Examination device and examination method
US8730459B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0441
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided herein are an examination device and an examination method that can efficiently perform examination even when both whole blood and serum/blood plasma specimens are to be examined. A solid-phase extraction cartridge or a filter is placed on a continuous track of a cartridge table. A cup table is disposed below the cartridge table. A cup is placed on a continuous track of the cup table to receive a sample purified by the filter. When viewed from above, the continuous track of the cartridge table and the continuous track of the cup table cross each other at a position “m”, and each of the tracks crosses a position at which a sample probe operates. A pretreatment for serum/blood plasma is completed in one rotation of the cartridge table. A pretreatment for whole blood is completed in two rotations of the cartridge table.
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