A fluidic device holder configured to orient a fluidic device. The device holder includes a support structure configured to receive a fluidic device. The support structure includes a base surface that faces in a direction along the Z-axis and is configured to have the fluidic device positioned thereon. The device holder also includes a plurality of reference surfaces facing in respective directions along an XY-plane. The device holder also includes an alignment assembly having an actuator and a movable locator arm that is operatively coupled to the actuator. The locator arm has an engagement end. The actuator moves the locator arm between retracted and biased positions to move the engagement end away from and toward the reference surfaces. The locator arm is configured to hold the fluidic device against the reference surfaces when the locator arm is in the biased position.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic analysis device with excellent workability while removing dew condensation water that is generated on an inner wall of a reagent storage cabinet. To this end, the present invention comprises a reagent storage cabinet for storing a plurality of reagent containers, wherein the reagent storage cabinet has: a reagent jacket that rotates while holding the reagent containers; a housing that accommodates the reagent jacket; and a lid part that covers the housing from above and that has formed therein a dispensing hole for dispensing the reagent inside the reagent containers, and a sliding contact mechanism, which is capable of switching between a state of being in contact with an inner wall surface of the housing and a state of being spaced away from the inner wall surface of the housing, is provided to the reagent jacket.

To provide an automatic analyzer that can be designed with a high degree of freedom in accordance with cooling performance by cooling air in a space separated from a reagent refrigerator and suppresses the occurrence of dew condensation in the reagent refrigerator.

An automatic analyzer has a reagent refrigerator 20 that cools a reagent container 21 by using a refrigerant, a refrigerant cooling unit 201 that cools the refrigerant to circulate in the device, an air blowing unit 204 that takes in air fed to the reagent refrigerator 20 from the outside of the device, and a blowing air cooling unit 202 that cools air flowing from the air blowing unit 204 by using the refrigerant. The inside of the reagent refrigerator is positively pressurized by the blowing air that is taken in from the outside by the air blowing unit and is cooled by the blowing air cooling unit 202 to suppress the occurrence of dew condensation.

A cryogenic storage system includes a transfer module configured to service one or more cryogenic storage freezers. The transfer module includes a working chamber that maintains a cryogenic environment for the transfer of sample tubes between different sample boxes. One or more freezer ports enable the transfer module to receive a sample box extracted from a respective freezer. An input/output (I/O) port enables external access to samples. A box transport robot operates to transport sample boxes between the freezer ports, the working chamber, and the I/O port. A picker robot operates to transfer sample tubes between sample boxes within the working chamber.

Means for determining whether or not a reagent necessary for a chemical reaction is normally discharged is provided for a liquid dispensing device that dispenses the reagent for the reaction. A liquid dispensing device as such means includes a temperature controller that controls a temperature of a reaction position to any appropriate temperature and a temperature monitor part that monitors the temperature of the reaction position, monitors with the temperature monitor part a change in the temperature of the reaction position when the dispensing device discharges a reagent, and when a temperature change amount deviates from a beforehand determined threshold range, determines abnormal dispensation.

Provided is an automatic analysis device capable of adjusting the temperature of a plurality of portions requiring temperature control with less power consumption as a whole.

An automatic analysis device includes; an air-conditioned space 20 which is partitioned from the surroundings and in which a reagent is used; a Peltier unit 1 which includes a Peltier element 101 for adjusting an air temperature of the air-conditioned space 20; a heat sink 111 that cools or heats the Peltier unit 1 with a refrigerant; a first radiator 12 which performs heat exchange between the refrigerant which has exchanged heat with the heat sink 111 and the air in the atmosphere; pumps 10 and 11 that circulate the refrigerant; a reagent storage unit 30 which cools and stores the reagent; Peltier units 2, 3, and 4 which include Peltier elements 102, 103, and 104 which adjust a temperature of the reagent storage unit 30; heat sinks 112, 113, and 114 that cools or heats the Peltier elements 102, 103, and 104; and a second radiator 13 which dissipates the heat of the refrigerant that has exchanged heat with the heat sinks 112, 113, and 114.

According to one embodiment, a reagent storage include a placement table, a housing, a cover, and a fan. The placement table on which a plurality of reagent containers are placed. The housing configured to contain the placement table. The cover having a probe hole through which a probe is inserted and configured to cover an opening of the housing. The fan configured to send air in a first space defined by an inner bottom of the housing and the placement table into a second space defined by the cover and the placement table and to exhaust the air in the second space through the probe hole.

Mounting hardware is installed to a cryogenic storage device to accommodate an automation system for automated storage and retrieval. A guideplate at an upper surface of a cover of the cryogenic storage device is positioned such that the guideplate is aligned in a predefined relation to an access port at the upper surface. One or more mounting posts are affixed at a location as indicated by the guideplate. A vacuum is then pulled within the cover, and the mounting hardware is affixed to the at least one mounting post.

There is provided a cool box for use in an automatic analyzer. The cool box has a box body and an air circulator. The box body has a receiving space capable of accommodating therein receptacles for analytes or reagents. The circulator has an intake portion, a fan, and an exhaust portion and operates to circulate air in the receiving space by rotation of the fan. The circulator further includes an inhibitor removing agent retaining portion on which a pouch is set. The pouch contains an analysis inhibitor removing agent for removing components (analysis inhibitor) which adversely affect or inhibit analysis of the analytes.

A pretreatment apparatus (100) for performing pretreatment of a sample is provided with a holder (610) for holding a container (10) containing a sample, a centrifugal separation device (600) for rotating the container (10) held by the holder (610) to perform a centrifugal separation, a temperature adjustment device (420) for adjusting the temperature of the sample in the container (10) in the holder (610), an input device (320) for receiving from a user a designated temperature that is adjusted by the temperature adjustment device (420), a controller (300) for controlling the temperature adjustment device (420) in accordance with the designated temperature received via the input device (320).