KR102383316B1 - Blood test tool with trigger - Google Patents

Abstract

The present inventor's blood glucose meter with a triggering function is intended to make blood collection and blood glucose measurement more convenient. Briefly, it consists of a main body, a test strip holding unit, a test strip unit, an hour hand control unit, and a loading blood collection unit.
According to the present invention, blood collection and blood glucose measurement can be performed in one-stop by directly inserting the internal needle test paper to which the blood collection needle is combined into a blood glucose meter equipped with a loading mechanism. Through this, it is possible to reduce the effort required to measure blood glucose through the cumbersome process of a conventional blood glucose meter.

Description

Blood glucose meter with trigger function {Blood test tool with trigger}

The present invention relates to a blood glucose meter, and more particularly, to a blood glucose meter including a triggering function that can simplify the process from blood collection to blood glucose measurement.

Techniques that are the background of the present invention include a blood sampler, a test strip, and a blood glucose meter. A generally used blood collection device has a simple structure in which a case provided with an elastic member and a blood collection needle are coupled to the inside of the case.

The blood sampler is brought into contact with the test subject's skin, and the blood is drawn by triggering the blood collection needle using the elastic force of the elastic member, after which the blood is adsorbed onto the test strip.

A blood glucose meter is a tool for conveniently measuring blood glucose, etc. of blood adsorbed on a test strip, and generally uses an electrochemical measurement method.

Using a conventional blood sampler, test strip, and blood glucose meter, each can easily collect blood or measure blood glucose, but it is very cumbersome because at least three tools must be provided and managed. There is a problem that it takes a lot of time.

1. Patent Publication No. 20-2011-0001862 'Strip sensor for peripheral blood tester' 2. Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0092740 'Peripheral blood tester'

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the conventional problem of having to measure blood glucose through a cumbersome series of processes. More particularly, the present invention relates to a tool that can easily collect blood and measure blood glucose by organically combining the separate components of a blood collection device, a test strip, and a blood glucose meter into one component.

A blood glucose meter with a triggering function according to the present invention is provided with a display unit on a flat surface, a locking hole, a blood collection hole and a slide hole are provided on the bottom, a loading button hole is provided on one side, and a test strip hole is provided on the front side, , A body having a space portion formed therein to contain the test strip holding unit, the hour hand control unit, and the loading blood collection unit, a case rail attached to the inner surface of the test strip hole, a case reciprocating along the case rail, the case A holder rail attached to the inner surface of the holder rail, a test strip holding unit including a case holder reciprocating along the holder rail, and a test strip holder that is press-fitted to the case holder, one side is press-fitted to the test paper holder and the other side A test strip unit including an internal needle test strip to which a blood collection needle is coupled, and an hour needle adjustment slide connected to the case holder and mounted on the slide hole, wherein the protruding length of the needle needle is adjusted as the hour needle adjustment slide is operated The hour hand control unit, the gear unit mounted on the space of the main body, the trigger unit and the gear unit, and a loading button mounted on the loading button hole, and a blood collection button mounted on the blood collection hole for operating the trigger unit It is characterized in that it includes a loading blood collection unit comprising a.

In addition, the test strip unit is drawn into and withdrawn from the case holder, a case holder hole is formed on the front side of the case holder, and one side of the case holder hole is divided into a case holder opening section and the other side into a case holder closing section. characterized by being

In addition, the hour hand control unit further includes a slide stopper protrusion and a ball-shaped protrusion capable of stopping the hour hand control slide for each section, and the slide stopper protrusion is attached to both inner surfaces of the case in plurality, and the ball It is characterized in that a plurality of protrusions are attached to both outer surfaces of the hour hand control slide.

In addition, the gear part of the loading and blood collection unit engages with the pinion provided in the space of the main body, the first rack provided in the direction from the pinion to the loading button, and the pinion to move up and down, but one end is connected to the trigger part and the other end is a second rack connected to the case through the rear surface of the test strip hole, and a first elastic member connected to the second rack and imparting an elastic force to the movement of the case.

In addition, the trigger part of the loading blood collection unit has one end connected to the second rack but the other side is inclined toward the bottom, a first protrusion provided under the inclined end of the trigger, and the angle of the trigger A second protrusion provided at the lower portion of the starting point of the photographic shape, one end of which is connected to the upper end of the end of the trigger, and the other end is characterized in that it comprises a second elastic member connected to the inner plane of the body by a hinge.

