JP2008191092A - Analyzer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an analyzer capable of properly displaying abnormality generated, without carrying out complicated processing. <P>SOLUTION: This analyzer 1 of the present invention is provided with a display part 38 provided with an operable area, and an alarm display area for displaying an alarm in the analyzer within a display area, a display control part 32 for controlling the display of the alarm in the display part 38, a buffer part 33 for holding tentatively the alarm to be display-scheduled in the alarm display area, a storage part 35 for storing alarm information generated already, and an input part 36 for indicating display of a list of the prescribed alarms stored in the storage part 35. The display control part 32 erases the alarm held tentatively from the buffer 33 for the alarm area, when the list display is indicated by the input part 36, the alarm under the display is erased from the alarm display area in the display part 38, and the alarm list is displayed within the operable area. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a display process for displaying warning information indicating an abnormality that has occurred in an analyzer.

  Conventionally, as a device that automatically analyzes specimens such as blood and body fluids, analysis is performed by optically detecting the reaction between the reagent in the reaction container and the specimen by adding the specimen to the reaction container in which the reagent has been dispensed The device is known. In such an analyzer, the sample is analyzed based on the amount of light having a predetermined wavelength that has passed through the liquid in the reaction vessel after irradiating the reaction vessel containing the sample with light.

  In such an analyzer, a warning indicating an abnormality that has occurred in the analyzer is displayed and output by various methods, thereby notifying the operator of the analyzer that an abnormality has occurred in the analyzer. For example, in the past, an analyzer that automatically displays a window that displays a warning when an abnormality occurs, an analyzer that provides a warning display area exclusively for warning display at a fixed position on the screen, and all abnormalities that occurred when an abnormality occurred An analyzer that displays a warning list to be shown has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

JP-A-8-271518 JP-A-8-262031

  However, in the analyzer that automatically displays a window that displays a warning when an abnormality occurs, if the window that displays the warning is displayed during the screen operation by the operator, the operation processing by the operator is obstructed There is. Further, in this analyzer, when a plurality of abnormalities occur, a window is opened for each abnormality, so the operator can deal with abnormalities with a high degree of urgency by, for example, closing a window indicating a low degree of urgency. Processing may be interrupted.

  In addition, in the analyzer that has a warning display area dedicated to warning display at a fixed position on the screen, the warning display area is limited, so if multiple abnormalities occur, the previous alarms are overwritten one after another. In some cases, the operator could not fully check each abnormality. Also, in this analyzer, the operator needs to perform clear processing to clear the displayed warning in order to display the next warning, and in order to confirm all abnormalities when a large number of abnormalities occur In some cases, it is necessary to perform a complicated process of repeating the clear process for each warning. In this analyzer, when the warning display area is scrolled to display a plurality of warnings in sequence, the previous warning is hidden by the scrolling, and the operator cannot grasp all the abnormalities that have occurred at the same time. was there.

  Also, in the analyzer that displays a warning list showing all abnormalities that have occurred when an abnormality occurs, a large warning list is always displayed on the screen even if only one abnormality has occurred in the analyzer. There is a problem that the operator has to interrupt the operation that has been performed so far.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described drawbacks of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an analyzer that can appropriately display an abnormality that has occurred without performing complicated processing.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an analyzer according to the present invention is a warning that displays an operable region and warning information indicating an abnormality that has occurred in the analyzer in the analyzer that analyzes a sample. A display area provided in the display area; display control means for controlling display of the warning information on the display means; and temporarily holding the warning information to be displayed in the warning display area Holding means, storage means for storing the warning information for the abnormality that has already occurred, and instruction means for instructing a list display of the predetermined warning information stored in the storage means, the display control means, When the list display is instructed by the instruction unit, the warning information temporarily stored from the holding unit is erased and displayed from the warning display area to the display unit. Characterized in that to display a list of the warning information instructed by said instructing means causes erase the warning information to the operational area.

  The analyzer according to the present invention further comprises selection means for selecting deletion of the warning information displayed in the warning display area, and the display control means is selected by the selection means to delete the warning information. When the warning information is displayed, the warning information being displayed is deleted from the warning display area and the warning information to be displayed next among the warning information held in the holding means is displayed in the warning display area. It is characterized by being displayed.

  In the analysis apparatus according to the present invention, the display control means blinks a warning list button provided on the display screen of the display means when a plurality of warnings are generated.

