Biological sample measurement device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9587989-B2
Application number	US-201213978031-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2012
Priority date	Mar 1, 2011
Publication date	Mar 7, 2017
Grant date	Mar 7, 2017

Abstract

Biological sample measurement device includes biological sample measuring instrument, and temperature information supply instrument which supplies temperature information regarding a measurement environment to biological sample measuring instrument and has holding portion of biological sample measuring instrument on the upper surface thereof. Biological sample measuring instrument has main body case, measurement unit provided inside main body case, a control unit connected to the measurement unit, and temperature information reception unit connected to the control unit. Holder has temperature sensor, and temperature information transmission unit which is connected to temperature sensor and transmits the temperature information to temperature information reception unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A biological sample measurement device comprising:
a biological sample measuring instrument; and
a temperature information supply instrument which supplies temperature information regarding a measurement environment to the biological sample measuring instrument and has a holding portion of the biological sample measuring instrument on an upper surface thereof,
wherein the biological sample measuring instrument has
a main body case,
a sensor mounting portion provided in the main body case,
the sensor mounting portion configured to mount a biological sample measurement sensor, the biological sample measurement sensor is a separate component from the temperature information supply instrument and the biological sample measuring instrument,
a measurement unit provided inside the main body case, the measurement unit measuring a biological sample, the biological sample being detected by the biological sample measurement sensor,
a control unit connected to the measurement unit,
a temperature information reception unit connected to the control unit, wherein the temperature information supply instrument has
a first temperature sensor, and
a temperature information transmission unit which is connected to the first temperature sensor and transmits the temperature information to the temperature information reception unit.

2. The biological sample measurement device of claim 1 ,
wherein the control unit corrects a measured value of the measurement unit by the temperature information obtained from the temperature information reception unit.

3. The biological sample measurement device of claim 2 ,
wherein the temperature information supply instrument is provided with the first temperature sensor in an outer circumferential portion thereof.

4. The biological sample measurement device of claim 3 ,
wherein the temperature information supply instrument is provided with the temperature information transmission unit in the holding portion.

5. The biological sample measurement device of claim 4 ,
wherein the biological sample measuring instrument has the temperature information reception unit on a lower surface thereof.

6. A biological sample measurement device comprising:
a biological sample measuring instrument; and
a temperature information supply instrument which supplies temperature information regarding a measurement environment to the biological sample measuring instrument and has a holding portion of the biological sample measuring instrument on an upper surface thereof,
wherein the biological sample measuring instrument has
a main body case,
a sensor mounting portion provided in the main body case, the sensor mounting portion configured to mount a biological sample measurement sensor,
a measurement unit provided inside the main body case, the measurement unit measuring a biological sample, the biological sample being detected by the biological sample measurement sensor,
a control unit connected to the measurement unit, and
a temperature information reception unit connected to the control unit, wherein the temperature information supply instrument has
a first temperature sensor, and
a temperature information transmission unit which is connected to the first temperature sensor and transmits the temperature information to the temperature information reception unit,

wherein the biological sample measuring instrument has a second temperature sensor inside the main body case,
the second temperature sensor is connected to the control unit, and
the temperature information supply instrument has a fan which blows air to the biological sample measuring instrument held in the holding portion.

7. The biological sample measurement device of claim 6 ,
wherein the temperature information supply instrument has a second control unit connected to the first temperature sensor, and the second control unit compares a detected temperature by the first temperature sensor with a detected temperature by the second temperature sensor of the biological sample measuring instrument to drive the fan.

8. The biological sample measurement device of claim 6 ,
wherein the biological sample measuring instrument has an opening as the sensor mounting portion into which the biological sample measurement sensor is inserted, and
the temperature information supply instrument has a vent which blows air from the fan toward the opening of the biological sample measuring instrument.

9. The biological sample measurement device of claim 8 ,
wherein a sterilizer is provided in an air duct from the fan to the vent.

10. The biological sample measurement device of claim 9 ,
wherein the sterilizer generates OH radical or active oxygen.

11. A biological sample measurement device comprising:
a biological sample measuring instrument; and
a temperature information supply instrument which supplies temperature information regarding a measurement environment to the biological sample measuring instrument and has a holding portion of the biological sample measuring instrument on an upper surface thereof,
wherein the biological sample measuring instrument has
a main body case,
a measurement unit provided inside the main body case,
a control unit connected to the measurement unit, and
a temperature information reception unit connected to the control unit, and the temperature information supply instrument has
a first temperature sensor, and
a temperature information transmission unit which is connected to the first temperature sensor and transmits the temperature information to the temperature information reception unit, wherein
the biological sample measuring instrument has a second temperature sensor inside the main body case,
the second temperature sensor is connected to the control unit, and
the temperature information supply instrument has a fan which blows air to the biological sample measuring instrument held in the holding portion, and wherein
the temperature information supply instrument has a second control unit connected to the first temperature sensor, and the second control unit compares a detected temperature by the first temperature sensor with a detected temperature by the second temperature sensor of the biological sample measuring instrument to drive the fan.

Assignees

• Matsumura Keisuke
• Aono Masumi
• Shigematsu Kaoru
• Takeuchi Yoshiki
• Watanabe Takahiro
• Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co Ltd

Inventors

• Matsumura Keisuke
• Aono Masumi
• Shigematsu Kaoru
• Takeuchi Yoshiki
• Watanabe Takahiro

Classifications

• F24F11/76

  by means responsive to temperature, e.g. bimetal springs · CPC title

• G01N33/66 Primary

  involving blood sugars, e.g. galactose · CPC title

• G01K1/14 Primary

  Supports; Fastening devices; Arrangements for mounting thermometers in particular locations · CPC title

• G01N27/3274

  Corrective measures, e.g. error detection, compensation for temperature or hematocrit, calibration (coding of calibration information G01N33/48771) · CPC title

• G01N33/48792

  Data management, e.g. communication with processing unit (for in vivo diagnostics A61B5/0002; transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title