SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATING SPECIMEN INSPECTION, CAPACITY CHECKING MODULE, AND METHOD FOR CHECKING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE

摘要

　Provided are a system for automating specimen inspection, a capacity checking module, and a method for checking a biological specimen, whereby enhanced throughput can be achieved. An image is taken of a container (101) by a camera (221), and the type of the container (101) or type of a stopper (102) of the container (101) is specified by a container information specifying unit (19d1). A sensing mechanism (12) is then moved down, a power source (64) of an electrostatic capacity sensor (31) is turned ON at the timing at which the sensor approaches a bottom of the stopper (102) from specified type information of the stopper (102), and a top surface (114) of blood serum (111) is detected. Using a light detection system, a boundary surface (116) between a blood clot (113) and a separating agent (112) is sensed through use of a transmitted light quantity acquired by a photodiode (22). The height and volume of the blood serum (111) are then measured from the top surface (114) and the boundary surface (116).