WO2021112357A1

WO2021112357A1 - Body fluid observation device

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Publication number: WO2021112357A1
Application number: PCT/KR2020/007650
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김지훈
Original assignee: 주식회사 인트인
Priority date: 2019-12-02
Filing date: 2020-06-12
Publication date: 2021-06-10
Also published as: KR20210068980A; KR102470260B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a body fluid observation device which enables observation of a user's body fluid. A body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention comprises: a chamber which has a length in a first horizontal direction and in which a body fluid of a user is stably placed; and a body into which the chamber is inserted for observation of the body fluid. The body comprises: a case including a chamber insertion hole which is formed through the front surface of the body and into which the chamber is inserted, a guide partition wall extending from the chamber insertion hole in the first horizontal direction to guide the chamber, and an observation hole provided through the bottom surface of the body to allow observation of the body fluid; a light source part which is positioned above the chamber in the case and emits light; and an operation part electrically connected to the light source part to operate the light source part, wherein, as the chamber is inserted into the chamber insertion hole, the operation part can form an electrically closed loop for operating the light source part.

Description

body fluid monitoring device

The present invention relates to a body fluid observation device capable of observing a user's body fluid.

In general, people have to visit specialized medical institutions to check their health and physical condition. However, in order to visit a specialized medical institution and receive a checkup, it is necessary to divide the busy work hours into time, and to proceed with inconvenient and complicated procedures and treatment procedures.

In particular, although most of them have to wait for a long time to receive an examination even if they go through these procedures, the actual examination and examination are carried out in a very short time. In other words, it takes a lot of time and money to undergo a checkup and examination, and a lot of inconvenience is caused.

As a result, most people live with some discomfort and use a specialized medical institution only if they experience unbearable pain or discomfort.

In order to solve this inconvenience, technologies have been developed that frequently check the physical condition using various advanced equipment and transmit it to a specialized medical institution through a network to check the physical condition, but the technology that is actually commercialized and used is extremely rare. the current situation.

Rather, the use of simple testers that have been used in the past is steady, and the use rate of the younger generation is steadily increasing because of the convenient use, short time and cost, and quick result confirmation.

These test devices use body fluids discharged from the body, for example, secretions such as saliva, urine, and sweat, and methods for detecting hormones contained in secretions or checking matters such as changes in the state of secretions can be used. .

The test device uses the occurrence of changes in components and conditions in body fluids when the body is affected by a specific situation, for example, a specific disease, infection, or abnormal or unusual body conditions such as ovulation. physical condition can be observed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a body fluid observation device capable of observing a user's body fluid.

A body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention includes a chamber having a length in a first horizontal direction, in which a user's body fluid is seated; a body into which a chamber is inserted to observe body fluid; the body includes a chamber insertion hole into which the chamber is inserted in the front surface of the body, a guide partition wall extending in a first horizontal direction from the chamber insertion hole to guide the chamber, and the bottom of the body a case provided on the surface and having an observation hole for observing body fluids; a light source unit located in the upper part of the chamber in the case and emitting light; and an operation unit electrically connected to the light source unit to operate the light source unit, and as the chamber is inserted into the chamber insertion hole, the operation unit may form an electrically closed loop for operating the light source unit.

The chamber may include a bodily fluid receiving groove in which a body fluid receiving portion is recessed, and at least the bodily fluid receiving groove in the chamber may be transparent or translucent.

The guide partition wall extends in a second horizontal direction intersecting the first horizontal direction from the end of the first horizontal direction, and the shape of the guide partition wall extending in the second horizontal direction corresponds to the planar shape of the first horizontal end of the chamber. can

The planar shape of the end of the first horizontal direction in the chamber is asymmetric on both sides with respect to the center line parallel to the first horizontal direction, and the shape of the guide partition wall extending from the guide partition wall in the second horizontal direction is based on the center line parallel to the first horizontal direction Both sides may be asymmetric to each other.

The operation unit may include an operation switch that is turned on by being pressed by the chamber while the chamber is inserted into the chamber insertion hole, and forms an electrical closed loop.

