Continuous Analysis Device And Sample Component Control System

• US 20120116190A1
• Filed: 06/25/2010
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc
• Original Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc
• Inventors: Iketani, Kazuya, Katsuki, Koji, Kusaka, Yasuhide
• Granted Patent: US 8,996,089 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/309
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0443 Modular apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0475 Special features of memory means, e.g. removable memory cards
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14865 invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter or needle or using implanted sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6849 in combination with a needle set
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/201 Glucose concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1413 Modular systems comprising interconnecting elements
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00

Abstract

A continuous analysis apparatus capable of transmitting information about components in body fluid to another apparatus such as medicine dosing apparatus more correctly without giving a user displeasure. The continuous analysis apparatus according to the present invention includes a sensing unit 2 including a sensor that is held in subcutaneous tissue for obtaining information with respect to an objective substance in a sample; and a data holding unit 3 having a storage means for storing the information obtained from the sensor or data corresponding to the information, the sensing unit and the data holding unit having configuration so that they are separably joined to each other.

Claims

1. A continuous analysis apparatus comprising:

a sensing unit including a sensor that is held in subcutaneous tissue for obtaining information with respect to an objective substance in a sample; and

a data holding unit having a storage means for storing the information obtained from the sensor or data corresponding to the information,

wherein the sensing unit and the data holding unit are separably joined to each other.

2. The continuous analysis apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sensing unit and the data holding unit have their respective engaging means for separably joining the data holding unit to the sensing unit.

3. The continuous analysis apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the sensing unit and the data holding unit have their respective data communication units for enabling data transmission from the sensing unit to the data holding unit or from the data holding unit to the sensing unit.

4. The continuous analysis apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the data communication units enable the data transmission in a condition where the sensing unit and the data holding unit do not come in contact with each other.

5. The continuous analysis apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the data communication units have their respective connector units, the connector units enabling the data transmission when the sensing unit and the data holding unit come in contact with each other.

6. The continuous analysis apparatus according to claim 5, wherein each connector unit is placed in one engaging means, and

the data transmission is enabled by joining the data holding unit to the sensing unit.

7. The continuous analysis apparatus according to claim 5, wherein each engaging means is placed in one connector unit, and

the data holding unit is joined to the external apparatus by bringing the data holding unit and the external apparatus into contact.

8. A sample component control system including the continuous analysis apparatus according to claim 1 and an external apparatus, wherein

the external apparatus has a storage means for storing the information obtained from the sensor or data corresponding to the information stored in the storage means of the data holding unit, and

the data holding unit and the external apparatus are separably joined together.

9. The sample component control system according to claim 8, wherein the sensing unit and the data holding unit have their respective engaging means for separably joining the data holding unit to the sensing unit.

10. The sample component control system according to claim 9, wherein the external apparatus and the data holding unit have their respective data communication unit for enabling data transmission from the external apparatus to the data holding unit or from the data holding unit to the external apparatus.

11. The sample component control system according to claim 10, wherein the data communication units enable the data transmission in a condition where the external unit and the data holding unit do not come in contact with each other.

12. The continuous analysis apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the data communication units have their respective connector units, the connector units enabling the data transmission when the sensing unit and the data holding unit come in contact with each other.

13. The sample component control system according to claim 12, wherein each connector unit is placed in one engaging means, and

the data transmission is enabled by joining the data holding unit to the external apparatus.

14. The sample component control system according to claim 12, wherein each engaging means is placed in one engaging means, and

the data holding unit is joined to the external apparatus by bringing the data holding unit and the external apparatus into contact.

15. The sample component control system according to claim 8, wherein the external apparatus is connector unit is installed in the engaging means, and

the external apparatus is a medicine dosing apparatus for dosing medicine into a body, an information processing apparatus for managing information related to a sample component, or a display unit for displaying concentration of a sample component.