internal fluid of the reagent dispensing syringe. | 11-05-2015 |
20150346230 | AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS DEVICE - In an automatic analysis device, when an external force acts on a probe guard | 12-03-2015 |
20150355210 | AUTOMATED BIOCHEMICAL ANALYZER AND REAGENT CONTAINER - According to one embodiment, an automated biochemical analyzer is configured to dispense a first reagent, a second reagent, and a sample into a reaction cell to measure a compound liquid of them. The automated biochemical analyzer includes a first reagent container, a second reagent container, a reagent rack, and a driver. The first reagent container and the second reagent container each include a support and retain the first reagent and the second reagent, respectively. The supports are configured to be connectable to and disconnectable from each other. The reagent rack holds the first reagent container and the second reagent container and allows the first reagent container and the second reagent container to be disconnected for analysis. The driver moves the first reagent container and/or the second reagent container such that the supports are connected to each other upon extraction of the first reagent container and the second reagent container. | 12-10-2015 |
20150377771 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - A display is provided for an automatic analyzer to display statistics such as measurement results. A width of a display in a window that displays statistics may be adjusted and the amount of information to be displayed on the display is changed according to a level of detail of the information which the operator wants to confirm. Sample information, measurement results, and detailed information related to the measurement results are simultaneously displayed without a subwindow being displayed in overlapped form in the limited display area. | 12-31-2015 |
20160025758 | ANALYZER AND AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - To reduce the influence of air bubbles and dust in measuring scattered light beams on an automatic analyzer. A light source emits a light beam with a first wavelength | 01-28-2016 |
20160061644 | LIQUID SURFACE DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER - Disclosed are liquid surface detection methods and devices, and immunoassay analyzers. By changing the power source input of a signal drive circuit, an effective voltage of a drive signal applied by the signal drive circuit on a liquid dispensing probe is a negative voltage, so that the liquid dispensing probe is protected as the cathode in an electrolytic cell formed between the liquid dispensing probe and the cleaning fluid, and is prevented from being corroded by the cleaning fluid and rusting. Moreover, the intrinsic detection flexibility and performance of the liquid surface detection device can be ensured, and the requirements on the material and process of the liquid dispensing probe are not high, thereby effectively controlling the cost. | 03-03-2016 |
20160116496 | BIOSAMPLE CARTRIDGE WITH RADIAL SLOTS FOR STORING BIOSAMPLE CARRIERS AND USING IN AUTOMATED DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a biosample cartridge that includes radial slots for storing biosample carriers. The biosample cartridge has the same form factor as data tape cartridges used in automated tape libraries to allow the biosample cartridge to be handled by the same robotic mechanisms that handle the data tape cartridges. One aspect of the disclosure concerns a biosample cartridge that includes a rotatable biosample carrier holder. The biosample carrier holder includes radial slots for receiving biosample carriers which optionally contain biosamples for scanning and analysis by automated tape libraries. | 04-28-2016 |
20160195562 | AUTOMATED ANALYZER | 07-07-2016 |
20160195563 | AUTOMATED ANALYZER | 07-07-2016 |