Patent ID: 9529007
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G01N,G01R

Claim Text:
1. An analyzing apparatus comprising a processor of a controller and a memory that stores programs executable by the processor to: receive a test result on a test item from a measurement unit configured to test a blood sample collected from a test subject on at least one test item, the measurement unit comprising: analyze the test result to determine whether the test result includes platelet aggregation; if the test result is determined to include the platelet aggregation, update a history database in which a history of determinations of platelet aggregation is recorded; review the updated history database to determine whether a frequency of the determinations of platelet aggregation exceeds a predetermined frequency; and if the frequency of the determinations of platelet aggregation is determined to exceed the predetermined frequency, output an alert on a possible problem sustained by the flow path of the measurement unit, wherein the alert is not output upon the frequency of the determination of platelet aggregation being less than the predetermined frequency.