摘要 |
<p>Viscosity of red corpuscles is measured while suction of the red corpuscles is performed in a dispensing device of blood specimen. In the process of dispensing red corpuscles as specimen, the control unit (84) draws the piston (76) at first to produce a specified initial suction pressure. The pressure sensor (54) monitors the internal pressure of the air tube (44). The viscosity measuring unit (88) measures the length of time from the application of initial suction pressure to achievement of a predetermined pressure value β and, referring to the table (88) and on the basis of the measured length of time, find a viscosity of the red corpuscles. The table (88) stores the correlation between a length of time and a viscosity which are proportional to each other.</p> |