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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2006
Hiroki Koike, Kobe, JP;
Hiroki Koike, Kobe, JP;
Sysmex Corporation, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A conveying device, intended for use in conveying a rack, which holds a sample container, to a sample supplying position for supplying a sample in the sample container to a sample processing device for processing the sample, comprising a conveying section for conveying the rack in a conveying direction from a predetermined position on the conveying device to the sample supplying position along a path connecting the predetermined position and the sample supplying position, wherein the conveying section is adapted to convey the rack from the sample supplying position in a direction opposite to the conveying direction, is disclosed. A sample processing method is also disclosed.