SPECIMEN PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SPECIMEN

摘要

A specimen processing system includes a culture vessel, a spatula, a robot, and a robot controller. The culture vessel is open on a top surface and includes a circular culture surface on which cells are culturable. The spatula includes a blade to remove the cells off the culture surface. The robot includes a hand to hold the culture vessel and/or the spatula. The robot controller includes an operation controller to control the robot to: move the spatula relative to the culture vessel with a first end of the blade on a circumference of the culture surface to remove first cells that are nearer the circumference of the culture surface; and move the spatula relative to the culture vessel to remove second cells that are inner than the first cells on the culture surface.

主权项

1. A specimen processing system comprising:
a culture vessel open on a top surface of the culture vessel and comprising a culture surface which comprises a circular shape and on which cells are culturable; a spatula comprising a blade to remove the cells off the culture surface; a robot comprising a hand to hold at least one of the culture vessel and the spatula; and a robot controller configured to control the robot and comprising an operation controller configured to control the robot to perform:
a first operation to move the spatula relative to the culture vessel with a first end of the blade on a circumference of the culture surface so as to remove first cells among the cells on the culture surface that are nearer the circumference of the culture surface; anda second operation to move the spatula relative to the culture vessel so as to remove second cells among the cells on the culture surface that are inner than the first cells on the culture surface.