Arkray, Inc.

Ultizyme International Ltd.

Yasuhide Kusaka

Yoshiharu Sato

Koji Katsuki

Takatoshi Uchigaki

Katsumi Hamamoto

Tetsuya Sakata

Takao Fukuoka

Yoshimitsu Morita

Koji Sode

Yasunori Shiraki

Daisuke Matsumoto

Hisashi Kaneda

Hirokazu Matsuda

Yosuke Murase

Masashi Tsukada

Takeshi Shimizu

Kazuya Iketani

Tomohiro Fujii

Taizo Kobayashi

Go Shionoya

A measuring method of measuring a concentration of a target ingredient in a sample by using a sensor including an interdigitated array electrode that includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and a reagent layer on the interdigitated array electrode, the measuring method includes: applying a voltage to between the first electrode and the second electrode; measuring a first current value of an electric current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; measuring a second current value of the current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; calculating the concentration of the target ingredient in the sample, based on a third current value; calculating a correction value, based on the first current value and the second current value; and a step of correcting the concentration of the target ingredient in the sample, based on the correction value.

Measuring method of sensor using interdigitated array electrode, measuring apparatus and computer readable medium storing measuring program

Provided is a blood measuring apparatus including: a spectroscope; an optical system configured to irradiate a living body with excitation light from a light source, and to guide, to the spectroscope, Raman scattered light from the living body; a control unit configured to adjust an irradiation position at which the living body is irradiated with the excitation light by the optical system; and a detector configured to detect a spectrum of the Raman scattered light using light of each wavelength dispersed by the spectroscope. A plurality of the spectra detected by the detector are integrated, and numerical value information regarding a substance included in blood of the living body is measured based on an integration result, and the control unit adjusts the irradiation position such that the plurality of spectra are detected at changed positions.

Blood measuring apparatus using spectroscope

Provided is an analysis apparatus capable of acquiring a measurement result with high reliability that includes: a signal detection unit; a measuring unit; a first temperature detection unit; a second temperature detection unit; and a calculation unit.

Analysis apparatus, analysis method and analysis system

An electrochemical sensor includes a base plate including one end portion and another end portion, an electrode portion formed on the one end portion of the base plate, a connecting portion, formed on the another end portion of the base plate, for electrically connecting the electrode portion to a monitoring instrument, and an attaching portion formed on the another end portion, the attached portion being employed for attaching the another end portion to the monitoring instrument in a state where the one end portion is enabled to swing relatively to the monitoring instrument.

Electrochemical sensor

This aims to provide an analyzing tool including a substrate, a first electrode formed on the substrate and having an action pole, a second electrode formed on the substrate and having an opposed pole, and a first regulating element for regulating such a contact area in the action pole as to contact a specimen. The analyzing tool further comprises second regulating elements for regulating the effective area for electron transfers in at least one of the action pole and the opposed pole.

Analysis tool and manufacturing method thereof

A continuous analysis apparatus capable of transmitting information about components in body fluid to another apparatus such as medicine dosing apparatus more correctly without giving a user displeasure. The continuous analysis apparatus according to the present invention includes a sensing unitincluding a sensor that is held in subcutaneous tissue for obtaining information with respect to an objective substance in a sample; and a data holding unithaving a storage means for storing the information obtained from the sensor or data corresponding to the information, the sensing unit and the data holding unit having configuration so that they are separably joined to each other.

Continuous analysis device and sample component control system

When continuous user biometric information is transmitted to a server device continuously from a handheld device used by a user, the server device can be caused to receive a required measurement value efficiently at a required time, select information desired by the user on the basis of the measurement value and user peripheral information, and provide the user with the information reliably, without imposing excessive communication charges and the like. A server deviceis used together with a handheld devicethat transmits the user peripheral information to the server device and receives the information transmitted from the server device. After determining that a fluctuation has occurred in the user peripheral information transmitted from the handheld device, the server deviceperforms either processing for calculating a predicted value of future user biometric information or processing for receiving the predicted value of the future user biometric information, selects information on the basis of the predicted value and the user peripheral information, and transmits the selected information to the handheld device

Information provision system, information provision method, program, and server device

The present invention relates to an analytical tool (X) to be mounted to an analytical apparatus () which includes a plurality of terminals () and an analysis circuit (). The analytical tool includes a plurality of electrodes () coming into contact with the plurality of terminals () when mounted to the analytical apparatus (). In the analytical tool (X), at least one () of the electrodes () serves as a disturbing-noise countermeasure electrode to which disturbing noise is more likely to come in comparison with the other electrodes () than the above-mentioned electrode ().

Analysis instrument

This invention is regard to an analysis device that analyze a specific component in bodily fluid extracted from the skin using an analysis tool. The analysis device comprise a laser beam oscillation section that emits a laser beam for extracting the bodily fluid from the skin, and a detection mechanism that detects whether or not the analysis tool exists at a target position. The analysis device is adapted to emit the laser beam from the laser beam oscillation section when the analysis tool is detected by the detection mechanism.

Analysis device

The present invention relates to an analytical tool () comprising a substrate (), a capillary () which is formed on the substrate () and into which a sample liquid is to be loaded by movement of the sample liquid in the capillary. The substrate () is provided with a liquid movement preventer for preventing the sample liquid loaded into the capillary () from moving further. Preferably, the liquid movement preventer includes a stepped portion (B) projecting from the substrate or a recess provided at the substrate.

Analytical tool

The present invention relates to an analytical tool (X) including a first and a second plate elements (), a flow path () defined between the plate elements () and an exhaust port () for discharging gas from the flow path (). The exhaust port () is provided at the first plate element () and includes a portion which is offset in a thickness direction of the first plate element () from the main body (A) of the first plate element (). Preferably, the first plate element () includes a projection () integrally formed on the first plate element () and defining the exhaust port ().

Analyzer and method of manufacturing the same

The present invention relates to an analyzing instrument (A) which includes a capillary (), a fluid feed port () for introducing a sample liquid to the capillary (), and a fluid feed promoter () for promoting the introduction of the sample liquid into the feed port (). The capillary () of the analyzer (A) may be formed on a substrate () for example. The fluid feed promoter () may include at lease one of a water-absorbing layer having a higher water-absorbing capacity than the substrate () and an adhesive layer having a greater adhesion to the skin than the substrate ().

Analyzing instrument, lancet-integrated attachment for concentration measuring device provided with analyzing instrument, and body fluid sampling tool

A sensor cartridge () for use on a sensor feeder includes a cartridge body () and a mold (). The cartridge body () has an upper surface (), a front () extending continuously from the upper surface, and a plurality of sensor-holding slots (). Each of the sensor-holding slots () includes a first opening formed in the upper surface () and a second opening formed in the front () and communicating with the first opening. The mold () closes the first opening and second openings in case sensors are charged in the sensor-holding slots ().

Sensor cartridge, sensor feeder, and measuring instrument

The present invention relates to a test instrument (X) including a capillary () for moving a sample liquid (B), a liquid pooling portion () communicating with the capillary () for retaining the sample liquid (B) to be introduced into the capillary (), and a liquid introduction selector () for selecting whether or not the sample liquid (B) retained in the liquid pooling portion () is introduced into the capillary (). The present invention also relates to an attachment provided with the test instrument (X), and a concentration measuring apparatus to which the attachment is mounted for use.

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Kyoto, Japan

Yasuhide Kusaka