According to the present inventor's blood glucose meter including the triggering function as described above, one-stop blood collection and blood glucose measurement can be performed by directly inserting a test paper with a built-in blood collection needle into a blood glucose meter equipped with a loading mechanism. problem can be solved.

Specifically, through the stable holding method of the test strip holding unit, safe use is ensured by holding the needle so that it does not protrude out of the body when triggered.

In addition, if the hour hand adjustment unit is moved up and down with a thumb, the hour hand adjustment slide and the case holder move along the holder rail, thereby making it possible to easily adjust the length at which the blood sampling needle protrudes from the main body.

Through this, the length of the needle protruding from the body can be easily adjusted according to the skin condition of the test subject.

In addition, in order to provide a safety device to the loaded blood collection unit related to the firing of the sharp needle, the blood collection button was prevented from protruding out of the main body.

In detail, one end of the trigger has an inclined shape, so that the second protrusion attached to the central lower end of the trigger and the blood collection button connected to the second protrusion do not protrude to the outside of the main body.

Through the above configuration, the test strip unit to which the sharp blood collection needle is coupled is triggered only when the blood collection button embedded in the main body is pressed deeply. In this way, accidents caused by the user's carelessness can be prevented.

Additionally, through the present invention, it is possible to process one-stop by omitting the conventional cumbersome blood collection and measurement process, and there is an effect that can improve hygiene, safety, speed, and the like.

1 is a perspective view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a bottom view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a plan view of the interior of the main body according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a side cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' of Fig. 3;
5 is an enlarged perspective view of a test strip holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 shows a test strip unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of B of Fig. 3;

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Since the accompanying drawings are merely examples shown in order to explain the technical idea of the present invention in more detail, the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the form of the accompanying drawings.

However, in describing the present invention, descriptions of already known functions or configurations will be omitted or briefly described in order to clarify the gist of the present invention.

First, looking at the configuration of the present invention, it includes a main body, a test strip holding unit, a test strip unit, an hour hand control unit, and a loading blood collection unit.

Next, the direction of the drawings is set for a clear description of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , the surface on which the display unit 140 is attached is flat, and the surface on which the test strip hole 124 is formed is the front. Figure 2 is a bottom view of the present invention, referring to the position of the blood collection button 730 shown in Figures 1 and 2, respectively, it is possible to clarify the direction reference of the description to be described later.

Next, the main body 100 , the test strip holding unit 11 , the test strip unit 300 , the hour hand control unit 500 and the loading blood collection unit 700 , which are the components of the present invention, will be described in detail in the order described. .

1 of the components of the present invention, the main body 100 is provided with a display unit 140 on a flat surface, a loading button hole 123 is provided on one side, and a test strip hole 124 is provided on the front side, and , Referring to FIG. 2 , a locking hole 120 , a blood collection hole 121 and a slide hole 122 are provided on the bottom surface.

In addition, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 , a space (not shown) for containing the test strip holding unit 300 , the hour hand control unit 500 , and the loading blood collection unit 700 is formed inside the main body 100 , there is.

As shown in Figure 1, the body 100 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, but is not limited to one shape, and the test strip holding unit, the hour hand adjustment unit and the Any shape that can contain a loaded blood collection unit can be applied to the present invention.

In an embodiment of the main body 100 , a grip (not shown) that can stably grip the main body 100 may be provided on the outer surface of the main body 100 . Specifically, considering the practical use of the present invention, it is expected that both sides will be gripped with the index finger and thumb.

Accordingly, a member having a projection (not shown) may be attached to the portion gripped by the index fingers and thumb on both sides of the main body 100 . Through the frictional force of the grip, the user's grip is improved, so that more stable blood sampling can be performed. A rubber packing member (not shown) may be attached instead of a protruding member (not shown).

Among the components of the present invention, the test strip holding unit 300 functions to hold the test strip unit 11 from being arbitrarily separated from the body 100 when the test strip unit 11 is drawn into the test strip hole 124 .

