Abstract: A main isolator 2 (main aseptic device) includes a main connection part 6 having an opening O through which a work space W is externally opened, and an internal opening and closing member 22 configured to open and close an internal opening 21a of the main connection part 6 on the work space W side. A manual incubator 3 (first auxiliary aseptic device) includes a first auxiliary connection part 7 connectable with the main connection part 6 of the main isolator 2, and an automatic incubator 4 and a housing container 5 (second auxiliary aseptic devices) each include a second auxiliary connection part 8 smaller than the first auxiliary connection part 7. In addition, an external blockage member 9 configured to externally block the opening O of the main connection part 6 is provided.

Abstract: An article conveying device 4 includes a movable conveyer 12 for conveying a culture vessel 3 (article) and longitudinal mover 13b for moving the movable conveyer 21, and a conveyer driving motor 14 is provided separately from the movable conveyer 12, and a driving magnet MA rotated by a driving shaft 32 driven by the conveyer driving motor 14 and a driven magnet MB provided on the movable conveyer 12 and connected to the driving magnet MA by a magnetic force in a non-contact manner are provided. A plurality of the driven magnets MB is provided along a moving direction of the movable conveyer 12 by the longitudinal mover 13b, and an interval between the plurality of the driven magnets MB is matched with a moving distance of the movable conveyer 12 by the longitudinal mover 13b.

Abstract: An article conveying device 4 includes a movable conveyer 12 for conveying a culture vessel 3 (article) and longitudinal mover 13b for moving the movable conveyer 21, and a conveyer driving motor 14 is provided separately from the movable conveyer 12, and a driving magnet MA rotated by a driving shaft 32 driven by the conveyer driving motor 14 and a driven magnet MB provided on the movable conveyer 12 and connected to the driving magnet MA by a magnetic force in a non-contact manner are provided. A plurality of the driven magnets MB is provided along a moving direction of the movable conveyer 12 by the longitudinal mover 13b, and an interval between the plurality of the driven magnets MB is matched with a moving distance of the movable conveyer 12 by the longitudinal mover 13b.

Abstract: A main isolator 2 (main aseptic device) includes a main connection part 6 having an opening O through which a work space W is externally opened, and an internal opening and closing member 22 configured to open and close an internal opening 21a of the main connection part 6 on the work space W side. A manual incubator 3 (first auxiliary aseptic device) includes a first auxiliary connection part 7 connectable with the main connection part 6 of the main isolator 2, and an automatic incubator 4 and a housing container 5 (second auxiliary aseptic devices) each include a second auxiliary connection part 8 smaller than the first auxiliary connection part 7. In addition, an external blockage member 9 configured to externally block the opening O of the main connection part 6 is provided.

Abstract: An isolator system 1 includes: a main isolator 3 in which an aseptic state is maintained and which is for performing an aseptic operation; an incubator 4 in which the aseptic state is maintained and which is connected to the main isolator 3 and is for culturing cells and the like; decontamination means 35 for decontaminating the inside of the main isolator 3; and a decontamination station 9 that decontaminates the inside of the incubator 4. The isolator system 1 further includes a blocking member 30 for sealing a connection port 13 from the outside, the port being provided in the main isolator 3 and being for connection with the incubator 4. When the inside of the main isolator 3 is decontaminated, the connection port 13 is sealed from the outside with the blocking member 30. The isolator system that can efficiently decontaminate the main isolator and the subisolator connected to this main isolator can be provided.

Abstract: A decontamination process device includes a chamber that contains a decontamination target, a heating device that generates decontamination vapor, an air sending part that sends the decontamination vapor into the chamber, a ventilation system that ventilates the chamber, a controller that controls operations of the decontamination process device. The controller performs a supply process that supplies the decontamination vapor into the chamber and an elimination process that eliminates a decontamination component after the supply process. The ventilation system adjusts an ventilation amount and the controller is set to repeat the supply processes at multiple times, and to perform a dry process between the repeated supply processes and to maintain the chamber at a positive pressure during the dry process.

