BLOOD ANALYSIS DEVICE

• US 20100185118A1
• Filed: 09/04/2008
• Published: 07/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Company Limited (PHC Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Takashima, Tetsuya, Nishida, Takeshi
• Application Number:
  US12/676,022
• Publication Number:
  US 20100185118A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/583
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150748 Having means for aiding positioning of the piercing device at a location where the body is to be pierced means for aiding positioning of devices for bringing media into the body A61M5/427, locating blood vessels A61B5/489
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15113 Manually triggered, i.e. the triggering requires a deliberate action by the user such as pressing a drive button
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15138 provided with means to ensure the protection of the user, e.g. to avoid laser light entering the eyes of a user
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/157 Devices characterised by integrated means for measuring characteristics of blood

Abstract

A blood analysis device that can be used by one hand and has enhanced operability. The blood analysis device includes a body case (2) having a blood collection window (1), a finger cover (3) formed integrally with the body case (2) and covering a finger that faces and is in contact with the blood collection window (1), pressing means (5) for pressing the finger, which is inserted in the finger cover, toward the blood collection window (1), a recessed finger hold section (21) formed in a side face of the body case (20), and a pedestal-shaped piercing section (22) provided at the recessed finger hold section (21) and having a piercing opening (22a).

Claims

1. A blood analysis apparatus comprising:

a casing that has a blood sampling window which is an opening for sampling blood, and the casing is capable of being held in one hand;

a finger cover that covers a finger facing and touching the blood sampling window; and

a blood sampling section that punctures the finger inserted in the finger cover through the blood sampling window and samples the blood.

3. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the finger cover is integrally formed with the casing.

4. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a center of the finger cover is provided below a center line of the casing in a vertical direction.

5. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the blood sampling section is a laser type that generates laser light and performs a puncturing operation and a blood sampling operation; and

the finger cover blocked the laser light generated by the laser type, if the finger does not touch the finger cover.

6. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the finger cover has a pushing section that pushes an inserted finger toward the blood sampling window.

7. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a pushing operation section that is provided opposite the finger cover and that operates the pushing section.

8. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a blood sampling operation section that is provided opposite the blood sampling window and that operates the blood sampling section.

9. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least one or more blood sampling operation sections that are provided in the same side as in the blood sampling window and in the vicinity of the blood sampling window, and that operate the blood sampling section.

10. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the pushing operation section projects from the casing outside at least in a pushing operation.

11. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the pushing operation section rotates about an axis provided at one end of the casing.

12. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the pushing operation section has at least a two-step pushing formation, and the pushing section operates in a first step and the blood sampling section operates in a second step.

13. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display section that displays a result of analysis of the blood sampled by the blood sampling section.

14. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the casing has a strap attachment section.

2. A blood analysis apparatus comprising:

a casing that has a blood sampling window which is an opening for sampling blood, and the casing is capable of being held in one hand;

a finger touching section that allows a finger to face and touch the blood sampling window;

a blood sampling section that punctures the finger through the blood sampling section and samples blood; and

a blood sampling starting mechanism that starts the blood sampling section.

15. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a blood sampling operation section that is provided opposite the blood sampling window and that operates the blood sampling section.

16. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising at least one or more blood sampling operation sections that are provided in the same side as in the blood sampling window and in the vicinity of the blood sampling window, and that operate the blood sampling section.

17. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the blood sampling section is a laser emitting device that punctures skin with laser light in a noncontact state.

18. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the finger touching section is a concave part of the casing.

19. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:

the blood sampling section is formed by a pedestal having a blood sampling opening; and

the blood sampling starting mechanism is performed by pressing the pedestal.

20. The blood analysis apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the blood sampling starting mechanism is enabled when the finger in contact with the finger pushing section is pressed.