Patent ID: 7842239

Claim:
An analytical testing feeder device comprising: a storage portion configured to store a plurality of analytical testing elements; a transporting member provided with at least one loading portion configured so that an analytical testing element taken out from the storage portion is loaded in the loading portion, the transporting member configured to transport analytical testing elements one by one; a plurality of storage spaces disposed in the storage portion, each storage space configured to store a plurality of analytical testing elements; a movable member attached to the storage portion, the movable member includes an at least one lift portion pivotable relative to the storage space; wherein each of the storage spaces is selectively brought into a state in which the analytical testing elements are taken out from the storage space and a state in which the analytical testing elements are not taken out from the storage space, wherein the movable member is configured so that the state in which the analytical testing elements are not taken out from the storage space is achieved by causing the lift portion to lift the analytical testing elements stored in the storage space so that the analytical testing elements do not come into contact with the transporting member.