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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2010
Takashi Yamato, Kakogawa, JP;
Hiroshi Kurono, Kobe, JP;
Hiroki Koike, Kobe, JP;
Sysmex Corporation, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A sample processing apparatus, including: a sample processing unit for obtaining a sample from a sample container positioned at a sample obtaining position and performing a predetermined process of the sample; a transport unit for transporting a sample rack holding the sample container via the sample obtaining position; and a transport controller for performing a stop process to stop the transport operation of the sample rack by the transport unit when a transport suspension event has occurred during the transport operation of the sample rack, and for controlling the transport unit to restart the transport operation of the sample rack from a stop position at which the sample rack has been stopped by the stop process.