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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2018
Phc Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Fujiwara, Ehime, JP;
Yoshifumi Takahara, Ehime, JP;
Takaaki Fujii, Ehime, JP;
Junko Nakayama, Ehime, JP;
Setsuko Yano, Ehime, JP;
Fuminori Kutsuna, Ehime, JP;
PHC Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for accurately measuring a blood component despite uneven distribution of blood introduced into a capillary. The measurement method according to the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of electrode systems for measuring the hematocrit are provided in a capillary of a biosensor to measure the hematocrit at different positions in the capillary. By measuring the hematocrit at the plurality of positions in the capillary as described above, the hematocrit can be measured more accurately despite uneven distribution of blood introduced into the capillary.