40 results about "Automated analyser" patented technology

Provided is an automated analyzer comprising a reagent cooler such that it is possible to cool the entire interior of the reagent cooler with one refrigeration device while also preventing condensation in the reagent cooler.　This automated analyzer comprises: a reagent cooler that cools a plurality of reagent containers; a heat pipe that is provided inside the reagent cooler and cools the interior of the reagent cooler; a cooling device that cools the heat pipe; a dehumidification pipe that conveys air from the exterior of the reagent cooler and discharges the same from an end thereof into the reagent cooler interior, at least one section of said dehumidification pipe being in contact with or in the vicinity of the heat pipe; and a first drain that drains, to the exterior of the reagent cooler, condensation water which drains from the end of the dehumidification pipe.

The invention relates to the field of environment monitoring technology and automatic analysis instruments, and discloses a miniature full-automatic heavy metal enrichment analysis system and a cooperative control method thereof.The system adopts an integrated, five-mode cooperative and intelligent closed-loop framework and comprises five deep cooperative modules of motion control, fluid control, enrichment purification, sample transmission and central control; the mobile terminal is integrated in the portable case; according to the cooperative control method, a dynamic task scheduling algorithm and a real-time fault diagnosis self-adaptive program are integrated, full-process, high-reliability and unattended automatic processing from a water sample to an enrichment membrane carrier is achieved, the method is suitable for on-site rapid monitoring of trace heavy metal in groundwater and other environments, the method can be combined with a portable XRF for use, and the method is suitable for large-scale popularization and application. And high-sensitivity detection at the microgram / L level is realized.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide: an automated analyzer which makes it possible to reduce the amount of a cleaning agent used for cleaning a reaction vessel or a dispensing probe; and a method for cleaning the automated analyzer. To this end, an automated analyzer according to the present invention comprises: a dispensing probe which suctions a liquid that contains a sample and discharges the liquid into a reaction vessel; a control unit which estimates the viscosity of the liquid; and a sensor which is used for estimation of the viscosity. The control unit changes the concentration of a cleaning agent that is used for cleaning of the reaction vessel or the dispensing probe on the basis of the estimated viscosity. A cleaning method according to the present invention includes: a step in which the control unit estimates the viscosity of the liquid on the basis of a value detected by the sensor during suction of the liquid; and a step in which the control unit changes the concentration of a cleaning agent that is used for cleaning of the reaction vessel or the dispensing probe on the basis of the estimated viscosity.

Provided is an automatic analysis device capable of achieving reagent suction not affected by atmospheric pressure and stabilizing a reagent supply amount and a residual reagent amount. Provided are a suction nozzle (suction part) 3, a discharge nozzle (discharge part) 4, a syringe 10, and a control part 102 for controlling and driving the syringe 10 to suck liquid from a first container 1 through the suction nozzle 3 and to discharge the liquid sucked through the suction nozzle 3 into a second container 2 through the discharge nozzle 4. The control part 102 controls suction time per session of the suction nozzle 3 from the first container 1 on the basis of the outside atmospheric pressure or the altitude of an immunoassay device (automatic analysis device) 101.

1. The name of the design product: fluorescent in situ imaging cell analyzer. 2. The use of the design product: the design product is used for measuring cell concentration and activity, and belongs to the field of biological automatic analysis instrument. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: perspective view 1.

This method provides a highly sensitive analytical method for measuring the concentration of a substance over a wide range, from low to high concentrations. [Solution] The automated analyzer comprises a light source unit 11, a reaction vessel 30, a detection unit 40, and a processing unit. The light source unit emits at least two lights of different wavelengths. The reaction vessel is capable of containing a reaction solution in which the substance to be measured and a reagent are mixed. The detection unit irradiates the reaction vessel with incident light emitted from the light source unit, and receives at least two different wavelengths of first and second emitted light emitted from the reaction vessel. The processing unit calculates the concentration of the substance to be measured based on the signal output from the detection unit. The first emitted light is fluorescence obtained by wavelength conversion of the incident light by the reagent. The detection unit has separation means for separating the first emitted light and the second emitted light and receiving them with a photodetector. The processing unit calculates the concentration of the substance to be measured from at least one of the two output signals output from the detection unit according to the emitted light.

