Patent 7787116 was granted and assigned to Sysmex Corporation on August, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A cuvette capable of suppressing the complication of the structure of each part of an analyzer and enabling the stirring of a specimen in a short time. The cuvette comprises: a first body part positioned on a bottom part side, having inner and outer surfaces of circular shape in horizontal cross section, and receiving a measuring beam; and a second body part positioned on an opening side, having an inner surface of non-circular shape in horizontal cross section and an outer surface of circular shape in horizontal cross section.