BODY FLUID COLLECTING DEVICE FOR EFFICIENTLY COLLECTING BODY FLUID AND BODY FLUID ANALYZER FOR ACCURATE ANALYSIS
First Claim
1. A body fluid collecting device for extracting and collecting body fluid from under the skin or from the body of a subject, the body fluid collecting device comprising:
- a body fluid extracting unit having a function of holding a body fluid discharge promoting medicine for discharging the body fluid from under the skin or from the body on a body fluid discharge site and a function of collecting the body fluid extracted from a site where the body fluid discharge promoting medicine is administered;
a medicine collecting passage, having one end opened at the body fluid extracting unit, for collecting or discarding the body fluid discharge promoting medicine; and
a medicine collecting mechanism for collecting or discarding the body fluid discharge promoting medicine remaining in the body fluid extracting unit after administered to under the skin or into the body through the medicine collecting passage.
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Abstract
In a body fluid analyzer, a body fluid extracting unit for holding medicine to promote discharge of body fluid and collecting body fluid is arranged at a lower surface of a body fluid collecting chip. A body fluid discharge promoting medicine storage unit is connected to a medicine injecting hole formed in the body fluid collecting chip. A test unit is arranged in the body fluid collecting chip, and the body fluid extracting unit and the test unit are connected by a body fluid feeding path. A discarding body fluid storage unit is connected to the exit of the body fluid feeding path. A medicine supplying mechanism including a pump is operatively connected.
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1. A body fluid collecting device for extracting and collecting body fluid from under the skin or from the body of a subject, the body fluid collecting device comprising:
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a body fluid extracting unit having a function of holding a body fluid discharge promoting medicine for discharging the body fluid from under the skin or from the body on a body fluid discharge site and a function of collecting the body fluid extracted from a site where the body fluid discharge promoting medicine is administered; a medicine collecting passage, having one end opened at the body fluid extracting unit, for collecting or discarding the body fluid discharge promoting medicine; and a medicine collecting mechanism for collecting or discarding the body fluid discharge promoting medicine remaining in the body fluid extracting unit after administered to under the skin or into the body through the medicine collecting passage. - 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)
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