Patent ID: 8956569
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sample testing system comprising: a transporting apparatus comprising: a first rack holder that holds a sample rack comprising a plurality of holding positions, each holding position holding a sample container, and that provides the sample rack to a first position on a rack transporting path that extends between the first position and a second position; a second rack holder that holds the sample rack after testing; a rack feeder that feeds a tested sample rack from the second position on the rack transporting path to the second rack holder; and first and second transporting members each configured to transport sample racks along the rack transporting path between the first position to the second position through a third position on the rack transporting path that is between the first and second positions, wherein the first and second transporting members are each configured to transport the sample racks in a first direction and in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction; a testing apparatus configured to perform an initial test and a retest on a sample contained in one or more of the sample containers held in the plurality of holding positions, each of the initial test and the retest comprising obtaining a sample from a sample container located at the third position and performing a measurement on the obtained sample; and a controller including a memory under control of a processor, the memory storing instructions enabling the processor to carry out operations comprising: