Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080240984 | Sample Analyzer - The present invention is to present a sample analyzer which is capable of prevent consumable part which does not adapt to the sample analyzer from being used and maintain measurement precision. The sample analyzer | 10-02-2008 |
20080240988 | SAMPLE ANALYZER - A sample analyzer: measures a measurement sample including a sample and a reagent; creates a calibration curve based on first measurement data obtained by measuring a measurement standard sample including a standard sample and the reagent; provides calibration curve specifying information for specifying the calibration curve to the calibration curve; acquires an analysis result by processing second measurement data obtained by measuring the measurement sample based on the calibration curve; and stores the analysis result and the calibration curve specifying information provided to the calibration curve used in the process of the second measurement data in correspondence to each other. | 10-02-2008 |
20080240991 | Sample Analyzer - A sample analyzer is disclosed that comprising: a first reagent container to hold a first reagent container with a first record section which contains a first reagent management information; a second reagent container holder to hold a second reagent container with a second record section which contains a second reagent management information; a first information reader; a second information reader; a registration section for registering the combination of the first reagent and the second reagent based on the first reagent management information; a measurement section for conducting a measurement of a predetermined analysis item by using the first reagent and the second reagent corresponding to the combination registered by the registration section; and a processing section for processing a measurement result obtained by the measurement section, and for obtaining an analysis result of the sample. | 10-02-2008 |
20080241937 | Sample analyzer and sample analyzing method - A sample analyzer and sample analyzing method perform following: a) mixing a sample with at least one of a first reagent and a second reagent, thereby preparing a measurement specimen; b) storing, in a memory, standard curve data corresponding to a reagent to be used in the step a) for preparing a measurement specimen; c) measuring the measurement specimen thereby obtaining measurement data; d) processing the measurement data based on the standard curve data, thereby obtaining an analysis result; and e) when the first reagent and the second reagent are of the same type, determining a reagent to be used for the measuring between the first reagent and the second reagent, based on information regarding standard curve data stored in the memory. | 10-02-2008 |
20090082984 | Sample analyzer and error information displaying method - The invention provides a sample analyzer by which a position of any error status in the sample analyzer can be easily found by a user to allow the user to carry out an error recovery operation in an accurate and prompt manner. The sample analyzer | 03-26-2009 |
20090215183 | Specimen analyzer, abnormality control method of the same and computer program product - Specimen analyzer includes a first holding section for holding a container; a first mechanism section for executing a first operation for the container on the first holding section; a second holding section for holding the container; a first transfer mechanism section for transferring the container from the first holding section to the second one; a second mechanism section for executing a second operation for the container on the second one; an error detector for detecting error in the first mechanism section; and an error controller for controlling the operation of the first holding section, the first and second operation so that the first operation and the transfer operation of the first holding section would be stopped while the second operation would be continued in case of the error in the first mechanism section. An abnormality control method of the analyzer and computer program product are also disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
20090220379 | ANALYZER AND MEASUREMENT RESTARTING METHOD - An analyzer includes a measuring section for measuring samples; a transporting section for transporting a sample rack which holds sample container containing the sample to the measuring section; a motion controller for controlling the measuring section and the transporting section; an error detector for detecting an error of the analyzer; a display section; a display controller for displaying on the display section information representing handling of the sample rack present on the transporting section when the error detector detects the error; and a restart command receiver for receiving an instruction for measurement restart when the error occurs in the analyzer, wherein the motion controller controls the measuring section and the transporting section so as to selectively suction a sample required to be suctioned when the restart command receiver receives the instruction for measurement restart is disclosed. A measurement restarting method is also disclosed. | 09-03-2009 |
20090292492 | ANALYZER AND METHOD OF RESTARTING SAMPLE MEASUREMENT - An analyzer includes a specimen preparing section for preparing a measuring specimen including a specimen and a reagent, the specimen preparing section including a plurality of units; a detecting section for detecting a predetermined component from the specimen; a start command receiver for receiving a starting measurement instruction; a measurement controller for controlling the units and the detecting section when the starting measurement instruction is received; an error detecting section for detecting an error in the operations of the units; a measurement abort controller for stopping the operations of the units when the error is detected; a restart command receiver for receiving a restart measurement instruction after the abortion of the measurement; and a remeasurement controller for moving the units to initial positions thereof and controlling the units and the detecting section when the restarting measurement instruction is received is disclosed. A method of restarting sample measurement is also disclosed. | 11-26-2009 |
20100238043 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND ERROR INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD - The invention provides a sample analyzer by which a position of any error status in the sample analyzer can be easily found by a user to allow the user to carry out an error recovery operation in an accurate and prompt manner. The sample analyzer | 09-23-2010 |
20110223682 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND REAGENT MANAGEMENT METHOD - A sample analyzer for performing analysis regarding a predetermined measurement item by using a combination of at least a first reagent and a second reagent, the sample analyzer comprising: a reagent container holder configured to hold a first reagent container which contains the first reagent and which includes a first storage medium, and a second reagent container which contains the second reagent and which includes a second storage medium; a writer configured to write information into the first storage medium and the second storage medium; and a controller configured to control the writer to write, into the first storage medium of the first reagent container, identification information for identifying the second reagent container which is paired with the first reagent container is disclosed. A reagent management method is also disclosed. | 09-15-2011 |
