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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Hirofumi Ezaki, Ehime, JP;
Akihisa Higashihara, Ehime, JP;
Inventors:
Hirofumi Ezaki, Ehime, JP;
Akihisa Higashihara, Ehime, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/327 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/3277 (2013.01); G01N 27/3272 (2013.01);
Abstract
This sensor has a diverter, such as a convex portion () and a concave portion (), on the side wall () of a cavity (). A biological sample deposited in a suction opening () is drawn into the cavity () by capillary action, but if the amount of biological sample is too small, either the biological sample is prevented from moving forward by the convex portion () and the concave portion (), or the time it takes to reach a detecting electrode () is increased, which provides the user enough time to supply additional biological sample before a false detection occurs.