Patent ID: 8143065

Claim:
A specimen processing device comprising: a first specimen processing unit and a second specimen processing unit for processing specimens; a first specimen conveyance device and a second specimen conveyance device corresponding to the first specimen processing unit and the second specimen processing unit, respectively, wherein the first specimen conveyance device is arranged on an upstream side of conveyance with respect to the second specimen conveyance device; and a first control device and a second control device for controlling at least the first specimen conveyance device, wherein the first specimen conveyance device comprises: a first conveyance mechanism for conveying specimens from a first accepting position for accepting the specimens carried into the first conveyance mechanism to a specimen supply position for supplying the specimens to the first specimen processing unit; and a second conveyance mechanism for sending specimens from a second accepting position for accepting the specimens carried into the second conveyance mechanism to any one of the first accepting position and a carrying out position for carrying out the specimens to the second specimen conveyance device from the second conveyance mechanism, wherein the first control device is configured to control the first conveyance mechanism, and the second control device is configured to control the second conveyance mechanism.