Patent ID: 8128891

Claim:
An automated analyzer comprising: a reaction vessel; a liquid pipetting probe comprising: a first pipe for suctioning the liquid; a second pipe having a cylindrical shape which covers a portion of the first pipe from the outside; and an insulating material disposed between the first pipe and the second pipe, wherein the first pipe protrudes downward from the second pipe and the first pipe and the second pipe are bonded to each other and a length of the first pipe protruding from the second pipe is 0.04 - 0.05 millimeters shorter than a distance between a top edge of the reaction vessel and a bottom of the reaction vessel; and a probe drive unit which vertically moves the liquid pipetting probe to a height that the second pipe abuts with the top edge of the reaction vessel, and wherein an outer diameter of the second pipe is larger than an inner diameter of the reaction vessel.