Patent ID: 9176155
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sample processing apparatus, comprising: a sample processing unit for obtaining a sample from a sample container and performing a predetermined process on the sample; a processing operation detector for detecting an operation state of the sample processing unit; a transport unit which includes a rack set region where a sample rack holding the sample container is placed by an operator, a transport region for transporting the sample rack placed in the rack set region to the sample processing unit, a rack removal region where the sample rack is accessible to the operator and the sample rack is received from the transport region and retained, and a restraining member for restraining contact by the operator with the sample rack on the transport region; and a transport controller programmed to control the transport unit to transport the sample rack on the transport region to the rack removal region when the processing operation detector has detected an abnormality of the operation state of the sample processing unit during an operation of transporting the sample rack in the transport region.