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

Claim 3:
4. A method of controlling an automated analyzer that comprises a first reagent dispensing probe that dispenses a first reagent or a first wash liquid of a plurality of reagents or wash liquids to a reaction vessel, a second reagent dispensing probe that dispenses a second reagent or a second wash liquid to the reaction vessel, a sample dispensing probe that dispenses a sample to the reaction vessel, a first stiffing rod that stirs the sample and the first reagent in the reaction vessel, a second stiffing rod that stirs the sample, the first reagent, and the second reagent in the reaction vessel, and 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,
the method comprising:
a determination step of determining whether 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 control step of controlling operations of the first reagent dispensing probe, the second reagent dispensing probe, the sample dispensing probe, the first stiffing rod, and the second stirring rod,
wherein, when performing the special washing, the control step includes causing the first stiffing rod to stir the first wash liquid dispensed to the reaction vessel by the first reagent dispensing probe, and causing the second stirring rod to stir the second wash liquid additionally dispensed to the reaction vessel by the second reagent dispensing probe based on the washing information.