Analytical instrument having improved arrangement of reagent section and analytical method
First Claim
1. An analytical instrument having improved arrangement of reagent portion, the analytical instrument comprising:
- a flow path for moving a sample containing blood cells;
an introduction port for introducing the sample into the flow path;
an electron detection medium for obtaining information necessary for analyzing an analysis target component contained in the sample in relation with an amount of electrons transferred;
a reagent portion arranged directly in the flow path, the reagent portion containing an electron mediator for supplying an electron taken from the analysis target component in the sample to the electron detection medium, at least part of the reagent portion being positioned adjacent to the introduction port; and
an additional reagent portion provided separately from said reagent portion and containing an oxidoreductase for taking an electron from the analysis target component contained in the sample and supplying the electron to the electron mediator;
wherein said reagent portion, the additional reagent portion, and the electron detection medium are provided on a same plane, andthe reagent portion is arranged upstream from the electron detection medium in a direction of flow of the sample while being separated from the electron detection medium.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an analytical instrument (1) which includes a flow path (5) for moving a sample containing blood cells, an introduction port (50) for introducing the sample into the flow path (5), a reagent portion (51) arranged in the flow path (5), and an electron detection medium (52) for obtaining information necessary for analyzing an analysis target component contained in the sample in relation with an amount of electrons transferred. The reagent portion (51) contains an electron mediator for supplying an electron taken from the analysis target component in the sample to the electron detection medium (52), and at least part of the reagent portion is positioned adjacent to the introduction port (50).
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22 Claims
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1. An analytical instrument having improved arrangement of reagent portion, the analytical instrument comprising:
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a flow path for moving a sample containing blood cells; an introduction port for introducing the sample into the flow path; an electron detection medium for obtaining information necessary for analyzing an analysis target component contained in the sample in relation with an amount of electrons transferred; a reagent portion arranged directly in the flow path, the reagent portion containing an electron mediator for supplying an electron taken from the analysis target component in the sample to the electron detection medium, at least part of the reagent portion being positioned adjacent to the introduction port; and an additional reagent portion provided separately from said reagent portion and containing an oxidoreductase for taking an electron from the analysis target component contained in the sample and supplying the electron to the electron mediator; wherein said reagent portion, the additional reagent portion, and the electron detection medium are provided on a same plane, and the reagent portion is arranged upstream from the electron detection medium in a direction of flow of the sample while being separated from the electron detection medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An analytical instrument having improved arrangement of reagent portion, the analytical instrument comprising:
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a flow path for moving a sample containing blood cells; an introduction port for introducing the sample into the flow path; a reagent portion arranged in the flow path; and an electron detection medium for obtaining information necessary for analyzing an analysis target component contained in the sample in relation with an amount of electrons transferred; wherein the reagent portion contains an electron mediator for supplying an electron taken from the analysis target component in the sample to the electron detection medium, and at least part of the reagent portion is positioned adjacent to the introduction port, wherein the reagent portion is arranged upstream from the electron detection medium in a direction of flow of the sample while being separated from the electron detection medium, wherein the reagent portion is in a solid state and dissolves when the sample is supplied to the flow path, wherein center-to-center distance between the reagent portion and the electron detection medium is so set that, when the sample contains the analysis target component in maximum amount of a predetermined detection range, electron transfer from the maximum amount of analysis target component to the electron mediator is substantially completed before the electron mediator becomes able to supply electrons to the electron detection medium.
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22. An analytical instrument having improved arrangement of reagent portion, the analytical instrument comprising:
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a flow path for moving a sample containing blood cells; an introduction port for introducing the sample into the flow path; a reagent portion arranged in the flow path; and an electron detection medium for obtaining information necessary for analyzing an analysis target component contained in the sample in relation with an amount of electrons transferred; wherein the reagent portion contains an electron mediator for supplying an electron taken from the analysis target component in the sample to the electron detection medium, and wherein at least part of the reagent portion is positioned adjacent to the introduction port, wherein the reagent portion is arranged upstream from the electron detection medium in a direction of flow of the sample while being separated from the electron detection medium, wherein the reagent portion is in a solid state and dissolves when the sample is supplied to the flow path, wherein the content of the electron mediator in the reagent portion is so set that, when the sample contains the analysis target component in maximum amount of a predetermined detection range, the electron mediator can receive all the electrons taken from the maximum amount of analysis target component.
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