IP Library Granted Patent US 7,341,691
Granted Patent B2
US 7,341,691 · App. 10/242,257 · Granted Mar 11, 2008

Automatic analyzing apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,341,691
App. No.
10/242,257
Granted
Mar 11, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An automatic analyzing apparatus for measuring an object substance in a specimen includes a reaction portion for causing the substance and a reagent commensurate thereto to react on each other, a detecting portion for detecting a signal or reaction condition from the reagent for measuring the object substance, and a cleaning portion for removing the substance of the specimen or unreacted substance in the reagent or cleaning the reacted liquids which have completed the reaction. The reaction, detecting and cleaning portions are independently arranged in a single frame provided in the apparatus. The apparatus further includes a transfer portion for transferring reaction vessels in succession between the reaction, detecting and cleaning portions. With this arrangement, the automatic analyzing apparatus achieves the high speed analyzing treatment and compact construction of the apparatus.

Claims (8)

1. An automatic analyzing apparatus for measuring an object substance in a specimen, said apparatus comprising:

a reaction portion for causing said substance of the specimen and a reagent commensurate thereto to react on each other,

a detecting portion for detecting a signal or reaction condition from said reagent for measuring the object substance, and

a cleaning portion for removing said substance of the specimen or unreacted substance in said reagent or cleaning the reacted liquids which have completed the reaction, and said reaction, detecting and cleaning portions being independently arranged in a single frame, and wherein said reaction, detecting and cleaning portions are in the form of turn tables, respectively,

a transfer portion being provided for transferring reaction vessels in succession between said reaction, detecting and cleaning portions to perform said measurement of the object substance;

wherein said detecting portion is arranged to be divided into a detecting reaction portion and a detecting measurement portion, respectively, and the transfer portion is adapted to transfer the reaction vessels between the detecting reaction portion and the detecting measurement portion.

2. The automatic analyzing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said reaction portion includes a pretreatment and a dilution portion for the specimen.

3. The automatic analyzing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said cleaning portion includes magnetically collecting means for magnetically collecting magnetic particles used as solidus carriers and agitating means for dispersing the magnetic particles.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2010
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 023778/0141 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 12, 2004
From: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014973/0402 →