Patent ID: 8943909
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. An automatic analyzer comprising: an analyzing mechanism adapted to analyze biological samples; a sample transport device adapted to transport a rack holding a plurality of the biological samples to the analyzing mechanism; a sample loading port adapted to load the biological samples onto the sample transport device; a sample collecting port adapted to collect the rack so that the rack can be extracted; a display unit adapted to selectively display a screen that displays at least information about an analysis status of all biological samples held by the rack which also holds a sample that has an error; a specifying mechanism including a specifying button displayed on the screen, the specifying button adapted to specify the sample or the rack so that the sample or the rack that is specified is to be collected by the sample collecting port; and a control mechanism adapted to control the sample transport device so that the rack that is specified by the specifying mechanism or holds the sample specified by the specifying mechanism is collected by the sample collecting port.