Patent ID: 8383411

Claim:
A specimen processing system comprising: a first measurement unit connected to a first reagent container and configured to measure a specimen for a predetermined measurement item by using a first reagent in the first reagent container; a second measurement unit connected to a second reagent container and configured to measure a specimen for the predetermined measurement item by using a second reagent in the second reagent container, wherein the first reagent and the second reagent are of same type; a conveyance mechanism configured to convey a specimen to at least one of the first and second measurement units; and a control system configured to: acquire first life information related to life of the first reagent and second life information related to life of the second reagent; determine a conveying destination of the specimen from among at least the first and second measurement units based on the acquired first and second life information; and control the conveyance mechanism to convey the specimen based on the determined conveying destination.