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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1998
Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Ishioka, JP;
Ryo Miyake, Tsukuba, JP;
Masaharu Nishida, Hitachinaka, JP;
Takeshi Shibuya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Takao Terayama, Ushiku, JP;
Hiroshi Mitsumaki, Mito, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automatically analyzing apparatus includes a plurality of reaction containers for reacting a sample with a reagent, and a reaction container washing unit for washing the reaction containers through a plurality of washing steps. The reaction container washing unit includes a plurality of storage parts in each of which washing liquid containing therein reacted substance is reserved. The plurality of storage parts are sorted with different reacted substance concentrations. A supply part of the reaction container washing unit selects washing liquid of a desired reacted substance concentration among the plurality of storage parts in accordance with respective washing conditions of the reaction containers and supplies the selected washing liquid into the reaction containers for washing the respective reaction containers.