Measuring equipment and measuring method using cartridge container, and program recording medium

US8940231B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8940231-B2
Application numberUS-70535907-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 12, 2007
Priority dateJun 12, 2000
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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In the measuring equipment, a nozzle driving unit 10 equipped with a bar code reader decides whether the cartridge container being set is a special-purpose container, in which a predetermined reagent is injected separately in advance and to which a bar code is attached, or a general-purpose container that is prepared by separately injecting reagents by hand into an empty cartridge container, and when the cartridge container is a special-purpose container, a CPU 1 reads out measurement conditions from a measurement condition storage part for special-purpose reagents 3 a based on the information included in the bar code, and when the cartridge container is a general-purpose container, the CPU 1 reads out measurement conditions for items of a measurement object selected and input by a measurer from a measurement condition storage part for general-purpose reagents 3 b to conduct a measurement.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for measuring items of a measurement object present in a specimen using a special-purpose cartridge container and a general-purpose cartridge container, each comprising a plurality of vessels, the method comprising: injecting separately into the plurality of vessels of the special-purpose cartridge container an amount of a predetermined reagent required for measurement of a specific item(s) of the measurement object in advance of the measureme…

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What does patent US8940231B2 cover?
In the measuring equipment, a nozzle driving unit 10 equipped with a bar code reader decides whether the cartridge container being set is a special-purpose container, in which a predetermined reagent is injected separately in advance and to which a bar code is attached, or a general-purpose container that is prepared by separately injecting reagents by hand into an empty cartridge container, …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hiramatsu Hisao, Fukuya Hiroshi, Arkray Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B01L3/545. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).