Abstract: An isolator system 1 includes: a main isolator 3 in which an aseptic state is maintained and which is for performing an aseptic operation; an incubator 4 in which the aseptic state is maintained and which is connected to the main isolator 3 and is for culturing cells and the like; decontamination means 35 for decontaminating the inside of the main isolator 3; and a decontamination station 9 that decontaminates the inside of the incubator 4. The isolator system 1 further includes a blocking member 30 for sealing a connection port 13 from the outside, the port being provided in the main isolator 3 and being for connection with the incubator 4. When the inside of the main isolator 3 is decontaminated, the connection port 13 is sealed from the outside with the blocking member 30. The isolator system that can efficiently decontaminate the main isolator and the subisolator connected to this main isolator can be provided.

Abstract: An incubator includes filters in supply passages for supplying an environment-adjusting-medium. Divergent passages are connected to portions of the supply passages upstream from the filters. The divergent passages converge to a single supply/exhaust passage, which is provided with a pump. By driving the pump in a forward or reverse direction, decontamination gas is pumped from a culture space and discharged outside, and open air is introduced into the culture space. After sucking the contamination gas to adsorb it on the filter, open air is introduced so that the contamination gas is discharged into the culture space 6.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image reading unit reading an image on a document at a predetermined image reading speed and generating image data; a memory including a first area temporarily storing the image data and a second area storing the image data read from the first area and subjected to processing; an image forming unit forming an image on a recording material based on the image data stored in the memory; a reducing unit that, in a case where an amount of the image data stored in the second area exceeds a predetermined amount, reduces an amount of the image data generated per unit time by the image reading unit; and an allocation unit that, in the case where the amount of the image data stored in the second area exceeds the predetermined amount, allocates a partial area contained in the first area to the second area.

Abstract: An isolator system includes an isolator, passbox, clean booth, and decontamination gas supply. The isolator includes a sterile operation area and a wearing entity for an operator. The passbox enables introducing an object into the sterile operation area. The clean booth, encloses an insertion port of the wearing entity and an inlet port for introducing the object into the passbox. A clean gas supply supplies clean gas to the sterile operation area and to the clean booth. The decontamination gas supply supplies decontamination gas into the sterile operation area and the clean booth. After an interior of the sterile operation area and the clean booth are decontaminated, pressures of the sterile operation area and the clean booth are maintained at least equal to a building pressure and the pressure of the clean booth is maintained lower than a pressure of the sterile operation area.

Abstract: A decontamination process device includes a chamber that contains a decontamination target, a heating device that generates decontamination vapor, an air sending part that sends the decontamination vapor into the chamber, a ventilation system that ventilates the chamber, a controller that controls operations of the decontamination process device. The controller performs a supply process that supplies the decontamination vapor into the chamber and an elimination process that eliminates a decontamination component after the supply process. The ventilation system adjusts an ventilation amount and the controller is set to repeat the supply processes at multiple times, and to perform a dry process between the repeated supply processes and to maintain the chamber at a positive pressure during the dry process.

Abstract: An incubator includes filters in supply passages for supplying an environment-adjusting-medium. Divergent passages are connected to portions of the supply passages upstream from the filters. The divergent passages converge to a single supply/exhaust passage, which is provided with a pump. By driving the pump in a forward or reverse direction, decontamination gas is pumped from a culture space and discharged outside, and open air is introduced into the culture space. After sucking the contamination gas to adsorb it on the filter, open air is introduced so that the contamination gas is discharged into the culture space 6.

