Patent ID: 8367000
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A measuring apparatus for filtering a sample, comprising: a cassette having a filter for filtering out a measurement interfering component from said sample, a container containing said filter, a cleaning liquid or cleaning agent for cleaning a sample flow channel, and a storage tank for storing said cleaning liquid or cleaning agent; a cassette holder for detachably holding said cassette; a measuring container for holding said sample from which said measurement interfering component has been filtered out by said filter; and an optical measuring section for optically measuring an optically active substance contained in said sample in said measuring container, wherein said container has a first inlet port through which said sample is introduced from outside said cassette, and a first outlet port through which said sample passed through said filter exits, wherein said cassette further includes wherein said storage tank has a third outlet port through which said cleaning liquid or cleaning agent is fed out of said cassette, and wherein said first inlet port, said second outlet port, and said third outlet port are all provided on an underside of said cassette.