BLOOD TEST APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A blood test apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
a measuring circuit accommodated in the housing;
two or more connectors electrically connected to the measuring circuit;
an attaching part formed in one side of the housing;
a plunger that moves back and forth in the housing;
a lancet, one end of which is held by the plunger so as to allow the one end to be inserted and removed;
a blood collection needle attached to the other end of the lancet;
a holder that is held by the attaching part so as to allow the holder to be inserted and removed and that allows the lancet to move inside; and
a blood sensor that is attached to one end of the holder and that has two or more connection electrodes, wherein;
the lancet, the blood collection needle and the blood sensor are integrated with the holder to constitute a blood sampling cartridge that can be inserted to and removed from the attaching part detachably; and
the two or more connectors are arranged so as to contact with the connection electrodes of the blood sensor.
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Abstract
A blood test apparatus wherein a blood collection needle and a blood sensor can be easily attached and detached so that a burden or pain of a patient can be relieved. More specifically speaking, a blood test apparatus wherein a holder, a lancet, a blood collection needle and a blood sensor are united together as a blood sampling cartridge that is detachably mounted to the apparatus body. When this blood sampling cartridge is attached, a plunger involved in the apparatus body holds the lancet and connectors involved in the apparatus body come into contact with the blood sensor. It is preferable that the contact points with the blood sensor of the individual connectors are located at intervals at the same angle centering on a definite point.
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39 Claims
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1. A blood test apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a measuring circuit accommodated in the housing; two or more connectors electrically connected to the measuring circuit; an attaching part formed in one side of the housing; a plunger that moves back and forth in the housing; a lancet, one end of which is held by the plunger so as to allow the one end to be inserted and removed; a blood collection needle attached to the other end of the lancet; a holder that is held by the attaching part so as to allow the holder to be inserted and removed and that allows the lancet to move inside; and a blood sensor that is attached to one end of the holder and that has two or more connection electrodes, wherein; the lancet, the blood collection needle and the blood sensor are integrated with the holder to constitute a blood sampling cartridge that can be inserted to and removed from the attaching part detachably; and the two or more connectors are arranged so as to contact with the connection electrodes of the blood sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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