Patent ID: 9285383
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A specimen analyzer comprising: a measurement mechanism section configured to measure a specimen by using a cuvette and a pipette tip having a diameter smaller than that of the cuvette; a cuvette reservoir configured to accommodate a plurality of cuvettes and having an inlet for loading the plurality of cuvettes; a supplying section configured to supply the cuvette accommodated in the cuvette reservoir, to the measurement mechanism section; the supplying section further comprising a sorter connected to the cuvette reservoir and including a gap configured to allow the pipette tip to pass therethrough but not allow the cuvette to pass therethrough; the supplying section further comprises a pair of transfer rails configured to engage the cuvette and to transfer cuvettes one by one, and a space between the pair of transfer rails is configured to allow the pipette tip to fall down but not to allow the cuvette to fall down; and a storage below the supplying section configured to house the pipette tip which has passed through the gap.