JP2018017606A - Specimen inspection automated system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sample inspection automation system capable of suppressing delays in pretreatment, analysis processing, and transportation processing by suppressing the occurrence of congestion on the transportation path of a sample container due to the state of a sample storage unit. SOLUTION: At least one loop-shaped transport formed as a transport path for transporting a sample container in a pretreatment device 100, an analyzer 11, a sample container transport device 13a to 13h, and a sample container transport device 13a to 13h. It is provided with a sample container storage unit 3 that stores the sample container to be stored, which is arranged in the route and has been transported to the storage position on the transport route, in the storage unit associated in advance among the plurality of storage units. When the storage in the storage unit associated with the sample container is restricted, the sample container to be stored passes through the storage position on the transport path. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a sample test automation system that performs quantitative / qualitative analysis of a specific component contained in a sample such as blood or urine.

  In a sample test automation system that performs quantitative and qualitative analysis of specific components contained in biological samples such as blood and urine (hereinafter referred to as “samples”), pre-processing and pre-processing samples that make samples ready for analysis Each process such as an analysis process to be analyzed, a pre-processing apparatus for performing pre-processing, and a transport process for transporting a sample is automatically performed in an analysis apparatus for performing analysis processing.

  For example, Patent Document 1 (International Publication No. 2013/042549) discloses a technique for transporting such a specimen container, which transports a plurality of processing units and a holder carrying a specimen to be processed in the plurality of processing units. A main transport path, an empty holder transport path for transporting a holder on which no sample is mounted, and a supply means for supplying a holder on the empty holder transport path to the processing unit or the main transport path, the transport path is arranged in a loop shape A specimen inspection automation system is disclosed in which a plurality of loop transfer paths formed in a connected manner are formed to form an empty holder transfer path.

International Publication No. 2013/042549

  By the way, in the body examination automatic or system that automatically performs necessary processes such as sample pre-processing, analysis processing, and transport processing as in the above-described prior art, the sample container after the pre-processing and analysis processing, or the processing process The specimen container in which an error or the like has occurred is transported to a specimen storage section having a specimen container storage function by the transport process and stored in a corresponding storage destination (for example, a tray). At this time, if the number of trays corresponding to a certain sample container reaches the upper limit in the sample storage unit, the sample container cannot be stored and the sample container is congested on the transport path. For this reason, there are concerns about delays in pre-processing and analysis processing due to delays in the storage of other sample containers and transport processing.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and suppresses the delay in preprocessing, analysis processing, and transport processing by suppressing the occurrence of traffic congestion on the transport path of the sample container due to the state of the sample storage unit. An object of the present invention is to provide an automated specimen test system capable of

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pretreatment device that performs a pretreatment for making a specimen contained in a specimen container in an analyzable state, and an analysis process for a specimen that has been pretreated by the pretreatment device. A sample container transport device for transporting the sample container in the pretreatment device and the analyzer, and at least one loop formed as a transport path for transporting the sample container in the sample container transport device A specimen container storage unit that is disposed in a storage path, and stores the sample container to be stored that has been transferred to a storage position on the transfer path in a storage unit that is associated in advance among a plurality of storage units; When storage in the storage unit associated with the sample container to be stored is restricted, the sample container is set so that the sample container to be stored passes through the storage position on the transport path. And that a control unit for controlling the conveying device.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress delays in preprocessing, analysis processing, and transport processing by suppressing the occurrence of traffic congestion on the transport path of the sample container due to the state of the sample storage unit.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a sample test automation system according to an embodiment. It is a figure showing roughly an example of a sample container and a sample container holder carrying a sample container. It is a figure which simplifies and shows typically the conveyance function of the sample container in the sample container conveyance apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the whole structure of a sample container storage part. It is a top view which shows the whole structure of the sample container storage part. It is a figure which shows typically the structure of a sample container storage part with a periphery structure. It is a figure which shows the sample circulation mode setting screen displayed on the display part of a control part. It is a flowchart which shows the process which concerns on storage of the sample container in a sample container storage part.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a sample test automation system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a sample container and a sample container holder on which the sample container is mounted.

