Patent ID: 8017092

Claim:
An analyzer connected with a reagent container that comprises a flexible container body configured for storing a reagent, the analyzer comprising: an analyzer body configured for analyzing an analyte with said reagent; and a reagent transporter configured for connecting said analyzer body and said reagent container via a passageway in fluid communication with said analyzer body and said container body, said reagent transporter comprising: a tube connected to said analyzer body at one end; and a first connector detachably connected to a second connector, said first connector comprising a tube connecting part connected to the other end of said tube, a first connecting part, a first passageway in fluid communication with said tube and said first connecting part, a first switching member blocking said first connector passageway, and a first elastic member creating an urging force to make said first switching member block said first connector passageway, and a second connector comprising a container connecting part connected to said container body, a second connecting part connected to said first connecting part, a second connector passageway in fluid communication with said container connecting part and said second connecting part, a switching member blocking said second container passageway, and a second elastic member creating an urging force to make said second switching member block said second connector passageway, wherein said first switching member blocks said first connector passageway by moving said first switching member with an urging force of said first elastic member when said first and second connectors are decoupled, wherein said second switching member blocks said second connector passageway by moving said second switching member with an urging force of said second elastic member when said first and second connectors are decoupled, and wherein when said first and second connectors are connected, said first and second switching members push against each other in opposite directions against said urging forces of said first and second elastic members, thereby releasing the blocking of said first and second connector passageways to form said passageway.