Hitachi High-tech Corporation

Bridgestone Corporation

Hitachi-high-technologies Corporation

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Kenta Imai

Shunsuke Sasaki

Taku Sakazume

Yoshihiro Yamashita

Toshiharu Suzuki

Tatsuki Takakura

Takenori Okusa

Hiroki Fujita

Hiroya Umeki

Muneo Maeshima

Kyoko Imai

Shigeki Matsubara

Hiroshi Yoshida

Shoichi Tanaka

Hiroshi Kanemoto

Shunichiro Nobuki

So Oguchi

Beatus Ofenloch-Haehnle

Takahiro Suzuki

Atsushi Watanabe

Haruo Akahoshi

Kazuhiro Noda

Yukinori Sakashita

Masahiko Ando

Kazumichi Imai

Elke Faatz

Naoshi Itabashi

Yoshimitsu Yanagawa

Toshiro Saito

Shigeru Yano

Toshinari Sakurai

Itaru Yanagi

Terumi Tamura

Takaaki Hagiwara

Nobuhiro Tsukada

Michaela Windfuhr

Daisuke Ebihara

Yuichiro Ota

Takayuki Sugime

Hikaru Takizawa

Katsuhiko Sakamoto

Akihiro Endou

Yoshinori Negishi

Reika Kuroda

Marina Nakai

Tomoakira Kawai

Manabu Minegishi

Ursula Pauselius-fuchs

Rita Haerteis

Hauro Akahoshi

Hidekazu Tezuka

This automated analysis support robot for carrying out an inspection of an analysis module that automatically analyzes a biological sample comprises a vehicle body, a camera mounted on the vehicle body, a communication device which communicates directly or indirectly with the analysis module, and a computer for controlling the vehicle body and the camera, wherein the computer: controls the vehicle body to move to a predetermined operating position and to face an inspection target provided in the analysis module; images the inspection target using the camera; and processes a video of the inspection target to calculate management data relating to the inspection target.

Automated analysis support robot, and automated analysis system

Tire tread

An automatic analysis device including a container filled with a fluid, a pressure source, a probe which separates the fluid within the container, the probe associated with a probe position, a motor which moves the probe, a flow path which connects the probe and the pressure source, the flow path associated with a flow path position, a pressure sensor which measures pressure variations within the flow path corresponding with time series management data, and a sensor which detects a liquid level position within the container. A condition of flow generated within the flow path is estimated based on (i) the time series measurement data and (ii) a reference value of pressure according to fluid pressure based on gravitational acceleration in a position of the pressure sensor calculated based on (a) the probe position or the flow path position and (b) an immersion depth of the probe determined by the sensor.

Automatic analysis device

Provided is an automatic analysis system that reduces a personnel burden and increases an operating rate using an autonomous mobile robot while suppressing an initial cost. The automatic analysis system includes: a plurality of devices that are disposed in an automatic analysis areaand includes analyzing unitsandincluded in an automatic analyzer; and a robotthat moves in the automatic analysis area, in which an operation screen of the analyzing unit has a first screen mode for an operator and a second screen mode for the robot and is switchable between the first screen mode and the second screen mode, and the robot obtains state information of the analyzing unit from the operation screen in the second screen mode.

Automatic analysis system

Provided is an automatic analyzer in which user work is in conjunction with apparatus driving and operation of a user even in complicated maintenance work is simplified. The automatic analyzer includes a measurement deviceand a control device. The control device controls the measurement device. The control device includes an input unitthat receives a start instruction of maintenance work by a user, a control unitthat controls an apparatus to perform a predetermined first processing in accordance with input, a driving unit that performs driving in accordance with processing of the control unit, a display unitthat displays a second processing to be performed by the user in conjunction with the first processing after the first processing is terminated by the driving unit. The control device sequentially guides maintenance work of the user by performing the first processing or the second processing after the displayed second processing is executed by the user.

Automatic analyzer and maintenance support method

The automatic analyzer includes: a sample dispensing unit that dispenses a sample into a reaction vessel; a reagent dispensing unit that dispenses a reagent into the reaction vessel; a control unit that controls the sample dispensing unit and the reagent dispensing unit; and a measurement unit that measures a mixed solution of the sample and the reagent mixed in the reaction vessel. The reagent includes three types of reagents of: a first reagent that specifically binds to an antigen in the sample; a second reagent that specifically binds to a site different from that to which the first reagent binds with respect to the antigen and has a label to be detected by the measurement unit; and a third reagent that specifically binds to a site different from the binding site of the first reagent and the antigen and contains insoluble carriers.

