Analyzer
First Claim
1. An analyzer to be used with an analytical tool mounted thereto and used for analyzing a particular component contained in a sample supplied to the analytical tool, the analyzer comprising:
- at least one detection terminal pair including a first detection terminal and a second detection terminal which are capable of selecting a mutually contacting state and a non-contacting state;
a current measurer operably connected to the at least one detection terminal pair and configured to measure in a process of mounting the analytical tool whether current flows between the first detection terminal and the second detection terminal;
a detector operably connected to the current measurer and configured to;
detect a state of contact of the first detection terminal and the second detection terminal based on measurements by said current measurer in the process of mounting the analytical tool,determine a current flow between the first detection terminal and the second detection terminal based on measurements by said current measurer,generate a first signal if the current flow is smaller than a predetermined threshold, andgenerate a second signal if the current flow is greater than the predetermined threshold; and
an abnormality detector operably connected to the detector and configured to detect an abnormality of said at least one detection terminal pair based on either the first signal or the second signal as generated by said detector,wherein the abnormality detector determines, in the process of mounting the analytical tool, that there is no abnormality in the detection terminal pair when shifting of the first and the second detection terminals from a mutually contacting state to a non-contacting state is confirmed and determines that there is an abnormality in the detection terminal pair when shifting of the first and the second detection terminals from the mutually contacting state to the non-contacting state is not confirmed.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an analyzer (1) to be used with an analytical tool (2) mounted thereto and used for analyzing a particular component contained in a sample supplied to the analytical tool (2). The analyzer (1) includes at least one detection terminal pair (11, 12) including a first and a second detection terminals (11A, 11B, 12A, 12B) which are capable of selecting a mutually contacting state and a non-contacting state, a detector (15) for detecting the state of contact of the first and the second detection terminals (11A, 11B, 12A, 12B), and an abnormality detector (16) for detecting an abnormality of the at least one detection terminal pair (11, 12) based on the detection result by the detector (15).
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9 Claims
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1. An analyzer to be used with an analytical tool mounted thereto and used for analyzing a particular component contained in a sample supplied to the analytical tool, the analyzer comprising:
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at least one detection terminal pair including a first detection terminal and a second detection terminal which are capable of selecting a mutually contacting state and a non-contacting state; a current measurer operably connected to the at least one detection terminal pair and configured to measure in a process of mounting the analytical tool whether current flows between the first detection terminal and the second detection terminal; a detector operably connected to the current measurer and configured to; detect a state of contact of the first detection terminal and the second detection terminal based on measurements by said current measurer in the process of mounting the analytical tool, determine a current flow between the first detection terminal and the second detection terminal based on measurements by said current measurer, generate a first signal if the current flow is smaller than a predetermined threshold, and generate a second signal if the current flow is greater than the predetermined threshold; and an abnormality detector operably connected to the detector and configured to detect an abnormality of said at least one detection terminal pair based on either the first signal or the second signal as generated by said detector, wherein the abnormality detector determines, in the process of mounting the analytical tool, that there is no abnormality in the detection terminal pair when shifting of the first and the second detection terminals from a mutually contacting state to a non-contacting state is confirmed and determines that there is an abnormality in the detection terminal pair when shifting of the first and the second detection terminals from the mutually contacting state to the non-contacting state is not confirmed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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