  In the analyzer according to the present invention, the display unit and the instruction unit are touch panels capable of inputting information by pressing a display screen, the touch panel includes a warning list button, and the warning list button When pressed, the display control means inputs list instruction information for instructing to display a list of predetermined warning information stored in the storage means, and the display control means receives the list instruction information when the list instruction information is input. , Erasing the warning information temporarily held from the holding means, causing the display means to delete the warning information being displayed from the warning display area, and the warning information indicated by the list instruction information A list is displayed in the operable area.

  Moreover, the analyzer according to the present invention is characterized in that the display control means blinks and displays the warning list button on the touch panel when a plurality of warnings are generated.

  Further, in the analyzer according to the present invention, the touch panel has a warning erasure button, and erasure instruction information for instructing erasure of the warning information displayed in the warning display area when the warning erasure button is pressed. When the erasure instruction information is input, the display control unit causes the display unit to erase the warning information being displayed from the warning display area and the holding unit. The warning information that is scheduled to be displayed next is displayed in the warning display area.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to erase the warning information temporarily stored in the holding means, delete the warning information currently displayed in the warning display area, and Since the list is automatically displayed in the operable area, an abnormality that has occurred can be appropriately displayed without complicated processing.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, an analysis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described using an analysis apparatus that analyzes a sample based on the absorbance of a sample that is a liquid. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. In the description of the drawings, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of an analyzer 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the analyzer 1 dispenses a specimen and a reagent to be analyzed into a reaction container 21, respectively, and a measurement mechanism 2 that optically measures a reaction occurring in the dispensed reaction container 21; A control mechanism 3 that controls the entire analyzer 1 including the measurement mechanism 2 and analyzes the measurement result in the measurement mechanism 2 is provided. The analyzer 1 automatically performs biochemical analysis of a plurality of specimens by the cooperation of these two mechanisms.

  The measurement mechanism 2 roughly includes a sample transfer unit 11, a sample dispensing mechanism 12, a reaction table 13, a reagent storage 14, a reading unit 16, a reagent dispensing mechanism 17, a stirring unit 18, a photometric unit 19, and a cleaning unit 20.

  The sample transfer unit 11 includes a plurality of sample racks 11b that hold a plurality of sample containers 11a containing liquid samples such as blood and urine, and sequentially transfer them in the direction of the arrows in the figure. The sample in the sample container 11a transferred to a predetermined position on the sample transfer unit 11 is dispensed by the sample dispensing mechanism 12 into the reaction container 21 that is arranged and transported on the reaction table 13.

  The sample dispensing mechanism 12 includes an arm 12a that freely moves up and down in the vertical direction and rotates around a vertical line passing through its base end as a central axis. A probe for aspirating and discharging the specimen is attached to the tip of the arm 12a. The sample dispensing mechanism 12 includes a suction / discharge mechanism using a suction / discharge syringe or a piezoelectric element (not shown). The sample dispensing mechanism 12 sucks the sample with the probe from the sample container 11a transferred to the predetermined position on the sample transfer unit 11 described above, rotates the arm 12a clockwise in FIG. Dispense and dispense.

  The reaction table 13 transfers the reaction container 21 to a predetermined position in order to dispense a sample or reagent into the reaction container 21, to stir, wash or measure the reaction container 21. The reaction table 13 is rotatable about a vertical line passing through the center of the reaction table 13 as a rotation axis by driving a drive mechanism (not shown) under the control of the control unit 31. An openable and closable lid and a thermostat (not shown) are provided above and below the reaction table 13, respectively.

  The reagent storage 14 can store a plurality of reagent containers 15 in which reagents to be dispensed in the reaction container 21 are stored. In the reagent store 14, a plurality of storage chambers are arranged at equal intervals, and a reagent container 15 is detachably stored in each storage chamber. The reagent storage 14 can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise about a vertical line passing through the center of the reagent storage 14 as a rotation axis by driving a drive mechanism (not shown) under the control of the control unit 31. The desired reagent container 15 is transferred to the reagent suction position by the reagent dispensing mechanism 17. An openable / closable lid (not shown) is provided above the reagent storage 14. In addition, a thermostatic bath is provided below the reagent storage 14. For this reason, when the reagent container 15 is stored in the reagent container 14 and the lid is closed, the reagent stored in the reagent container 15 is kept at a constant temperature, and the reagent stored in the reagent container 15 is evaporated. Denaturation can be suppressed.