Looking at the configuration of the test strip holding unit 300 with reference to FIG. 7, the case rail 320 attached to the inner surface of the test strip hole 124, the case 330 reciprocating along the case rail 320, the It consists of a holder rail 340 attached to the inner surface of the case, and a case holder 350 that reciprocates along the holder rail 340 .

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 7 , the component that holds the test strip unit 11 is the case holder 350 . The case holder 350 has a case holder hole 353 formed in the front thereof, and the case holder hole 353 is divided into a case holder opening section 351 and a case holder engaging section 352 .

When the test strip unit 11 is drawn in through one side of the test strip hole 124, it passes through the case holder opening section 351 to reach the inner surface of the case holder 350, and the test strip unit 11 is inserted into the case holder engagement section ( 352), the fixed part 360a of the test strip holder 360 is press-fitted with the case holder engaging section 352.

Through this, even if the loading blood collection unit 700 triggers the test strip unit 11 , the test strip unit 11 is not arbitrarily separated from the main body 100 , thereby ensuring safety.

In order to separate the test strip unit 11 from the main body 100 , it can be easily separated by moving the test strip unit 11 laterally to the case holder opening section 351 .

For reference, although the case 330 has been described as being included in the test strip holding unit 300 due to its location, it is functionally configured to reciprocate according to the loading and blood collection of the loading and blood collection unit 700 to be described later.

As another embodiment of the test strip holding unit 300 , a drawer-type test strip guide (not shown) may be provided on one side of the test strip hole 124 . The drawer-type test strip guide (not shown) may be drawn in and out from the test strip hole 124 by an elastic member (not shown).

When the drawer-type test strip guide (not shown) is drawn out of the main body 100, the test strip unit 11 is placed on the upper surface of the drawer-type test strip guide, and when the drawer-type test strip guide (not shown) is drawn in, a drawer trigger (not shown) By this, the drawer-type test guide (not shown) can be fixed so that the test strip unit 11 is not arbitrarily separated from the main body 100 .

6 of the components of the present invention, the test strip unit 11 is a test strip holder 360 that is press-fitted to the case holder engagement section 352 of the case holder 350, and one side is the test strip holder 360. It includes an inner needle test strip 361 that is press-fitted and the other side has a blood collection needle 362 coupled thereto.

Although the test strip holder 360 has a basically cylindrical shape in FIG. 6 , if the widest part is smaller than the case holder opening section 351 , any shape can be applied to the present invention.

In addition, the test strip holder 360 may include a shape of a fixing portion (360a) that is formed in a straight line and the diameter of the cylinder becomes smaller as it goes up. The fixing part 360a may be made of a rubber material and made of a material having elasticity, and may be provided in a configuration that is easy to be press-fitted with the case holder engagement section 352 .

In addition, in the center of the upper surface of the test strip holder 360, a test strip holder hole (not shown) for press-fitting one side of the immersion test strip 361 may be provided.

Among the components of the present invention, the hour needle control unit 500 functions to adjust the length at which the blood collection needle 362 protrudes to the outside of the body before blood collection is performed. In more detail, in general, when collecting blood using a lancet, the depth of blood collection should vary depending on the skin condition of the test subject, and the depth of blood collection may depend on the length from which the lancet 362 protrudes.

Looking at the configuration of the hour hand adjustment unit 500 with reference to FIG. 2 , the hour hand adjustment slide 520 that is connected to the case holder 350 and can move up and down, and the hour hand adjustment slide 520 are stopped for each section while stopping It may include a slide stop protrusion (not shown) and a ball-shaped protrusion (not shown) that can be moved up and down.

A plurality of the slide stop protrusions may be attached to both inner surfaces of the case 330 , and a plurality of the ball-shaped protrusions may be attached to both outer surfaces of the hour hand control slide 520 .

The hour hand adjustment slide 520 is connected to the case holder 350 up and down, and when the hour hand adjustment slide 520 is operated up and down, the case holder 350 is operated up and down along the holder rail 340, and this Through the case holder 350, the length of the blood collection needle 362 of the test strip unit 11 fixed to the outside of the main body 100 can be adjusted.

The reason why protrusions are attached to each side of the case 330 and the short needle adjustment slide 520 is to facilitate adjustment of the length of the blood collection needle. When the hour hand adjustment slide 520 is operated up and down, the ball-shaped protrusion (not shown) is stopped while a part of the ball is drawn into the slide stop protrusion (not shown) whenever the ball-shaped protrusion (not shown) moves in a specific section.

