Patent ID: 7879290
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for chemiluminescent assay and detection, comprising: a container for storing a specimen; a holder for holding the container; a light-shielding housing having a top plate in which a through hole is formed so that the holder is placed over the through hole; a photodetector which is provided in the light-shielding housing opposite to the bottom of the container via the top plate of the light-shielding housing; a photodetector position control section for moving the photodetector relative to the container; at least one nozzle; at least one solution reservoir; at least one piping tube; at least one feed pump which is connected to the piping tube; and a nozzle position control section which causes a nozzle to move into the container, wherein the photodetector position control section controls the position of the photodetector so that an end surface of the photodetector is placed substantially at the same position as that of a surface of the top plate of the light-shielding housing or at a position closer to the container than top surface of the top plate, and the nozzle position control section controls the nozzle so that the nozzle is inserted into the container.