20110236981 | SPECIMEN ANALYZER AND SPECIMEN ANALYZING METHOD - A specimen analyzer for continuously measuring a plurality of samples, using a reagent container which comprises a wirelessly writable and readable storage medium is disclosed. A specimen analyzing method is also disclosed. The analyzer comprises a reagent dispenser, a measurement unit, a memory which stores information regarding a remaining amount of the reagent in a reagent container, and a wireless communication unit. The analyzer causes the reagent dispenser to continuously carry out aspiration of the reagent from the reagent container, updates the information in the memory in response to an aspiration of the reagent by the reagent dispenser, and causes the wireless communication unit to write the information in the memory to the storage medium when the continuous aspiration is completed. | 09-29-2011 |
20110290890 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND REAGENT INFORMATION WRITING METHOD - The present invention is a sample analyzer for analyzing a sample by using a reagent contained in a reagent container, which includes: a reagent container holder configured to hold a reagent container to which an information storage medium is attached; an actuator configured to actuate the reagent container holder to move the reagent container held by the reagent container holder to a first position and a second position different from the first position; a reagent aspirator configured to aspirate a reagent from the reagent container when the reagent container is located at the first position; an information communication section configured to write reagent amount information regarding an amount of the reagent in the reagent container, into the information storage medium attached to the reagent container when the reagent container is located at the second position; and a controller configured to control at least the actuator and the information communication section. | 12-01-2011 |
20120087830 | SAMPLE ANALYZER - A sample analyzer comprising: a sample dispenser for dispensing a sample into a reaction container; a sample transporter for sequentially transports a plurality of reaction containers along a transporting path; a processing station including a plurality of processing sections and a transferring section that transfers a reaction container between the sample transporter and the processing sections; and a controller is disclosed. The sample dispenser sequentially dispenses samples at intervals. The controller alternates the interval when problem occurred at any of the processing sections. | 04-12-2012 |
20120275956 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A sample analyzer comprising: a measurement unit holds a reagent to be used in a sample measurement and measures a sample by using the reagent; a memory storing a usage amount of the reagent used by the measurement unit; a controller calculates an estimated usage amount of the reagent for a specific day, based on the usage amount of the reagent stored in the memory; and a display, wherein the controller controls the display to show a screen including graphic information illustrating a remaining amount of the reagent held by the measurement unit and the estimated usage amount of the reagent for the specific day, first numerical information indicating, by means of a numerical value, the remaining amount of the reagent, and second numerical information indicating an excess or shortage amount of the remaining amount of the reagent relative to the estimated usage amount of the reagent. | 11-01-2012 |
20130034466 | SAMPLE ANALYZER - A measuring section | 02-07-2013 |
20130078617 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAMPLE ANALYZER - A sample analyzer transports a first rack and a second rack, the first rack including a first number of supporters for supporting containers that contain biological samples of subjects, and the second rack including a second number of supporters for supporting containers that contain standard samples. The sample analyzer determines whether a transport object is the first rack or the second rack. When it has been determined that the transport object is the second rack, the sample analyzer performs a transporting operation according to the second rack and measure the standard samples in the containers supported by the second rack in a predetermined order, and prepares a calibration curve used for analyzing a measurement result of a biological sample, based on a plurality of measurement results of the standard samples. | 03-28-2013 |
20130189708 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND A SAMPLE ANALYZING METHOD - Herewith disclosed is a sample analyzer comprising: a measurement section configured to perform a measurement on a sample and generate a measurement value according to the concentration of an analyte in the sample; a memory storing a calibration curve; an analysis section; an output section; and an instruction receiver. When the instruction receiver receives an instruction to perform a diluting measurement on a calibration sample, the measurement section dilutes the calibration sample by a predetermined ratio and performs a measurement on the diluted calibration sample, and the analysis section determines the concentration of the analyte in the diluted calibration sample by applying a measurement value obtained from the diluted calibration sample to the calibration curve. Information generated based on the determined concentration and the known concentration is output. | 07-25-2013 |
20130344622 | POSITION ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR MOVABLE UNIT IN SAMPLE ANALYZER, AND SAMPLE ANALYZER - A position adjustment method for a movable unit in a sample analyzer which includes: a measurement section which causes a movable unit to operate in order to measure a sample; and a communication section for performing communication with outside, includes: a terminal screen displaying step of causing a portable terminal device to display a position adjustment screen for accepting an input for changing a position of the movable unit, the portable terminal device configured to be able to perform communication with the communication section; and a movement executing step of causing the measurement section to execute a movement of a corresponding movable unit in accordance with the input for changing the position received by the communication section. | 12-26-2013 |
20140295562 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR LOADING REAGENT CONTAINER - Disclosed is a sample analyzer, comprising: a container storage configured to store a plurality of reagent containers; a setting chamber including within a setting portion on which at least one reagent container is set; a container detector for detecting the reagent container on the setting portion; a gate to open and close an entrance of the setting chamber; a transferring section configured to hold the reagent container on the setting portion and transfer it to the container storage; and a controller programmed to initiate the transferring section to transfer the reagent container from the setting portion to the container storage if the reagent container is set on the setting portion when the entrance of the setting chamber is closed by the gate. | 10-02-2014 |