Patent ID: 8894930

Claim:
A specimen processing device comprising: a conveyance unit configured to convey a specimen container accommodating a specimen; a processing unit configured to aspirate the specimen by a nozzle from the specimen container conveyed by the conveyance unit, and to process the aspirated specimen, the processing unit including the nozzle, a fluid unit and a pneumatic source respectively connected to the nozzle and the fluid unit, the pneumatic source comprising a positive pressure source and a negative pressure source; an instruction accepting section configured to receive an input by a user and output an instruction to start processing of the specimen; a sensor configured to detect existence of the specimen container at a position on a conveyance path on which the conveyance unit conveys the specimen container, and output a detection signal; and a controller programmed to perform instructions comprising: upon detection of no operation of the processing unit for a predetermined time, controlling the processing unit to undergo transition to a pause state, the pause state being a state in which supply of power to the pneumatic source is stopped; and releasing the processing unit from the pause state to make the processing unit perform the processing of specimen in response to receiving the instruction to start the processing of the specimen is accepted; from the instruction accepting section or in response to receiving the detection signal from the sensor; and controlling the conveyance unit to convey the specimen container based on receiving the detection signal from the sensor, wherein the fluid unit comprises a chamber connected to a reagent container accommodating a reagent through a flow path, the pneumatic source respectively supplies pressure to the nozzle and the fluid unit, the nozzle aspirates the specimen and supplies the aspirated specimen to the chamber by the pressure of the pneumatic source, and the reagent is supplied to the chamber by the pressure of the pneumatic source.