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Automatic analysis apparatus

  • US 4,647,432 A
  • Filed: 10/11/1983
  • Issued: 03/03/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An automatic analytical apparatus for optically measuring a specific colour produced by a reaction between a specimen and a reagent, the apparatus comprising:

  • at least two parallel rotatable turrets holding circularly arranged therein a plurality of reaction tubes containing specimens and reagents,a reagent vessel holder disposed coaxially with one of said at least two turrets and holding circularly arranged therein a plurality of reagent vessels,a first driving means for rotating the reagent vessel holder to bring a selected reagent vessel to a predetermined charging position,charging means for charging reagent from a regent vessel at the charging position into an adjacent reaction tube,reaction tube exchange means for simultaneously exchanging reaction tubes held at a predetermined position in a first one of said at least two turrets for reaction tubes held at a predetermined position in a second one of said at least two turrets, andoptical measuring means for optically measuring mixtures of specimen and reagent in the reaction tubes while the reaction tubes are held in the second one of said at least two turrets.

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