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An automatic system for analyzing specimens which have been selectively treated. The specimens are arranged in a plurality of specimen trays with each tray containing a plurality of specimens. Tray towers support a plurality of specimen trays. A work station selectively moves the trays one at a time

An automatic system for analyzing specimens which have been selectively treated. The specimens are arranged in a plurality of specimen trays with each tray containing a plurality of specimens. Tray towers support a plurality of specimen trays. A work station selectively moves the trays one at a time from the tower to selectively deliver reagent or analyze the specimen in the tray. A control system is adapted to sequentially actuate the work station to properly sequence the system so that the reagents are administered to the respective specimen and the specimen have been analyzed after a desired incubating period.

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An automatic system for analyzing specimens which have been selectively treated as desired, said specimens being arranged in a plurality of specimens trays wherein each tray is adapted to contain a plurality of specimens, said system comprising: means for supporting a plurality of specimen trays; a

An automatic system for analyzing specimens which have been selectively treated as desired, said specimens being arranged in a plurality of specimens trays wherein each tray is adapted to contain a plurality of specimens, said system comprising: means for supporting a plurality of specimen trays; a work station associated with said tray supporting means for selectively treating or analyzing said specimens; selectively operable tray moving means associated with said work station for removing a tray from said tray supporting means and for moving it to said work station and for reinserting it in said tray supporting mean; a reagent delivery means associated with said work station selectively operable to administer a desired amount of at least one reagent to desired ones of said specimens in a tray; analyzing means associated with said work station for determining at least one optical property of desired ones of said specimens in a tray; said system including a plurality of said separate specimen tray supporting means and tray support moving means for selectively moving said tray supporting means so that a desired one of said tray supporting means is arranged in operative communication with said tray moving means and wherein said tray supporting means are arranged on said tray support moving means and wherein said tray support moving means surrounds said work station and said tray moving means; and control means for sequentially actuating said tray moving means so that each tray is at least sequentially moved to said work station for administration of said reagent by said reagent delivery means; returned to said tray supporting means; moved to said work station after a desired time period for analysis by said analyzing means; and return to said tray supporting means from which it can be removed for storage or disposal, and wherein said control means is operative to selectively actuate said tray support moving means to position said desired one of said tray supporting means.