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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2012
Phc Holdings Corporation, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Ando, Ehime, JP;
PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A rectangular parallelepiped-shaped cartridge main body having a protective cap removably attached to a first end side thereof has a puncture needle retainer that retains a puncture needle provided at the back of a puncture opening provided on the first end side of the cartridge main body such that the puncture needle is slidable toward the puncture opening. Furthermore, a sensor unit having a depositing opening is provided on the first end side of the cartridge main body. The sensor unit has an introduction promoting hole that communicates with an introduction channel communicating with the depositing opening and that opens to the surface of the cartridge main body. The protective cap is provided with a puncture needle protector that covers the puncture needle, a sensor protector that covers the depositing opening of the sensor unit, and a sensor protector that covers the introduction promoting hole.