  In FIG. 1, the sample test automation system includes a preprocessing device 100 that performs a preprocessing for making a biological sample (hereinafter referred to as a sample) such as blood and urine contained in a sample container 40 into an analyzable state, Analyzing apparatus 11 that performs analysis processing on the sample that has been subjected to the test, the pretreatment apparatus 100 and the specimen container transport apparatus 13 that transports the specimen container 40 in the analyzing apparatus 11, and a control unit that controls the operation of the entire specimen test automation system 12.

  The preprocessing apparatus 100 is configured by connecting a plurality of processing units (processing units) having various functions necessary for preprocessing, and a sample container that contains a sample and is sealed by a stopper (not shown). Specimen loading unit 1 for loading 40 into the sample testing automation system, centrifugation processing unit 4 for performing a centrifugation process on the sample in the sample container 40 loaded in the sample loading unit 1, and a sample subjected to the centrifugation process An opening processing unit 5 that performs the opening process of the container 40, a barcode 40a (see FIG. 2) as an identifier (individual identification mark) based on the sample information of the sample container 40 loaded in the sample loading unit 1, and QR (Quick Response) A code (not shown) is issued and the bar code pasting processing unit 6 attached to the empty sample container 40 and the sample container 40 (parent sample container) opened by the opening processing unit 5 Bar code 4 in the code pasting processing unit 6 Dispensing processing unit 7 that dispenses a sample into sample container 40 (child sample container) attached with 0a, sample container holder 30 (see FIG. 2) used for transporting sample container 40 on the pretreatment device 100 side, and analysis A transfer processing unit 10 for transferring the sample container 40 to and from a sample container rack (not shown) used for transporting the sample container 40 on the apparatus 11 side, and a dispensing processing unit 7 and a transfer processing unit 10 A transport unit 9 that transports the sample container 40 between them, a capping process unit 8 that performs the capping process of the sample container 40, a sample container storage unit 3 that stores the capped sample container 40, and the sample container 40 are mounted. And a sample container holder storage section 2 for storing a sample container holder 30 that is not provided.

  The processing units 1 to 10 of the pretreatment device 100 are connected by a plurality of transfer lines (described later) that constitute the sample container transfer device 13, and the sample container 40 is connected to each of the processing units 1 to 1 via these transfer lines. 10 is being transported. Note that the configuration of the processing unit of the preprocessing device 100 of the present embodiment is merely an example, and the preprocessing device may be configured by a processing unit having other functions.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the pretreatment apparatus 100, the sample container 40 is transported while being mounted on a sample container holder 30 on which one sample container 40 is mounted. The sample container holder 30 incorporates an RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) 30a as an identifier (individual identification mark), and the sample container 40 attached with a barcode 40a is inserted and mounted from above. Information (identification information and sample information) recorded on the RFID 30a and information (identification information and sample information) recorded on the barcode 40a are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 12a (described later) of the control unit 12. . Note that the parent sample container and the child sample container are both referred to as a sample container 40 unless it is necessary to distinguish between them.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating a sample container transfer function in the sample container transfer apparatus shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the function of the specimen container holder storage line 13h is not shown for simplicity of explanation.

  1 and 3, the sample container transport device 13 transports the sample container 40 mounted on the sample container holder 30 in the pretreatment device 100, and each processing unit constituting the pretreatment device 100. The main line 13a (first transport path) that transports the sample containers 40 to 1 to 10 and the sample containers 40 that do not require processing in the processing units 1 to 10 (that is, do not need to pass through the main line 13a). The overtaking line 13e to be transported, the return line 13b (second transport path) for transporting the sample container 40 from the downstream side to the upstream side of at least the sample container storage portion 3 of the main line 13a, and at least the sample container storage of the overtaking line 13e. A loop line 13g for conveying the sample container 40 from the downstream side to the upstream side of the return line 13b, and the downstream side of the return line 13b. A loop line 13f for transporting the sample container 40 to at least the upstream side of the sample container storage unit 3 of the overtaking line 13e, a plurality of carry-in lines 13c for transporting the sample container 40 from the overtaking line 13e to the main line 13a, and the main line 13a. And a carry-out line 13d for transporting the sample container 40 to the overtaking line 13e. The sample container transport device 13 includes a sample container holder storage line 13h having a function of storing and transporting the sample container holder 30 together with the sample container holder storage unit 2.