The operation switch may be located on an extension line of the guide partition wall.

The operation unit includes: a first substrate provided with a circuit pattern electrically connected to the light source unit; a second substrate positioned under the first substrate, electrically connected to the first substrate, and provided with an operation switch thereunder, wherein the operation switch is fixed to overlap the extension line of the guide barrier rib from the lower portion of the second substrate can be

The light source unit may be positioned in a central portion of the first substrate, and a light transmission hole through which the light emitted from the light source unit passes may be provided in the middle portion of the second substrate.

The chamber includes a chamber electrode having an electrode pattern of a conductive material, and the operation unit is located on a part of the guide barrier rib corresponding to the chamber electrode to form an electrical closed loop, and is connected to the chamber electrode as the chamber is inserted A guide electrode may be included.

The body may further include a lens unit that is fixedly coupled to the observation hole of the case to enlarge the image of the body fluid.

It may further include a body holder fitted to the outer surface of the body to fix the body to a device having a camera.

In the apparatus for observing body fluid according to an example of the present invention, as the chamber is inserted into the body through the chamber insertion hole, the operation unit forms an electrically closed loop for operating the light source, so that the user can more conveniently observe the body fluid.

1 is a view showing the overall appearance of a body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention.

2 is a view for explaining an example in which the body holder 300 is further coupled to the body 200 of the body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the body fluid monitoring device shown in FIG. 2 is coupled to the user terminal 10 .

4 is a diagram for explaining an example of a body fluid image observed through the user terminal 10 when the body fluid observation device is used in combination with the user terminal 10 .

5 is a view for explaining an example of the chamber 100 in the body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention.

6 is an exploded view of the main body 200 of the body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention.

7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the body 200 of the body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention.

8 is a diagram for describing the case 210 in more detail in FIGS. 6 and 7 .

9 is a view for explaining an asymmetric structure of the chamber 100 and the guide partition walls R211x and R211y.

10 is a diagram for explaining in more detail an example of the operation unit 220 according to the present invention.

11 is a diagram for explaining a method in which the operation unit 220 shown in FIG. 9 operates.

12 is a diagram for explaining another example of the operation unit 220 according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that adding a detailed description of a technique or configuration already known in the relevant field may make the gist of the present invention unclear, some of these will be omitted from the detailed description. In addition, the terms used in this specification are terms used to properly express embodiments of the present invention, which may vary according to a person or custom in the relevant field. Accordingly, definitions of these terms should be made based on the content throughout this specification.

Hereinafter, when any one direction on a plane is defined as the first horizontal direction with respect to the first horizontal direction and the second horizontal direction, the second horizontal direction means a direction crossing or intersecting the first horizontal direction. That is, the second horizontal direction may intersect the first horizontal direction at a right angle, but is not necessarily limited to a right angle, and may include a range similar to the right angle.

The vertical direction means a direction crossing a horizontal plane formed by the first and second horizontal directions, and for example, the vertical direction may vertically intersect the first and second horizontal directions, but is not necessarily limited to vertical. Similar ranges may be included.

Hereinafter, a body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the overall appearance of a body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention, and FIG. 2 illustrates an example in which the body holder 300 is further coupled to the body 200 of the body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the body fluid monitoring device shown in FIG. 2 is coupled to the user terminal 10 and used, and FIG. 4 is a body fluid monitoring device coupled to the user terminal 10. When used, it is a diagram for explaining an example of a bodily fluid image observed through the user terminal 10 .

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B , the body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention may include a chamber 100 and a body 200 .

The chamber 100 has a length in the first horizontal direction (x), and the user's bodily fluid can be seated. For this, the chamber 100 may be provided with a collecting liquid receiving groove 110 in which the user's bodily fluid is seated. have.

The main body 200 may include a chamber insertion hole H200a into which the chamber 100 is inserted and an observation hole H200b provided on the bottom surface of the main body 200 for observing the body fluid in order to observe the body fluid.

After the chamber 100 in which the user's bodily fluid is seated is inserted into the main body 200 through the chamber insertion hole H200a, the user's bodily fluid can be observed through the observation hole H200b.

