184 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.

This invention discloses a high-precision automatic analyzer and a water quality analysis method. The method includes acquiring images of water samples and preprocessing them; identifying and removing bubbles and particles from the preprocessed images; identifying the liquid surface shape based on the image after bubble and particle removal; acquiring optical measurement data and calculating optical characteristic parameters; and correcting the optical characteristic parameters based on the liquid surface shape recognition results. The optical characteristic parameters include scattering coefficient, light-absorbing particle interaction parameters, temperature drift, and optical path length. Based on the corrected optical characteristic parameters, the concentration result is calculated. This invention overcomes interference caused by scattering, bubbles and particles, and temperature drift, improving the accuracy and reliability of optical water quality analysis.

1. The name of the design product: reagent package (bottle). 2. The use of the design product: for use in chemiluminescence full-automatic analyzer detection. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: perspective view 1.

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 automated analyzing device capable of preventing erroneous detection by a detecting portion for monitoring an amount of waste liquid, by detecting contamination within a measuring portion and executing a cleaning operation. An automated analyzing device 100 comprises: a pre-processing portion 101 that pre-processes a specimen; an analyzing portion 102 that analyzes the specimen; a measuring portion 103 that measures the amount of waste liquid generated by the pre-processing portion 101 and the analyzing portion 102; and a control portion 110 that controls the operation of the measuring portion 103. The measuring portion 103 includes a storage tank 201 for temporarily storing the waste liquid, and a waste liquid amount determining portion 203a, 203b for measuring the waste liquid stored in the storage tank 201. The control portion 110 determines contamination of at least the storage tank 201 of the measuring portion 103 on the basis of determination information from the waste liquid amount determining portion 203a, 203b.

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.

The purpose of the present invention is to suppress the replacement frequency of a cleaning solution in an automatic analysis device using a plurality of cleaning solutions, and a method for controlling the same. An automatic analysis device according to the present invention comprises: a dispensing probe that sucks and discharges at least one of a reagent and a sample; the liquid conveying mechanism is used for conveying first cleaning liquid and second cleaning liquid which are used for cleaning the dispensing probe respectively; different types of cleaning liquid areas in which the first cleaning liquid and the second cleaning liquid can exist; and a storage unit (referring to Figure 5) that stores the type of cleaning fluid present in the different type of cleaning fluid region.

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 present invention is configured as follows in order to provide an automatic analysis device which achieves high reliability by avoiding suction / discharge of a sample in an abnormal state.　The automatic analysis device comprises: a probe for dispensing a liquid; a probe movement mechanism that moves the probe; a jig for adjusting the position of the probe, the jig being disposed on a movement trajectory of the probe; and a sensor for detecting contact between the jig and the probe. The jig includes: a position adjustment space having a substantially cylindrical shape, for adjusting the position of the probe by moving the probe in a horizontal direction in a state in which the probe is inserted and detecting contact with the probe by the sensor; and a position adjustment tolerance confirmation space having a substantially cylindrical shape with a diameter that is smaller than that of the position adjustment space, for confirming a position tolerance of the probe on the basis of a detection result of the presence or absence of contact between the probe and the jig by the sensor when the probe is lowered.

A pretreatment method of an automatic analyzer, in which pretreatments of a plurality of substances to be measured can be performed by a series of treatments using a plurality of magnetic beads that can bind to the plurality of substances to be measured, is achieved. In the pretreatment method of an automatic analyzer, a magnetic bead is added to a sample containing a substance to be measured, the substance to be measured is bound to the magnetic bead, the magnetic bead is extracted from the sample, and the substance to be measured is separated from the magnetic bead by an eluate. A plurality of magnetic beads that bind to a plurality of types of substances to be measured are added to a sample, and the plurality of types of substances to be measured are extracted from the magnetic bead by an eluate.

In order to improve the detection sensitivity of flow rate measurements in a low-pressure, low flow rate cleaning system of an automatic analysis device, the present disclosure proposes a control method for an automatic analysis device comprising a liquid delivery pump that delivers a cleaning liquid to a cleaning mechanism of a dispensing nozzle through a flow channel, and a control unit that controls operation of the liquid delivery pump. The control method comprises: operating the liquid delivery pump through the control unit to deliver the cleaning liquid to a low-pressure flow channel that constitutes at least a portion of the flow channel and is of a low pressure and a low flow rate; and operating, through the control unit, a flow rate estimating mechanism arranged in the low-pressure flow channel to determine a value of an estimated flow rate in the low-pressure flow channel (see fig. 2).

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.

An automatic analyzer for analyzing samples comprising an immersion tube configured to retrieve a reagent stored in a reagent vessel and a lifting device configured to lift and lower the immersion tube. The lifting device comprises a guide rail on which the immersion tube is moveable between a lowered position, in which the immersion tube is immersed into the reagent vessel, and a lifted position, in which the immersion tube is retracted from the reagent vessel, and at least one biasing member configured to bias the immersion tube towards the lowered position with a predetermined biasing force. The analyzer further comprises a detector configured to detect an identity of the reagent, and a locking device configured to lock the immersion tube in the lifted position and so the immersion tube is moved towards the lowered position only if the reagent identity detected by the detector corresponds to a target identity.

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.

An automatic analyzer capable of improving maintainability by facilitating access to an interlock unit. The interlock unit includes an operation member configured to be movably supported between a lock position and a lock release position, and obstruct rotation to an open position of a cover; an electromagnetic driving unit configured to drive the operation member, and a driving connecting unit configured to connect the operation member and the electromagnetic driving unit and drive the operation member by conveying an operation of the electromagnetic driving unit to the operation member. The interlock unit is provided to be attachable and detachable to and from the housing.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic analyzer capable of efficiently performing stirring by a discharge operation. In the automatic analyzer according to the present invention, by lifting the probe while discharging a specimen or a reagent alter the probe starts to discharge the specimen to a vessel, as a height of a liquid level of the liquid in the vessel, which is discharged from the probe, is gradually raised, a distance between the liquid level in the vessel and a tip end of the probe is gradually increased.

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.

An automated analyzer includes a first turntable that holds a plurality of pre-treatment containers; a first dispensing probe that dispenses a specimen and pre-treatment liquid into one of the pre-treatment containers and generates a pre-treated specimen; a second turntable that holds a plurality of reaction containers; a second dispensing probe that sucks the pre-treated specimen from one of the pre-treatment containers and dispenses the pre-treated specimen into one of the reaction containers; a measurement unit that measures the pre-treated specimen stored in one of the reaction containers; a management unit that determines an order in which the pre-treated specimen stored in one of the pre-treatment containers is dispensed by the second dispensing probe when the pre-treated specimen becomes dispensable into one of the reaction containers; and a control unit that causes the second dispensing probe to dispense the pre-treated specimen in accordance with the order determined by the management unit.

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.