Patent ID: 8447084

Claim:
A chromatography inspection apparatus for conducting an inspection by developing a liquid sample in a developing layer of a chromatography specimen on which is a liquid-impermeable sheet material is bonded, melting a labeling reagent retained in a labeling reagent retaining part, and coloring a reagent fixing part by the labeling reagent, the chromatography inspection apparatus comprising: an image pickup device for imaging the chromatography specimen in a state in which the liquid sample has developed; and a measuring section for judging whether the chromatography specimen has been degraded or not based on an imaging result, wherein when the measuring section judges that the chromatography specimen has been degraded, a warning is issued, and wherein the measuring section determines, based on the imaging result, a difference in luminance between the labeling reagent retaining part and a region located downstream of the labeling reagent retaining part in a developing direction, and the measuring section judges that the chromatography specimen has been degraded when the difference is larger than a preset reference value.