BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE MEASUREMENT DEVICE

• US 20130279539A1
• Filed: 02/23/2012
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PHC Holdings Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Matsumura, Keisuke, Shigematsu, Kaoru, Takeuchi, Yoshiki, Watanabe, Takahiro, Aono, Masumi
• Granted Patent: US 9,587,989 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 374/208
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/76 by means responsive to temperature, e.g. bimetal springs
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2110/10 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/14 Supports; Fastening devices; Arrangements for mounting thermometers in particular locations
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/3274 Corrective measures, e.g. error detection, compensation for temperature or hematocrit, calibration coding of calibration information G01N33/48771
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48792 Data management, e.g. communication with processing unit for in vivo diagnostics A61B5/0002; transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/66 involving blood sugars, e.g. galactose

Abstract

Biological sample measurement device includes biological sample measuring instrument, and temperature information supply instrument which supplies temperature information regarding a measurement environment to biological sample measuring instrument and has holding portion of biological sample measuring instrument on the upper surface thereof. Biological sample measuring instrument has main body case, measurement unit provided inside main body case, a control unit connected to the measurement unit, and temperature information reception unit connected to the control unit. Holder has temperature sensor, and temperature information transmission unit which is connected to temperature sensor and transmits the temperature information to temperature information reception unit.

Claims

1. A biological sample measurement device comprising:

a biological sample measuring instrument; and

a temperature information supply instrument which supplies temperature information regarding a measurement environment to the biological sample measuring instrument and has a holding portion of the biological sample measuring instrument on an upper surface thereof,

wherein the biological sample measuring instrument has

a main body case,

a measurement unit provided inside the main body case,

a control unit connected to the measurement unit, and

a temperature information reception unit connected to the control unit, and

the temperature information supply instrument has

a first temperature sensor, and

a temperature information transmission unit which is connected to the first temperature sensor and transmits the temperature information to the temperature information reception unit.

2. The biological sample measurement device of claim 1,

wherein the control unit corrects a measured value of the measurement unit by the temperature information obtained from the temperature information reception unit.

3. The biological sample measurement device of claim 2,

wherein the temperature information supply instrument is provided with the first temperature sensor in an outer circumferential portion thereof.

4. The biological sample measurement device of claim 3,

wherein the temperature information supply instrument is provided with the temperature information transmission unit in the holding portion.

5. The biological sample measurement device of claim 4,

wherein the biological sample measuring instrument has the temperature information reception unit on a lower surface thereof.

6. The biological sample measurement device of claim 1,

wherein the biological sample measuring instrument has a second temperature sensor inside the main body case,

the second temperature sensor is connected to the control unit, and

the temperature information supply instrument has a fan which blows air to the biological sample measuring instrument held in the holding portion.

7. The biological sample measurement device of claim 6,

wherein the biological sample measuring instrument has an opening into which a biological sample measurement sensor is inserted, and

the temperature information supply instrument has a vent which blows air from the fan toward the opening of the biological sample measuring instrument.

8. The biological sample measurement device of claim 7,

wherein a sterilizer is provided in an air duct from the fan to the vent.

9. The biological sample measurement device of claim 8,

wherein the sterilizer generates OH radical or active oxygen.

10. The biological sample measurement device of claim 6,

wherein the temperature information supply instrument has a second control unit connected to the first temperature sensor, and the second control unit compares a detected temperature by the first temperature sensor with a detected temperature by the second temperature sensor of the biological sample measuring instrument to drive the fan.