Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a blood sampling system for taking blood samples for diagnostic purposes. SOLUTION: This blood sampling system includes a lancet ejection mechanism 41, wherein while a release element 61 is located in an active position, when an operating button of the lancet ejection mechanism 41 is operated, a used lancet 3 is removed from a housing 8, and when the lancet ejection mechanism 41 is in active state and the release element 61 is placed in the standby position, the lancet ejection mechanism 41 is in a non-active state so that even if the operating button is operated, ejection of the lancet is not caused. The leading end having a puncture opening part 11 in the puncture direction of the housing 8 is formed by a cap 7 which is removable to remove the used lancet, whereby when the cap 7 is put on, the cap 7 interacts with the release element 61 so that the release element 61 is put in the standby position, and when the cap 7 is removed, the release element 61 is switched to the active position. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a blood-withdrawal system for sampling blood for diagnosing. SOLUTION: This system includes a housing having a lancet, and the lancet can move in the housing. The system also includes a lancet driving part having a driving spring and an operation preparing mechanism, and the operation preparing mechanism 13 includes an operation element 14. The operation element 14 is joined to the driving spring 16 via an input side joining mechanism 29, and tension is applied to the driving spring 16 when the operation element 14 moves in the operation preparing stage of operation of the lancet driving part 9. The operation element of the operation preparing mechanism is joined to an orbit control mechanism. The orbit control mechanism includes a control orbit part 45 and a control traveler 46 as its components, and the control traveler 46 relatively operates to the control orbit part 45 within at least a part of the operation preparing stage. The control traveler 46 moves along a control orbit 47 of the control orbit part 45 by this operation, to thereby control at least a part of operation of the lancet driving part. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To raise convenience in using a handheld analysis instrument for measuring glucose concentration of visually disabled diabetics. SOLUTION: The handheld analysis instrument comprising a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in a sample, and output devices for outputting measurement results. The output devices (4, 6, 7) comprise both an acoustic signal output device (6) for outputting the measurement results through nonverbal acoustic signals and a wireless interface (7) for communicating with an external phonetic output unit, by which the measurement results can be outputted by voice, and the output device (4, 6, 7) have an acoustic mode in which the measurement results are outputted by using the acoustic signal output device (6) and a phonetic output mode in which the measurement results are outputted via the interface (7). The switching of the output device (4, 6, 7) from the acoustic mode into the phonetic output mode is triggered by receiving a signal transmitted by the phonetic output unit. The present invention also relates to an analysis system comprising a handheld analysis instrument of this type and an external phonetic output unit. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for automatically differentiating between a sample solution and a control solution, in particular within the context of analytical measuring systems. According to the invention, the differentiation takes place using the existence of a specific characteristic of the control solution and/or at least two criteria. In addition, The invention also relates to corresponding control solutions that are suitable for the novel method.
Abstract:
Blood withdrawal system for withdrawing blood for diagnostic purposes, comprising a housing with a lancet, which can be moved within the housing, and a lancet drive with a drive spring and a cocking mechanism, wherein the cocking mechanism (13) includes an actuation element (14), which is coupled through an input-side coupling mechanism (29) to the drive spring (16) such that the drive spring (16) is tensioned during a cocking phase of the motion of the lancet drive (9) by moving the actuation element (14). The actuation element of the cocking mechanism is coupled to a track control mechanism comprising as components of the track control mechanism a control track part (45) and a control traveller (46), wherein the control traveller (46) performs a relative motion with respect to the control track part (45) during at least a part of the cocking phase, in which motion it travels along the control track (47) of the control track part (45), whereby at least a part of the motion of the lancet drive is controlled.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a handheld analysis instrument for assaying a medically significant sample, in particular for determining the glucose concentration in body liquids of diabetics, comprising a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in the sample, an output device (4, 6, 7) for outputting measurement results which were determined using the measuring device, the output device (4, 6, 7) comprising both an acoustic signal output device (6) for outputting the measurement results through nonverbal acoustic signals and also a wireless interface (7) for communicating with an external speech output unit (10), by which the measurement results may be output verbally, the output device (4, 6, 7) havi ng an acoustic mode, in which measurement results are outputted by the acoustic signal output device (6) and a speech output mode, in which measurement results are outputted via the interface (7). A transition of the output device (4, 6, 7) from the acoustic mode into the speech output mode is triggered by receiving a signal transmitted by the speech output unit (10). The present invention also relat es to an analysis system comprising a handheld analysis instrument of this type and a n external speech output unit.
Abstract:
Blood withdrawal system for withdrawing blood for diagnostic purposes, comprising a housing with a lancet, which can be moved within the housing, and a lancet drive with a drive spring and a cocking mechanism, wherein the cocking mechanism (13) includes an actuation element (14), which is coupled through an input-side coupling mechanism (29) to the drive spring (16) such that the drive spring (16) is tensioned during a cocking phase of the motion of the lancet drive (9) by moving the actuation element (14). The actuation element of the cocking mechanism is coupled to a track control mechanism comprising as components of the track control mechanism a control track part (45) and a control traveller (46), wherein the control traveller (46) performs a relative motion with respect to the control track part (45) during at least a part of the cocking phase, in which motion it travels along the control track (47) of the control track part (45), whereby at least a part of the motion of the lancet drive is controlled.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for automatically differentiating between a sample solution and a control solution, in particular within the context of analytical measuring systems. According to the invention, the differentiatio n takes place using the existence of a specific characteristic of the control solution and/or at least two criteria. In addition, The invention also relat es to corresponding control solutions that are suitable for the novel method.