Specimen liquid sensor apparatus
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorHiroshi Katta
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Abstract
A specimen liquid sensor apparatus includes a specimen liquid sensor having an external terminal and a reader on which the specimen liquid sensor can be detachably attached. The reader includes a first portion, a second portion that can be displaced with respect to the first portion. A connection terminal located on an upper surface of the first portion, and an external terminal of the specimen liquid sensor and a connection terminal of the reader are in contact with each other in a closed state in which the specimen liquid sensor is located between an upper surface of the first portion and a lower surface of the second portion.
Claims20
A specimen liquid sensor apparatus, comprising:
- a specimen liquid sensor comprising an external terminal;
- and
- a reader on which the specimen liquid sensor can be detachably attached,
- wherein the reader comprises a first portion, a second portion that can be displaced with respect to the first portion, and a connection terminal located on an upper surface of the first portion, and
- an external terminal of the specimen liquid sensor and a connection terminal of the reader are in contact with each other in a closed state in which the specimen liquid sensor is located between an upper surface of the first portion and a lower surface of the second portion,
- wherein the specimen liquid sensor further comprises a sensor unit and the first and second portions in a closed state are configured to enclose the sensor unit such that the sensor unit's exposure to air external to the first and second portions is substantially eliminated.
A reader for detecting a characteristic of a liquid, comprising:
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion, coupled to the top portion;
- and
- a holding portion disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, the holding portion configured to hold a specimen liquid sensor when the specimen liquid sensor is inserted between the top and bottom portions,
- wherein the specimen liquid sensor further comprises a sensor unit and the top and bottom portions are configured to enclose the sensor unit such that the sensor unit's exposure to air external to the top and bottom portions is substantially eliminated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.