Abstract: An isolator system includes an isolator, a pass box, a clean booth, and a determination gas supply unit. The isolator includes a sterile operation area formed therein and a wearing entity for an operator to operate externally. The pass box is arranged for introducing an object into the sterile operation area. The clean booth, in which an operator can enter, encloses at least an external insertion port of the wearing entity arranged in the isolator and an object inlet port for introducing the object into the pass box, and includes a clean gas supply unit to supply clean gas to an internal space thereof. The decontamination gas supply unit supplies decontamination gas into the sterile operation area and the clean booth. The isolator, the pass box, and the clean booth are arranged in a building.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image reading unit reading an image on a document at a predetermined image reading speed and generating image data; a memory including a first area temporarily storing the image data and a second area storing the image data read from the first area and subjected to processing; an image forming unit forming an image on a recording material based on the image data stored in the memory; a reducing unit that, in a case where an amount of the image data stored in the second area exceeds a predetermined amount, reduces an amount of the image data generated per unit time by the image reading unit; and an allocation unit that, in the case where the amount of the image data stored in the second area exceeds the predetermined amount, allocates a partial area contained in the first area to the second area.

Abstract: There is provided a dispensing mechanism for a liquid to be dispensed that does not damage microspherical bodies such as an erythrocyte and a liposome in the liquid to be dispensed when the liquid to be dispensed such as a sample and test liquid is sucked/discharged with a pipette.

Abstract: Provided are a simple and inexpensive cleaning apparatus and a method for cleaning capable of effectively cleaning the outer wall surface of a pipette. A pipette to be cleaned is positioned in a concave portion of the cleaning apparatus, and a cleaning liquid passed through inside of the pipette strikes an inner circumferential surface of the concave portion and bounces therefrom to splash against the outer wall surface of the pipette, thereby cleaning the outer surface. With above arrangement, without using an ejection apparatus of cleaning water, effect equivalent to that with the ejection apparatus can be attained. Furthermore, both the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface of the pipette can be cleaned by a single operation using the same cleaning water, thereby attaining easy internal cleaning work and short cleaning time.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and a user interface device. The image forming apparatus accepts a print command and forms an image according to the print command. The user interface device communicates with the image forming apparatus. Power control and power supply are performed for the image forming apparatus and the user interface device separately. The image forming apparatus includes a detection section, a storage section, a re-establishment section and a mode control section. The detection section detects as to whether or not communication between the image forming apparatus and the user information device is disconnected. The storage section stores modes of the image forming apparatus and user interface device when the detection section detects disconnection. The re-establishment section re-establishes the communication. The mode control section controls modes, after the re-establishing, of the image forming apparatus and user interface device based on the stored modes.

Abstract: A reaction disk provides a compact and inexpensive design of an automatic analyzer so that the constituents in a suspension, such as blood sampled from a patient at a sick room or other place in a hospital, can be analyzed immediately and quantitatively. A separation cell and a determination cell are formed in a same reaction disk so as to maintain an upright position even during rotation of the both cells. The separation cell is formed to prevent poured suspension therein from flowing out during centrifugal separation, and a supernatant separated by centrifugation from the suspension contained in the separation cell is dispensed to the determination cell to analyze a target substance in the supernatant.

Abstract: Provided is a composite multi-reagent vessel for an autoanalyzer, which prevents incorrectly combining a plurality of reagents including a standard or a control, and eliminates the work for combining reagents for analysis. A plurality of containers are each capable of standing on their own and are connected together each with an opening portion at the top and each being detachable and capable of standing as the connected reagent containers, thereby forming the composite multi-reagent vessel for the autoanalyzer to have reagents for analyzing the same analytical item therein, and a small container to have a reagent therein that is held on a step or a concave portion formed at a shoulder portion of any of the connected reagent containers.

Abstract: Provided are a simple and inexpensive cleaning apparatus and a method for cleaning capable of effectively cleaning the outer wall surface of a pipette. A pipette to be cleaned is positioned in a concave portion of the cleaning apparatus, and a cleaning liquid passed through inside of the pipette strikes an inner circumferential surface of the concave portion and bounces therefrom to splash against the outer wall surface of the pipette, thereby cleaning the outer surface. With above arrangement, without using an ejection apparatus of cleaning water, effect equivalent to that with the ejection apparatus can be attained. Furthermore, both the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface of the pipette can be cleaned by a single operation using the same cleaning water, thereby attaining easy internal cleaning work and short cleaning time.