The slide stopper (not shown) is made of an elastic material, and the ball-shaped protrusion (not shown) is made of a hard material. The ball-shaped protrusion can come out as it goes down, and the hour hand adjustment slide can move to the next section.

Through the operation of the hour needle adjustment unit 500, the length of the blood collection needle 362 can be appropriately and conveniently adjusted according to the skin condition of the test subject.

Among the components of the present invention, the loading blood collection unit 700 includes a function of retracting and fixing the test strip unit 11 and triggering.

Looking at the configuration of the loading blood collection unit 700 with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, it is mounted in the space portion of the main body (not shown) and includes a pinion 711, a first rack 712, a second rack 713, A gear portion (not shown) including a first elastic member (713a) and,

A trigger unit 720 including a trigger 721 , a first protrusion 722 , a second elastic member 722a , and a second protrusion 730 , operates the gear unit, and is mounted in the loading button hole 123 . It includes a loading button 730, which operates the trigger unit 720, and a blood collection button 740 mounted in the blood collection hole 121.

First, looking at the components of the gear unit with reference to FIG. 3 , the pinion 711 , which is the center of the operation of the gear unit, is provided with a predetermined eccentricity from the center of the body 100 in the width direction to one side. The reason for the eccentricity is that the vertical tangent line on one side of the pinion 711 is connected to the test strip holding unit 300 in a straight line.

A first rack 712 is provided to engage horizontally from the pinion 711 . The first rack 712 is connected to the loading button 730 . The loading button 730 is attached to the loading button hole 123 and protrudes to the outside of the main body 100 .

A second rack 713 is provided to vertically contact and engage from the pinion 711 . The second rack 713 is connected to the case 330 through one side of the trigger unit 720 and the other side of the test strip hole 124 .

In addition, a first elastic member 713a is connected to the second rack 713 so that an elastic force acts when the case 330 moves up and down.

The first elastic member (713a) is connected to the second rack (713), one side is fixed to a box (not shown) surrounding the case 330, the case 330 is elastic force in the vertical direction It is designed to receive

In addition, looking at the direction in which the first rack 712 and the second rack 713 are in contact with the pinion 711 according to the mutual movement direction, by pressing the loading button 730, the first rack 712 is moved to the main body ( 100), the second rack 713 is configured to move upward.

Next, looking at the components of the trigger unit 720 with reference to FIG. 4 , one end of the trigger 721 is connected to the second rack 713 and the other side is inclined toward the bottom.

A first protrusion 722 provided under the tip of the inclined shape of the trigger 721, a second protrusion 723 provided below the point where the inclined shape of the trigger starts, and one end of the trigger 721 are on the top of the tip of the trigger. It is connected and the other end includes a second elastic member 722a connected to the inner plane of the main body by a hinge.

One end of the second elastic member 722a is connected to the trigger 721, and the other end is connected to the plane of the main body 100, so that one end of the second elastic member can move according to the movement of the trigger 721. The other end is rotationally supported by a hinge.

The reason why one side of the trigger 721 is inclined toward the bottom is the second protrusion 723 of the trigger unit 720 and the blood collection button 740 connected to the second protrusion 723. This is in order not to protrude to the outside of the main body 100 .

That is, when the blood collection button 740 is pressed, the trigger unit 720 is retracted and fixed, and the sharp blood collection needle 362 is triggered. it is for

Looking at the operation mechanism of the loading blood collection unit 700, the second rack 713 of the gear unit (not shown) is connected to the trigger unit 720, and the trigger unit 720 by the operation of the gear unit (not shown) ) is retracted, the first protrusion 722 of the trigger unit 720 comes out of the locking hole 120 and the main body 100, and the trigger unit 720 is retracted and fixed.

In addition, by pressing the blood sampling button 740 connected to the second protrusion 723, the first protrusion 722 is drawn into the inside of the main body 100 and is triggered by the elastic force of the second elastic member 722a. it is made to be

Finally, looking at the operating principle of the present invention, first, when the test strip unit 11 is drawn in through the test strip hole 124, the test strip unit 11 is coupled to the case holder 350 (combination process).

