127 results about "Automated analyzer" patented technology

An automated analyzer that receives samples prepared for analysis in an automated pre-analytical module and a method of operation of such automated analyzer. The automated analyzer includes a shuttle transfer station that receives a shuttle carrier from the automated pre-analytical system. The shuttle transfer station has a clamping assembly for the shuttle. The clamping assembly has jaws that advance engagement members into contact with a bottom portion of sample containers disposed in the shuttle. The clamping assembly secures the sample containers in the shuttle when sample is aspirated from the sample containers. The automated analyzer also has a multichannel puncture tool that is adapted to be carried by a robotic gripper mechanism. The multichannel puncture tool has multiple puncture members that each defines a channel. Each channel is in communication with a different trough in the consumable. A pipette can pass through the channel in the puncture tool.

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 present invention provides an automated analyzer including a reaction cell that accommodates a specimen, an ultrasonic transducer that irradiates the specimen inside the reaction cell with ultrasonic waves, and a control device that controls the ultrasonic transducer. The control device measures electrical impedance while changing over time a drive frequency, which is the frequency of voltage applied to the ultrasonic transducer, and diagnoses the state of the ultrasonic transducer or the reaction cell on the basis of time-series data of the electrical impedance. The control device records, for example, correlation data in which sequentially acquired measurement values of the electrical impedance are associated with measurement time and the drive frequency that are related to the measurement values, and generates a measurement value of the electrical impedance with respect to a time axis as the time-series data.

The automatic analyzer includes: an analyzing unit that analyzes a sample; and a control device that controls operation of each mechanism of the analyzing unit. The control device calculates waiting time for which a user must wait before replacing the sample or a consumable necessary for analyzing the sample based on time when the sample or the consumable is last used in an analysis schedule that has been created at a point when the control device receives a replacement request for the sample or the consumable. It can be to provide an automatic analyzer capable of improving work efficiency, and a method for operating the automatic analyzer.

Provided is an automatic analyzer capable of simplifying control of a holding unit that holds a plurality of containers having access to an aspiration nozzle whose position is fixed and that rotates and moves up and down. The automatic analyzer includes an aspiration nozzle whose position is fixed and that aspirates reaction liquid or reagent, and a holding unit that holds a plurality of containers accommodating the reaction liquid or the reagent, and that rotates and moves t up and down. The holding unit holds at least three of the containers, and an angle between adjacent containers is an integer multiple of a predetermined angle. The angle between adjacent containers is an angle between adjacent containers in a circumferential direction and an angle around a rotation center of the holding unit.

A self-cleaning and base line stabilizing device of an automatic nutritive salt analyzer comprises a reaction assembly used for mixing a sample liquid sample, air and a corresponding reaction reagent to complete a chromogenic reaction; the light splitting detector is connected with the output end of the reaction assembly through a first connecting pipe; the cleaning assembly at least comprises a change-over valve, a second connecting pipe and a first peristaltic pump, the change-over valve is arranged on the first connecting pipe and located between the reaction assembly and the light splitting detector, one end of the second connecting pipe is connected with the change-over valve, the other end of the second connecting pipe can be connected with a reagent bottle filled with hydrochloric acid, and the second connecting pipe is sleeved with the first peristaltic pump. According to the method, pollution caused by adsorption of the flow cell can be actively prevented, the whole process only needs short time, baseline drift caused by adsorption of the chromogenic complex is prevented, the working efficiency is remarkably improved, and finally synchronous improvement of the determination efficiency and the data stability is achieved.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a processing device capable of filtering a liquid without increasing the size of the device. To achieve this, a processing device according to the present invention comprises: a placement part on which a first container having a first opening on an upper surface and accommodating a liquid is placed; a pressing part that presses a second container having a filter on a bottom surface and a second opening on an upper surface downward against the first container through the first opening; and a nozzle that suctions filtrate transferred from the first container to the second container through the filter. The nozzle is constructed to move vertically in conjunction with vertical movement of the pressing part.