Here, the lens unit 250 may be coupled to the observation hole H200b so that an image of the body fluid can be enlarged and observed, and the user may observe the user's body fluid through the observation hole H200b with the naked eye.

However, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and the body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention can be used in combination with the user terminal 10 equipped with a camera.

In the user terminal 10 , a body fluid analysis program or application for analyzing video image information acquired through a body fluid observation device may be installed.

For example, the user terminal 10 may include both wired and wireless communication devices as long as it is a communication device, and includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a portable media player, a personal digital assistant (PDA), It may include a wearable device including a smart watch or smart glasses capable of wireless communication, a navigation device, and the like.

However, even if the body fluid analysis program or application is not installed in the user terminal 10, the image image information captured by the camera of the user terminal 10 is transmitted to another electronic communication device in which the body fluid analysis program or application is installed. It is also possible to use

To this end, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 2 , the body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention may further include a body holder 300 capable of being coupled to the user terminal 10 .

The body holder 300 may be fitted to the outer surface of the body 200 as shown in (b) of FIG. 2, and as shown in FIG. 3, a device having a camera, that is, a user terminal ( 10) to fix the body 200 .

In this way, as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 3 , when a body fluid monitoring device is coupled to the user terminal 10 on which a body fluid analysis program or application is installed, and the user's body fluid is photographed, FIG. 4 ( It can be photographed as a).

If this is analyzed using a bodily fluid analysis program or application, as shown in FIG. 4(b), the state or activity of the bodily fluid can be analyzed, so that the user's bodily fluid can be conveniently used without visiting a specialized medical institution. can be analyzed, so that the user's convenience and convenience can be further expanded.

Hereinafter, a detailed structure of such a bodily fluid test device will be described.

In FIG. 5 (b) is a cross-sectional view of the line I-I of FIG. 5 (a). As shown in (a) and (b) of Figure 5, the chamber 100 has a length in the first horizontal direction (x), it may be provided with a receiving liquid receiving groove 110 in which the user's liquid collection is seated. . Such a liquid receiving groove 110 may be formed by being depressed inwardly from the upper surface of the chamber 100 .

Here, the depression depth T2 of the liquid receiving groove 110 may be greater than 1/2 of the chamber thickness T1, and may be less than 9/10 of the chamber thickness T1.

After the collecting liquid is seated in the collecting liquid seating groove 110, in order to allow the collecting liquid to be evenly spread in the collecting liquid receiving groove 110 by using a capillary phenomenon, a separate insertion member is inserted in accordance with the collecting liquid receiving groove 110 (not shown) may be further provided.

At least the bodily fluid receiving groove 110 in the chamber 100 may be transparent or translucent. For example, only the bodily fluid receiving groove 110 in the chamber 100 may be transparent or translucent, and the remaining portion may be opaque, or the entire chamber 100 including the bodily fluid receiving groove 110 may be transparent or translucent. Accordingly, the user's bodily fluid seated in the bodily fluid receiving groove 110 can be easily observed from the rear surface of the bodily fluid receiving groove 110 .

In order to observe the user's liquid, the body 200 into which the chamber 100 is seated is inserted by the user's chamber 100, for example, may be formed as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 .

6 is an exploded view of the body 200 of the body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the body 200 of the body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention, and FIG. 6 and 7 are diagrams for explaining the case 210 in more detail, and FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the asymmetric structure of the chamber 100 and the guide partition walls R211x and R211y.

6 and 7, the body 200 of the body fluid observation device according to an example of the present invention includes a case 210, an operation unit 220, a power supply unit 230, a light source unit 240, and a lens unit ( 250) may be included.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the case 210 may include first, second, and

third case parts

211 , 213 , and 215 , and the first case part 211 is the main body 200 . Located at the lower portion, the second case portion 213 may be located in the middle portion of the main body 200 , and the third case portion 215 may be located in the upper portion of the main body 200 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , the first case portion 211 includes a space in which the chamber 100 can be inserted, a space in which the light source unit 240 and the operation unit 220 can be located, and the lens unit 250 . may be provided, and the second case part 213 is positioned on the first case part 211 to cover the operation unit 220 , the space into which the chamber 100 is inserted, the light source unit 240 and the operation unit 220 . ) may serve to conceal and protect the space located from the outside, and to fix the position of the battery forming the power supply unit 230 .

