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Automatic sample analyzer

US5270006A · kind A · utility

35Cited by
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12Claims
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Filing dateSep 3, 1991
Grant dateDec 14, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2035/00752
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An automatic sample analyzer comprising, a plurality of sticks which have a plurality of reagent portions corresponding to different examination items so as to be divided into a plurality of groups of sticks by combinations of the examination items, a plurality of cassettes each having an outlet and a discriminatory mark, the discriminatory mark corresponding to one of the group of the sticks so as to accommodate the one of the group of the sticks, a removal device for automatically taking a desired one of the sticks of the cassettes by using a single removal mechanism.

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