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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Nobuhiro Kitagawa, Akashi, JP;
Nobuhiro Kitagawa, Akashi, JP;
SYSMEX CORPORATION, Kobe-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A transport apparatus includes: a first transport line configured to transport a rack downstream along the transporting route; a second transport line configured to transport the rack upstream along the transporting route; and a controller including a processor and a memory that stores programs executable by the processor to: determine where to transport a post-tested rack according to whether or not retesting is necessary on any sample held in the post-tested rack; and according to a determination, instruct the transport apparatus to transport the post-tested rack selectively (i) along the first transport line either back to first sample processing unit, where the rack has been tested, or to a second sample processing unit located downstream of the first sample processing unit, or (ii) along the second transport line back from the first sample processing unit.