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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2006
Takehiko Oonuma, Sakura, JP;
Takehiko Oonuma, Sakura, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
An automatic analysis apparatus analyzing a test specimen held in a reaction vessel on the basis of a property of a mixed liquid of the test specimen and a reagent, includes a plurality of reaction vessels which corresponds to a plurality of measurement channels, respectively, a moving unit which moves the plurality of the reaction vessels then stops them at every analysis recycle, a control unit which controls the dispensing unit so as to aspirate the test specimen during movements of the reaction vessels, infuse the test specimen to one of the plurality of the reaction vessels after the reaction vessels stop, and repeatedly aspirate the test specimen and infuse the test specimen to one or more reaction vessels except the first reaction vessel among the plurality of the reaction vessels during stoppages of the reaction vessels.