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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2007
Junya Fujii, Hiroshima, JP;
Shogo Kamito, Hiroshima, JP;
Toshiyuki Endo, Gifu, JP;
Youichi Sansho, Saitama, JP;
Junya Fujii, Hiroshima, JP;
Shogo Kamito, Hiroshima, JP;
Toshiyuki Endo, Gifu, JP;
Youichi Sansho, Saitama, JP;
JMS Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A weight sensor includes an arm having an end fixed to a pillar and a free end; a filtrate holder, a replacement fluid holder, and a dialysate holder provided at three locations of the arm along a longitudinal direction of the arm to hold respective substances; a first strain value sensor, a second strain value sensor, and a third strain value sensor each of which detects a strain value of the arm corresponding to a total weight of the substances held by the holders ranging from a holder proximate to the free end to a corresponding holder; and a weight calculation unit that calculates the total and each of the weights from the obtained detection results.