The goal is to improve user convenience while achieving at least one of the following: miniaturization and cost reduction of automated analyzers. [Solution] The automated analyzer according to the embodiment comprises a detergent dispenser, a probe, a probe cleaning pool, a reaction tube cleaning nozzle, a detergent supply pump, and a first switching valve. The detergent dispenser is where the detergent container is placed. The probe dispenses at least one of the sample and the reagent. The probe cleaning pool cleans the probe. The reaction tube cleaning nozzle cleans the reaction tube in which the sample is contained. The detergent supply pump supplies detergent from the detergent container installed in the detergent dispenser to the detergent supply destination. The first switching valve switches the detergent supply destination. The detergent supply destination includes at least the probe cleaning pool and the reaction tube cleaning nozzle.

A method and device for purifying fluids in a container and providing a system for the cleaning of a container in automated analyser systems, comprising a pump which is connected to a single injection nozzle, wherein the single injection nozzle is configured to provide an oscillating fluidic jet, as well as a method for the cleaning of a container in automated analyser systems, comprising the following steps of arranging a container in a mount below a single oscillation nozzle; providing a cleaning fluid to a pump, which is connected to a controller and the oscillation nozzle; aligning the oscillating fluidic jet to a surface of the container which is to be cleaned; applying a cleaning fluid through the pump to the oscillation nozzle; and cleaning a surface of the container with the cleaning fluid.

Provided are a pressure control system and a pressure control method with which it is possible to automatically adjust supply pressure of washing water without requiring a cumbersome work for adjusting and setting a target pressure value. A pressure control system of an automatic analyzer 100 comprises: probes 6, 7 that dispense liquid into liquid containers 5, 24; a first pump 2 that supplies washing water to the probes 6, 7 via flow paths 17-20; a second pump 3 that is provided between flow paths 17, 18 connecting the first pump 2 and the probes 6, 7 and supplies the washing water supplied from the first pump 2 to the probes 6, 7; a pressure sensor 21 that is provided in the flow paths 18-20 between the second pump 3 and the probes 6, 7 and measures the pressure in the flow paths 18-20; and an adjustment unit 11 that adjusts at least discharge pressure of the first pump 2 on the basis of the value of the pressure measured by the pressure sensor 21.

The automated analyzer can include a plate sealer and a drawer assembly. The plate sealer can include a heated press plate configured to apply heat and pressure to a sealing material configured to seal against the top surface of the amplification plate. The plate sealer can include a knife assembly configured to cut the sealing material, and the heated press plate and knife assembly are configured to be lowered simultaneously to cut and seal the sealing material. The drawer assembly can include a two-lane drawer including a pipette tip station configured to accommodate two pipette tip holders, an extraction vessel station configured to accommodate two extraction vessel holders, and an amplification plate station configured to accommodate two amplification plates. The drawer assembly can include an extractor module positioned relative to the extraction vessel station, and the extractor module includes a magnet configured to apply a magnetic field to the extraction vessel holders of the two extraction vessel holders.

A consumable which is a device intended for single use comprising a cavity for receiving a liquid. The disclosure provides a consumable for use in an automated analyser system for performing biochemical assays, comprising a rim surrounding at least one cavity for receiving a fluid, wherein the at least one cavity is connected via a flexible bridge to the rim; and a cover foil that is arranged on top of the consumable and above the openings of the at least one cavity, wherein the cover foil comprises holes which are configured to be arranged in an open position above the openings of all cavities, wherein the cover foil is connected rotatable at and around a centrally arranged hole.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automated analysis device that reduces erroneous samples originating at a preprocessing step and reduces the workload on an operator. The present invention is an automated analysis device that analyzes samples and comprises: a preprocessing registration information acquisition unit that, for each sample, reads or receives preprocessing registration information that specifies a preprocessing source or a preprocessing date and time at which preprocessing was performed on the sample; an error determination unit that, for each sample, determines whether there was an error during the preprocessing; and a statistical data output unit that statistically outputs an error situation for each preprocessing source or preprocessing date and time.

The present application relates to the technical field of medical detection, in particular to a D-dimer detection kit and a detection method thereof.The present application provides a D-dimer detection kit, which is composed of reagent R1 and reagent R2.The reagent R1 is mainly composed of a buffer, a preservative, an inorganic salt, a surfactant and a protein stabilizer;the reagent R2 is mainly composed of a buffer, a protein protective agent, sucrose and a preservative.The experiment shows that the kit is easy to operate and has a short analysis time, and the kit also has high analysis sensitivity, optimal precision, good test accuracy and a wide linear range, and can be combined with an automatic analyzer, which is conducive to its wide use in clinical practice.

