The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automated analysis apparatus that can reduce the influence of a pre-sample more reliably, by delivering an internal standard solution. The automated analyzing apparatus according to the present invention determines in advance whether the ion concentration of a first sample is higher than the ion concentration of a second sample by a reference value, and delivers a liquid other than the sample in addition to the internal standard solution (see FIG. 2)

An automated pre-analytical processing method and an apparatus for pre-analytical processing of samples to be forwarded to an adjacent analyzer for analysis. Rack label information is read and communicated to a processor. From the rack label information, the processor determines where to route the rack. The pre-analytical system has a rack robot that conveys racks to discrete locations depending upon the routing information assigned to the rack by the processor. The pre-analytical system has an automated station that reads the labels of individual sample containers in the rack that are brought to the automated station on instructions from the processor. Depending on the type of sample container and the type of sample disposed therein, the samples are either prepared for analysis by the automated station or the sample containers are directly passed through the automated station. Prepared samples and passed through samples are passed individually to a batching rack.

There is provided an automated analyzer which has plural liquid tanks connected with a dispensing probe and which can efficiently switch the operative liquid tank according to measurement item. The automated analyzer includes a liquid dispenser having a dispensing probe and a pump capable of aspirating and dispensing a liquid from and into an open end of the probe, the liquid dispenser being operative to cause the liquid aspirated in the probe and a probe internal liquid to be dispensed into aliquot receptacles. The automated analyzer also includes; an internal liquid supply device having plural liquid tanks in which probe internal liquids corresponding to measurement items are stored, the supply device being operative to supply a probe internal liquid into the dispensing probe from one of the tanks. The automated analyzer further includes an input section and an operation controller.

An electrolyte analyzing device with which an electrical effect does not occur has a housing to which a reference potential is applied and a flow passage which is electrically insulated from the housing. The analyzing device delivers a sample solution to a first electrode, and delivers a reference electrode solution to a second electrode. A reagent vessel placement unit which is electrically connected to the housing, has placed thereon a diluent bottle accommodating a diluent, an internal standard solution bottle accommodating the internal standard solution, and a reference electrode solution bottle accommodating the reference electrode solution. The reagent vessel placement unit includes a suction nozzle comprising an electrical conductor which is joined to the flow passage, and which can be inserted into and removed from each of the diluent, internal standard solution and reference electrode solution bottles. And, an insulator electrically insulates the suction nozzle and the housing.

A cell and medicament dispensing device for drug screening is configured to dispense minute amount of cells and medicaments. The device has a base, a transfer plate serving mechanism, a transfer plate positioning mechanism, an injection mechanism, a cell culture plate positioning mechanism, and a dispensing mechanism. The transfer plate serving mechanism moves a transfer plate to the transfer plate positioning mechanism. The injection mechanism injects cells and medicaments into recesses in the transfer plate. A cell culture plate is fixed in the cell culture plate positioning mechanism. The dispensing mechanism moves back and forth between a position above the transfer plate and a position above the cell culture plate to dispense the cells or medicaments from the transfer plate to the cell culture plate. As a result, the process of drug screening is automated to reduce labor and improve quality significantly.

An automatic sample injection device is configured to perform an injection operation of a sample to an analyzer by a sampling mechanism (2) for sucking and dispensing a solvent. The automatic sample injection device is provided with solvent arrangement locations (14) at which a plurality of solvents each accommodated in a vial is arranged, a method setting unit (16) configured to set a method of a predetermined operation using a solvent based on information input by a user, a solvent arrangement setting unit (20) configured to set the number or types of solvents to be arranged at the solvent arrangement locations; and a control unit (6) configured to control the sampling mechanism to execute the predetermined operation with a method set by the method setting unit.

A cell and medicament dispensing device for drug screening is configured to dispense minute amount of cells and medicaments. The device has a base, a transfer plate serving mechanism, a transfer plate positioning mechanism, an injection mechanism, a cell culture plate positioning mechanism, and a dispensing mechanism. The transfer plate serving mechanism moves a transfer plate to the transfer plate positioning mechanism. The injection mechanism injects cells and medicaments into recesses in the transfer plate. A cell culture plate is fixed in the cell culture plate positioning mechanism. The dispensing mechanism moves back and forth between a position above the transfer plate and a position above the cell culture plate to dispense the cells or medicaments from the transfer plate to the cell culture plate. As a result, the process of drug screening is automated to reduce labor and improve quality significantly.

The present invention provides devices and systems for use at the point of care. The methods devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device are modular to allow for flexibility and robustness of use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical applications.

Provided is a reagent cartridge that can reduce the risk of infection caused by an operator touching a sample or the like during dispensation of the sample or handling of the reagent cartridge, can shorten the test time by improving the work efficiency, and can positively perform analysis of the sample. A reagent cartridge used for an analysis apparatus that analyzes a result based on the reaction of a sample and a reagent includes a sample containing part that contains the sample, a reagent containing part that contains the reagent, and an antibody containing part that contains the antibody, wherein the sample containing part, the reagent containing part, the antibody containing part, and the sample containing part are arranged on the same surface, and the sample containing part includes an injection part and a liquid suction part.

An automatic analysis device including liquid containers 3, 4, and 5 for storing liquid and liquid sending units 8, 9, and 10 for sending the liquid in the container through flow paths includes a detector 102 for detecting gas in the flow path, a priming function unit for replacing the liquid in the flow path, and a control device 29 for determining that bubbles are incorporated in the liquid in the flow path when the detector detects gas in the flow path. With this configuration, the incorporation of bubbles into a liquid and a shortage of a reagent can be more efficiently identified.