Next, when the loading button 730 is pressed, the test strip unit 11 is retracted and fixed by the operation of the gear part 710 and the trigger part 720 (loading process).

Next, the length at which the blood collection needle 362 of the test strip unit 11 protrudes from the main body 100 can be adjusted by the sliding operation of the hour hand adjustment unit 500 (hour needle adjustment process).

Next, when the blood collection button 740 is pressed, the test strip unit 11 is triggered by the operation and elastic force of the gear unit 710 and the trigger unit 720 (blood collection process).

Next, the blood glucose meter of the present invention is a blood glucose meter to which a known electrochemical measurement method is applied. When the blood of a subject to be tested is adsorbed on the internal acupuncture test strip 361, the blood glucose meter examines the adsorbed blood (resistance measurement) and displays the result. It is displayed on the display unit 140 provided outside the blood glucose meter (measurement process).

Since certain changes may be made in the above constructions without departing from the scope of the present invention, all matter described above or shown in the accompanying drawings is illustrative only and should not be construed in a limiting sense.

10: Blood glucose meter with trigger function 11: Test strip unit
100: body
120: locking hole 121: blood sampling hole
122: slide hole 123: loading button hole
124: test strip hole 140: display unit
300: test strip holding unit
320: case rail 330: case
340: holder rail 350: case holder
351: case holder opening section 352: case holder engaging section
353: case holder hole 360: test paper holder
360a: fixing part 361: immersion test paper
362: blood collection needle
500: hour hand adjustment unit 520: hour hand adjustment slide
700: loading blood collection unit 711: pinion
712: first rack 713: second rack
713a: first elastic member 720: trigger unit
721: trigger 722: first projection
722a: second elastic member 723: second projection
730: reload button 740: blood draw button

Claims (5)

A display unit is provided on a flat surface, a locking hole, a blood collection hole and a slide hole are provided on the bottom surface, a loading button hole is provided on one side, a test strip hole is provided on the front side, a test strip holding unit, an hour hand adjustment unit, and a loading A body in which a space for containing the blood collection unit is formed; and
A case rail attached to the inner surface of the test strip hole, a case reciprocating along the case rail, a holder rail attached to the inner surface of the case, reciprocating along the holder rail, one side of the case holder opening section, the other The side is divided into a case holder closing section, the test strip holding unit comprising a case holder; and
A test strip unit, which is drawn into and withdrawn from the case holder, and includes a test strip holder that is press-fitted to the case holder, an inner needle test strip having one side of the test strip press-fitted to the test strip holder and a blood collection needle coupled to the other side; and
It includes an hour hand adjustment slide connected to the case holder and mounted on the slide hole, a slide stopper and a ball-shaped projection capable of stopping the hour hand adjustment slide for each section, and as the hour hand adjustment slide is operated, the blood collection needle Hour hand control unit whose length to be protruded is adjusted; And
Loading comprising a gear unit mounted on the space of the main body and a trigger unit and a loading button mounted in the loading button hole for operating the gear unit, and a blood collection button mounted on the blood collection hole for operating the trigger unit including; a blood collection unit;
The gear part of the loading and blood collection unit includes a pinion provided in the space of the main body, a first rack that is engaged with the pinion to move left and right, a first rack that is connected to the loading button, and a first rack that engages with the pinion and moves up and down, but one end is connected to the trigger part, The other end includes a second rack connected to the case through the back surface of the test strip hole, a first elastic member connected to the second rack and imparting an elastic force to vertical movement of the case,
The trigger part of the loading blood collection unit includes a trigger having one end connected to the second rack and the other side inclined toward the bottom, a first protrusion provided under the inclined end of the trigger, and the trigger being inclined A second protrusion provided at the lower portion of the starting point of the shape, one end of which is connected to the upper end of the trigger, the other end comprising a second elastic member connected to the inner plane of the body by a hinge,
The test strip holder of the test strip unit has a cylindrical shape including a shape of a fixing part whose diameter decreases toward the top, and the fixing part is made of a rubber material having elasticity and is press-fitted with the case holder engagement section, and the upper surface of the test strip holder A blood glucose meter with a triggering function, characterized in that a hole is formed in the center of the test strip holder for force fitting with one side of the inner needle test strip. delete delete delete delete

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