Automatic analyzer and analysis method

There is provided an automatic analysis device that can easily realize introduction and replacement of additional reagents in operation even in a small-scale configuration. The automatic analysis device includes a reagent dispensing mechanismthat dispenses a reagent from a reagent containercontaining a reagent, and a normal reagent storage portionthat stores a reagent container and an additional reagent storage portionThe normal reagent storage portionis positioned in a normal movable areawhich is a portion of a movable areaof the reagent dispensing mechanismand the additional reagent storage portionis positioned in an area excluding the normal movable areain the movable areaof the reagent dispensing mechanismThe reagent dispensing mechanismperforms an access operation in the normal movable areain the normal operation and performs an access operation to the additional reagent storage portionupon receiving a predetermined instruction.

An automated analyzer includes an analysis operation part that causes a sample and a reagent to react and based on the reaction result performs analysis of the sample, wherein: the automated analyzer includes a plurality of units constituting the analysis operation part, a temperature adjustment mechanism that heats or cools the units, a temperature sensor that measures the temperature of the units, and a control part that controls the temperature adjustment mechanism. The control part sets the measurement startable temperature range of each unit, which is the temperature range of the operation specification thereof, and the operable temperature range, which is a temperature range that is wider than the measurement startable temperature range, and starts the analysis process of the sample when the temperature of each unit has entered the operable temperature range.

Automated analyzer and automated analysis system

In order to aspire to higher sensitivity in an automatic analysis device, it is important to prevent the mixing of dust and the like in a reaction part in which a sample and a reagent react. The present invention presents an automatic analysis device that is provided with a configuration for making the pressure inside a specific block in the device such as a reaction part, or inside the device become positive. By making the pressure become positive and forming an air flow that flows out from the inside of the reaction part or the device, it is possible to limit, to a certain amount or less, the amount of dust penetrating into the reaction part.

To provide an automated analyzer capable of shortening analysis time. The automated analyzer includes a vessel which contains a mixed solution of a specimen and a reagent; and a control unit which controls a first operation performed on the vessel, a second operation performed on the vessel after the first operation, and a third operation performed on a predetermined mechanism of the automated analyzer before the second operation, in which the control unit performs the first operation and the third operation in parallel. Alternatively, the automated analyzer includes a control unit which controls a first operation performed on the vessel, a second operation performed on the vessel after the first operation, and a third operation performed on a predetermined mechanism of the automated analyzer after the first operation, in which the control unit performs the second operation and the third operation in parallel.

Automated analyzer

An automated analyzer capable of continuously performing supply of consumables is realized while continuing measurement is performed, by a simple and small amount of mechanism. An automated analyzer includes a unit that executes processing necessary for sample analysis; a consumable supply unit that supplies consumables necessary for the sample analysis to the unit; and a control device that controls operations of the unit and the consumable supply unit, in which the consumable supply unit includes a consumable container holding portion that holds a consumable storage container in which consumables is aligned and accommodated, a preliminary storage portion that temporarily holds the consumables taken out from the consumable storage container, and a transport mechanism that transports the consumables to the unit, and in which the control device transports and stores at least a portion of the consumables taken out from the consumable storage container in the preliminary storage portion.

An automatic analysis device includes a probe that performs a dispensing operation including a suction process and a discharge process with respect to liquid; a syringe that generates a pressure change for dispensing liquid at the probe; a flow path that connects the probe and the syringe with each other; a pressure sensor that measures the pressure change in the flow path at the time of liquid dispensing; a storage portion that stores a pressure change of time-series when reference fluid is discharged as a reference discharge pressure waveform; and a determination portion that determines whether or not there is an abnormality in the suction process of the sample from a relationship between a value of difference or a ratio between the reference discharge pressure waveform and the pressure waveform of a determination target at the time of discharge of liquid and normal range.

In conventional automatic analyzers, there have been instances where, when a plurality of associated items are analyzed as a set item, there is high variation in the analysis data obtained using the set item, leading to a need for improvement of analysis precision. The present invention comprises performing, in mutual association, a set of preparation steps to carry out until it is time to analyze an unknown sample, the set of preparation steps including a pre-preparation step in which stirring, etc., is performed when an analysis reagent kit is mounted on the analyzer, and a step for correcting a standard curve in which correction samples that correspond to analysis items are used. This makes it possible to perform analysis after the preparation states of a plurality of analysis reagent kits are collected as needed, enabling high-precision analysis of a set item.

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