PUNCTURE TOOL, DEVICE FOR MEASURING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE

• US 20110301629A1
• Filed: 02/18/2010
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PHC Holdings Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Manabe, Kazuo
• Granted Patent: US 8,623,041 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/182
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1411 by percutaneous method, e.g. by lancet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• 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 5/150503 Single-ended needles hollow piercing element tip design A61B5/150396, needle sets for catheters A61M25/06, needles for bringing media into the body A61M5/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150793 Electrical or magnetic identification means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15087 short range, e.g. between console and disposable using implanted devices A61B5/150877
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150946 Means for varying, regulating, indicating or limiting the speed or time of blood collection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150961 Means for the detection of the presence or absence of a module, a component or an abnormal condition; detection of leaks
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15111 Semi-automatically triggered, e.g. at the end of the cocking procedure, for instance by biasing the main drive spring or when reaching sufficient contact pressure, the piercing device is automatically triggered without any deliberate action by the user
• 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 5/15117 comprising biased elements, resilient elements or a spring, e.g. a helical spring, leaf spring, or elastic strap
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15123 comprising magnets or solenoids
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15186 Devices loaded with a single lancet, i.e. a single lancet with or without a casing is loaded into a reusable drive device and then discarded after use; drive devices reloadable for multiple use
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1519 comprising driving means, e.g. a spring, for propelling the piercing unit
• 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

Provided is a puncture tool having no possibility of starting the puncture operation of a puncture needle unexpectedly when the puncture tool is operated for a purpose other than measurement of a biological sample and also provided are a device for measuring biological sample and a system for measuring biological sample. A puncture tool (100) comprises a puncture mechanism (110), a puncture mechanism control section (120) which controls puncture operation of the puncture mechanism (110), a wireless communication section (140) which performs wireless authentication by receiving a wireless signal from an external registration apparatus (200), and a puncture control circuit (150) which removes restriction on puncture prohibition of the puncture mechanism control section (120) when authentication is established at the wireless communication section (140). The puncture tool (100) can perform operation for urging puncture only when a puncture permission signal is issued from an external registration apparatus (200) which is registered externally.

Claims

1. A puncturing device comprising:

a puncturing mechanism that actuates a puncturing needle;

a puncturing mechanism control section that controls the puncturing mechanism to allow/disallow puncturing operation;

a radio communication section that receives a radio signal from an external registration device; and

a control section that releases the puncturing mechanism control section from restricting and disallowing puncturing when the radio communication section receives a predetermined radio signal.

2. The puncturing device according to claim 1, wherein the restricting and disallowing puncturing is control of charging operation to save energy for the puncturing mechanism to perform puncturing operation, or control of puncturing operation of the puncturing mechanism after completion of the charging operation.

3. The puncturing device according to claim 1, wherein the radio communication section receives a puncturing allowing signal from the external registration device.

4. The puncturing device according to claim 1, wherein the radio communication section communicates with the external registration device to transmit and receive a radio signal.

5. The puncturing device according to claim 4, wherein the radio communication section transmits a puncturing allowing request signal to the external registration device.

6. The puncturing device according to claim 1, wherein the radio communication section performs wireless authentication of the radio signal.

7. The puncturing device according to claim 1, wherein the radio communication section performs radio communication by an radio frequency-identification communication scheme, a specific short-range radio communication scheme, or a low power short-range bidirectional radio communication scheme.

8. The puncturing device according to claim 1 wherein the puncturing mechanism includes:

a puncturing needle to puncture skin;

a puncturing needle holding section that holds the puncturing needle; and

a biasing spring that applies biasing force to the puncturing needle holding section.

9. A biological sample measuring apparatus that measures a biological sample obtained by puncturing by means of a puncturing device, the biological sample measuring apparatus comprising:

a biological sample measuring section that measures a biological sample; and

a radio communication section that transmits a puncturing allowing signal that allows the puncturing device to perform puncturing, when the biological sample measuring section is ready to start measurement.

10. A biological sample measuring system including a puncturing device and a biological sample measuring apparatus that measures a biological sample obtained by puncturing by means of the puncturing device, wherein:

the puncturing device includes;

a puncturing mechanism that actuates a puncturing needle;

a puncturing mechanism control section that controls the puncturing mechanism to allow/disallow puncturing operation;

a radio communication section that receives a radio signal from the biological sample measuring apparatus; and

a control section that releases the puncturing mechanism control section from restricting and disallowing puncturing when the radio communication section receives a predetermined radio signal, and

the biological sample measuring apparatus includes;

a biological sample measuring section that measures a biological sample; and

a radio communication section that transmits a puncturing allowing signal that allows the puncturing device to perform puncturing, when the biological sample measuring section is ready to start measurement.