Apparatus for taking and analysing liquid samples, such as blood samples
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorsIlpo Kauhaniemi, Pekka Heinonen, Harri Okkonen
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for taking and analysing liquid samples, such as blood samples, wherein a liquid, absorbed by a porous material, is analysed optically. The apparatus, according to the invention, comprises a store (2) for measurement strips that receive samples and have been interconnected so that they can be disconnected, the store having a compound construction, a measurement strip feeding mechanism (3) and a blood analyzer (4). The apparatus has preferably been integrated into a casing (1), which can be connected as part of a mobile telephone or a corresponding device.
Claims13
An apparatus for taking and analysing liquid samples wherein a liquid absorbed by a porous material is analysed optically, and wherein the apparatus has been integrated into a casing, the apparatus comprising:
- a store for measurement strips having said porous material for receiving the samples, wherein the measurement strips have been interconnected disconnectably and in a foldable manner and are arranged side by side within the store, the interconnected measurement strips form a strip band, the store having a compound construction,
- a measurement strip feeding mechanism for taking the measurement strips from the store, the measurement strip feeding mechanism comprising means for pulling the measurement strips of said strip band out of said store, and
- blood analysing means for analysing the samples on the measurement strips.
An apparatus for taking and analysing liquid samples wherein a liquid, absorbed by a porous material, is analysed optically, and wherein the apparatus has been integrated into a casing, the apparatus comprising:
- a store for measurement strips having said porous material for receiving the samples,
- a measurement strip feeding mechanism for taking the measurement strips from the store,
- blood analysing means for analysing the samples on measurement strips, and
- wherein said casing of the apparatus has been formed to be connected as part of a mobile telephone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.