Body fluid component analyzing system
First Claim
1. A body fluid component analyzing system comprising:
- a sensor chip for detecting characteristics of at least one component of a body fluid;
a measuring instrument comprising processing means, to which said sensor chip is adapted to be connected, for processing the characteristics of said component;
a sensor chip storage unit for storing or packaging said sensor chip;
a storage case for storing at least said measuring instrument;
said sensor chip storage unit comprising parameter recording means for recording at least one parameter used when said processing means of said measuring instrument processes the characteristics;
said measuring instrument comprising parameter receiving means for receiving said at least one parameter recorded at said parameter recording means; and
transfer means for transferring said at least one parameter recorded at said parameter recording means to said parameter receiving means of said measuring instrument while at least said measuring instrument is stored in said storage case.
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Abstract
A body fluid component analyzing system allows parameters to be calibrated without changing memory keys even if the production lot of sensor chips is changed. The system comprises a measurement instrument having a calculating mechanism for calculating a characteristic of a component, a sensor chip storage unit containing one or more sensor chips which sense a characteristic of at least one component of a body fluid and a storage case in which the measurement unit, and possibly also the sensor chip storage unit, can be placed. The calculation parameters of one or more sensor chips can be automatically transferred to the measurement instrument by way of a transfer device.
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25 Claims
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1. A body fluid component analyzing system comprising:
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a sensor chip for detecting characteristics of at least one component of a body fluid;
a measuring instrument comprising processing means, to which said sensor chip is adapted to be connected, for processing the characteristics of said component;
a sensor chip storage unit for storing or packaging said sensor chip;
a storage case for storing at least said measuring instrument;
said sensor chip storage unit comprising parameter recording means for recording at least one parameter used when said processing means of said measuring instrument processes the characteristics;
said measuring instrument comprising parameter receiving means for receiving said at least one parameter recorded at said parameter recording means; and
transfer means for transferring said at least one parameter recorded at said parameter recording means to said parameter receiving means of said measuring instrument while at least said measuring instrument is stored in said storage case. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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2. A body fluid component analyzing system comprising:
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a sensor chip for detecting characteristics of at least one component of a body fluid;
a measuring instrument comprising processing means, to which said sensor chip is adapted to be connected, for processing the characteristics of said component;
a sensor chip storage unit for storing or packaging said sensor chip;
a storage case for storing said measuring instrument and said sensor chip storage unit;
said sensor chip storage unit comprising parameter recording means for recording at least one parameter used when said processing means of said measuring instrument processes the characteristics;
said measuring instrument comprising parameter receiving means for receiving said at least one parameter recorded by said parameter recording means; and
transfer means disposed in said storage case, for reading and transferring said at least one parameter recorded by said parameter recording means to said parameter receiving means of said measuring instrument while said measuring instrument and said sensor chip storage unit are stored in said storage case. - View Dependent Claims (3, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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8. (canceled)
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20. A method comprising
positioning a measuring instrument and a sensor chip storage unit relative to one another to permit transfer of at least one parameter from the sensor chip storage unit to the measuring instrument, with a sensor chip which detects characteristics of at least one component of a body fluid being positioned in the sensor chip storage unit and being adapted to be mounted on the measuring instrument, and the measuring instrument comprising processing means to which said sensor chip is connected, when said sensor chip is mounted on the measuring instrument, for processing the characteristics of the component; -
transferring the at least one parameter from the sensor chip storage unit to the measuring instrument; and
using the at least one parameter transferred from the sensor chip storage unit to the measuring instrument when processing the characteristics of the at least one component of the body fluid after said sensor chip is mounted on the measuring instrument. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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