  Each transport line in the present embodiment transports the sample container holder 30 placed on the upper surface of the belt line, for example, by driving the belt line in the transport direction by a driving mechanism (not shown). The sample container transport device 13 also transports the sample container holder 30 on which the sample container 40 is not mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, other transfer lines (loop lines 13f, 13g, carry-in line 13c, carry-out line 13d, etc.) branch from each transfer line (main line 13a, return line 13b, overtaking line 13e, etc.). At the position, sample branching mechanisms 130a to 130d (hereinafter, these may be collectively referred to as the sample branching mechanism 130) for switching the transport direction of the sample container 40 (including the sample container holder 30) are arranged. The sample branching mechanism 130 can be arranged on each transport line and retracted from the transport line by a drive mechanism (not shown), and is transported through each transport line in a state of being retracted from the transport line (not shown). In the state of passing the sample container 40 and being arranged on the transfer line (the state shown in FIG. 3), the sample container 40 and the sample container holder 30 that are transferred along the transfer line are guided and branched to the transfer line side. Let

  For example, considering the main line 13a, when the sample branching mechanism 130c is retracted from the main line 13a (not shown), the sample container 40 transported from the upstream side to the downstream side of the main line 13a is the sample. It passes through the position of the branch mechanism 130c and is conveyed downstream. Further, in the state where the sample branching mechanism 130c is arranged on the transport line (the state of FIG. 3), the sample container 40 transported from the upstream side to the downstream side on the main line 13a is at the position of the sample branching mechanism 130c. It is guided and moved to the carry-out line 13d. The same applies to the other specimen branching mechanisms 130.

  Here, the carry-out line 13d, a part of the overtaking line 13e, and the loop line 13g pass from the downstream side of the first transport path (main line 13a) to the upstream side of the second transport path (return line 13b). The loop line 13f, part of the overtaking line 13e, and the carry-in line 13c constitute the first conveying path from the downstream side of the second conveying path (return line 13b). A fourth transport path for transporting the sample container 40 is configured on the upstream side of the (main line 13a), and a loop-shaped transport path is formed by the first to fourth transport paths.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the entire configuration of the specimen container storage section, and FIG. 5 is a top view. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the specimen container storage unit together with the peripheral configuration. In FIG. 6, the sample container holder storage line 13h is not shown for the sake of simplicity.

  4 to 6, the sample container storage unit 3 extracts the sample container 40 to be stored that has been transported to the storage position 16 set on the main line 13 a from the sample container holder 30, and puts it in the sample container storage unit 3. A plurality of storage units are stored in a tray 14a disposed in a storage unit associated in advance, and are recorded from the RFID 30a of the sample container holder 30 on which the sample container 40 transported to the storage position 16 is mounted. An RFID reader 16b for reading the stored information, a stopper mechanism 16a for stopping the sample container holder 30 (sample container 40) conveyed to the storage position 16 at the storage position 16, and a sample container holder stopped at the storage position 16 The specimen pressing mechanism 16c has a function of pressing and stabilizing 30 and rotating in the horizontal direction, and is stopped at the storage position 16. An identifier reading mechanism 15 that reads the identifier (barcode 40a) of the sample container 40, a sample container chuck mechanism 20 that moves the sample container 40 from the sample container holder 30 stopped at the storage position 16 to the target tray 14a, and stores it. It has.

  The sample container storage unit 3 stops the RFID reader 17b that reads the RFID of the sample container holder 30 on the downstream side of the storage position 16 in the main line 13a, and the sample container holder 30 (sample container 40) on the main line 13a. A stopper mechanism 17a that causes the RFID container 20b to read the RFID of the specimen container holder 30 in the overtaking line 13e, a stopper mechanism 20a that stops the specimen container holder 30 (sample container 40) on the overtaking line 13e, and a return line 13b. And a stopper mechanism 19a for stopping the sample container holder 30 (sample container 40). In FIG. 6, an RFID reader 18b that reads the RFID of the sample container holder 30 on the loop line 13f and a stopper mechanism 18a that stops the sample container holder 30 (sample container 40) on the loop line 13f are illustrated. ing.

