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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182761 | Test instrument and optical measurement apparatus It is an object to provide a test instrument and an optical measurement apparatus which enable easy matching of test results when tests by optical measurement are performed with respect to a large number of patients. To the above end, a test instrument B is p... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8148079 | Method of producing amplification product by PCR and usage thereof A method of producing a PCR amplification product is provided that suppresses an effect of precipitate, turbidity, or the like derived from a whole blood sample on a detection in the detection of an amplified nucleic acid by an optical unit. The amplification produc... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137512 | Process for analyzing sample by capillary electrophoresis method A process for analyzing a sample by a capillary electrophoresis method is provided that allows the apparatus to be reduced in size, allows a high analytical precision to be obtained, and can be carried out easily. The analytical process of the present invention is a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131478 | Data processing apparatus, measurement apparatus and data collection method The present invention provides a data processing system and a data collection method by which measurement data can be read in and transmitted easily, without connecting a terminal for transmitting data with various types of measurement apparatuses, and further provi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8030618 | Pellet for use in spectrometry, method of preparing the same, and method of spectrometry A pellet 4 for use in spectrometry includes a first powder 41 of a light transmitting material in a compression-molded form, and a second powder 42 which is hydrophilic and water-insoluble and is dispersedly mixed in the first powder. A sample | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021887 | Method of measuring glycated hemoglobin concentration The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus that measure the concentration of glycated hemoglobin by an optical technique. A wavelength in which the molecular extinction coefficient of oxyhemoglobin agrees or substantially agrees with the molecular ex... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021845 | Probes for detecting obesity gene Primer sets for amplifying target regions containing sites to be detected in the obesity gene (the β2AR gene, the β3AR gene, and the UCP1 gene) by a gene amplification method are provided, wherein the primer sets can amplify the regions specifically. Three pairs o... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8008085 | Method of measuring HbA1c A method of measuring HbA1c is provided that, even with a whole blood sample after storage, measurement accuracy substantially equal to a whole blood sample right after collection can be maintained. Whole blood is stored in a presence of a glycolytic inhibitor and p... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003049 | Analyzer In an analyzer for analyzing a sample that reacts with a reagent 25, an analyzing tool 10, an infrared sensor 1 and a temperature controlling part 5 are provided. Inside the analyzing tool 10, a reaction cell 24 in which the... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7935483 | Method of effecting lysis of acid-fast bacteria and method of performing gene amplification or detection therewith A method of effecting lysis of acid-fast bacteria, comprising heating acid-fast bacteria in a liquid containing a non-ionic surfactant at a temperature of below the boiling point of the liquid. This method enables accomplishing secure lysis of acid-fast bacteria in ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7879211 | Analyzing instrument, lancet-integrated attachment for concentration measuring device provided with analyzing instrument, and body fluid sampling tool The present invention relates to an analyzing instrument (1A) which includes a capillary (31), a fluid feed port (20) for introducing a sample liquid to the capillary (31), and a fluid feed promoter (6) for promoting the introducti... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879057 | Method of setting lancing member to lancing device, lancing device and cam mechanism A lancing member (2) is integrally provided with a cap (29) for covering a needle (21). Upon or after being attached to a holder (5) of a lancing device (A), the lancing member (2) is rotated relative to a cap (29) by a rota... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871789 | Method for assaying glycated albumin An albumin denaturing agent for digesting an albumin by a protease efficiently is provided. The albumin denaturing agent contains quaternary ammonium having a hydrocarbon group with a carbon number of 12 or more, or a salt of the quaternary ammonium. The albumin in ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867756 | Specimen analyzing implement A sample analysis device is provided in which a target component to be analyzed is prevented from being contaminated by a sample itself, which can be formed in an appropriate size, and which has excellent operability. In a sample analysis device 1 in which a ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862772 | Analyzer-supplying device The present invention relates to a test piece supplying device (1) comprising a container (4) for containing a plurality of test pieces, and also includes a movable body (3) moving relative to the container (4) with the test piece accommo... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857165 | Dispensing unit for measuring articles A measuring instrument (A) includes: a storage (1) which has an insertion port (10) for insertion of measuring articles (S) and is capable of storing the measuring articles stacked in a direction of the insertion; and movable members (2A, 2 | 12/28/2010 |
| 7856896 | Analyzer The present invention relates to an analytical tool including a plurality of flow paths 21 each including a detection cell 26 for detecting a particular component contained in a sample and configured to move the sample by capillarity, and a common path... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854890 | Analytical tool, analytical tool pack, cartridge including plurality of packs, method of making analytical tool pack, analyzer, and mechanism for taking out object The present invention relates to an analytical tool pack (1) including an analytical tool (13) accommodated in one or between a plurality of sealing sheets (12a, 12b). The analytical tool pack (1) includes a stopper p... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7850909 | Analytical tool An analyzing tool (Y) has a liquid-introducing opening (61), one or more flow passages (51) through which a sample liquid introduced from the liquid-introducing opening (61) is moved, and a separation film (8) for filtrating the sample li... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842343 | Method of producing analytical tool The invention relates to a method of producing an analytical tool having recesses (20) formed therein for moving a sample liquid, a base plate (2) made of polymeric material, and a cover laminated to the base plate (2) to cover the recesses (... