Patent ID: 8409849

Claim:
A smear slide preparing apparatus comprising: a smear section configured to smear a sample on a first area on a slide glass; a sample-related information providing section configured to provide sample-related information which is related to the sample on a second area on the slide glass, wherein the second area is different from the first area; an attached matter removing section which comprises a nozzle and an air pressure source connected to the nozzle, and jets a removal air to the second area on the slide glass by supplying an air pressure to the nozzle with the air pressure source to remove attached matter which is attached to the second area on the slide glass; and a controller configured to control the smear section, the attached matter removing section and the sample-related information providing section so as to jet the removal air to the second area on the slide glass after smearing the sample on the first area on the slide glass, and subsequently provide the sample-related information on the second area on the slide glass.