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Blood measuring instrument

US6349230B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2000
Grant dateFeb 19, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N27/3272
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A blood measuring instrument for measuring a specific component of blood. The instrument has a platelike chip (2) for sucking sampled blood, and a measuring instrument body (1) including a connector (3) into which the chip (2) is plugged. The chip (2) has an enzyme electrode for delivering a response current when the enzyme reacts with a specific component of the blood. The measuring instrument body (1) includes two sets of connection terminals (21, 22) capable of being in contact with lead terminals on the chip (2), and the connection terminals (21, 22) of each set are opposed to each other. Therefore, the chip (2) can be plugged into the connector (3) and one of the connection terminals of each set can be brought into contact with the lead terminal even if the chip is upside down.

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