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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2011
Eiji Takai, Kyoto, JP;
Noriaki Furusato, Kyoto, JP;
Eiji Takai, Kyoto, JP;
Noriaki Furusato, Kyoto, JP;
ARKRAY, Inc., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A transport apparatus for transporting a sample as an analysis objective in a state of being accommodated in a sample container comprises a judging unit which judges whether or not the sample container is positioned at each of first and second collection positions for collecting the sample from the sample container in order to perform each of first and second analysis processes and which outputs each of judgment results thereof as first and second collection position data; and a sample container identification unit which performs individual identification of the sample container in a transport route for the sample container and which outputs an identification result thereof as individual identification data. Further, it is confirmed whether or not the transport of the sample container to the second collection position is adequate on the basis of the first collection position data, the second collection position data, the individual identification data, and data to indicate a predetermined transport amount calculated in accordance with the first and second collection positions.