Patent ID: 9329193
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A sample processing apparatus which processes a plurality of samples, the sample processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of components, each performing a respective operation on a respective sample in a sequential processing; a transfer section which transfers the plurality of samples to the plurality of components according to a flow in said sequential processing; a sensor configured to detect an error indicating that an operation of a portion of the transfer section was not performed successfully; a display; and a controller programmed to: in response to the sensor detecting the error, control the plurality of components to interrupt the sequential processing for a first sample that has not reached the portion of the transfer section at which the error was detected by the sensor while continuing the sequential processing for a second sample that passed the portion of the transfer section at which the error was detected by the sensor, and control the display to display a first instruction part for receiving a first instruction and a second instruction part for receiving a second instruction, in response to the first instruction selected by a user, control the transfer section to retry the operation of the portion of the transfer section for the first sample, and control the plurality of components to resume the interrupted process of the first sample when the retried operation for the first sample has been performed successfully, and in response to the second instruction selected by the user, control the transfer section to discharge the first sample, wherein the controller is further programmed to add a first indicator into individual smear preparation information for each of the first sample which is different from a second indicator in the individual smear preparation information for each of the second sample and further programmed to add to the individual smear preparation information for said each of the first sample an indicator indicating a position Where the respective first sample was located at the time of the error.