Patent ID: 6063635
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A dispensing method for automatic sample analysis systems performing multiple random access analysis, comprising the steps of:sucking a given amount of a diluent by a dispensing means, discharging said diluent into a vessel containing a sample therein, and mixing said sample with said diluent to prepare a diluted sample;sucking a given amount of said diluted sample by said dispensing means from upper layers of said diluted sample to remove bubbles in the upper layers generated during dilution before a given amount of said diluted sample is sucked by said dispensing means to discharge it into a reaction bath for analysis; anddiscarding said given amount of said diluted sample as waste, wherein the amount of said diluted sample to be sucked from said upper layers of said diluted sample is predetermined depending on the nature of the sample of the type of assay.