Patent ID: 9395382
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G01N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A specimen analyzing apparatus, comprising: an aspirating tube configured to aspirate a quantity of specimen from a specimen container; a detecting unit configured to analyze the quantity of specimen aspirated by the aspirating unit; a cleaning unit formed inside thereof with a through-hole dimensioned to allow the aspirating tube to pass therethrough inside the cleaning unit and a supplying path configured to supply a cleaning solution into the through-hole to wash the aspirating tube positioned in the through-hole inside the cleaning unit; a first moving unit configured to move the aspirating tube relative to the cleaning unit in such a manner that the aspirating tube reciprocates through the through-hole inside the cleaning unit; and a removing unit comprising a contact member movable relative to the cleaning unit, the contact member being configured to make sliding contact with an exterior of the cleaning unit to remove a substance attached on the exterior surface of the cleaning unit.