Arkray, Inc.

Masafumi Koike

Hisashi Okuda

Toshihiko Harada

Michio Naka

Yoshihiko Higuchi

Kazuya Iketani

Kouji Hirayama

Koji Okumura

A sample collection implement Sincludes a containerhaving an accommodation portionin which a liquidfor suspending or diluting a sample is accommodated, a sample collection stickbeing able to be disposed in the accommodation portion, a filterprovided inside the container, and a movable memberthat can be moved in a predetermined direction inside the containerand has a function of pushing the liquidand causing the liquid to pass through the filter, when moved in the predetermined direction. With such a configuration, when the liquidis filtered, it is not necessary to move the filterby directly pushing it and a filter with a low mechanical strength can be used as the filter. In addition, it is not necessary to use a centrifugal apparatus.

Sample collection implement

A suction generating device for a sample analysis device is provided. The device comprises four parts, namely, a cover plate,a middle plate,a bottom plate,and an operation plate,A protruding portion,for compressing the suction generating chamber is formed in an approximately center portion on the lower side of the operation plate,a protruding portion,for operation is formed in an approximately center portion on the upper side of the operation plate,A cavity,for inserting the sample analysis device therein is formed in an approximately center portion in the bottom plate,and a hole,for light irradiation is punched in a determined portion in the cavity,A concave portion,for fitting the operation plate,therein is formed in the middle plate,and a window section,is formed in the center of the concave portion,to let the lower protruding portion,on the operation plate,protrude therethrough. A window section,is formed in the cover plate,to let the upper protruding portion,on the operation plate,protrude therethrough.

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Kyoto, Japan

Masafumi Koike