Patent ID: 11933795
Assignee: SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A continuous sample introduction method for a sample introduction apparatus, the sample introduction apparatus comprising one or more sample loading devices, each of which is correspondingly provided with a sample holder advancing mechanism which comprises a pushing portion capable of abutting against a side wall of a sample holder in the sample loading device, the method comprising:
controlling a current sample holder advancing mechanism to perform an advancing operation according to a sample introduction trigger signal corresponding to the current sample holder advancing mechanism, wherein the advancing operation comprises controlling the current sample holder advancing mechanism to move in a direction from an initial position to a limiting position, and during movement of the current sample holder advancing mechanism in the direction from the initial position to the limiting position, the pushing portion of the current sample holder advancing mechanism is capable of abutting against the side wall of the sample holder in a current sample loading device;
controlling the current sample holder advancing mechanism to perform a returning operation in response to detecting that the current sample holder advancing mechanism reaches the limiting position, wherein the returning operation comprises controlling the current sample holder advancing mechanism to move from the limiting position to the initial position, and during the movement of the current sample holder advancing mechanism from the limiting position to the initial position, the pushing portion of the current sample holder advancing mechanism is capable of locating at a safety position in which the pushing portion is not in contact with the sample holder; and
the current sample holder advancing mechanism automatically repeats the advancing operation and the returning operation when the current sample holder advancing mechanism moves to the initial position;
wherein the limiting position is located at one end of the current sample loading device connected to a sample analysis device, and the initial position is located at the other end of the current sample loading device that is opposite to the limiting position.