Patent ID: 9440235
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B01L,C12Q,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A genetic testing method comprising: hermetically sealing and stirring a plurality of reaction tubes, each accommodating an amplification liquid including a target nucleic acid to be amplified and a component necessary for amplification; independently controlling temperatures of each of the reaction tubes using a plurality of thermostats, a plurality of temperature detecting devices, and a plurality of heating and cooling devices independently provided for the reaction tubes to hold each of the reaction tubes at a predetermined temperature individually set for each of the respective reaction tubes according to an analysis and testing protocol predetermined for each of the respective reaction tubes; monitoring and storing the independently controlled temperatures of each of the reaction tubes; computing and storing corrected values of the independently controlled temperatures for each of the reaction tubes; measuring and storing light emission of the amplification liquid accommodated in each of the reaction tubes while independently controlling the temperatures of each of the reaction tubes based on the respective corrected values; when the corrected values of the independently controlled temperature of one of the reaction tubes exceeds a predetermined range during measurement of light emission, stopping the independent temperature control of the one of the reaction tubes while the remaining reaction tubes respectively continue the independent controlling of the temperatures and the measuring of light emission; and simultaneously displaying the monitored values of the controlled temperatures and the measured light emission in time series on a display screen in relation to each other including the monitored value of the controlled temperature and the measurement of light emission of the amplification liquid accommodated in the one of the reaction tubes as a display of an abnormal temperature control state.