Patent ID: 8778268

Claim:
A specimen analyzer including abnormality control detection, comprising: a first holding section for holding a container for containing at least one of a specimen, a reagent and a mixture thereof and transferring the container to a predetermined position; a first reagent dispensation section for executing a predetermined first dispensation operation for dispensing a reagent including a capture antibody to the container held on the first holding section; a secondary B/F separation table for holding the container; a first transfer mechanism section for transferring the container from the first holding section to the secondary B/F separation table; a secondary B/F separation section for a B/F separation process for a liquid contained in the container held at the secondary B/F separation table; a detection section configured to measure a sample for which the B/F separation process has been executed; an error detector configured to detect occurrence of abnormality in the first reagent dispensation section; and a controller configured to control operations of the first holding section, the first reagent dispensation section, and the secondary B/F separation section so that the first dispensation operation of the first reagent dispensation section and the transfer operation of the first holding section would be stopped while the B/F separation process of the secondary B/F separation section would be continued in the case that the error detector detects occurrence of abnormality in the first reagent dispensation section.