Patent ID: 8329101

Claim:
A sample analyzer comprising: a transporting device configured to transport a rack for holding a plurality of sample containers containing samples respectively, the rack comprising a barcode which includes container type identifying information that identifies a type of the sample container held by the rack; a barcode reader configured to read the barcode of the rack transported by the transporting device; an aspirating device comprising an aspirating tube and a moving device configured to move the aspirating tube in a direction to insert the aspirating tube in a sample container; a controller configured to determine, based on the container type identifying information included in the barcode read by the barcode reader, an aspiration position for aspirating a sample in a sample container by the aspirating tube and to control the moving device to execute an insert movement by inserting the aspirating tube in the sample container at the determined aspiration position; and an analyzing part configured to analyze the sample aspirated by the aspirating device, wherein the controller controls the moving device such that the moving device executes the insert movement for each of the plurality of sample containers held by the rack based on the container type identifying information included in the barcode read by the barcode reader.