Patent ID: 8815180
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A sample processing apparatus for processing a sample accommodated in a sample container comprising: a first type of sample container that includes a recess formed on an outer side of the bottom surface; a second type of sample container that does not include a recess formed on an outer side of the bottom surface; a holder on which the first type of sample container and the second type of sample container is to be set; a sample processing unit configured to process a sample accommodated in a sample container set in the holder, wherein the sample processing unit includes a sample aspirating portion configured to aspirate the sample accommodated in the first type of sample container and the second type of sample container, the sample aspirating portion including an aspirating tube for aspirating the sample accommodated in the sample container and an actuator for moving the aspirating tube in an up and down direction; a recess detector configured to detect the recess of the sample container set in the holder; and a controller configured to control the sample processing unit to process the sample under a first aspirating condition for aspirating the sample by the aspirating tube lowered to a first height if the recess is not detected by the recess detector, and to process the sample under a second aspirating condition for aspirating the sample by the aspirating tube lowered to a second height higher than the first height if the recess is detected by the recess detector.