Patent ID: 6409968
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: G01N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An automatic analysis apparatus comprising a sample transfer device for transferring a sample container so as to pass through a sample sampling position; a reaction disk having a plurality of reaction containers; and a pipetter device for pipetting a sample to be analyzed into the reaction container on said reaction disk, and performing operation of analyzing the sampled sample, which comprisesa control unit for controlling motion of said pipetter device so that the sample to be analyzed is pipetted from the sample container stopped at the sample sampling position into the same number of the reaction containers as number of analysis items pre-scheduled to be analyzed and at least one backup reaction container, wherein said control unit controls motion of said pipetter device so as to hold a backup sample in said backup reaction container until a result of a first analysis in regard to the sample to be analyzed is obtained and to pipette part of the backup sample in said backup reaction container into another reaction container for re-analysis.