Patent ID: 7964140

Claim:
An automatic analyzer comprising: a reagent cold-storage chamber for holding a plurality of reagent containers arranged in a plurality of circular rows in a concentric manner; a reagent dispensing device for sucking a reagent from one of the plurality of the reagent containers held in the reagent cold-stage chamber; a recording section arranged at a top surface of each of said reagent containers, said recording section recording information including information of a reagent in the reagent container; a lid arranged at an upper portion of the reagent cold-stage chamber; a barcode reader arranged at the lid, said barcode reader reading information recorded in the recording section arranged at the top surface of each of the reagent containers; a detector which detects a chemical reaction between a sample and the reagent; and one or more reflectors for bending light from the barcode reader to the recording section, wherein the barcode reader reads the information recorded on the recording section with the light bent by the one or more reflectors.