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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2012
Masaki Shiba, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masaaki Hanawa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masaharu Nishida, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitoshi Otake, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masaki Shiba, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masaaki Hanawa, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masaharu Nishida, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitoshi Otake, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The automatic analyzer includes: a first reagent container storage section storing a plurality of reagent containers; a regent dispensing mechanism for dispensing a reagent from a reagent container stored in the first reagent container storage section; a second reagent container storage section storing a plurality of reagent containers; a reagent container transfer mechanism for transferring a reagent container selected from among reagent containers stored in the second reagent container storage section to the first reagent container storage section; and a controller configured to control the reagent container transfer mechanism to transfer a reagent container from the second reagent container storage section to the first reagent container storage section on the basis of a predetermined priority condition. The predetermined priority condition is one of a reagent provided with an effective calibration curve result, a number of remaining tests, and an expiration date of a reagent.