  A recording medium on which reagent information related to the reagent stored in the reagent container 15 is recorded is attached to the side surface of the reagent container 15. The recording medium displays various encoded information and is optically read. A reading unit 16 for optically reading the recording medium is provided on the outer periphery of the reagent storage 14. The reading unit 16 reads information on the recording medium by emitting infrared light or visible light to the recording medium and processing reflected light from the recording medium. Further, the reading unit 16 may acquire the information of the recording medium by performing an imaging process on the recording medium and decoding the image information obtained by the imaging process.

  Similar to the sample dispensing mechanism 12, the reagent dispensing mechanism 17 includes an arm 17a to which a probe for aspirating and discharging the reagent is attached at the tip. The arm 17a freely moves up and down in the vertical direction and rotates around a vertical line passing through its proximal end as a central axis. The reagent dispensing mechanism 17 sucks the reagent in the reagent container 15 that has been moved to a predetermined position on the reagent storage 14 with a probe, and rotates the arm 17a clockwise in the drawing to transport it to a predetermined position on the reaction table 13. Dispensed into the reaction vessel 21 prepared. The agitation unit 18 agitates the sample dispensed into the reaction container 21 and the reagent to promote the reaction.

  The photometry unit 19 irradiates the reaction container 21 conveyed to a predetermined photometry position with light, receives the light transmitted through the liquid in the reaction container 21, performs spectral intensity measurement, and measures the absorbance of the liquid. The measurement result by the photometry unit 19 is output to the control unit 31 and analyzed by the analysis unit 34.

  The cleaning unit 20 performs cleaning by sucking and discharging the mixed liquid in the reaction vessel 21 that has been measured by the photometry unit 19 by using a nozzle (not shown) and injecting and sucking cleaning liquid such as detergent and cleaning water. . Although the cleaned reaction container 21 is reused, the reaction container 21 may be discarded after completion of one measurement depending on the contents of inspection.

  Next, the control mechanism 3 will be described. The control mechanism 3 includes a control unit 31, an analysis unit 34, a storage unit 35, an input unit 36, an output unit 37, and a transmission / reception unit 39. These units included in the measurement mechanism 2 and the control mechanism 3 are electrically connected to the control unit 31.

  The control unit 31 is configured using a CPU or the like, and controls processing and operation of each unit of the analyzer 1. The control unit 31 performs predetermined input / output control on information input / output to / from each of these components, and performs predetermined information processing on this information. An alarm for an abnormality that has occurred in each part of the analyzer 1 is input to the control part 31 from each part. The control unit 31 includes a display control unit 32 and an alarm area buffer 33. The alarm corresponds to warning information indicating an abnormality that has occurred in the analyzer 1 in the claims.

  The display control unit 32 controls display processing of the display unit 38 to be described later. The display control unit 32 controls alarm display on the display unit 38. The alarm area buffer 33 temporarily holds an alarm scheduled to be displayed in an alarm area in a display unit 38 to be described later. The display control unit 32 inputs an alarm into the alarm area buffer 33 and deletes the alarm held in the alarm area buffer 33.

  The analysis unit 34 performs component analysis of the specimen based on the absorbance measurement result acquired from the photometry unit 19. The storage unit 35 is configured using a hard disk that magnetically stores information and a memory that loads various programs related to the process from the hard disk and electrically stores them when the analyzer 1 executes the process. Various information including the analysis result of the sample is stored. The storage unit 35 stores an alarm for an abnormality that has already occurred in the analyzer 1 in association with the alarm occurrence date and time. The storage unit 35 may include an auxiliary storage device that can read information stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, or a PC card.

  The input unit 36 is configured by using a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and acquires various information necessary for analyzing the sample, instruction information for the analysis operation, and the like from the outside. The output unit 37 includes a display unit 38 configured by a display and is configured using a printer, a speaker, and the like, and outputs various information including the analysis result of the sample. As will be described later, the display unit 38 is provided with an operation area and an alarm area for displaying an alarm indicating an abnormality occurring in the analyzer 1 in the display area.

