BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT CARTRIDGE AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE USING SAME
First Claim
1. A biological information measurement cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge main body including a first end side and a surface, the cartridge main body having a rectangular parallelepiped shape;
a puncture opening including a back, and disposed on the first end side;
a puncture needle provided at the back of the puncture opening;
a puncture needle retainer retaining the puncture needle such that the puncture needle is slidable toward the puncture opening;
a sensor unit including a depositing opening, an introduction channel, and an introduction promoting hole;
the depositing opening disposed on the first end side;
the introduction channel communicating with the depositing opening;
the introduction promoting hole communicating with the introduction channel and opening to a surface of the cartridge main body;
a protective cap removably attached to the first end side, the protective cap including a puncture needle protector, a first sensor protector, and a second sensor protector;
the puncture needle protector covering the puncture needle;
the first sensor protector covering the depositing opening; and
the second sensor protector covering the introduction promoting hole.
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Abstract
A rectangular parallelepiped-shaped cartridge main body having a protective cap removably attached to a first end side thereof has a puncture needle retainer that retains a puncture needle provided at the back of a puncture opening provided on the first end side of the cartridge main body such that the puncture needle is slidable toward the puncture opening. Furthermore, a sensor unit having a depositing opening is provided on the first end side of the cartridge main body. The sensor unit has an introduction promoting hole that communicates with an introduction channel communicating with the depositing opening and that opens to the surface of the cartridge main body. The protective cap is provided with a puncture needle protector that covers the puncture needle, a sensor protector that covers the depositing opening of the sensor unit, and a sensor protector that covers the introduction promoting hole.
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12 Claims
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1. A biological information measurement cartridge comprising:
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a cartridge main body including a first end side and a surface, the cartridge main body having a rectangular parallelepiped shape; a puncture opening including a back, and disposed on the first end side; a puncture needle provided at the back of the puncture opening; a puncture needle retainer retaining the puncture needle such that the puncture needle is slidable toward the puncture opening; a sensor unit including a depositing opening, an introduction channel, and an introduction promoting hole; the depositing opening disposed on the first end side; the introduction channel communicating with the depositing opening; the introduction promoting hole communicating with the introduction channel and opening to a surface of the cartridge main body; a protective cap removably attached to the first end side, the protective cap including a puncture needle protector, a first sensor protector, and a second sensor protector; the puncture needle protector covering the puncture needle; the first sensor protector covering the depositing opening; and the second sensor protector covering the introduction promoting hole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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