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 provide a positioning device for an inspection element capable of evaluating reliably the inspection element in a narrow detection area. SOLUTION: The positioning device has a support face 2 for supporting the inspection element 1, the first switch element 3 functioned as a reference, and provided on the support face 2 or on a reference face of the inspection element 1 on the support face 2, and the second switch element 4 arranged in parallel to the first switch element 3, mounted on the inspection element 1 having position-specific surface structure, and movable vertically with respect to the second support face 2 in response to surface structure of the inspection element 1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a blood sampling system which has a minimal pain sensation, is simple to operate, has small and as slim an organization as possible, and is simple to assemble and cheap. SOLUTION: The blood sampling system provides a lancet 3, a housing 6, a lancet guide 10, and a lancet power driver 12. In the lancet power driver, an end portion of a drive spring 22 on the side opposite to the drive rotor 24 is connected to a tension element 33 which can rotate and move. This tension element 33 can rotate to the same rotating direction R as the rotation of the drive rotor 24 in a propulsion stage deterring the rotation of the drive rotor 24 to strain the drive spring 22. And, the tension element 33 is locked so that it does not rotate reversely during the propulsion stage. As the result, the drive rotor 24 rotates after unlocking. This rotary movement is converted to the puncture movement of a lancet by an output power side link mechanism. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small, inexpensive, and thinnest blood collecting system which gives the least pain, and is easily operated and assembled. SOLUTION: The system includes: a lancet 3; a housing 6; a lancet guide 10; and a lancet driving body 12. The end of a driving spring 22 at the opposite side of a driving rotor 24 is connected to a rotatable and mobile tension element 33. While suppressing the rotation of the driving rotor 24 in order to tense the driving spring 22, the tension element 33 is rotated in a rotary direction R being the same as that of the driving rotor 24 in a driving stage. The tension element 33 is locked not to be reversely rotated during the driving stage. Consequently, the driving rotor 24 is rotated after unlocking, and the rotational motion is converted into the puncture motion of the lancet by an output side link mechanism. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable type manual analyzer easy to be handled by a nonexpert. SOLUTION: This portable type manual analyzer is provided with a housing 2 having a charging opening part 4 provided with a replaceable drum magazine 5 for analyzing a component of a sample important medically, and for storing analytical consumption means 8, and the housing 2 has a transfer opening part 7 capable of pushing out one of the analytical consumption means 8 to an outside, using a taking-out device 45. The charging opening part 4 is thereby sealed by a cover 13 cooperated with a positioning element 14, in a closing time when a positioning device 16 is operated to move the drum magazine 5 to an operation position capable of making the drum magazine 5 rotatable around a geometric longitudinal axis. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To design an analytical system with a pluggable data transfer module enabling the convenient, economical and reliable evaluation of analytical data. SOLUTION: This invention concerns a pluggable data transfer module and a method that can be used to transfer data from an analytical system to a data processing unit in a galvanically decoupled manner. The data transfer module is provided with a conversion unit for converting an electric signal to an electromagnetic signal or acoustic signal in combination with the calibration module interface of analytic equipment, or converting the electromagnetic signal and acoustic signal to electric signals or a communication unit enabling the data transfer of the electromagnetic signal or acoustic signal. This invention is particularly suitable for medical fields of application in which recently it has become more and more desirable to process analytical data of a patient. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
The invention relates to a modular analysis systems. The invention enables the topology of a modular analysis system to be determined without the need to use additional expensive measures, such as a system reset. The method/system is also adapted to industry standards such that CAN-buses can be used.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the field of analysis systems, in which a sample analysis is carried out using test strips. According to the invention, the analysis system comprises a transport unit (1), which is driven by piezo-active elements (2). The transport unit (1) permits the direct or indirect transport of test strips in such a way that analysis methods can be wholly or partly automated. The invention also relates to a transport unit for transporting a test strip (15), said unit being controlled by an optical detector that detects the test element (15) in the system.
Abstract:
A device for receiving a body fluid for analysis, comprising a container (10) and at least one sample-receiving unit (14) which can be impinged upon by the body fluid at a receiving point and which can be extracted from a guide chamber (12) of the container by means of a drive unit (20). According to the invention, a coupling device (18) is provided in order to couple the sample receiving unit (14) to the drive unit (20) to ensure back and forth movement between the guide chamber (12) and the receiving point (22).