Automatic analysis apparatus
US11555824B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/103
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To provide a high-throughput automatic analysis apparatus at a lower cost. The automatic analysis apparatus includes an incubator which accommodates a plurality of reaction vessels; a specimen dispensing mechanism which dispenses a specimen into each of the plurality of reaction vessels; a mounting unit which mounts a dispensing tip on the specimen dispensing mechanism; a suction unit which sucks a specimen from a specimen vessel containing the specimen by means of the specimen dispensing mechanism having the dispensing mounted thereon; a discharging unit which is provided in the incubator and discharges the specimen from the specimen dispensing mechanism to the reaction vessel; a disposal unit which discards the dispensing tip; a sensor which detects whether the dispensing tip is mounted to the specimen dispensing mechanism; and a control unit which controls the specimen dispensing mechanism. The mounting unit, the suction unit, the discharging unit, and the disposal unit are arranged along a movement path of the specimen dispensing mechanism. The sensor is arranged so as to be able to detect the dispensing tip at a position sandwiched between any two of the mounting unit, the suc…
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