Body fluid sampling unit
First Claim
1. A body fluid sampling unit comprising:
- a container having an interior;
a needle positioned in the interior of the container, the needle possessing a sharp needle point at a distal end of the needle;
at least one spring positioned in the interior of the container;
the at least one spring being operatively engageable with the needle and being configured to accumulate a spring bias to be applied to the needle to move the needle in a puncturing direction to puncture a living body surface with the needle point;
a body fluid sampling implement removably positioned in the interior of the container;
the body fluid sampling implement comprising;
an introducing section for conveying body fluid flowing out from a puncture portion of the living body surface punctured with the needle point;
a reagent containing part positioned adjacent the introducing section to receive the body fluid conveyed by the introducing section, the reagent containing part comprising a reagent adapted to interact with a predetermined component in the body fluid; and
a mounted section configured to be mounted to a component measuring device for measuring the quantity and/or property of the predetermined component.
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Abstract
A body fluid sampling unit includes a puncture device including a needle having a sharp needle point and a drive mechanism for operating the needle to puncture a living body surface with the needle point, a tip including an introducing section for introducing a body fluid flowing out from a puncture portion of the living body surface punctured with the needle point, a test paper for detecting a predetermined component in the body fluid, and a tip body mounted to a component measuring device for measuring the quantity and/or property of the predetermined component detected by the test paper; and a case including a mechanism containing section for containing the puncture mechanism so that the needle point of the puncture mechanism can be moved by the drive means, and a sampling implement containing section for containing the body fluid sampling implement so that the tip can be taken out.
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25 Claims
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1. A body fluid sampling unit comprising:
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a container having an interior; a needle positioned in the interior of the container, the needle possessing a sharp needle point at a distal end of the needle; at least one spring positioned in the interior of the container; the at least one spring being operatively engageable with the needle and being configured to accumulate a spring bias to be applied to the needle to move the needle in a puncturing direction to puncture a living body surface with the needle point; a body fluid sampling implement removably positioned in the interior of the container; the body fluid sampling implement comprising;
an introducing section for conveying body fluid flowing out from a puncture portion of the living body surface punctured with the needle point;
a reagent containing part positioned adjacent the introducing section to receive the body fluid conveyed by the introducing section, the reagent containing part comprising a reagent adapted to interact with a predetermined component in the body fluid; and
a mounted section configured to be mounted to a component measuring device for measuring the quantity and/or property of the predetermined component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A body fluid sampling unit comprising:
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a puncture mechanism comprising a needle possessing a sharp needle point at a distal end of the needle, and drive means for operating the needle to puncture a living body surface with the needle point; a body fluid sampling implement comprising an introducing section for introducing a body fluid flowing out from a puncture portion of the living body surface punctured with the needle point, a detecting section for detecting a predetermined component in the body fluid introduced through the introducing section, and a mounted section configured to be mounted to a component measuring device for measuring the quantity and/or property of the predetermined component detected by the detecting section; and a container comprising a mechanism containing section containing the puncture mechanism so that the needle point of the puncture mechanism is movable by the drive means, and a sampling implement containing section containing the body fluid sampling implement in a manner allowing the body fluid sampling implement to be removed from the sampling implement containing section. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of obtaining a body fluid sample from a living body and using the body fluid sample comprising:
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removing a body fluid sampling implement from an interior of a container, the body fluid sampling implement comprising a reagent containing part comprising a reagent adapted to interact with a predetermined component in the body fluid, the interior of the container also containing a needle possessing a sharp needle point at a distal end of the needle; mounting the body fluid sampling implement on a component measuring device which is adapted to measure a quantity and/or property of a predetermined component of the body fluid; the body fluid sampling implement being removed from the interior of the container either before mounting the body fluid sampling implement on the component measuring device or after mounting the body fluid sampling implement on the component measuring device; puncturing a surface of the living body with the needle by moving the needle relative to the container to produce a body fluid sample; and introducing to the reagent containing part of the body fluid sampling implement the body fluid sample obtained by puncturing the surface of the living body with the needle so that the reagent interacts with the predetermined component in the body fluid sample. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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Specification