INCREASING THROUGHPUT IN AN AUTOMATIC CLINICAL ANALYZER BY PARTITIONING ASSAYS ACCORDING TO TYPE

摘要

A clinical analyzer (10) where incoming samples are partitioned into groups in accord with the length of time required for the assay to be completed or in accord with pattern of reagent addition(s) taken with length of time required for the assay to be completed. Medium length time assays are completed, removed from reaction carousel (12) and replaced by shorter length time assays during a single operational cycle in which longer length assays are also completed.