Patent ID: 11906407
Assignee: BL TEC K.K.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A flow analysis method comprising:
a sample introducing step of introducing a sample into a tube;
a marker introducing step of introducing a marker into the tube between the sample introducing step and a next sample introducing step;
a marker detecting step of detecting the marker and outputting a detection signal to an analyzing device;
wherein the sample includes a plurality of samples, and the marker introducing step and the sampling introducing step are carried out such that the marker and, among the plurality of samples, a given number of samples, which given number is one or more, are capable of being alternately introduced into the tube; the introduction of the marker into the tube and the introduction of the given number of samples into the tube being automatically and alternately switched therebetween;
wherein in the marker detecting step, at a stage prior to introduction, into the analyzing device, of the marker and the given number of samples which sequentially flow through the tube, liquid flowing through the tube is continuously measured, and a detection signal is outputted to the analyzing device when the marker is detected; and
an analyzing step of analyzing the sample that is transferred through the tube, wherein the analyzing step comprises acquiring the analysis data of the given number of samples when the detection signal is received.