The following configuration is employed in order to provide an automatic analysis device that has a plurality of chromatographic separation units, and makes it possible to quickly determine whether or not a malfunction has occurred in the device and an abnormality has occurred in the results of mass spectrometry.　This automatic analysis device comprises: separation columns for executing an equilibration step, a chromatographic separation step, and a column washing step in the stated order; a mass spectrometry unit to which the plurality of separation columns are connected via a switching valve; and a control unit for controlling the switching valve such that a solution from a second separation column undergoing the equilibration step is sent to the mass spectrometry unit via the switching valve before a solution from a first separation column undergoing the chromatographic separation step is sent to the mass spectrometry unit via the switching valve, and a solution from a third separation column undergoing the equilibration step is sent to the mass spectrometry unit via the switching valve after the solution from the first separation column undergoing the chromatograph separation step is sent to the mass spectrometry unit via the switching valve.

Provided is an automatic analysis device capable of restricting the activation of other software from software for executing an analysis operation. This automatic analysis device for analyzing a sample comprises: a storage unit that stores first software which is software for executing an analysis operation, second software which is software for executing a maintenance operation, and an authority table in which a user ID and an authority level are associated with each other; and a control unit that restricts activation of the second software from the first software on the basis of a collation result obtained by collating the authority table with the user ID of a user who has logged in to the first software.

A connector for a hose transferring a medium, consisting of an inner part 15, wherein the inner part comprises at a first end 22 a first section 16 comprising an opening for accommodating a hose and a second section 17 comprising a duct 19 arranged between an inner base of the opening for the hose and a second end of the inner part that is opposite of the first end, wherein the first section 16 has a greater outer diameter than the second section 17; and an outer part 25, wherein the outer part comprises a thread (Fig 4, 2) extending from the second end of the inner part and a grip 26 surrounding the first section 16 of the inner part, wherein the outer part 25 is fixed rotationally movable between the first section 16 and a flange 21 of the inner part 15 around the inner part. May be used as a hose connection for tubes of automated analyser systems transferring mediums like liquid fluids.

This invention provides a flow path abnormality detection system, an automated analyzer, and a method for detecting flow path abnormalities, all capable of automatically detecting abnormalities in the flow path of an automated analyzer. [Solution] A channel anomaly detection system that detects anomalies based on data obtained from an automatic analyzer 1 comprising: a sensor 11 that applies voltage to a reaction solution obtained by antigen-antibody reaction of a sample and a reagent to cause an electrochemical reaction; a channel F1 for introducing the reaction solution and an auxiliary reagent for energization to the sensor 11; and a photoelectric conversion sensor PT that measures the emission intensity due to the electrochemical reaction. The system comprises: a processor 42 that calculates feature quantities from time-series electrical signal data during the electrochemical reaction period and identifies anomalies in the channel F1 from the feature quantities; and a data output interface 44 that outputs a signal related to the result of the anomaly identified by the processor 42. The processor 42 obtains feature quantities from the acquired electrical signal data based on the emission intensity measured by the photoelectric conversion sensor PT.

The purpose of the invention is to enable the estimation of a surface state of a dispensing probe even in an automatic analyzer having a detection unit based on a measurement method other than that of a spectrophotometer. A high-concentration colorant solution is dispensed by a dispensing probe of an automatic analyzer in which a detection unit is based on a measurement method other than that of a spectrophotometer, and then a low-concentration colorant solution is dispensed. A low-concentration colorant solution from which the colorant has been recovered is transferred to an automatic analyzer having a spectrophotometer as a detection unit. The low-concentration colorant solution from which the colorant has been recovered is dispensed into a reaction vessel by a dispensing probe of the automatic analyzer having the spectrophotometer as the detection unit, and absorbance is measured. The surface state of the dispensing probe of the automatic analyzer based on a measurement method other than that of a spectrophotometer is estimated on the basis of measured absorbance.

