Patent ID: 7150857
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A measurement instrument that carries out a measurement of a reagent in accordance with items to be measured and that carries out a deterioration correction of measurement data in accordance with deterioration of the reagent used for measurement over time, the measurement instrument comprising: a reagent carrier that carries a reagent in accordance with items to be measured; an information indicator, in which reagent information including information necessary to designate a lot and a date of manufacture is recorded, being attached to the reagent carrier; a deterioration correction data storage unit that stores a deterioration correction data table containing deterioration indices showing a deterioration over time from the date of manufacture to an expiration date at plural time points on a time series for each lot of the reagent carrier; an indicator reading unit that reads the reagent information from the information indicator attached to the reagent carrier to be measured; a measurement date obtaining unit that obtains a measurement date when the measurement is executed; and a measurement controlling unit that