Invention Publication
- Patent Title: AUTOMATIC CHEMICAL ANALYZER, AUTOMATIC CHEMICAL ANALYZER MAINTENANCE KIT, AND AUTOMATIC CHEMICAL ANALYZER MAINTENANCE METHOD
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Application No.: US18558412Application Date: 2022-03-01
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Publication No.: US20240230693A1Publication Date: 2024-07-11
- Inventor: Hajime KATO , Yoichiro SUZUKI , Tetsuji KAWAHARA , Gorou YOSHIDA , Hisashi YABUTANI
- Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Priority: JP 21083648 2021.05.18
- International Application: PCT/JP2022/008627 2022.03.01
- Date entered country: 2023-11-01
- Main IPC: G01N35/00
- IPC: G01N35/00 ; G01N35/10

Abstract:
An automatic chemical analyzer, maintenance kit, and maintenance method capable of, even in a case where a problem of the automatic chemical analyzer occurs, clarifying a cause of the problem in a user site and coping with the problem without collecting a device or a component. The automatic chemical analyzer maintenance kit is connectable to an automatic chemical analyzer including a reaction vessel for accommodating at least a pipetted specimen and a reagent, and a stirring mechanism including a piezoelectric element that irradiates the reaction vessel with ultrasonic waves. The piezoelectric element includes a plurality of divided electrodes. The automatic chemical analyzer maintenance kit measures, for each of the divided electrodes, an absolute value of an impedance of the piezoelectric element and a phase difference between a voltage applied to the divided electrode and a current, and determines if there is an abnormality an electrode based on a measurement result.
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