A rack for automated analyser systems and provides a rack for automated analyser systems, the rack comprising a main body having an extended front side and a corresponding extended reverse side as well as at least two side walls defining at least one opening that is accessible from the main body's upper side for taking up a container for a sample that is to be processed; an upper insert that is arranged onto an upper end of the main body, wherein the upper insert has openings with a predefined diameter defining the upper surface of the rack.

To provide an automatic analysis device that reduces a frequency of adjusting an amount of washing liquid for a reaction container.SOLUTION: The present invention is an automatic analysis device comprising an electromagnetic valve provided in a path for supplying washing liquid to a discharge nozzle, a liquid volume detector that detects a liquid volume of the washing liquid, and a control unit that controls the electromagnetic valve. The control unit has a memory unit that stores control sequences for causing the solenoid valve to operate in different ways, and a determination unit that determines which of the different control sequences should be applied during analysis, where all or some of the control sequences stored in the memory unit are executed, and the liquid volume of the washing liquid corresponding to each control sequence is detected by the liquid volume detector. The determination unit obtains, based on the detection result, the control sequence in which the liquid volume is within a predetermined range, and determines that the control sequence in which the difference between the liquid volume of the obtained control sequence and a reference value is the smallest is the one to be applied during analysis.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

To enable users to understand the status of automated analyzers. [Solution] The automatic analyzer according to this embodiment comprises a reagent storage unit and a control unit. The reagent storage unit has a turntable that rotatably holds a plurality of reagent containers containing reagents that react with a sample, a first lid that covers the turntable from above, and a second lid that covers the portion not covered by the first lid from above and is openable and closable. The control unit displays icons on a display screen that indicate the types of the plurality of reagent containers in the reagent storage unit, categorized into a plurality of groups, and also displays information to identify the reagent container corresponding to the opening when the second lid is opened.

In order to provide an automatic analysis device that, without reducing throughput, is capable of determining whether an abnormality does not occur in a dispensing mechanism and a specimen can be discharged at the bottom of a reaction container as expected, the automatic analysis device has the following structure.　The automatic analysis device comprises: a control unit that performs control so as to cause an arm vertical movement mechanism to lower a dispensing probe until the dispensing probe comes into contact with an object below, and to cause the arm vertical movement mechanism to move the dispensing probe upward after a detector detects the deviation of the dispensing probe from the normal position; and a determination unit that determines the presence or absence of an abnormality in the dispensing mechanism, on the basis of a first timing at which the detector no longer detects the deviation of the dispensing probe due to the downward movement of the dispensing probe by an elastic body.

An automated polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analyzer (110) for analyzing at least one sample (112) and a method of automated PCR analysis is disclosed. The automated PCR analyzer (110) comprises: - at least one controller (114); - at least one thermocycling apparatus (116) configured for subjecting the sample (112) to at least one temperature modulation controlled by the controller (114); and - at least one photometer (118) configured for detecting at least one optically detectable property of the sample (112), the photometer (118) comprising at least one excitation light source (120) configured for illuminating the sample (112) with excitation light (122), the photometer (118) further comprising at least one photodetector unit (124) configured for detecting light (123) emitted from the sample (112), the photometer (118) further comprising a movable filter cell (126) controllable by the controller (114), the movable filter cell (126) comprising a plurality of filter cell units (128), each filter cell unit (128) comprising at least one optical excitation filter element (130), at least one dichroic filter (132), at least one optical detection filter element (134) and at least one the aperture stop (174), wherein the photometer (118) comprises a working position for the filter cell units (128), wherein the movable filter cell (126) is configured for selectively positioning a selected filter cell unit (128) selected from the plurality of filter cell units (128) in the working position, wherein, in the working position, the selected filter cell unit (128) is positioned such that the excitation light (122) interacts with the optical excitation filter element (130), the dichroic filter (132) and the aperture stop (174) of the selected filter cell unit (128) and that the light (123) emitted from the sample (112) interacts with the dichroic filter (132), the aperture stop (174) and the optical detection filter element (134) of the selected filter cell unit (128).