1. Name of the product in this design: Body of an electronic device with a graphical user interface for displaying remaining quantity information. 2. Application of this design: This product is used in electronic equipment, specifically in automated analyzers for analyzing samples, to display information related to the analysis. The solid line represents the main body of the electronic device's graphical user interface, which displays remaining information. 3. The key design features of this product are the graphical user interface content shown by the solid lines in the main view. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key features: the front view. 5. The remaining parts are standard designs, omitting the rear view, left view, right view, top view, and bottom view. 6. Purpose of the graphical user interface: This interface is used in automated analysis devices, such as those used in hospitals or examination centers. The overall interface is used to display information related to the analysis. The portion shown by the solid line is used to display the remaining quantity along with the icons representing consumable categories, and to display the accumulated amount of waste and the empty quantity of the waste container along with the icons representing waste containers. Each cell at the top of the interface has a status information display area. From near the center of the screen to the bottom, there is an area displaying a remaining quantity chart along with icons representing consumable categories, and an area displaying icons representing waste containers, as well as charts showing the accumulated amount of waste and the remaining quantity of waste containers. (As a remaining amount relative to the amount of waste accumulated, know the amount of empty space until the waste container must be replaced.) The interface has an operation button display area at the bottom and an operation menu area on the right side. In the consumable category icon and remaining quantity chart display area, reagents sometimes do not display category icons. 7. Other situations requiring explanation: In the view, the solid lines indicate the parts that require protection, and the dashed lines indicate the text parts that do not require protection. The gray areas with varying degrees of brightness in the view are not used to represent color, but rather to express differences in brightness.

The application discloses an automatic analyzer for detecting aniline compounds in liquid and a determination method, and realizes automatic and rapid determination of aniline compounds in liquid samples through the design, connection and control of flow paths and structures, and the analysis processes such as automatic sampling, reagent adding, mixing reaction and spectrophotometric detection, so that reagent consumption and waste liquid discharge are reduced, and the analysis detection sensitivity, accuracy and precision are improved.

The invention discloses a detection method and a kit for calculating the ratio of serum (plasma) complements C3, C4 and C5 and urine complements C3, C4 and C5 to urine creatinine, which are innovatively developed on a full-automatic analyzer with a touch screen. The method realizes full-automatic detection of an instrument, is simple, convenient and rapid to operate, has stable and reliable performance of the kit, is a good helper for targeted prevention and treatment of complement-related diseases and clinical accompanying diagnosis and treatment, and opens up a new direction for clinical application of multi-item detection of an in-vitro diagnostic technology complement system.

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.

A system for supplementing measurement results of automated analyzers is presented. The system includes a computer device configured for obtaining a result of a measurement performed by an automated analyzer, the computer device and the automated analyzer being located within a privileged computer network, obtaining a context related algorithm associated with the result of the measurement defining one or more triggering conditions and context related information from a computer device residing outside of the privileged computer network at the computer device and processing the result of the measurement by using the context related algorithm to generate a context specific supplement to the result of the measurement at the computer device.

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.

Provided are: an automatic analysis device in which a self-priming pump that sends a liquid that has an adverse effect on the human body and / or on an apparatus can be safely replaced; and a method for replacing the self-priming pump. This automatic analysis device is for analyzing a specimen, and is characterized by comprising: a first placement part in which a first container that contains a first liquid that has an adverse effect on the human body and / or on an apparatus is placed; a second placement part in which a second container that contains a second liquid that does not have an adverse effect on the human body and / or on an apparatus is placed; and a self-priming pump that sends the first and second liquids to a third container placed at a third placement part. The automatic analysis device is characterized in that the self-priming pump is replaced after having been supplied with the second liquid until the inside of the self-priming pump is filled with the second liquid.

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.

1. Name of the product in this design: Four-component automatic analyzer. 2. Application of this design: This design is used for the four-component determination of heavy oil, residual oil and crude oil samples, including automatic four-component elution, solvent evaporation and collection. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic analyzing device capable of highly precisely measuring the position of an object with respect to a stirring mechanism. In order to achieve the foregoing, the present invention provides an automatic analyzing device comprising a stirring mechanism that uses ultrasonic waves to stir a specimen and a reagent, wherein the stirring mechanism comprises: a plurality of ultrasonic elements that oscillate the ultrasonic waves; an amplifier that applies a voltage to the ultrasonic elements; a detection unit that detects an electric signal generated from the ultrasonic elements that have received reflected waves generated by the ultrasonic waves being reflected by an object to be measured; and an arithmetic unit that measures the relative position of the stirring mechanism and the object to be measured, said measurement being made on the basis of the electric signal related to the reflected waves detected via the plurality of ultrasonic elements with respect to the ultrasonic waves oscillated from the plurality of ultrasonic elements.

In an automatic analyzer where a plurality of types of separation column are selectively used for performing a chromatographic analysis, an automatic analyzer configured to install a separation column of an intended type at an aimed position, and a method for installing the separation column in the automatic analyzer are provided. Identification mechanisms, a computer, and a display unit are included. The identification mechanisms read identifiers included in separation columns when the separation columns are installed at installation positions. The computer determines whether identification information of the identifiers read by the identification mechanisms matches an installation pattern registered in advance or not. The display unit notifies an alarm when the identification information is determined not to match the installation pattern by the computer.

