Patent ID: 8506785
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. An analysis apparatus comprising: a detention tank in which a liquid is stored; and a voltage applier including a power source and a contact tip to be brought into contact with the liquid for applying a voltage necessary for analyzing the liquid; wherein the voltage applier renews the contact tip from a used state to an unused state after completing an analysis and before starting a subsequent analysis, wherein the voltage applier includes a plurality of electrodes and sequentially soaks each of the electrodes in the detention tank, so that a portion of said each of the electrodes soaked in the liquid is used as the contact tip, wherein the voltage applier further includes a retention unit that retains the plurality of electrodes aligned thereon so as to form a circle concentric with a center of the retention unit, the retention unit being configured to rotate about the center.