Biological sample measuring device for medical institutions

• US 8,974,746 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2011
• Issued: 03/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PHC Holdings Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Matsumura, Keisuke
• Primary Examiner(s): SIEFKE, SAMUEL P
• Application Number:
  US13/822,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20130184548A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,279 Days
• Field of Search: 422/400, 422/404
• US Class Current: 422/404
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2035/009 alarms, e.g. audible
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2035/0091 GUI [graphical user interfaces]
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 35/00663 of consumables

Abstract

A biological sample measuring device has the display screen of a display section divided into a first display area that displays measurement values, and a second displays area that displays the operating status. When the scheduled maintenance is needed for the biological sample measuring device, a controller displays an scheduled maintenance warning in the first and second display areas upon the first start-up that day, and displays an scheduled maintenance warning only in the second display area upon the second and subsequent start-ups that day.

Claims

1. A biological sample measuring device for medical institutions, comprising:

a main body case having a display;

a sensor mounting portion that is provided to a first end of the main body case and to which is mounted a sensor for measuring biological samples;

a measurement section that is connected to the sensor mounting portion and is used to measure biological samples;

a non-transitory memory device storing a program; and

a controller that executes the program that causes a display section to display scheduled maintenance warnings regarding scheduled maintenance for the biological measuring device in a first display area and a second display area at initial start-up that satifies a specific condition on the scheduled maintenance or shortly before, and display a biological sample measurement value in the first display area and a scheduled maintenance warning regarding scheduled maintenance for the biological sample measuring device only in the second display area at the second and subsequent start-ups on the same day,

wherein the scheduled maintenance warnings displayed in the first display area are operable to cancel the scheduled maintenance warnings displayed by a user.

2. The biological sample measuring device for medical institutions according to claim 1,

wherein the specific condition includes a case in which the date has changed.

3. The biological sample measuring device for medical institutions according to claim 1,

wherein the specific condition includes a case in which the main body case has been placed in a holder.

4. The biological sample measuring device for medical institutions according to claim 1,

further comprising an ID acquisition section that reads the ID of a measurement technician,

wherein the specific condition includes a case in which the ID of the measurement technician has changed.

5. The biological sample measuring device for medical institutions according to claim 1,

wherein the controller displays a scheduled maintenance valid mark in the second display area, and changes the display color of the scheduled maintenance valid mark on the scheduled maintenance or shortly before.

6. The biological sample measuring device for medical institutions according to claim 5,

wherein the controller displays in the first display area a scheduled maintenance warning of the same or similar color as the display color of the scheduled maintenance valid mark displayed in the second display area on the scheduled maintenance or shortly before.

7. The biological sample measuring device for medical institutions according to claim 1,

wherein the controller displays a scheduled maintenance valid mark in the second display area, and flashes the scheduled maintenance valid mark on the scheduled maintenance or shortly before.

8. The biological sample measuring device for medical institutions according to claim 1,

wherein the first display area is larger than the second display area.

9. The biological sample measuring device for medical institutions according to claim 8,

wherein the second display area is disposed along the upper edge of the display screen of the display section.

10. The biological sample measuring device for medical institutions according to Claim 1,

wherein the controller displays only in the second display area when the quality control measurement is “

pass.”

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