Omron Corporation

Omron Healthcare Company Ltd.

Omron Tateisi Electronics Co.

Satoshi Nakajima

Muneo Tokita

Shigeru Makita

Yusaku Sakoda

Koichi Takizawa

Kenichiro Zaitsu

Masato Arai

Junichi Sugenoya

Hideki Endo

Yuzo Nakase

A test strip for biological component measurement includes a substrate. A pair of a working electrode and a counter electrode, a sensor unit that produces an electrochemical reaction with a bodily fluid of a measurement subject and produces a change in electrical characteristics, a resistance portion having an electrical resistance expressing attribute information including a sensitivity of the test strip, and a pair of wires connected to both ends of the resistance portion are provided on the substrate. The resistance portion has a plurality of narrow patterns, each having a resistivity and provided so as to be distanced from each other. An end portion of each narrow pattern is near another narrow pattern. A substantially circular pattern is provided to overlap locations where the end portions of the narrow patterns are near each other, enabling the end portions to conduct with each other.

Test strip for biological component measurement and manufacturing method thereof

A control unit obtains, from a memory unit, data of a plurality of pre-meal blood sugar levels that are blood sugar levels measured before meals and data of a plurality of post-meal blood sugar levels that are blood sugar levels measured after meals, calculates a pre-meal average value that is an average value of the plurality of pre-meal blood sugar levels, calculates a post-meal average value that is an average value of the plurality of post-meal blood sugar levels, calculates an average blood sugar level that is an average of the pre-meal average value and the post-meal average value, calculates an estimated HbA1c value using the average blood sugar level, and displays the calculated estimated HbA1c value in a display unit.

Diabetes treatment support apparatus, diabetes treatment support method, diabetes treatment support program

In a measurement computation device arranged in a measurement device, an elapse of a predetermined time is detected after acceleration of perspiration, and a concentration of a first component in the perspiration obtained thereafter is converted to concentration of the first component in blood.

Device and method for accurately measuring concentration of blood component

An electronic clinical thermometer has a probe including a temperature sensor and a heat flux sensor which are controlled to make measurements at specified time intervals. The measured values are used in solving the equation of heat conduction to estimate the temperature of an internal body position. A heater may be included to preheat a body part in order to reduce the time required for measurement. The probe may use two temperature sensors to measure temperatures at two body surface positions through insulating members which are different in thermal conductivity.

Electronic clinical thermometer

A measuring unit is placed at the surface of a living body. The pressure inside of a glass container is reduced by a pressure reducing tank, so that a subcutaneous exuding fluid is taken out at the surface of the living body from under a skin. The subcutaneous exuding fluid is allowed as a sample to be measured to reach a metallic film through porous molecular weight selective films. A light beam emitted from a light source passes through a prism, and then, is reflected on the metallic film, and finally, is received on a linear array sensor. A minimum intensity position on the linear array sensor, generated by surface plasmon resonance is obtained, and then, a resonant angle is detected. The concentration of substance to be measured contained in the sample to be measured is calculated based on the resonant angle and position. Thus, the concentration of a component contained in a bodily fluid can be readily measured for a long time of period in a continuous manner without any special treatment by taking a very small quantity of exuding fluid without any pain.

Method for measuring concentration of component contained in bodily fluid and apparatus for measuring concentration of component contained in bodily fluid

An electronic clinical thermometer has a probe including a variable-temperature heater and one or more temperature sensors and may also include a heat flux sensor. Physical variables such as temperature, time rate of change in temperature and/or heat flow rate are directly measured at positions on the surface of a patient while being heated by the heater through a thermally insulating member. Such measured values are used to solve a heat transfer equation rewritten as lower-order equations. Measurements may be controlled to be taken at a desired timing such as at specified intervals. The probe for contacting the patient's body may be planar or in an elongated bar-shape.

A portable biochemical measurement device including a measurement main body containing an enzyme sensor holder for an enzyme sensor. A cover, mounted on the measurement main body, covers the enzyme sensor holder. The cover contains a chamber filled with a liquid medium to maintain the moisture of the enzyme sensor. Inside the cover are a cartridge and packing, which form the chamber containing the liquid medium. The enzyme sensor holder is inserted into the cover through the packing so that the enzyme sensor is immersed in the liquid medium thereby keeping the enzyme sensor moist.

Portable biochemical measurement device using an enzyme sensor

An enzyme electrode comprising: an insulative base plate; two or more electrodes formed on the surface of the insulative base plate and each having an exposed portion; an insulative protection film to insulate and protect the electrodes excluding at least those exposed portions; and an immobilized enzyme film to integratedly cover the exposed portions.

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Kyoto, Japan

Satoshi Nakajima