Measuring device

• US 9,173,601 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2013
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PHC Holdings Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Manabe, Kazuo
• Primary Examiner(s): DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK
• Application Number:
  US14/095,061
• Publication Number:
  US 20140180050A1
• Time in Patent Office: 700 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1411 by percutaneous method, e.g. by lancet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150412 Pointed piercing elements, e.g. needles, lancets for piercing the skin blade-like piercing elements A61B5/150442
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150503 Single-ended needles hollow piercing element tip design A61B5/150396, needle sets for catheters A61M25/06, needles for bringing media into the body A61M5/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150793 Electrical or magnetic identification means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15087 short range, e.g. between console and disposable using implanted devices A61B5/150877
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150946 Means for varying, regulating, indicating or limiting the speed or time of blood collection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150961 Means for the detection of the presence or absence of a module, a component or an abnormal condition; detection of leaks
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15111 Semi-automatically triggered, e.g. at the end of the cocking procedure, for instance by biasing the main drive spring or when reaching sufficient contact pressure, the piercing device is automatically triggered without any deliberate action by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15113 Manually triggered, i.e. the triggering requires a deliberate action by the user such as pressing a drive button
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15117 comprising biased elements, resilient elements or a spring, e.g. a helical spring, leaf spring, or elastic strap
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15123 comprising magnets or solenoids
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15186 Devices loaded with a single lancet, i.e. a single lancet with or without a casing is loaded into a reusable drive device and then discarded after use; drive devices reloadable for multiple use
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1519 comprising driving means, e.g. a spring, for propelling the piercing unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15194 fully automatically retracted, i.e. the retraction does not require a deliberate action by the user, e.g. by terminating the contact with the patient's skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/157 Devices characterised by integrated means for measuring characteristics of blood

Abstract

A measuring device includes an insertion detecting switch, a measuring section, a radio communication section, and a microcontroller. The insertion detecting switch is configured to detect a specimen being inserted into the measuring device. The measuring section is configured to measure a blood sugar level of blood deposited on the specimen. The radio communication section is configured to transmit a puncturing allowing signal to a puncturing device. The microcontroller is configured to control the radio communication section to transmit the puncturing allowing signal when the insertion detecting switch detects the specimen being inserted into the measuring device.

Claims

1. A measuring device that communicates with a puncturing device having a puncturing needle, and configured to allow/disallow a puncturing operation of the puncturing device, the measuring device comprising:

an insertion detecting switch that is configured to detect a specimen being inserted into the measuring device;

a blood sugar meter that is configured to measure a blood sugar level of blood deposited on the specimen;

a radio transmitter that is configured to transmit a puncturing allowing signal to the puncturing device having the puncturing needle to allow the puncturing operation for collecting a blood sample; and

a microcontroller that is configured to control the radio transmitter to transmit the puncturing allowing signal when the insertion detecting switch detects the specimen being inserted into the measuring device, to detect whether or not blood of the collected blood sample is deposited on the specimen based on the measurement result after the puncturing allowing signal is transmitted to control the radio transmitter to stop transmitting the puncturing allowing signal when the blood is detected on the specimen, and to control the radio transmitter to retransmit the puncturing allowing signal when the blood is not detected on the specimen.

2. The measuring device according to claim 1,

wherein the puncturing allowing signal includes a serial number unique to the puncturing device.

3. The measuring device according to claim 1,

wherein the puncturing allowing signal allows the puncturing needle to protrude from the puncturing device.

4. The measuring device according to claim 1,

wherein the puncturing operation includes puncturing a skin of a person for collecting the blood sample.

5. The measuring device according to claim 1,

wherein the puncturing allowing signal is repeatedly transmitted to the puncturing device until blood is detected on the specimen.