Sysmex Corporation

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Motoki Koyama

Kazunori Mototsu

Toshihiro Ootani

Kazuya Fukuda

Tomoyuki Nishida

Toshikatsu Fukuju

Koichi Miyake

Satoru Okada

Tadahiro Takami

Katsushi Yano

An analyzer comprising: a reagent suction unit for suctioning reagent from a reagent container; an analyzing unit for analyzing an analyzing specimen comprising a sample and the reagent; a container raising and lowering unit comprising a mounting platform, wherein the container raising and lowering unit is configured to raise and lower the mounting platform; and a container holder configured to hold a plurality of reagent containers, wherein the container holder comprises a reagent container holding portion; wherein the mounting platform is configured to move a reagent container mounted thereon from a first position to a plurality of second positions, wherein the plurality of second positions comprises a position at which the reagent container is in contact with the reagent container holding portion is disclosed.

Analyzer

An analyzer comprising: an assembly holder for holding a reagent-containing assembly comprising an opening and a lid member for opening and closing the opening; an opening-closing section for opening and closing the opening by linearly moving the lid member in a reciprocating manner to substantially horizontal directions; a reagent suctioning section for suctioning reagent by inserting a pipette into the reagent-containing assembly through the opening; and an analyzing section for analyzing an analyzing specimen comprising a sample and the reagent is disclosed. A reagent-containing assembly and reagent suctioning method are also disclosed.

Analyzer, reagent-containing assembly, and reagent suctioning method

A reagent-containing assembly comprising: a reagent-accommodating section comprising an opening sealed by a seal member; and a seal-opening section comprising a breaking portion for breaking the seal member, and a suction hole configured to provide access to the reagent-accommodating section; wherein the reagent-accommodating section and the seal-opening section are configured for detachable engagement with each other is disclosed.

Reagent-containing assembly

An automatic analytical instrument comprising a plurality of specimen tubes to store specimens, a plurality of storage tubes to store a part of the specimens contained in the specimen tubes by dispensing, a first dispensing unit to dispense the specimens contained in the specimen tubes into the storage tubes, a first turning table to hold a plurality of the storage tubes and transfer them by revolution, a plurality of analytical tubes to store a part of the specimens contained in the storage tubes by dispensing, a second dispensing unit to dispense the specimens contained in the storage tubes into the analytical tubes, a second turning table to hold a plurality of the analytical tubes and transfer them by revolution, an analytical unit to analyze the specimens contained in the analytical tubes, a transfer unit to transfer the analytical tubes held in the second turning table to the analytical unit, an delivering unit to deliver the analytical tubes after analysis is completed, a tube supply unit to supply the storage tubes and the analytical tubes which fall naturally into the first turning table and the second turning table, and a control unit to control dispensing by the first dispensing unit and the second dispensing unit, revolution by the first turning table and the second turning table, analysis by the analytical unit, transfer by the transfer unit, delivery by the delivering unit and supply by the tube supply unit.

Automatic analytical instrument

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Kobe, Japan

Motoki Koyama