  A plurality of storage units are set in the sample container storage unit 3, and a tray 14 a for storing the sample container 40 is disposed in each storage unit, and the trays disposed in the sample container storage unit 3 are arranged. 14a and a storage part can also be made synonymous. Each storage unit (that is, the tray 14a) is assigned with the type and status (state or status) of the sample to be stored, and the sample container 40 to be stored that has been transported to the storage position 16 is assigned. The sample container chuck mechanism 20 stores the sample in the corresponding storage unit (tray 14a).

  The tray 14a is placed on a drawer mechanism 14 that can be pulled out to the front side of the specimen container storage unit 3 (that is, the front side of the pretreatment apparatus 100). By pulling out the drawer mechanism 14, the tray 14a is removed from the specimen container. It can be moved to the front of the storage unit 3, and the tray 14a can be replaced.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 and the like, an example is shown in which eight trays 14a capable of storing 50 sample containers 40 are arranged, but the present invention is not limited to this. A plurality of trays and racks capable of storing the sample containers 40 (or 25, 10, 5, etc.) may be arranged.

  The sample container chuck mechanism 20 is driven by a drive mechanism (not shown), can hold the sample container 40 from above and transport it in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and is stopped at the storage position 16 by the stopper mechanism 16a. The sample container 40 is extracted from the sample container holder 30 pressed by the pressing mechanism 16c, and moved to and stored in the tray 14a set in advance corresponding to the sample container 40.

  The control unit 12 controls the operation of the entire sample test automation system, and each storage unit (tray 14a) of the sample container storage unit 3 and the type and status (state and status) of the sample stored in the tray 14a. ) And the reading result of the RFID 30a of the sample container holder 30 by the RFID reader 16b provided at the storage position 16 of the sample container storage unit 3, The specifying unit for specifying the tray 14a that is the storage destination of the sample container 40 to be stored based on the reading result of the barcode 40a of the sample container 40 by the identifier reading mechanism 15 and the assignment setting stored in the storage unit 12a. 12b, a display unit 12c on which various information and setting screens are displayed, and an operation unit 12d for inputting and operating various setting values.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a sample tour mode setting screen displayed on the display unit of the control unit.

  The sample tour mode setting screen 50 switches between valid / invalid of the sample tour mode (detailed later), a setting unit 51 for setting the sample tour mode to an OFF state (that is, invalid), and a sample tour mode to an ON state. A setting unit 52 that is set to (that is, valid), an OK button 53 that determines a state set in any of the setting units 51 and 52, and a cancel button 54 that cancels the state set in the setting units 51 and 52. doing.

  Here, the sample circulation mode refers to the sample container 40 to be stored according to the situation of the storage tray 14a of the sample container 40 stopped at the storage position 16 of the sample container storage unit 3. Or is transported via the main line 13a to the downstream side of the storage position 16 to determine whether to loop around the loop-shaped transport path formed by the first to fourth transport paths.

  For example, when the sample patrol mode is OFF (invalid), storage in the tray 14a set in advance in association with the type and status of the sample container 40 stopped at the storage position 16 is restricted ( If the tray 14a is full, the tray 14a is not installed, etc.), the sample container 40 is stopped at the storage position 16 until the storage restriction on the storage destination tray 14a is released. In addition, the operator is informed that the storage is in a restricted state by a display on the display unit 12c, a lamp constituting an ANDON, or the like. At this time, the other subsequent sample containers 40 conveyed along the main line 13a stand by side by side on the upstream side of the sample container 40, and the sample containers 40 may be congested. When there is no limitation on the storage in the storage tray 14a, the sample container 40 is extracted from the sample container holder 30 by the sample container chuck mechanism 20 and stored in the tray 14a.

