PIERCING DEVICE, BLOOD TESTING DEVICE, AND PIERCING METHOD

• US 20110098600A1
• Filed: 08/07/2008
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Company Limited (PHC Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Matsumura, Keisuke, Matsumoto, Toshiki
• Application Number:
  US12/672,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20110098600A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/583
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14535 for measuring haematocrit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1486 using enzyme electrodes, e.g. with immobilised oxidase
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150099 by negative pressure, other than vacuum extraction into a syringe by pulling on the piston rod or into pre-evacuated tubes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150152 by an adequate mechanical impact on the puncturing location
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150167 Adjustable piercing speed of skin piercing element, e.g. blade, needle, lancet or canula, for example with varying spring force or pneumatic drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150229 Pumps for assisting the blood sampling
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150412 Pointed piercing elements, e.g. needles, lancets for piercing the skin blade-like piercing elements A61B5/150442
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150809 by audible feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150824 by visual feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150946 Means for varying, regulating, indicating or limiting the speed or time of blood collection
• 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 5/15123 comprising magnets or solenoids
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15132 comprising tooth-shaped elements, e.g. toothed wheel or rack and pinion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15136 by use of radiation, e.g. laser
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1519 comprising driving means, e.g. a spring, for propelling the piercing unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15192 comprising driving means, e.g. a spring, for retracting the lancet unit into the driving device housing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15194 : fully automatically retracted, i.e. the retraction does not require a deliberate action by the user, e.g. by terminating the contact with the patient's skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/157 : Devices characterised by integrated means for measuring characteristics of blood

Abstract

A puncturing device, a blood testing device, and a puncturing method, in which the remaining number of times of puncturing and the remaining number of times of blood testing are displayed. A laser puncturing device (100) has a measuring section (153) for measuring electric power consumed by a single puncturing operation, a measuring section (154) for measuring the residual amount of battery power, and a measuring section (157) for measuring electric power consumed by a laser emission device (110). A calculating section (156) calculates the performable remaining number of times of puncturing based on the measured remaining amount of battery power and measured electric power consumption. A control section (15l) displays the calculated remaining number of times of puncturing on a display section (160). Further, the blood testing device (200) calculates the performable number of times of blood testing based on the measured remaining amount of battery power and measured electric power consumption and displays the calculated number of times of blood testing on a display section (260).

Claims

1. A puncturing apparatus comprising:

a housing;

a puncturing section that is provided in the housing and that punctures skin;

a battery that supplies power to the puncturing section;

a remaining battery level measuring section that measures a remaining level of the battery;

a power consumption measuring section that measures electric power consumed by the battery for puncturing operation of the puncturing section;

a remaining puncturing calculation section that calculates a number of remaining puncturing operations that can be performed by the puncturing section, based on the remaining battery level and the power consumption that have been measured; and

an informing section that informs the number of remaining puncturing operations calculated by the remaining puncturing calculation section.

2. The puncturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the puncturing section is a laser emitting device that punctures the skin with laser light.

3. The puncturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the puncturing section is a needle puncturing device that punctures the skin with a puncture needle.

4. The puncturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power consumption measuring section measures electric power consumed by one puncturing operation.

5. The puncturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage section that stores a measurement result of the power consumption,

wherein the remaining puncturing calculation section calculates the number of remaining puncturing operations, based on an average of a measurement result of a past power consumption stored in the storage section.

6. The puncturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a personal information acquiring section that acquires personal information including usage history of a test subject,

wherein the remaining puncturing calculation section calculates the number of remaining puncturing operations, based on information acquired by the personal information acquiring section.

7. The puncturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the informing section informs the number of remaining puncturing operations calculated by the remaining puncturing calculation section, using at least one of display, sound and voice.

8. The puncturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the number of remaining puncturing operations calculated by the remaining puncturing calculation section is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the informing section informs that fact.

9. The puncturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the informing section has a plurality of informing modes including display, sound, voice and these combination, its informing order and informs in a changed informing mode when the number of remaining puncturing operations is equal to or less than a predetermined value.

10. The puncturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control section that performs control to prohibit the puncturing section from puncturing when the number of remaining puncturing operations calculated by the remaining puncturing calculation section is equal to or less than a predetermined value.

11. The puncturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a negative pressure section that applies a negative pressure to the skin,

wherein the power consumption measuring section further measures the power consumption consumed by the negative pressure section.

12. A blood test apparatus comprising:

a puncturing section that punctures skin with laser light;

a blood test section that tests blood;

a battery that supplies power to the puncturing section and the blood test section;

a remaining battery level measuring section that measures a remaining level of the battery;

a power consumption measuring section that measures electric power consumed by the battery for puncturing operation of the puncturing section;

a remaining blood test calculation section that calculates a number of remaining blood tests that can be performed by the blood test section, based on the remaining battery level and the power consumption that have been measured; and

an informing section that informs the number of remaining blood tests calculated by the remaining blood test calculation section.

13. The blood test apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the power consumption measuring section measures the power consumption consumed by one puncturing and test operation.

14. The blood test apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a storage section that stores a measurement result of the power consumption,

wherein the remaining blood test calculation section calculates a number of remaining puncturing operations, based on an average of a measurement result of a past power consumption stored in the storage section.

15. The blood test apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising a personal information acquiring section that acquires personal information including usage history of a test subject,

wherein the remaining blood test calculation section calculates the number of remaining blood tests, based on information acquired by the personal information acquiring section.

16. The blood test apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the informing section informs the number of remaining blood tests calculated by the remaining blood test calculation section, using at least one of display, sound and voice.

17. The blood test apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising a control section that controls to prohibit the puncturing section from puncturing when the number of remaining blood tests calculated by the remaining blood test calculation section is equal to or less than a predetermined value.

18. The blood test apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising a negative pressure section that applies a negative pressure to the skin,

wherein the power consumption measuring section further measures the power consumption consumed by the negative pressure section.

19. A puncturing method comprising:

measuring a remaining battery level that supplies power to a puncturing section;

measuring electric power consumed by the battery for puncturing operation of the puncturing section;

calculating a number of remaining puncturing operations that can be performed by the puncturing section, based on the remaining battery level and the power consumption that have been measured; and

informing the number of remaining puncturing operations that has been calculated.

20. A puncturing method comprising:

measuring a remaining battery level that supplies power to a negative pressure section and a puncturing section;

measuring electric power consumed by the battery for negative pressure creating operation of the negative pressure section and for puncturing operation of the puncturing section;

calculating a number of remaining puncturing operations that can be performed by the puncturing section, based on the remaining battery level and the power consumption that have been measured; and

informing the number of remaining puncturing operations that has been calculated.

21. A puncturing method comprising:

measuring a remaining battery level that supplies power to a blood test section that measures components of blood, a negative pressure section that creates a negative pressure and a puncturing section;

measuring electric power consumed by the battery for negative pressure creating operation of the negative pressure section, for puncturing operation of the puncturing section and for operation of the blood test section;

calculating a number of remaining blood tests that can be performed by the blood test section, based on the remaining battery level and the power consumption that have been measured.

informing the number of remaining blood tests that has been calculated.