  The display unit 38 displays and outputs information related to sample analysis and an alarm indicating an abnormality that has occurred in the analyzer 1. The display unit 38 is provided with an operation area that is an operable area and an alarm area that is a warning display area for displaying an alarm indicating an abnormality that has occurred in the analyzer 1 in the display area. The input unit 36 functions as an instruction unit in claims, and instructs display of an alarm list that is a list of predetermined alarms stored in the storage unit 35. When the display unit 32 is instructed to display an alarm list, which is a list of predetermined alarms, by the input unit 36, the display control unit 32 deletes the temporarily held alarm from the alarm area buffer 33 and displays the alarm on the display unit 38. An alarm being displayed is erased from an alarm area described later, and an alarm list instructed by the input unit 36 is displayed in an operation area described later. Here, in the embodiment, the case where the input unit 36 and the display unit 38 include a touch panel that can input information by pressing the display screen will be described as an example. The input unit 36 functions as a selection unit in the scope of claims, and inputs to the control unit 31 deletion instruction information that instructs selection of deletion of an alarm displayed in the alarm area. The transmission / reception unit 39 has a function as an interface for performing transmission / reception of information according to a predetermined format via a communication network (not shown).

  In the analyzer 1 configured as described above, the sample dispensing mechanism 12 dispenses the sample in the sample container 11a to the plurality of reaction containers 21 that are sequentially conveyed in a row, and the reagent dispensing mechanism. After 17 dispenses the reagent in the reagent container 15, the photometric unit 19 measures the spectral intensity of the sample in a state in which the sample and the reagent are reacted, and the analysis unit 34 analyzes the measurement result, whereby the sample The component analysis is automatically performed. In addition, a series of analysis operations are continuously and repeatedly performed by cleaning the reaction container 21 being transported after the cleaning unit 20 completes the measurement by the photometry unit 19.

  Next, an alarm display processing method in the analyzer shown in FIG. 1 will be described. First, with reference to FIG. 2, the touch panel screen which comprises the input part 36 and the display part 38 is demonstrated. FIG. 2 shows the content of the display screen of the touch panel in the analyzer 1 and is displayed as a window S. In the window S, an operation area SW, an alarm area Sa, a clear button Pc, and an alarm list button Pt are fixedly provided.

  In the operation area SW, an operation menu corresponding to the selected operation item is displayed by selecting an operation item (not shown). The operator operates a mouse and a keyboard constituting the input unit 36 to input information to each selection column in the operation menu displayed in the operation area SW. As a result, various instruction information is input from the input unit 36 to the control unit 31, and the control unit 31 controls each component in the analyzer 1 based on the input various instruction information. The operation area SW is set so as to occupy the upper area in the window S so that each operation menu can be displayed. Further, in this operation area SW, in addition to each operation menu, a list of alarms relating to an abnormality that has occurred in the analyzer 1 is displayed as an alarm list.

  The alarm area Sa is provided on the lower left side of the operation area SW in the window S, and displays and outputs an alarm indicating an abnormality that has occurred in the analyzer 1. In the alarm area Sa, one of the alarms temporarily stored in the alarm area buffer 33 is displayed with an old abnormality occurrence date and time. The alarm displayed in the alarm area Sa is deleted from the alarm area buffer 33 by the display control unit 32.

  The clear button Pc is provided on the right side of the alarm area Sa. The clear button Pc inputs, to the display control unit 32, alarm clear instruction information for instructing deletion of the alarm display displayed in the alarm area Sa when the clear button Pc is pressed, that is, clearing of the alarm display. When the alarm clear instruction information is input, the display control unit 32 deletes the alarm that is being displayed from the alarm area Sa and displays the next alarm to be displayed among the alarms held in the alarm area buffer 33 in the alarm area. Display on Sa.

  The alarm list button Pt is provided on the right side of the clear button Pc. The alarm list button Pt inputs, to the display control unit 32, alarm list instruction information for instructing alarm list display indicating each predetermined alarm stored in the storage unit 35 when the alarm list button Pt is pressed. When the alarm list instruction information is input, the display control unit 32 deletes the temporarily held alarm from the alarm area buffer 33 and deletes the alarm currently being displayed from the alarm area Sa to the display unit 38. In addition, the alarm list specified by the alarm list instruction information is displayed in the operation area SW. Moreover, the display control part 32 blinks and displays the alarm list button Pt, when a some abnormality generate | occur | produces.

