Patent ID: 8783121
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: A61B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A liquid collecting system having a liquid collecting apparatus for collecting a liquid to be measured, as separated in a time series, comprising (a) a flow path through which the liquid to be measured flows, (b) an extracting device provided in an intermediate position of the flow path to insert a gas or a liquid other than the liquid to be measured, as separators, at designated predetermined intervals, thereby to take out the liquid to be measured, as separated in the time series, and a dripping device for successively dripping the taken-out liquid to be measured, a liquid storage device having a plurality of grooved flow paths for storing the dripping liquid individually, and a control device for performing positional control, as interlocked to the dripping, to locate the grooved flow paths successively in a dripping position; the liquid collecting system further comprising (e) an optical measuring device for measuring length information on the liquid while optically monitoring the liquid to be measured or other liquid flowing through the flow path; wherein a volume of the liquid to be measured which is to be taken out by the extracting device is controlled by controlling intervals of the separators based on a result of measurement by the optical measuring device.