Automatic analyzer and probe washing method
US11366132B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0446
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Since a detergent is a consumption article, it is desirable that a use amount of the detergent be as small as possible in a limit that the washing effect is not substantially reduced. Provided is an automatic analyzer which includes a syringe pump which is connected to a probe and performs the body aspiration and discharge, a feed pump which feeds washing water for washing the inside of the probe to the probe via the syringe pump and a controller which controls the dispensing mechanism and the syringe pump, in which the controller, in a case of washing the probe by sucking a detergent in the probe a plurality of times, controls the syringe pump so as to discharge the detergent after sucking the detergent and to suck the next detergent without feeding the washing water to the probe by the feed pump.
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