  First, with reference to FIG. 3, a process when an alarm is input to the control unit 31 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 31 determines whether or not an alarm has been received until an alarm is received from each unit of the analyzer 1 (step S12). The control unit 31 repeats the determination in step S12 until an alarm is received. If the control unit 31 determines that the alarm has been received (step S12: Yes), the display control unit 32 displays the alarm area Sa in the display unit 38. It is determined whether an alarm is being displayed (step S14). If the display control unit 32 determines that an alarm is being displayed in the alarm area Sa (step S14: Yes), the display control unit 32 accumulates the newly received alarm in the alarm area buffer 33 as an alarm scheduled to be displayed. (Step S16). If the display control unit 32 determines that no alarm is being displayed in the alarm area Sa (step S14: No), the display control unit 32 causes the display unit 38 to display the received alarm in the alarm area Sa (step S18). As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the received alarm is displayed together with the abnormality occurrence time in the alarm area Sa.

  Next, a process for clearing the alarm displayed in the alarm area Sa will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the display control unit 32 determines whether or not there is an instruction to clear the alarm based on the alarm clear instruction information input by pressing the clear button Pc (step S22). The display control unit 32 repeats the determination in step S22 until it is determined that there is an instruction to clear the alarm. If it is determined that there is an instruction to clear the alarm (step S22: Yes), an alarm is being displayed in the alarm area Sa. Whether or not (step S24). If the display control unit 32 determines that no alarm is being displayed in the alarm area Sa (step S24: No), there is no alarm to be cleared in the alarm area Sa, and thus the alarm clear process ends.

  In contrast, if the display control unit 32 determines that an alarm is being displayed in the alarm area Sa (step S24: Yes), the display unit 38 causes the display unit 38 to delete the alarm being displayed from the alarm area Sa (step S24). S28). Next, the display control unit 32 determines whether there is an alarm scheduled to be displayed in the alarm area buffer 33 (step S30). If the display control unit 32 determines that there is no alarm scheduled to be displayed in the alarm area buffer 33 (step S30: No), the alarm clear process is terminated as it is because there is no alarm to be displayed in the alarm area Sa.

  On the other hand, when the display control unit 32 determines that there is an alarm that is scheduled to be displayed in the alarm area buffer 33 (step S30: Yes), the display control unit 32 next displays the alarm in the alarm area buffer 33 to the display unit 38. The alarm with the oldest occurrence date and time that is scheduled to be displayed is displayed in the alarm area Sa (step S32), and the alarm clear process is terminated.

  As a result, in the analyzer 1, every time the alarm clear button Pc is pressed, alarms are sequentially displayed in the alarm area Sa, and the operator of the analyzer sequentially presses the alarm button Pc to generate an abnormality. Each alarm can be confirmed in turn.

  Next, processing for displaying an alarm list in the operation area SW will be described with reference to FIG. First, the display control unit 32 determines whether or not there is an alarm list display instruction based on the alarm list instruction information input by pressing the alarm list button Pt (step S42). The display control unit 32 repeats the determination in step S42 until it determines that there is an instruction to display the alarm list. If it is determined that there is an instruction to display the alarm list (step S42: Yes), an alarm is being displayed in the alarm area Sa. Is determined (step S44). When the display control unit 32 determines that an alarm is being displayed in the alarm area Sa (step S44: Yes), the display control unit 32 causes the display unit 38 to delete the alarm being displayed from the alarm area Sa (step S46). Next, the display control unit 32 determines whether there is an alarm scheduled to be displayed in the alarm area buffer 33 (step S48). When the display control unit 32 determines that there is an alarm scheduled to be displayed in the alarm area buffer 33 (step S48: Yes), the alarm temporarily held in the alarm area buffer 33 is deleted (step S50). ).

  When the display control unit 32 determines that no alarm is being displayed in the alarm area Sa (step S44: No), the display control unit 32 determines that there is no alarm scheduled to be displayed in the alarm area buffer 33 (step S48: No). ) Or when the alarm deletion processing in the alarm area buffer 33 in step S50 is completed, information on each alarm displayed in the alarm list as the alarm list information is obtained from the storage unit 35 (step S52). Then, based on the acquired alarm list information, the display control unit 32 causes the display unit 38 to display the alarm list indicated by the alarm list instruction information in the operation area SW (step S54).