  Further, when the sample patrol mode is ON (valid), when storage in the tray 14a set in advance in association with the type and status of the sample container 40 stopped at the storage position 16 is restricted. The loop-shaped conveyance path formed by the first to fourth conveyance paths is conveyed to the downstream side of the storage position 16 via the main line 13a until the restriction on the storage to the storage tray 14a is released. Patrol. In addition, the operator is informed that the storage is in a restricted state by a display on the display unit 12c, a lamp constituting an ANDON, or the like. At this time, the specifying result by the specifying unit 12b is associated with the sample container 40 and stored in the storage unit 12a. When there is no limitation on the storage in the storage tray 14a, the sample container 40 is extracted from the sample container holder 30 by the sample container chuck mechanism 20 and stored in the tray 14a. That is, with respect to other subsequent sample containers 40 transported through the main line 13a, in order to sequentially determine whether the sample container 40 to be stored is stored in the storage destination tray 14a or the transport path is circulated. There is no traffic jam of the sample container 40 at the storage position 16.

  The above processing performed when the sample tour mode is turned on and off in the sample container storage unit 3 is performed each time the sample container 40 is transported to the storage position 16. The storage of the sample container 40 in each storage unit (each tray 14a) of the sample container storage unit 3 is all managed by the control unit 12, and the status of each tray 14a (whether the tray 14a is full, The situation such as whether or not 14a is installed) can be grasped sequentially.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing related to the storage of the sample container in the sample container storage unit.

  In FIG. 8, when the sample container 40 is transported to the storage position 16 of the sample container storage unit 3, the identifier reading mechanism 15 reads the barcode 40 a of the sample container 40, or the RFID reader 16 b uses the sample container holder 30. RFID 30a is read, and the read information is sent to the control unit 12 (step S10). Next, the specifying unit 12b of the control unit 12 specifies the tray 14a serving as the storage destination of the sample container 40 and the storage position on the tray 14a based on the sent information (step S20). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the storage tray 14a has a storage limit (step S30). If the determination result is NO, that is, if there is no storage limit, the sample container 40 is placed in the storage tray 14a. Store (step S70), and the process ends. If the determination result in step S30 is YES, that is, if there is a storage limit, it is determined whether the circulation mode is valid (step S40). If the determination result is YES, the sample container 40 A patrol is performed (step S50), the storage position specifying result is stored in the storage unit 12a (step S60), and the process is terminated. If the determination result in step S40 is NO, that is, if the sample circulation mode is invalid, the sample container 40 is kept stopped at the storage position 16 (step S80), and the process ends.

  The effect in this Embodiment comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated.

  In the automatic body inspection or system that automatically performs necessary processing such as sample pretreatment, analysis processing, and transport processing as in the prior art, sample containers that have undergone preprocessing or analysis processing, or errors in the processing process, etc. The specimen container in which the occurrence has occurred is transported to a specimen storage section or the like having a specimen container storage function by a transport process and stored in a corresponding storage destination (for example, a tray). At this time, if the number of trays corresponding to a certain sample container reaches the upper limit in the sample storage unit, the sample container cannot be stored and the sample container is congested on the transport path. For this reason, there are concerns about delays in pre-processing and analysis processing due to delays in the storage of other sample containers and transport processing.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the pretreatment apparatus 100 that performs the pretreatment that makes the specimen accommodated in the specimen container 40 ready for analysis, and the specimen that has been pretreated by the pretreatment apparatus 100 are used. The analysis apparatus 11 that performs the analysis process, the sample container transport apparatus 13 that transports the sample container 40 in the pretreatment apparatus 100 and the analysis apparatus 11, and the transport path that transports the sample container 40 in the sample container transport apparatus 13 are formed. Specimen container storage for storing a sample container 40 to be stored, which is disposed in at least one loop-shaped transport path and transported to the storage position 16 on the transport path, in a storage section associated in advance among a plurality of storage sections. A storage unit that is stored in the storage unit associated with the sample container 40 to be stored is restricted. Since the position 16 is configured to pass, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of congestion on the transport path of the sample container due to the state of the sample storage unit, and to suppress delays in preprocessing, analysis processing, and transport processing. Can do.

  The present invention is not limited to the examples described in the above-described embodiments, and includes various modifications. That is, the above-described embodiment has been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and is not necessarily limited to one having all the configurations described.

