Arkray, Inc.

Masanao Kawatahara

Akinori Kai

Toshihiko Harada

Toshiyuki Ootsuki

A measurement support system includes a measurement device and a management device connected to the measurement device via a communications network. When the measurement device uses consumable materials such as reagents, the management device manages the stock of consumable materials, supplies the consumable materials, and corrects measured data in accordance with the state of the consumable materials. Thus, the measurement support system can reduce the burden on users of the measurement device. The reagents that are used in measurement by a personal measuring instrument () located at each of patients' homes (B, C, . . . ) are assigned a reagent ID number beforehand. This reagent ID number and measured data are transmitted to a host computer () of a medical institution (A). The host computer () determines the stock of reagents based on the consumable material identifier received from the personal measuring instrument () and ships the reagents to the patient's home when the stock is running low. The host computer () also corrects the measured data in view of a calibration curve and degradation based on the production lot information of the reagents stored in correspondence with the reagent ID number.

Measurement support system and measurement support method

A data communication adaptor () is provided which includes a data inputting unit () for inputting data from a first information processing apparatus () and a data outputting unit () for outputting data to a second information processing apparatus (). The data communication adaptor () further includes a memory () for storing a plurality of pieces of data which are inputted through the data inputting unit () and include data-discriminating information for discrimination from other data pieces, while also including a selector () for selecting the data satisfying a particular condition from the plurality of data pieces stored in the memory () based on the data-discriminating information, a data processor () for processing the data selected by the selector () and a controller () for controlling outputting of data through the data outputting unit ().

Data communication adaptor

A measurement support system includes a management device connected to a measurement device via a communications network. When the measurement device uses consumable materials such as reagents, the management device manages the stock of consumable materials, supplies the consumable materials, and corrects measured data in accordance with the state of the consumable materials. The reagents that are used are assigned a reagent ID number beforehand. This reagent ID number and measured data are transmitted to a host computer of a medical institution that determines the stock of reagents based on the consumable material identifier received from the personal measuring instrument and ships the reagents to the patient's home when the stock is running low. The host computer also corrects the measured data in view of a calibration curve and degradation based on the production lot information of the reagents stored in correspondence with the reagent ID number.

A measuring system includes a measuring apparatus () for obtaining pulse data and identification data related to the pulse data, and a central controlling apparatus () for receiving the pulse data and the identification data from the measuring apparatus. The central controlling apparatus includes a data processing unit () for performing data processing based on the pulse data and the identification data.

Pulsimeter and measuring system comprising the same

A measuring device () has, e.g., a voice input portion () for a measurer to input an arbitrary comment at a time of measurement, and it allows a voice recognition portion () to recognize the measurer's comment inputted by the voice input portion () and also allows a recognition result to be stored in a comment storing portion () in correlation with information on date and time, thereby storing conditions or the like of the measurer at the time of measurement, together with the measurement data.

Measuring device with comment input function

It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote data management system with which, by keeping the transmission of measured data from measurers from being concentrated at particular times, the measured data can be gathered efficiently and the party managing the data can suffice with a minimal equipment investment. In patient households (B, C . . . ), a personal measuring device () is connected to a communications device () via a cable or the like, and data that are measured by the personal measuring device () are transferred to the communications device () and stored. A server () of a medical institution (A) sends a data transmission request to the communications device () in each patient's household via a public communications networkdaily, biweekly, or monthly, for example. When the communications device () receives the data transmission request it transmits the stored measured data to the server ().

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Kyoto, Japan

Masanao Kawatahara