A method of handling laboratory sample containers by a laboratory sample container handling system is presented. The method comprises providing a laboratory sample container comprising an assigned ID information to the laboratory sample container handling system, reading the assigned ID information, checking, if the read ID information is unique or not unique within the laboratory sample container handling system, and if the read ID information (2) is not unique within the laboratory sample container handling system, assigning a new ID information to the laboratory sample container. The new ID information is unique within the laboratory sample container handling system.

Provided are a specimen transport device, a specimen analysis system, a specimen pretreatment system, and a specimen transport method that can reduce human errors as compared with the related art. There are a plurality of magnetic bodies having different inductance characteristics, and a calculation unit calculates inductance characteristic values at a predetermined current value flowing through a magnetic pole detected by a current detection unit and specifies the type of the magnetic body having different inductance characteristics based on the obtained characteristic values to identify a holder.

The disclosure provides a cabin door structure including a sample inlet arranged on a top cover and a cabin door mounted on an outside of the sample inlet. The cabin door is provided with a protrusion, and the protrusion extends inwards into the sample inlet when the cabin door covering on the sample inlet. A distance from an inner surface of the protrusion to an inner surface of the top cover is less than a thickness of a target panel. In the cabin door structure of the disclosure, the distance from the inner surface of the protrusion to the inner surface of the top cover is set to be less than the thickness of the target panel.

An operator can perform exchange work of a reagent container without including a mechanism for reagent exchange and interrupting an analysis operation.

An automatic analyzer includes: an analysis unit including a plurality of operation units for performing analysis of a specimen; and a control unit for controlling the analysis unit. The control unit allows the analysis unit to set to at least (a) an analysis operation mode in which a first and a second operation unit are operated for the analysis of the specimen, (b) a partial operation mode in which only the first operation unit is continuously operated after the analysis of the specimen is completed in the analysis operation mode, and (c) a reagent exchange mode in which consumables containing a reagent are exchangeable in the analysis unit. The control unit allows the analysis unit to shift from the partial operation mode to the reagent exchange mode.

A point-of-care testing (POCT) fully-automatic chemiluminescence device based on a multi-channel parallel pretreatment technology includes a support. The support is provided thereon with a reaction chamber assembly, which reciprocates linearly relative to the support. A multi-channel parallel pretreatment assembly and a photomultiplier tube (PMT) assembly are arranged on the support and are located above the reaction chamber assembly. The multi-channel parallel pretreatment assembly is configured to transfer, clean, and separate reagents in reagent strips in the reaction chamber assembly. The PMT assembly is configured to detect a luminescence value of the cleaned and separated reagents. The device does not have a liquid passage, resulting in low maintenance costs and high reliability. This realizes automatic sample addition, supports whole blood testing, and avoids carry-over. The device solves the problems in the traditional POCT chemiluminescence device of manual sample addition, cumbersome steps, and human errors which are easily made.

A gripping device for handling sample containers is presented. The sample containers are closed by caps of a given cap type or are not closed by caps. The gripping device comprises a number of fingers configured to collectively cause gripping of a sample container, a tactile sensor device arranged at at least one of the fingers and configured to sample a longitudinal profile of the sample container and of the cap, if any, being gripped, and a control device coupled to the tactile sensor device. The control device determines if the sample container is closed by a cap or not closed by a cap based on the sampled longitudinal profile.

A biological analysis system for performing a performing an assay or experiment includes one or more of a carrier, base, or tray. The carrier, base, or tray is/are configured to interchangeably receive (1) a first block and a corresponding first cover placed over the first block or (2) a second block and a corresponding second cover placed over the second block; The system also includes a computer readable memory comprising instructions for detecting when the second cover is placed over the first block and/or for detecting when the first cover is placed over the second block based on lack of electrical continuity along an electrical path comprising one of the blocks and one of the covers.

Method and apparatus are provided for processing a sample on a slide. A capillary processing module has a crank to raise and lower a slide, and/or a side inlet to apply a fluid to the slide. A capillary gap is formed between the slide and a chamber floor of the capillary processing module when the crank has lowered the slide. Capillary action causes the fluid to spread through the capillary space across a processing area and to contact the sample. When the crank raises the slide, the fluid is withdrawn from the processing area of the slide because the capillary gap is eliminated.

An automated system for processing a sample contained in a liquid sample container includes an automated tool head configured to rotate about a first axis, and to translate along a second axis different than the first axis, an analytic element positioner having an analytic element holder configured to releasably grip an analytic element, and a specimen transfer device carried by the tool head, wherein the tool head is configured to automatically position a working end of the specimen transfer device to obtain a specimen from a sample container held in the sample container holder, and to transfer the obtained specimen to an analytic element held by the analytic element holder, respectively, through one or both of rotation of the tool head about the first axis and translation of the tool head along the second axis.

A sealing system for container comprising material and a method using the system The present invention provides a sealing system for sealing a container comprising material, wherein the system comprises at least a first part which is a cap for sealing a container comprising a seal; and a second part which is a coupling member that is mounted to a dispenser unit, wherein the coupling of both parts with each other is configured that they can be twisted against each other while preventing axial movement of first and second part.