Sample analyzer and a computer program product
US9255939B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/1013
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sample analyzer comprises a pipette, a pipette moving mechanism and a position confirming member disposed at a position where the pipette can be moved by the pipette moving mechanism. The position confirming member comprises a space into which a tip end of the pipette can be inserted. When the sample analyzer carries out the position confirmation process, the tip end of the pipette is moved by the pipette moving mechanism so as to be inserted into the space of the position confirming member. When a sensor sensed that the tip end of the pipette collides with the position confirming member, the sample analyzer stops the movement of the pipette and notify that the pipette of the pipette moving mechanism has a problem.
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