Patent ID: 8758684
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An automatic analysis system comprising: a sample rack holding a sample vessel containing a sample; a carrier line on which said sample rack is carried; a plurality of automatic analyzers arranged along said carrier line; a display unit; and a total management computer configured to control said carrier line to carry said sample rack to a selected one of said plurality of automatic analyzers, said total management computer including a processor and a storage means that stores a plurality of re-inspection modes, the plurality of re-inspection modes including; the processor being configured to execute, using the information from the storage means, the following steps in order: a) displaying on the display unit a re-inspection mode selection radio button that a user is able to use to select one of the first, second, and third re-inspection modes, wherein the computer saves the selected re-inspection mode; b) providing the sample contained in the sample vessel of the sample rack at a first one of the plurality of automatic analyzers to perform the initial analysis of the sample, the initial analysis results being outputted to the total management computer; c) determining whether the sample in the sample rack requires re-inspection when the initial analysis results of the sample in the sample vessel are judged to be an abnormal value in comparison with a normal value by the total management computer; d) controlling the carrier line to carry the sample rack holding the sample vessel to a determined re-inspection location, based upon the re-inspection mode selected in step a), upon determination of the abnormal value in the sample in the first of the plurality of automatic analyzers; and e) outputting the results of the re-inspection to the total management computer.