Handling method of body fluid sample and analysis apparatus using the same

Abstract

Sample sampling to an analysis apparatus 200 or 820 for analyzing a biochemical analysis item is performed by a pipetting device 202 or 840 which uses a repetitively used pipette nozzle, and sample sampling to an analysis apparatus 100 or 810 for analyzing an immune analysis item is performed by a pipetting device 102 or 830 which uses a disposable nozzle tip. A sample bottle containing a sample to be analyzed on both of a biochemical analysis item and an immune analysis item is sample-pipetted by the nozzle tip first, and then transported so as to be sample-pipetted by the pipette nozzle.

1 . An analysis apparatus for a body liquid sample comprising a rack introducing unit for introducing a sample rack having a sample; a plurality of analysis units for analysis-processing the sample; and a rack transporting apparatus for transporting the sample rack coming out from said rack introducing unit to at least one of said plurality of analysis units, which further comprises: 
 a first analysis unit a first pipetting device using a    disposable nozzle tip and a second analysis unit having a second pipetting device using a repetitively used pipette nozzle, said first analysis unit and said second analysis unit being included in said plurality of analysis units; and    a memory unit for storing a specified analysis item necessary for sample sampling by said nozzle tip, said sample rack having a sample to be analyzed on said specified analysis item being transported to said first analysis unit before being transported to the other analysis units to be executed sample sampling for said specified analysis item using said nozzle tip.    
   
   
       2 . An analysis apparatus for a body liquid sample according to  claim 1 , which further comprises: 
 a display unit for displaying a screen for specifying said specified analysis item; and    a control unit for recognizing a sample including said specified analysis item among a plurality of analysis items instructed to be analyzed and controlling said rack transporting apparatus so that a sample rack having said recognized sample is transported to said first analysis unit in first place of sample sampling processing.    
   
   
       3 . An analysis apparatus for a body liquid sample according to  claim 2 , wherein said screen displayed by said display unit comprises an analysis item selecting section capable of selecting one or more analysis items out of a plurality of analysis items; and a level selecting section capable of instructing an avoiding level of carry-over corresponding to the selected analysis item.  
   
   
       4 . An analysis apparatus for a body liquid sample according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of analysis units are arranged along a transporting path of said rack transporting apparatus, and a sample rack having samples not requiring analysis of said specified analysis item is transported so as to be let drop in at said plurality of analysis units in arranging order depending on necessity.