Body fluid testing device
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsMotokazu Watanabe, Shin Ikeda, Toshihiko Yoshioka
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Abstract
An examination system for bodily fluids includes a vessel-like examination unit having an opening, a sensor for examining the bodily fluids, and a bodily-fluids-oozing device. This system is further provided with a pump for decompressing the inside of the unit and an electromagnetic cross-valve for releasing the decompressed condition, or still further provided with humidifying means for supplying vapor inside the unit, in addition to the pump and the valve. As a result, the system produces a precise measurement with a little amount of bodily fluid.
Claims11
A bodily-fluids-examination-system comprising:
- a vessel-like examination unit having an opening in front;
- decompressing means for decompressing an inside of said unit;
- a sensor holder in said unit;
- a specimen collector disposed in said unit and facing the opening;
- and
- a bodily-fluids-oozing-device.
A bodily-fluids-examination-system comprising:
- a vessel-like examination unit having an opening in front;
- humidifying means for humidifying an inside of said unit;
- a bodily-fluids-oozing-device;
- and
- a specimen collector disposed in said unit and facing the opening.
A bodily-fluids-examination-system comprising:
- a vessel-like examination unit having an opening in front;
- decompressing means for decompressing an inside of said unit;
- decompress-releasing-means for restoring a decompressed condition in said unit to atmospheric pressure;
- a bodily-fluids-oozing-device;
- a specimen collector disposed in said unit and facing the opening;
- a sensor, having an electrode system for contacting with a specimen supplied from said specimen collector, for outputting information regarding the specimen as an electric signal from the electrode system;
- determining means for determining a measured value of the specimen based on the electric signal;
- a controller for controlling said decompressing means, said decompress-releasing-means and said sensor,
- wherein said system allows said decompress-releasing-means to function after said sensor outputs the electric signal.
A bodily-fluids-examination-system comprising:
- a vessel-like examination unit having an opening in front;
- decompressing means for decompressing an inside of said unit;
- decompress-releasing-means for restoring a decompressed condition in said unit to atmospheric pressure;
- a bodily-fluids-oozing-device;
- a specimen collector disposed in said unit and facing the opening;
- a sensor, having an electrode system for contacting with a specimen supplied from said specimen collector, for outputting information regarding the specimen as an electric signal from the electrode system;
- determining means for determining a measured value of the specimen based on the electric signal;
- a controller for controlling said decompressing means, said decompress-releasing-means and said sensor,
- wherein said system allows said decompressing means to function after said bodily-fluids-oozing-device operates as well as said decompress-releasing-means to function after said sensor outputs the electric signal.
A bodily-fluids-examination-system comprising:
- a vessel-like examination unit having an opening in front;
- humidifying means for humidifying an inside of said unit;
- decompressing means for decompressing the inside of said unit;
- decompress-releasing-means for restoring a decompressed condition in said unit to atmospheric pressure;
- a bodily-fluids-oozing-device;
- a specimen collector disposed in said unit and facing the opening;
- a sensor, having an electrode system for contacting with a specimen supplied from said specimen collector, for outputting information regarding the specimen as an electric signal from the electrode system;
- determining means for determining a measuring value of the specimen based on the electric signal;
- a controller for controlling said humidifying means, said decompressing means, said decompress-releasing-means and said sensor,
- wherein said system allows said bodily-fluids-oozing-device to function after said humidifying means operates, and also allows said decompressing means to function after said bodily-fluids-oozing-device operates as well as said decompress-releasing-means to function after said sensor outputs the electric signal.
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