Method and apparatus for automatically analyzing reaction solutions of samples
US6090630A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/115831
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
When an operator touches a reagent interruption key during a continuous analyzing operation of samples in an operation state, the succeeding sampling operation is temporarily suspended and a reagent interruption screen is displayed on a screen of a CRT. A reagent delivery operation as to pipetted samples and a light-measurement operation as to the reaction solution are continued. A waiting time period until an operation for exchanging a reagent bottle can be started is displayed on the screen. When the waiting time period becomes zero minutes, an operator touches an execution key. Then, a screen representing readiness for exchanging a reagent bottle is displayed and an analyzing apparatus is placed in a reagent exchange waiting state for waiting for exchanging the reagent bottle. When an operator touches the execution key after exchanging the reagent bottle, the analysis apparatus reads bar codes o the reagent bottles on the reagent disks and registers the reagent information. Thereafter, an operation screen is displayed and the analysis apparatus is restored to an operation state thereby to continue the analysis operation of the samples.
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