PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic preparation device for blood-collecting tubes, capable of confirming the residual number of blood-collecting tubes during the operation of the blood-collecting tube automatic preparation device without periodically drawing out a blood-collecting tube housing case by a user to confirm the residual number of the blood-collecting tubes.SOLUTION: The automatic preparation device for blood-collecting tubes has a blood-collecting tube housing means having a plurality of the blood-collecting tube housing cases arranged in an up and down superposed state, a transfer means, a label printing and pasting means, a discharge means, a blood-collecting tube recovery mechanism and a housing for storing them. Further, a residual number detection means movable so as to follow the number of the blood-collecting tubes housed in the respective blood collecting tube housing cases, and a position detection means for detecting the position of the residual number detection means are provided.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】 使用者が定期的に採血管収容ケースを引き出して採血管の残量を確認することなく、採血管自動準備装置の動作中に採血管の残量を確認することができる採血管自動準備装置を提供すること。【解決手段】 本発明に係る採血管自動準備装置は、上下に重ねて配置された複数の採血管収容ケースを有する採血管収容手段、移送手段、ラベル印字貼付手段、排出手段、採血管回収機構及びこれらを収容するハウジングを有する採血管自動準備装置において、各採血管収容ケースに収容された採血管の数に追従して移動可能な残量検出手段と、前記残量検出手段の位置を検出する位置検出手段とを設けたことを特徴とする。【選択図】 図8
