Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100107744 | SPECIMEN ANALYZING APPARATUS AND SPECIMEN ANALYZING METHOD - A specimen analyzing apparatus comprising: a detector for detecting component information regarding a component in a specimen contained in each of analyzing containers, the analyzing containers comprising first and second analyzing containers; an analyzing part for analyzing the component information detected by the detector; a transporting device for transporting specimen containers each containing a specimen, the specimen containers comprising first and second specimen containers; an operation mode selector for selecting one of a first operation mode and a second operation mode; a first supplying device for supplying the specimen of a first amount; a second supplying device for supplying the specimen of a second amount grater than the first amount; and a supply controller for controlling the first and second supplying devices in accordance with an operation mode selected by the operation mode selector, is disclosed. A specimen analyzing method is also disclosed. | 05-06-2010 |
20110020948 | SPECIMEN PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A specimen processing apparatus comprising: a specimen processing section which includes a movable section and processes a specimen by moving the movable section; and a controller for determining whether the movable section was moved while a specimen processing operation by the specimen processing section was stopped, and controlling the specimen processing section to perform a preparing operation for starting the specimen processing operation based on the determination result, is disclosed. A control method for a specimen processing apparatus is also disclosed. | 01-27-2011 |
20110053277 | ANALYZING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A specimen analyzing apparatus for measuring a specimen by using a reagent which has a dispensing mechanism which includes a dispensing tube for suctioning and discharging liquid; a reagent container holder from which a reagent container is removable when the reagent container is in a container removal area; a receiving section for receiving a replacement command for a replacement of the reagent; and a controller for controlling the dispensing mechanism so as to retreat the dispensing tube from the container removal area when the replacement command has been received by the receiving section. Also, a control method for a specimen analyzing apparatus. | 03-03-2011 |
20110076780 | SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SAMPLE RACK TRANSPORTING METHOD, AND APPARATUS - A sample processing apparatus includes a sample processing unit for obtaining a sample from a sample container and performing a predetermined process of the sample; a transport unit which includes a transport region for transporting, in a transport operation, a sample rack holding the sample container to the sample processing unit, and a rack removal region where the sample rack is accessible to an operator. A restraining member is also provided, which restrains contact by the operator to the sample rack on the transport region. A transport controller controls the transport unit to transport the sample rack on the transport region to the rack removal region after a predetermined transport suspension event occurs during the transport operation. | 03-31-2011 |
20110123397 | SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SAMPLE RACK TRANSPORTING METHOD - A sample processing apparatus, including: a sample processing unit for obtaining a sample from a sample container positioned at a sample obtaining position and performing a predetermined process of the sample; a transport unit for transporting a sample rack holding the sample container via the sample obtaining position; and a transport controller for performing a stop process to stop the transport operation of the sample rack by the transport unit when a transport suspension event has occurred during the transport operation of the sample rack, and for controlling the transport unit to restart the transport operation of the sample rack from a stop position at which the sample rack has been stopped by the stop process. | 05-26-2011 |
20110318845 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND LIQUID ASPIRATING METHOD - A sample analyzer is configured to execute a liquid surface detection of detecting a liquid surface in a container by a liquid surface detector prior to a lowering operation of an aspirating tube for aspirating the liquid if a liquid level information is not stored in a memory, and store a liquid level information of a container in the memory based on a detection result by the liquid surface detection. Also, a liquid aspirating method by a sample analyzer. | 12-29-2011 |
20120004857 | THROUGHPUT INFORMATION GENERATING APPARATUS OF SAMPLE ANALYZER, SAMPLE ANALYZER, THROUGHPUT INFORMATION GENERATING METHOD OF SAMPLE ANALYZER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An apparatus for generating throughput information of a sample analyzer is disclosed. Specifically, this apparatus generates throughput information of a sample analyzer capable of measuring a sample on a plurality of measurement items in which measurement time differs from each other. The apparatus receives an input of a plurality of measurement orders, wherein a measurement order includes a designation of at least one measurement item, generates the throughput information of the sample analyzer based on the received plurality of measurement orders; and outputs the generated throughput information. | 01-05-2012 |
20120222773 | ANALYZER AND POSITION CONFIRMING METHOD - An analyzer comprising: a container holder; a liquid dispenser including a pipette, wherein the liquid dispenser performs a dispensing operation toward the container held in the container holder; a detector configured to measure a measurement sample prepared through the dispensing operation; a contact detector configured to detect contact between the container held in the container holder or the container holder and the pipette; and a controller configured to execute a position confirming process comprising: controlling the liquid dispenser to arrange a tip of the pipette in a plurality of positions in a horizontal direction, the plurality of positions being within an opening formed in the container held in the container holder or in the container holder; and determining whether or not the contact between the container held in the container holder or the container holder and the pipette is detected by the contact detector. | 09-06-2012 |
20120294763 | SPECIMEN ANALYZING APPARATUS AND SPECIMEN ANALYZING METHOD - A specimen analyzing apparatus comprising: a detector for detecting component information regarding a component in a specimen contained in each of analyzing containers, the analyzing containers comprising first and second analyzing containers; an analyzing part for analyzing the component information detected by the detector; a transporting device for transporting specimen containers each containing a specimen, the specimen containers comprising first and second specimen containers; an operation mode selector for selecting one of a first operation mode and a second operation mode; a first supplying device for supplying the specimen of a first amount; a second supplying device for supplying the specimen of a second amount grater than the first amount; and a supply controller for controlling the first and second supplying devices in accordance with an operation mode selected by the operation mode selector, is disclosed. A specimen analyzing method is also disclosed. | 11-22-2012 |
20140004612 | SPECIMEN ANALYZING METHOD AND SPECIMEN ANALYZING APPARATUS | 01-02-2014 |