Patent ID: 7684943
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: B01J,C12Q,C40B,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A probe carrier manufacturing apparatus comprising: ejecting portions for ejecting probe solutions on a carrier to produce a probe carrier, each of the probe solutions containing a probe, which can be specifically coupled with a target substance; a plurality of containers for accommodating mutually different probe solutions to be supplied to the ejecting portions, each of the containers individually labeled with an indicator to identify an accommodated probe; a container arrangement portion for arranging the plurality of the containers; storage means for storing information regarding a sequence of a plurality of indicators, which correspond to the containers arranged on the container arrangement portion; reading means for reading the indicators labeled on the plurality of the containers in a predetermined sequence; comparing means for comparing the plurality of the indicators read in the predetermined sequence with the information regarding the sequence of the plurality of indicators stored in the storage means; and notifying means for notifying a result of a comparison carried out by the comparing means, wherein the plurality of the containers are configured to be attachable to and detachable from the ejecting portions.