Biological sample measuring device

• US 9,188,466 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2011
• Issued: 11/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PHC Holdings Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Matsumura, Keisuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Phuong
• Application Number:
  US13/878,480
• Publication Number:
  US 20130197843A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,519 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0425 Ergonomically shaped housings A61B2560/0418 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0295 Strip shaped analyte sensors for apparatus classified in A61B5/145 or A61B5/157 disposable multilayered or laminated electrodes G01N27/307; details of handling chemical test elements G01N33/4875
• 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 5/150259 Improved gripping, e.g. with high friction pattern or projections on the housing surface or an ergonometric shape
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150358 Strips for collecting blood, e.g. absorbent optical reagent test strips G01N21/8483; chemical reagent test strips G01N33/4875, G01N33/52
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150786 Optical identification systems, e.g. bar codes, colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15105 Purely manual piercing, i.e. the user pierces the skin without the assistance of any driving means or driving devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15142 Devices intended for single use, i.e. disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/157 Devices characterised by integrated means for measuring characteristics of blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7495 using a reader or scanner device, e.g. barcode scanner
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/96 using barcodes
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 18/00 Testing or calibrating apparatus or arrangements provided for in groups G01D1/00 - G01D15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48785 Electrical and electronic details of measuring devices for physical analysis of liquid biological material not specific to a particular test method, e.g. user interface or power supply

Abstract

This biological sample measuring device has a finger groove (6) provided in the short-side direction of a main body case (1) at a position that is closer to a sensor mounting portion (4) than a display section (5) on the rear side of the main body case (1). An interface unit (7) is provided on the front side portion of the main body case (1) corresponding to the finger groove (6). The interface unit (7) has an enter key (7b) and a plurality of cross keys (7ca), etc., disposed at a specific spacing around the outer periphery of the enter key (7b). The enter key (7b) is provided so that it protrudes farther than the cross keys (7ca), etc., on the front side of the main body case (1). A controller (13) performs a reset operation when a plurality of keys are pressed.

Claims

1. A biological sample measuring device, comprising:

a main body case;

a data reader provided on a first end side in the lengthwise direction of the main body case;

a sensor mounting portion provided on a second end side that is on the opposite side from the first end in the lengthwise direction of the main body case;

a display section provided to the surface on the first end side of the main body case;

a finger groove provided at a position that is more to the sensor mounting portion side than the display section on the rear side of the main body case, and formed in the short-side direction of the main body case;

an interface unit that is provided at a position corresponding to the finger groove on the front side of the main body case, and that has an enter key and a plurality of keys or buttons disposed at a specific spacing around the outer periphery of the enter key so that the enter key protrudes the farthest on the front of the main body case; and

a controller that is connected to the interface unit and performs a reset operation when the plurality of keys or buttons are pressed at the same time.

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

wherein the weight on the second end side of the main body case from the finger groove is lighter than the weight on the first end side of the main body case from the finger groove.

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

wherein the interface unit has a cross key disposed around the outer periphery of the enter key, and a plurality of buttons disposed around the outer periphery of the cross key.

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

wherein the controller performs the reset operation on the condition that a sensor insertion signal indicating that a sensor has been inserted into the sensor mounting portion has not been received.

5. The biological sample measuring device according to claim 4,

wherein the controller refuses to the reset operation when the reset operation is performed in a state in which the sensor insertion signal is being received.

6. A biological sample measuring device, comprising:

a main body case;

a data reader provided on a first end side in the lengthwise direction of the main body case;

a sensor mounting portion provided on a second end side that is on the opposite side from the first end in the lengthwise direction of the main body case;

a display section provided to the surface on the first end side of the main body case;

an interface unit having an enter key and a plurality of keys or buttons disposed at a specific spacing around the outer periphery of the enter key; and

a controller that is connected to the interface unit and performs a reset operation on the condition that a sensor insertion signal indicating that a sensor has been inserted into the sensor mounting portion has not been received, when the plurality of keys or buttons are pressed at the same time.