To provide a gripping device and an automatic analyzer capable of discriminating more precisely compared to a prior art, three states of a state that a gripping member closes without gripping anything, a state that the gripping member opens without gripping anything, and a state that the gripping member grips a gripping object. An actuator sensor 248 detects either of a state that an actuator 243 is in an operation of opening gripping members 241, 242 or a state that the actuator 243 is in an operation of closing the gripping members, by shielding first detection light such that an actuator sensor light-shielding member 250 enters between a first light projecting unit and a first light receiving unit, and a gripping member sensor 247 detects either of a state that the gripping members 241, 242 are closed or a state that the gripping members are opened or gripping container, by shielding second detection light such that a gripping member sensor light-shielding member 249 enters between a second light projecting unit and a second light receiving unit.

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.

An automatic analyzer includes an installation plate on which a system reagent container is installed, a liquid aspiration unit that aspirates a reagent from the system reagent container, a support unit to which the liquid aspiration unit is coupled and which can be moved between a reagent container exchange position and a reagent aspiration position, and a lift mechanism that allows the support unit to perform a lift operation. The support unit of the liquid aspiration unit is raised to the reagent container exchange position by the lift mechanism when a first condition is satisfied, and the support unit of the liquid aspiration unit is lowered to the reagent aspiration position by the lift mechanism when a second condition is satisfied.

The present invention enables detection and notification of an outlier delay at an early stage. To this end, this inspection delay monitoring device sorts specimens in chronological order of reception at a clinical laboratory (1), determines that an outlier delay has occurred in a determination target specimen when a difference between an elapsed time from reception of the determination target specimen at the clinical laboratory (1) to loading of the determination target specimen into a specimen conveyance device (3) or an automatic analysis device (4) and the maximum elapsed time of a prescribed number of comparison specimens before and after the determination target specimen exceeds a delay reference time, and issues an alarm notification regarding the determination target specimen determined to have the outlier delay.

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.

To improve photometric accuracy.SOLUTION: An automatic analyzer according to an embodiment includes a reaction disk, a light source, a detector, a selection unit, a photometric data generation unit, and an analysis unit. The reaction disk holds a reaction container containing a reaction liquid in which a sample and a reagent are mixed. The light source generates light. The detector detects the light generated from the light source and transmitted through the reaction liquid in a plurality of channels corresponding to a plurality of wavelengths, and outputs a detection signal of the detected light. The selection unit selects one or more priority channels among the plurality of channels. The photometric data generation unit does not generate photometric data based on the detection signal of the channel other than the one or more priority channels, and generates photometric data based on the detection signal of the one or more priority channels. The analysis unit generates an analysis result based on the generated photometric data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

In order to provide an automatic analyzer capable of improving the measurement stability, the following configuration is adopted. A control unit acquires a photometric waveform for each of a plurality of reaction cells held on a reaction disk from a photometry signal based on a photometry trigger signal, and sets a photometric value calculation period based on a time domain, the photometry signal being obtained by executing photometry of the plurality of reaction cells in an empty state or in a state where blank water is accommodated, the photometry trigger signal representing that each of the plurality of reaction cells crosses an optical axis of a light source, and the time domain representing a flat waveform obtained regarding the photometric waveform for each of the plurality of reaction cells.

Automated analyzer (2000) comprising a housing (2010, 3010), a robotic arm comprising an end effector (2360), the end effector (2360) comprising a body (2320) rotatably connected to an articulating arm and first (2363a) and second fingers (2363b) coupled to the body (2362) and being moveable relative to each other in a first direction, each of the fingers (2363a, b) having an engagement feature (2361) projecting inwardly from each of the first and second fingers (2363a, b) and toward the other of the first and second fingers (2363a, b). The automated analyzer (2000) further comprises a shuttle platform (2030) for receiving a shuttle (2030) carrying sample containers (03), the containers carrying sample (03) to be evaluated by the analyzer (2000) and the shuttle platform (2030) comprising a jaw assembly that engages the bottom portion of the sample containers when the jaw assembly is in the closed position.

Provided is an automatic analysis device that can prevent overflow of a waste liquid even when a liquid level sensor in a waste liquid buffer has failed or there has been some kind of trouble or processing delay in control by a computer.　An automatic analysis device according to the present invention comprises an analysis unit that analyzes a sample, a retention part that is connected to the analysis unit via a first channel and temporarily retains a waste liquid that is generated by the analysis unit, a waste liquid accommodation part that is connected to the retention part via a second channel and can accommodate waste liquid that is being retained at the retention part, a first detection unit that detects that the waste liquid retained at the retention part has reached a first liquid level, a second detection unit that detects that the waste liquid retained at the retention part has reached a second liquid level that is higher than the first liquid level, a control unit that performs control to open a second valve that is provided to the second channel when a detection has been made by the first detection unit, and a shutoff unit that performs control to close a first valve that is provided to the first channel when a detection has been made by the second detection unit.