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Automatic analyzer

US5473551A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 1994
Grant dateDec 5, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 24, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2035/009
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An automatic analyzer wherein a part exchange judging section judges whether or not the current time reached an exchange date of one of constituent parts of the automatic analyzer. When the part exchange judging section judges that the current time has reached the exchange date of one of the constituent parts, the part exchange judging section delivers a command to display an alarm notifying the exchange of the one of the constituent part on a CRT. A K-factor update judging section judges whether or not the part to be exchanged affects the K factor and the K factor is to be updated. When the K-factor update judging section judges that the K factor is to be updated, an alarm notifying the update of the K factor is displayed on the CRT. The alarm notifying the update of the K factor is displayed until the K factor is updated. Further, each of various kinds of standardized protocols is also automatically executed. When a start key is pushed on a keyboard, a standardized protocol selection screen appears on the CRT. When an operator enters a number indicative of one of the protocols on the keyboard in accordance with a message, a selected standardized protocol screen appears on the CRT…

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