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Body-fluid inspection device

US6261245A · kind A · utility

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33Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 1999
Grant dateJul 17, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2562/0295
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A body-fluid inspection device, which sticks a skin so as to obtain a fine amount of body fluids and measures ingredients of the body fluids, includes a casing having an opening, a sticking device having a sticking needle that is allowed to protrude from the opening of the casing, and a suction device which places at least portion of a space inside the casing in a reduced-pressure state. Also included are a reduced-pressure releasing device for releasing the space inside the casing from the reduced-pressure state, a chip which is detachably attached to the opening of the casing and is provided with test paper for absorbing the body fluids that have been sucked by the body-fluid suction device, a measuring device for measuring ingredients of the body fluids that have been absorbed by the test paper, and a display device for displaying results of measurements made by the measuring device. The display device is placed on one portion of a surface of the casing. The sticking, the suction and the measuring devices are installed inside the casing.

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