| abstract |
(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a coagulated sample determination method and device for mechanically determining whether or not a sample in a sample container is coagulated without using any manual operation. SOLUTION: A test tube 11 is rotated from a vertical holding state by about 120 to 130 ° in a vertical plane to move blood 12 in the test tube 11 in the test tube 11, and at this time, The blood 12 is imaged by the camera 14 and taken into the control device 16, and the taken-in image is binarized by the binarization processing means. From the result, the coagulated matter 12 a in the blood 12 is obtained by the coagulation sample determination means. Is determined, whether or not the blood 12 accommodated in the test tube 11 has clotted can be determined accurately and quickly automatically without relying on human vision. |