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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1999
Eiji Kawai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hisao Nishikawa, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kouichi Sonoda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Masao Takinami, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A body-fluid inspection device, which sticks a skin so as to obtain a fine amount of body fluids and measures ingredients of the body fluids, includes a casing having an opening, a sticking device having a sticking needle that is allowed to protrude from the opening of the casing, and a suction device which places at least portion of a space inside the casing in a reduced-pressure state. Also included are a reduced-pressure releasing device for releasing the space inside the casing from the reduced-pressure state, a chip which is detachably attached to the opening of the casing and is provided with test paper for absorbing the body fluids that have been sucked by the body-fluid suction device, a measuring device for measuring ingredients of the body fluids that have been absorbed by the test paper, and a display device for displaying results of measurements made by the measuring device. The display device is placed on one portion of a surface of the casing. The sticking, the suction and the measuring devices are installed inside the casing.