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, in the operation area SW, alarms in which the alarms are shown in ascending order of occurrence date and time are associated with the date and time when the error occurred, the alarm contents, and the alarm number, respectively. A list is displayed. For this reason, the alarm list also includes alarms relating to newly occurring abnormalities. Therefore, alarms held in the alarm area buffer 33 and deleted in step S50 and not displayed in the alarm area Sa are also displayed in the alarm list in the operation area Sa. As described above, in the analyzer 1, the alarm list button Pt is pressed once by the operator, and the alarm temporarily held in the alarm area buffer 33 is deleted and the alarm being displayed in the alarm area Sa is displayed. And the alarm list is automatically displayed in the operation area SW. The contents of the alarm displayed in the alarm list can be set in advance by calling a predetermined setting menu. Also, the alarm list displays, for example, a predetermined number of alarms in the order of occurrence date and time, or a predetermined number of alarms of an abnormality that is the same as or similar to the most recently generated abnormality, in the order of occurrence date and time.

  As described above, in the analyzer 1 according to the embodiment, the alarm area Sa in which alarms are sequentially displayed is fixedly provided in the display area. In this analyzer 1, the operation process by the operator is performed exclusively in the operation area SW provided separately from the alarm area Sa, so that an alarm is displayed during the screen operation by the operator. Even if it exists, it does not obstruct the screen operation process etc. with respect to abnormality with high urgency by an operator. In the analyzer 1, when only one abnormality has occurred in the analyzer, it is displayed in the alarm area Sa, so that the operator can interrupt the screen operation that has been performed so far. It is possible to grasp the alarm that has occurred.

  When a plurality of abnormalities occur in the analyzer 1, the alarm list button Pt blinks, so that the operator can quickly recognize that a plurality of abnormalities have occurred in the analyzer 1. it can.

  Then, in the analyzer 1, it is possible to delete the alarm temporarily held in the alarm area buffer 33, delete the alarm currently displayed in the alarm area Sa, and alarm list only by instructing the alarm list display once. Is automatically displayed in the operation area Sa. In other words, in the analysis apparatus 1, for example, when the alarm list button Pt blinks and the operator wants to confirm a plurality of generated alarms, the operator only has to press the alarm list button Pt once to check the alarm list button Pt. In addition to the display in the operation area Sa, the alarm temporarily stored in the alarm area buffer 33 and the alarm currently displayed in the alarm area Sa are automatically deleted. For this reason, in the analyzer 1, the alarm list including the newly generated alarm can be appropriately displayed without performing complicated processing, and the operability for the operator can be improved.

  Therefore, even when a plurality of abnormalities occur, the analyzer 1 operates an alarm list that includes alarms for a plurality of abnormalities that are generated only by pressing the alarm list button Pt once and also includes previous alarms. Since it can be displayed large in the area SW, the operator can sufficiently check each abnormality. In the analyzer 1, the alarm temporarily stored in the alarm area buffer 33 and the alarm currently displayed in the alarm area Sa are automatically deleted by the operator pressing the alarm list button Pt once. Therefore, even when a large amount of abnormality occurs, it is not necessary to perform a complicated process of repeating the clear process for each warning that has been necessary in the past. Furthermore, in the analysis apparatus 1, an alarm list including alarms for a plurality of abnormalities that have occurred can be displayed in the operation area SW simply by pressing the alarm list button Pt once. By checking the alarm list, it becomes possible to simultaneously grasp all the abnormalities that have occurred, and it is possible to smoothly deal with each abnormality.

  In the analysis apparatus 1, by pressing the alarm list button Pt shown in FIG. 7 again, each processing procedure shown in FIG. 6 is performed, and the alarm list in the operation area SW is updated. For this reason, when the alarm list button Pt is pressed again after a new abnormality occurs, the alarm list is updated and displayed in a state including an alarm for the newly generated abnormality. In addition, in the analyzer 1, the alarm list is updated and displayed by pressing the alarm list button Pt again, and as shown in FIG. 8, an update button Pr for the alarm list is individually provided. When pressed by the operator, the alarm list including a new alarm may be updated and displayed by performing the processing procedure shown in FIG. Thus, according to the analysis apparatus 1, in order to display the updated alarm list, the operator only needs to press the alarm list button Pt or the update button Pr once.