  For example, the sample container transport device 13 includes a bypass transport path that transports the sample container 40 from the downstream side to the upstream side of the sample container storage unit 3 in the loop-shaped transport path to shorten the transport distance of the sample container 40. It may be configured. That is, the third transport path (the carry-out line 13d, a part of the overtaking line 13e, the loop line, which is downstream of the sample container storage unit 3 (that is, the storage position 16) of the first transport path (main line 13a). 13 g), a detour conveyance path for conveying the sample container 40 from the upstream side to the second conveyance path (return line 13b) may be provided. Then, the sample container 40 determined to circulate in the loop-shaped transport path at the storage position 16 of the sample container storage unit 3 is transported through the detour transport path, so that the sample container 40 to be stored is another Since the sample container 40 can be transported at a shorter distance than the sample container 40, the sample container 40 can be efficiently stored.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the combination of the processing function units constituting the sample test automation system is shown as an example, and various changes can be made depending on the scale and operation method. For example, one sample test The automation system may be configured to have a plurality of analyzers, or unnecessary processing units may be removed from the configuration.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Specimen input part 2 Specimen container holder storage part 3 Specimen container storage part 4 Centrifugation processing part 5 Opening processing part 6 Barcode sticking processing part 7 Dispensing processing part 8 Closure processing part 9 Transport part 10 Transfer processing part 11 Analysis Device 12 Control unit 12a Storage unit 12b Identification unit 12c Display unit 12d Operation unit 13 Sample container transport device 13a Main line 13b Return line 13c Carry-in line 13d Carry-out line 13e Passing line 13f, 13g Loop line 13h Sample container holder storage line 14 Drawer mechanism 14a Tray 15 Identifier reading mechanism 16 Storage position 16a Stopper mechanism 16b, 17b, 18b, 20b RFID reader 16c Sample pressing mechanism 17a, 18a, 19a, 20a Stopper mechanism 20 Sample container chuck mechanism 30 Sample container holder 30a RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) )
40 Sample container (parent sample container / child sample container)
40a Barcode 50 Specimen patrol mode setting screen 51, 52 Setting unit 53 OK button 54 Cancel button 100 Preprocessing devices 130, 130a, 130b, 130c, 130d Specimen branching mechanism

Claims (5)

A pretreatment device for performing pretreatment to make the specimen contained in the specimen container in an analysable state;
An analyzer that performs an analysis process on a sample that has been pretreated by the pretreatment apparatus;
A sample container transport device for transporting the sample container in the pretreatment device and the analyzer;
A plurality of sample containers to be stored are arranged in at least one loop-shaped transport path formed as a transport path for transporting the sample container in the sample container transport apparatus, and transported to a storage position on the transport path. A specimen container storage section for storing in a storage section associated in advance among the storage sections of
When storage in the storage unit associated with the sample container to be stored is restricted, the sample container transport apparatus is controlled so that the sample container to be stored passes through the storage position on the transport path. A specimen test automation system characterized by comprising a control unit for performing the test. The specimen test automation system according to claim 1,
The sample container transport device includes a bypass transport path that transports the sample container from the downstream side to the upstream side of the sample container storage portion of the loop-shaped transport path to shorten the transport distance of the sample container. Specialized specimen test automation system. The specimen test automation system according to claim 1,
The sample container transport device comprises:
A first transport path in which the sample container storage unit is disposed, a second transport path for transporting the sample container from the downstream side to the upstream side of the first transport path, and the downstream side of the first transport path A third transport path for transporting the sample container from the side to the upstream side of the second transport path, and transporting the sample container from the downstream side of the second transport path to the upstream side of the first transport path Forming the loop-shaped transport path with the fourth transport path
A detour conveyance path for conveying the sample container from the upstream side of the third conveyance path to the second conveyance path downstream from the sample container storage portion of the first conveyance path; Specialized specimen test automation system. The specimen test automation system according to claim 1,
An identifier reading device that reads an identifier attached in advance to the sample container on the upstream side of the storage position on the transport path;
The controller is
A specifying unit for specifying a storage unit associated with the sample container in advance based on a reading result of the identifier reading device;
A specimen test automation system comprising a storage unit that stores the storage unit specified by the specifying unit and the sample container in association with each other. The specimen test automation system according to claim 1,
When the storage in the storage unit associated with the sample container to be stored is restricted, the control unit causes the sample container to pass the storage position on the transport path. A sample test automation system comprising a switching unit that switches between controlling the container transport device and controlling the sample container transport device to stop at the storage position.

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