The present invention adopts the following configuration in order to provide an automated analysis device and an automated analysis system capable of acquiring operation information of a periodically replaced component, the operation information being required for failure prediction related to the periodically replaced component, at a necessary timing without increasing a load on the automated analysis device.　Provided are an automated analysis device and an automated analysis system in which the automated analysis device is connected to a host system, the automated analysis device comprising: an analysis unit that analyzes a sample; a data acquisition unit that acquires operation information of a periodically replaced component to be operated when the analysis unit performs analysis; and a control unit that changes a number of times data is acquired per unit time by the data acquisition unit.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automated analyzer capable of improving analysis precision of blood serum. For said purpose, the present invention relates to an automated analyzer comprising: a liquid discharge mechanism that discharges a liquid into a reaction container; a photometer that acquires a luminous intensity at a time when the reaction container having accommodated therein the liquid discharged by the liquid discharge mechanism is irradiated with light; a mechanism control unit that controls the liquid discharge mechanism and the photometer; and a determination unit that determines the state of the reaction container on the basis of the luminous intensity acquired by the photometer. The determination unit determines whether or not the reaction container is contaminated with a separating agent, on the basis of a first luminous intensity acquired by the photometer when pure water is accommodated in the reaction container and a second luminous intensity acquired by the photometer when a surfactant-containing liquid is accommodated in the reaction container.

The present invention includes: a holding part 21 on which a reagent bottle 24 for storing a liquid is placed; a horizontal shaft 31, a connection point 32, a rotary disk 33 and a rotating operation control unit 34 which rotate, in a vertical direction, one or more holding parts 21 annularly arranged in a perpendicular direction; and a support point 35 and a rotation support disk 36 which are connected to the holding part 21 and which control the posture of the holding part 21 so as to deflect the holding part 21 in a direction different from the resultant force of gravity and centrifugal force applied to the holding part 21. Thus, the present invention, while achieving stable reagent dispensing, positively uses an oscillation effect obtained by oscillating agitation of the liquid reagent inside the reagent bottle by rotating operation.

This gear pump performance prediction system for an automatic analysis device makes it possible to accurately predict the service life and replacement time of a gear pump of an automatic analysis device. The gear pump performance prediction system comprises: dispensing mechanisms 7, 8, 11, 12; a gear pump 41 that supplies washing water; a water supply pump 54; a first liquid delivery flow path 115 that delivers water from the water supply pump 54 to the gear pump 41; a second liquid delivery flow path 116 that delivers washing water from the water supply pump 54 to the dispensing mechanisms 7, 8, 11, 12; a pressure sensor 111 that measures the pressure values of the first liquid delivery flow path 115 and the second liquid delivery flow path 116; and a control unit 112 that adjusts the flow rate of the gear pump 41 by comparing an adjustment target pressure for the second liquid delivery flow path 116 and a measured pressure value 303. The state of the gear pump 41 is predicted by a gear pump performance evaluation unit 132 on the basis of a performance evaluation factor for the gear pump 41, and the state of the gear pump 41 predicted by the gear pump performance evaluation unit 132 is output to a data output unit 131 that outputs the predicted state of the gear pump 41.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instrument detection, in particular to a reaction cup gripper device for an automatic analyzer. The reaction cup gripper device comprises a base, a driving motor, a rotating cam, a double-sliding-block guide rail, a first claw and a second claw, separating or opposite linear motion of the first claw and the second claw on the double-sliding-block guide rail is accurately controlled, flexible control over the grabbing and releasing process is achieved, rigid impact between the claws and the reaction cup is avoided, noise and vibration are remarkably reduced, liquid or solid in the cup is effectively prevented from splashing, and meanwhile the effect that the liquid or solid in the cup is prevented from splashing is achieved. The service life of the driving motor is far longer than that of a traditional electromagnet, the driving motor can be continuously powered on to keep the claw state, and the long-time operation requirement is met. And the rolling contact between the contact bearing and the rotating cam and the precise guiding of the double-slide-block guide rail greatly reduce the mechanical wear, and further ensure the long service life and high reliability of the device.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automated analyzer capable of shortening the overall time required for reading a bar code affixed to a specimen container. To this end, an automated analyzer according to the present invention comprises: a placement unit on which a rack capable of holding a plurality of containers for accommodating specimens is placed; a reading unit that reads information stored in tags affixed to the containers and the rack; and a control unit that controls the reading unit. When the reading unit reads a first rack tag affixed to a first rack among the racks, the control unit performs control so as to read a first container tag affixed to a first container held in the first rack, and when the reading unit cannot read the first rack tag, the control unit performs control so as not to perform an operation for reading the first container tag.