Sensor discharge mechanism for a biological information measurement device

• US 9,689,831 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2013
• Issued: 06/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PHC Holdings Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Takeuchi, Yoshiki
• Primary Examiner(s): Warden, Jill
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fisher, Brittany
• Application Number:
  US14/370,488
• Publication Number:
  US 20150014159A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,628 Days
• Field of Search: 204400
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 9/52 Supports specially adapted for flat sample carriers, e.g. for plates, slides, chips
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/327 Biochemical electrodes , e.g. electrical or mechanical details for in vitro measurements
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/3273 Devices therefor, e.g. test element readers, circuitry details not specific to biochemical electrodes G01N33/4875
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/4875 Details of handling test elements, e.g. dispensing or storage, not specific to a particular test method test-elements per se B01L, automatic analysers G01N35/00, in-vivo analysis on the human body for medical diagnosis A61B

Abstract

An engagement component that engages with the rear part of a sensor mounted to a sensor connector, and a manipulation body that moves this engagement component to a sensor insertion opening side are provided. In addition, there are provided a manipulation rod that is engaged at one end with the manipulation body and whose other end is pulled out of a main body case through a through-hole provided to the main body case, and a manipulation component that is linked to the other end side of this manipulation rod. The device further comprises an annular wall that is provided outside the main body case and around a through-hole, and a metal slide bearing that covers this annular wall, and a resin sliding member that is slid with respect to a metal slide bearing is provided on the metal slide bearing side of the manipulation component.

Claims

1. A biological information measurement device that can connect to a sensor, the biological information measurement device comprising:

a main body case including a sensor insertion opening, a sensor connector, and a sensor discharge mechanism;

the sensor insertion opening including a rear portion;

the sensor connector provided to the rear portion of the sensor insertion opening;

the sensor discharge mechanism configured to discharge the sensor mounted to the sensor connector through the sensor insertion opening, the sensor including a rear part;

the sensor discharge mechanism including an engagement component, a manipulation body, a manipulation rod, a manipulation component, an annular wall, and a metal slide bearing;

the engagement component configured to engage with the rear part of the sensor when the sensor is mounted to the sensor connector;

the manipulation body configured to move the engagement component towards the sensor insertion opening;

the manipulation rod including a first end and a second end, the first end engaged with the manipulation body, and the second end configured to be pulled out of the main body case through a through-hole of the main body case;

the manipulation component linked to the second end of the manipulation rod, the manipulation component including a metal slide bearing;

the annular wall disposed on an outside of the main body case and around the through-hole;

the metal slide bearing covering the annular wall; and

a resin sliding member provided on the second end of the manipulation component, the resin sliding member configured to slide respective to the metal slide bearing.

2. The biological information measurement device according to claim 1, wherein:

the manipulation component and the resin sliding member are separate members, and

the resin sliding member is integrally attached to the manipulation component.

3. The biological information measurement device according to claim 1, wherein:

the metal slide bearing includes a face;

the manipulation component further includes a manipulation direction, the manipulation direction being a direction in which the manipulation component is manipulated; and

the resin sliding member further includes two side portions, each side portion including a protrusion, the two side portions arranged in a direction perpendicular to the manipulation direction, each protrusion extending towards the metal slide bearing, and in contact with the face of the metal slide bearing.

4. The biological information measurement device according to claim 3, wherein:

the metal slide bearing further includes an opening, and

the protrusions of the resin sliding member contact the metal slide bearing outside the opening of the metal slide bearing.

5. The biological information measurement device according to claim 1, wherein:

the main body case further includes a recess,

the manipulation component is housed in the recess, and

the through-hole in the main body case is formed in the recess.

6. The biological information measurement device according to claim 1, wherein:

the manipulation component further includes a manipulation direction, the manipulation direction being a direction in which the manipulation component is manipulated, and

the through-hole is longer in the manipulation direction than in a direction perpendicular to the manipulation direction.

7. The biological information measurement device according to claim 6, wherein:

the through-hole further includes a sensor insertion opening side, and

the through-hole is semicircular on the sensor insertion opening side.

8. The biological information measurement device according to claim 1, wherein:

the metal slide bearing includes a face;

the manipulation component further includes a manipulation direction, the manipulation direction being a direction in which the manipulation component is manipulated; and

the resin sliding member further includes two side portions, each side portion including a protrusion, the two side portions arranged in a direction perpendicular to the manipulation direction, each protrusion extending towards the metal slide bearing, and in contact with the face of the metal slide bearing.

9. The biological information measurement device according to claim 8, wherein:

the metal slide bearing further includes an opening, and

the protrusions of the resin sliding member contact the metal slide bearing outside the opening of the metal slide bearing.

10. The biological information measurement device according to claim 2, wherein:

the main body case further includes a recess,

the manipulation component is housed in the recess, and

the through-hole in the main body case is formed in the recess.

11. The biological information measurement device according to claim 2, wherein:

the manipulation component further includes a manipulation direction, the manipulation direction being a direction in which the manipulation component is manipulated, and

the through-hole is longer in the manipulation direction than in a direction perpendicular to the manipulation direction.

12. The biological information measurement device according to claim 11, wherein:

the through-hole further includes a sensor insertion opening side, and

the through-hole is semicircular on the sensor insertion opening side.