  Further, in the alarm area Sa, a case has been described in which the alarm with the oldest occurrence date / time among the alarms temporarily stored in the alarm area buffer 33 is displayed. Two or more alarms with an old abnormality occurrence date and time may be displayed among the alarms temporarily held in the buffer 33.

  In the present embodiment, the case where a touch panel is provided as the input unit 36 and the display unit 38 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. A display that is not a touch panel format is provided as the display unit 38, and the clear button Pc, the alarm list button Pt, and the update button Pr provided in the display area of the display are selected by using the mouse and keyboard constituting the input unit 36. Alarm clear instruction information and alarm list instruction information may be input from the input unit 36 to the control unit 31. Further, when a plurality of alarms are generated, the display control unit 36 may cause the display area of the alarm list button Pt on the display screen to blink.

  The analysis apparatus 1 described in the above embodiment can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer system. This computer system implements the processing operation of the analyzer by reading and executing a program recorded on a predetermined recording medium. Here, the predetermined recording medium is not only a “portable physical medium” such as a flexible disk (FD), a CD-ROM, an MO disk, a DVD disk, a magneto-optical disk, and an IC card, but also inside and outside the computer system. It includes any recording medium that records a program readable by a computer system, such as a “communication medium” that holds the program in a short time when transmitting the program, such as a hard disk drive (HDD) provided. In addition, this computer system obtains a program from a management server or another computer system connected via a network line, and executes the obtained program to realize the processing operation of the analyzer.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the principal part structure of the analyzer concerning Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the content of the display screen in the display part shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence when an alarm is input into the control part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen in the display part shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence in which the alarm displayed on the alarm area shown in FIG. 2 is cleared. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which displays an alarm list in the operation area shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen in the display part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the content of the display screen in the display part shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Analyzer 2 Measurement mechanism 3 Control mechanism 11 Specimen transfer part 11a Specimen container 11b Specimen rack 12 Specimen dispensing mechanism 12a, 17a Arm 13 Reaction table 14 Reagent container 15 Reagent container 16 Reading part 17 Reagent dispensing mechanism 18 Stirrer 19 Photometry Section 20 Washing section 21 Reaction vessel 31 Control section 32 Display control section 33 Alarm area buffer 34 Analysis section 35 Storage section 36 Input section 37 Output section 38 Display section 39 Transmission / reception section

Claims (6)

In an analyzer for analyzing a sample,
Display means provided in the display area with an operable area and a warning display area for displaying warning information indicating an abnormality that has occurred in the analyzer;
Display control means for controlling the display of the warning information in the display means;
Holding means for temporarily holding the warning information to be displayed in the warning display area;
Storage means for storing the warning information for an abnormality that has already occurred;
Instruction means for instructing a list display of the predetermined warning information stored in the storage means;
With
The display control means, when the list display is instructed by the instruction means, erases the warning information temporarily held from the holding means, and the display means being displayed from the warning display area to the display means An analyzer that deletes warning information and displays a list of the warning information instructed by the instruction means in the operable area. A selection means for selecting deletion of the warning information displayed in the warning display area;
The display control means causes the display means to erase the warning information being displayed from the warning display area and holds the warning information in the holding means when the selection means selects deletion of the warning information. 2. The analyzer according to claim 1, wherein warning information that is scheduled to be displayed next is displayed in the warning display area.   The analyzer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display control means causes a warning list button provided on the display screen of the display means to blink when a plurality of warnings occur. The display means and the instruction means are touch panels capable of inputting information by pressing a display screen,
The touch panel has a warning list button, and when the warning list button is pressed, inputs list instruction information for instructing a list display of predetermined warning information stored in the storage means to the display control means,
When the list instruction information is input, the display control means erases the warning information temporarily held from the holding means, and the warning information being displayed from the warning display area to the display means The analysis apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a list of the warning information instructed by the list instruction information is displayed in the operable area.   The analysis apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the display control unit causes the warning list button on the touch panel to blink when a plurality of warnings are generated. The touch panel has a warning erasure button, and when the warning erasure button is pressed, erase instruction information for instructing erasure of the warning information displayed in the warning display area is input to the display control means,
The display control means causes the display means to erase the warning information being displayed from the warning display area when the erasure instruction information is input, and the following is out of the warning information held in the holding means: 6. The analyzer according to claim 4, wherein warning information that is scheduled to be displayed is displayed in the warning display area.

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