Medical device and cover structure

• US 8,480,969 B2
• Filed: 10/01/2010
• Issued: 07/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc
• Original Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc
• Inventors: Fukuzawa, Masahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): BUI, LUAN KIM
• Application Number:
  US12/896,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20110021884A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,012 Days
• Field of Search: 206/1.5, 206/305, 206/307, 206/320, 206/438, 206/449, 206/455, 206/468, 2203451-3454, 220/348, 422/68.1, 422/50, 422/400, 422/401, 436/46, 436/50, 436/55, 600/309, 600/318, 600/322, 600/368, 600/583
• US Class Current: 422/401
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/04 Constructional details of apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement

Abstract

A medical device includes a casing, a cover member that covers a portion on one-direction side of the same, and a sheet member interposed therebetween. The cover member includes on its periphery a hook part having a hook-like portion and a protrusion. The casing includes a latch part configured to engage with the hook part and a fitted portion for the protrusion to fit in. The sheet member includes an alignment part for aligning itself with the cover member. The cover member preferably has optical transparency. The casing preferably includes a recess shaped to fit with an outer shape of the cover member at a portion to be covered by the cover member.

Claims

1. A medical device that measures a condition of a living body, comprising:

a casing including a latch part; and

a cover member that includes a hook part to engage with the latch part and covers a portion on one-direction side of the casing, the hook part having a hook-like portion;

one of the casing and the cover member including a protrusion, and the other including a fitted portion for the protrusion to fit in, wherein

the casing includes a recess shaped to fit with an outer shape of the cover member at a portion to be covered by the cover member,

the latch part is provided in a position of a side wall of the recess corresponding to the hook part,

the fitted portion is provided in a position of the side wall corresponding to the protrusion,

the hook part is shaped such that a tip of the hook-like portion faces an opposite side from a casing side when the cover member is arranged on the casing,

the recess is configured to allow the hook part to move to a bottom surface side of the recess when the hook part of the cover member is pushed,

the cover member is in a form of a plate and includes two opposing side surfaces, each of the two side surfaces having the protrusion,

the hook part is arranged on a virtual axis being parallel to the two side surfaces and passing between the protrusions, and

the side wall of the recess is shaped such that a portion located on the virtual axis when the cover member is attached and opposing a position corresponding to the hook part is lower than another portion.

2. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein

the latch part includes a hole arranged in a position of the side wall of the recess corresponding to the hook part and a projection provided inside the hole,

the hole is provided so as to allow insertion of the hook-like portion, and

the projection is configured to engage with the hook-like portion.

3. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein

the latch part includes a hole arranged in a position of the side wall of the recess corresponding to the hook part and a pair of projections provided inside the hole,

the hole is provided so as to allow insertion of the hook-like portion, and

the pair of projections are configured such that the hook-like portion is located between the pair of projections and at least one of the pair of projections engage with the hook-like portion.

4. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein

the fitted portion includes a first groove and a second groove in a position of the side wall corresponding to the protrusion,

the first groove is provided from an opening of the recess along the depth of the recess, and

the second groove is provided so as to intersect with the first groove.

5. The medical device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a sheet member interposed between the casing and the cover member,

the sheet member including an alignment part for aligning itself with the cover member.

6. A cover structure comprising:

a base including a latch part; and

a cover member that includes a hook part to engage with the latch part and covers a portion on one-direction side of the base, the hook part having a hook-like portion,

one of the base and the cover member including a protrusion, and the other including a fitted portion for the protrusion to fit in, wherein

the base includes a recess shaped to fit with an outer shape of the cover member at a portion to be covered by the cover member,

the latch part is provided in a position of a side wall of the recess corresponding to the hook part,

the fitted portion is provided in a position of the side wall corresponding to the protrusion,

the hook part is shaped such that a tip of the hook-like portion faces an opposite side from a base side when the cover member is arranged on the base,

the recess is configured to allow the hook part to move to a bottom surface side of the recess when the hook part of the cover member is pushed,

the cover member is in a form of a plate and includes two opposing side surfaces, each of the two side surfaces having the protrusion,

the hook part is arranged on a virtual axis being parallel to the two side surfaces and passing between the protrusions, and

the side wall of the recess is shaped such that a portion located on the virtual axis when the cover member is attached and opposing a position corresponding to the hook part is lower than another portion.

7. The cover structure according to claim 6, wherein

the latch part includes a hole arranged in a position of the side wall of the recess corresponding to the hook part and a projection provided inside the hole,

the hole is provided so as to allow insertion of the hook-like portion, and

the projection is configured to engage with the hook-like portion.

8. The cover structure according to claim 6, wherein

the latch part includes a hole arranged in a position of the side wall of the recess corresponding to the hook part and a pair of projections provided inside the hole,

the hole is provided so as to allow insertion of the hook-like portion, and

the pair of projections are configured such that the hook-like portion is located between the pair of projections and at least one of the projections engage with the hook-like portion.

9. The cover structure according to claim 6, wherein

the fitted portion include a first groove and a second groove in a position of the side wall corresponding to the protrusion,

the first groove is provided from an opening of the recess along the depth of the recess, and

the second groove is provided so as to intersect with the first groove.

10. The cover structure according to claim 6, further comprising:

a sheet member interposed between the base and the cover member,

the sheet member including an alignment part for aligning itself with the cover member.