Patent ID: 11965903
Assignee: JEOL LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An automated analyzer comprising:
a reagent dispensing probe that dispenses a reagent of a plurality of reagents to a reaction vessel, wherein the plurality of reagents comprise a wash liquid;
a sample dispensing probe that dispenses a sample to the reaction vessel;
a stiffing rod that stirs the sample and the reagent in the reaction vessel;
a storage unit that stores washing information, wherein the washing information is set by a user, and wherein the washing information includes a condition for performing a special washing to prevent sample carryover and a washing method;
a determination unit that determines whether performing the special washing is required based on information about the sample dispensed by the sample dispensing probe and the special washing information set by the user, wherein the condition for performing the special washing, set by the user, includes a target analyte; and
a controller that controls operations of the reagent dispensing probe, the sample dispensing probe, and the stiffing rod,
wherein, when performing the special washing, the controller causes the reagent dispensing probe to dispense the wash liquid to the reaction vessel and causes the stiffing rod to stir the wash liquid in the reaction vessel based on the washing information,
wherein the reagent dispensing probe is a first reagent dispensing probe that dispenses a first reagent or a first wash liquid to the reaction vessel,
wherein the automated analyzer further comprises a second reagent dispensing probe that dispenses a second reagent or a second wash liquid to the reaction vessel,
wherein the stirring rod is a first stirring rod that stirs the sample and the first reagent in the reaction vessel,
wherein the automated analyzer further comprises a second stirring rod that stirs the sample, the first reagent, and the second reagent in the reaction vessel, and
wherein, when performing the special washing, the controller causes the first stirring rod to stir the first wash liquid dispensed to the reaction vessel by the first reagent dispensing probe, and causes the second stiffing rod to stir the second wash liquid additionally dispensed to the reaction vessel by the second reagent dispensing probe.