A cartridge capable of a centrifugation and an automatic analysis according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: at least two or more sample wells, a centrifugation well, a measuring well, and a tip receiving well, in which a container is formed into a lower portion along a circumference of a circular plate with a predetermined interval, wherein the centrifugation well is sealed with one lid paper along with at least two or more of the sample wells, a blood injection unit is further formed inside of a radius direction for the centrifugation well, the blood injection unit has an outer blood injection hole formed to be spaced inside the centrifugation well in the radius direction, an inclined passage that communicates with the centrifugation well from the outer blood injection hole, and a cover integrally attached to the outer blood injection hole to open and close the blood injection hole.

Provided is an automated analysis device equipped with a lid opening/closing mechanism with which it is possible to selectively open or close lids of a plurality of reagent containers, as well as to close all of the lids of the plurality of reagent containers, regardless of their current open/closed state. Each of a plurality of hooks 102 rotatably linked to a hook base part 104 has: a claw portion 203 which, when oriented to engage with a lid 101, causes force to act on the lid 101 in the opening direction; a basal part 202 which, when oriented to engage with the lid 101, causes force to act on the lid in the closing direction; and a closing protrusion 201 which, when oriented not to engage with the lid 101, causes force to act on the lid in the closing direction.

An article for performing a reaction includes a reagent well having a side wall, a bottom wall and an open upper end. A lyophilized reagent is retained within the well by a non-integral retention feature that is inserted into the open upper end of the well and fixed to a side wall above the reagent. An opening in the retention feature is smaller than a diameter of the reagent, but is sized to permit a pipette tip to be inserted into the well. The retention feature may be a collar fixed to the side wall and may include fingers extending axially into the well. The well and the retention feature may be correspondingly tapered. A method for reconstituting a lyophilized reagent includes the steps of drawing into a pipette tip attached to an automated pipettor an amount of a diluent and dispensing the diluent into the reagent well to thereby reconstitute the lyophilized reagent.

System, apparatuses, and methods for performing automated reagent-based analysis are provided. Also provided are methods for automated attachment of a cap to a reaction receptacle, and automated removal of a cap from a capped reaction receptacle.

System, apparatuses, and methods for performing automated reagent-based analysis are provided. Also provided are methods for automated attachment of a cap to a reaction receptacle, and automated removal of a cap from a capped reaction receptacle.

System, apparatuses, and methods for performing automated reagent-based analysis are provided. Also provided are methods for automated attachment of a cap to a reaction receptacle, and automated removal of a cap from a capped reaction receptacle.

A transport line cover with excellent workability that can be operated by an operator even with one hand. Proposed is a transport line cover that includes a cover body adapted to cover an opening at a top of a sample transport apparatus, the sample transport apparatus accommodating a plurality of transport lines that extend in one direction; and a first groove formed on an upper face of the cover body, the first groove extending from one short side to another short side of the cover body. A lower end of a long-side side face of the cover body is located at a level below a bottom face of the first groove.

A method of setting up a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) includes providing a loading device configured to receive sample tubes for setting up a PCR; providing a tube holding device comprising at least a first receiving opening; attaching the tube holding device to the loading device; and aligning at least one receiving opening of the tube holding device with one of the first and second receiving openings of the loading device and simultaneously covering the other of the first and the second receiving openings of the loading device.

A sample analyzer capable of preventing the loss of lids of liquid containers used in the sample analyzer is provided. The sample analyzer 1 has liquid suctioning units 11 and 17 which are provided with suction tubes for suctioning liquid, container setting units 13 through 15 for setting a plurality of liquid containers 5 through 8 holding liquid, and lid placing sections 16a through 16c and 32 through 34 for placing lids 5a through 8a of liquid containers 5 through 8.

An automatic analyzer provided with a roller and a reagent container shoulder presser at the position where an operator inserts a reagent container into the automatic analyzer. The reagent container is pushed while the lid of the reagent container is made to touch the upper side of the roller and the shoulder presser is made to touch the shoulder of the reagent container, and the application of upward force to the lid causes the lid of the reagent container to be half open, after which the reagent container is inserted in the analyzer.