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Apparatus for measuring biological component

  • US 7,238,160 B2
  • Filed: 01/16/2004
  • Issued: 07/03/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A biological component measurement apparatus set comprising:

  • a biosensor measurement device having a body;

    a plurality of caps for detachable engagement with said body of said biosensor measurement device, said plurality of caps including caps corresponding to different sample collection sites, each of said caps having a skin contact surface with an opening therein; and

    a puncture mechanism having a puncture needle and being operable to puncture skin of a subject for collecting a sample of blood from a sample collection site, wherein;

    said skin contact surface of said caps are shaped to fit a surface shape of the skin to be punctured by said puncture mechanism;

    when a cap of said plurality of caps is detachably engaged with said body of said biosensor measurement device and said skin contact surface of said cap is brought into contact with the skin to be punctured, said puncture needle is operable to move through said opening of said skin contact surface and puncture the skin to produce the sample of blood; and

    said biosensor measurement device further comprises;

    a biological component information input device having a biosensor attachment member and a biosensor for attachment therewith operable to receive the sample of blood and produce measurement information, said biological component information input device being operable to receive the measurement information produced by said biosensor;

    a sample collection site input device operable to receive information regarding the sample collection site;

    a memory device;

    a computing device operable to calculate a substrate concentration of the sample of blood according to the measurement information received by said biological component information input device; and

    a display device operable to display the substrate concentration calculated by said computing device and the information regarding the sample collection site, wherein said memory stores the information regarding the sample collection site and the substrate concentration calculated by said computing device.

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