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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2019
Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Takashi Yoshida, Kobe, JP;
Hiroaki Inokuchi, Kobe, JP;
Takehiro Hasegawa, Kobe, JP;
Chikako Murata, Kobe, JP;
Yukio Iwasaki, Kobe, JP;
Satoshi Ouchi, Kobe, JP;
SYSMEX CORPORATION, Kobe, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A sample pretreatment apparatus includes: a plurality of sample pretreatment sections, each of which executes a sample pretreatment prior to a measurement; and a robotic arm including: an articulated arm member; and a hand attached to the articulated arm member. The plurality of sample pretreatment sections includes a sample dispenser that dispenses a sample in a first sample container into a second sample container. For a first measurement, the robotic arm holds the second sample container with the hand and transports the second sample container to a pretreatment group of the plurality of sample pretreatment sections, the pretreatment group including the sample dispenser. For a second measurement, the robotic arm holds the second sample container with the hand and transports the second sample container to another pretreatment group of the plurality of sample pretreatment sections, the another pretreatment group including the sample dispenser.