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842239 | Analyzer-feeding device The present invention relates to a test tool feeder (X1) including a storage portion for storing a plurality of test tools (4A, 4B), and a transporting member (2) provided with at least one loading portion (21, 22) for loading the ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7838304 | Liquid reagent of color former and method of stabilizing the same A liquid reagent in which a methylene blue compound color former is stably stored in a liquid state; and a method of stabilizing a methylene blue compound color former in a liquid state. A methylene blue compound color former is stabilized by causing it to coexist w... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833170 | Needle-insertion device This invention relates to a lancing apparatus (A1) used for inserting an insertion element (21) into a human skin (Sk) for sampling a body fluid. The lancing apparatus (A1) includes a housing (1) with a cylindrical portion (12) bro... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7827121 | Maintenance cost management device and user device A user of devices (1) to (3) pays a predetermined accumulated fee to a device maker through a finance company every month. For each device of each user, a server (B) of the maker converts the sum of the accumulative fee into maintenance points and stor... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824881 | Glucose level measuring method and glucose sensor utilizing glucose dehydrogenase The present invention relates to a technique for measuring a glucose level by utilizing a reaction system containing an enzyme and an electron carrier. In accordance with the glucose level measuring method of the present invention, glucose dehydrogenase with cytochr... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824616 | Analyzing instrument The present invention relates to an analyzing instrument (X1) provided with a capillary (5) for moving a sample liquid. The analyzing instrument (X1) includes a dehumidification region for maintaining a constant moisture content in the capillary... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820449 | Test strip for creatinine determination The present invention provides a novel test piece for creatinine measurement. The test piece includes a compound expressed by the following formula (1), a metal that forms a colored complex with the compound, and a buffer agent in a porous material. The amount of cr... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820404 | Protein cleavage method and use thereof The present invention provides a method for cleaving a glycated protein to obtain an amino acid or a peptide efficiently with a protease. By treating the glycated protein with the protease in the presence of a compound represented by R—X, the amino acid or the pep... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815861 | Analysis method, analysis device and production method therefor The present invention relates to a technique for analyzing the concentration of a specific component in a sample liquid, such as a method for analyzing a sample. The analyzing method includes a first detection step for irradiating light from a light source (50 | 10/19/2010 |
| 7794966 | Method of measuring glycated amine The present invention aims to enable highly reliable measurement of a glycated amine. A fructosyl amino acid oxidase (FAOD) is added to a sample to remove a non-analyte glycated amine that is present in the sample and different from an analyte glycated amine. Therea... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7790106 | Sensor cartridge, sensor feeder, and measuring instrument A sensor cartridge (1) for use on a sensor feeder includes a cartridge body (10) and a mold (12). The cartridge body (10) has an upper surface (10a), a front (10c) extending continuously from the upper surface,... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7790008 | Electrophoresis chip and electrophoresis unit having the same In order to provide a high-performance electrophoresis chip and an electrophoresis unit having the same that can restrain the diffusion of sample at an intersection between the electrophoresis groove and the sample introduction groove and prevent decrease in contras... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780828 | Analytical instrument having improved arrangement of reagent section and analytical method The present invention relates to an analytical instrument (1) which includes a flow path (5) for moving a sample containing blood cells, an introduction port (50) for introducing the sample into the flow path (5), a reagent portion (51... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776023 | Method and implement for opening hole in soft material An hole-opening implement (5 or 50) for opening a hole in a soft material (2) has a first cutting part and a second cutting part. To pierce the soft material with the hole-opening implement, both cutting parts advances in the soft material while... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771575 | Analytical tool The present invention relates to an analytical tool (1) comprising a substrate (10), a capillary (13) which is formed on the substrate (10) and into which a sample liquid is to be loaded by movement of the sample liquid in the capillary. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7763468 | Specimen analysis method and specimen analysis device The present invention relates to a technique for analyzing a sample by utilizing a double integration circuit (11) for outputting a physical quantity related to the output from an analytical tool (2). In the present invention, the time interval from wh... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758602 | Lancing device, method of making lancing device, pump mechanism, and sucking device A lancing device according to the present invention includes: a housing; a moving body movable relatively to the housing for forward movement of a needle; a driving mechanism for forward movement of the moving body; a hollow pressing portion at a front end of the ho... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7757568 | Flowmeter for fine channel, analyzer using the same, and cartridge for analyzer A fine channel flowmeter A1 is provided for measuring the amount of a blood sample DS through a channel 10. The flowmeter includes at least two electrode groups 62Aa, 62Ab each including a pair of electrodes 62a, 62 | 07/20/2010 |
| 7729866 | Method of determining level of specified component in blood sample and apparatus for level determination The present invention relates to a method for measuring the concentration of a particular component in a blood sample containing blood cells based on a variable correlated with the concentration of the particular component. In the present invention, a concentration ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7719303 | Liquid crystal display device and analysis device including the same In order to provide a liquid crystal display device which can detect a defective indication due to short circuit which occurs between a common electrode and a counter electrode by a conductive impurity enters into a liquid crystal display panel, and an analysis devi... | 05/18/2010 |