The third case part 215 may be disposed on the second case part 213 to cover the power supply unit 230 and be detachably attached to the second case part 213 so that the user can easily replace the battery. have.

Here, the first case part 211 may include a chamber insertion hole H200a, guide partition walls R211x and R211y, and an observation hole H200b, as shown in FIG. 8 .

The chamber insertion hole H200a is located on the front side of the main body 200 into which the chamber 100 is inserted, and a part of the first case 210 part is opened to have a length in the second horizontal direction (y) to open the chamber 100 . ) can be inserted.

The guide partition walls R211x and R211y may be positioned on the bottom surface of the first case part 211 , and extend in the first horizontal direction (x) from the chamber insertion hole H200a to insert the chamber 100 in the insertion direction and position. can guide you.

The guide partition walls R211x and R211y include a first guide partition wall R211x extending in the first horizontal direction x and a second guide partition wall R211x extending in the second horizontal direction y from the end of the first horizontal direction x. A guide partition wall R211y may be included.

Here, the shape of the second guide partition wall R211y may correspond to the planar shape of the end of the chamber 100 in the first horizontal direction (x). That is, in the chamber 100 of FIG. 5 , a portion adjacent to the center line II of the chamber 100 among the ends in the first horizontal direction (x) has a recessed portion, and the first and second horizontal directions (x, y) A planar shape may be provided to be inclined in an oblique direction, and as shown in FIG. 8 , the shape of the second guide partition wall R211y also includes a portion recessed inward at the end of the center line in the first horizontal direction (x). and may have a planar shape so as to be inclined diagonally in the first and second horizontal directions.

Accordingly, the guide partition walls R211x and R211y may more accurately guide positions of the chamber 100 in the first and second horizontal directions.

Accordingly, the guide partition walls R211x and R211y can guide the chamber 100 so that it can be accurately positioned at a desired portion when the chamber 100 is inserted into the body 200 through the chamber insertion hole H200a. and the bodily fluid seating groove 110 of the chamber 100 can be accurately positioned on the observation hole H200b.

In addition, each of the chamber 100 and the guide partition walls R211x and R211y according to an example of the present invention may have an asymmetric shape with respect to the center line as shown in FIG. 9 .

That is, as shown in (a) of FIG. 9 , the planar shape of the end of the first horizontal direction (x) in the chamber 100 is asymmetric with respect to the center line CL100 parallel to the first horizontal direction (x). The shape of the second guide partition wall R211y extending in the second horizontal direction y from the guide partition walls R211x and R211y is based on a center line CL211 parallel to the first horizontal direction x. Both sides may be formed asymmetrically with each other.

As an example, the chamber 100 may have a chamfer portion P100 formed at an end in the first horizontal direction (x) in which one corner portion is formed in the first and second horizontal directions and diagonal directions with respect to the center line CL100. have.

In addition, as shown in (a) of FIG. 9 , the guide partition walls R211x and R211y are also at the ends of the first horizontal direction (x) with respect to the center line CL211 at any one of the corners of the chamber 100 . The first and second guide barrier ribs R211x and R211y may have chamfered barrier ribs PR211 formed in an oblique direction to correspond to the shape of the chamfered portion P100.

Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 9 (b) and (c), only when the chamber 100 is inserted according to an intended or desired direction, the chamber 100 is completely inserted into the body 200. Also, when the chamber 100 is inserted in a different direction than intended or desired, the chamber 100 may not be completely inserted into the body 200 .

Accordingly, when the chamber 100 is inserted upside down, it is possible to prevent the chamber 100 from being completely inserted into the body 200 . Accordingly, user convenience can be further improved.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the observation hole H200b is formed on the bottom surface of the first case part 211 to observe body fluid, and may be provided on the bottom surface of the main body 200 , and the chamber 100 . ) may be overlapped with the body fluid receiving groove 110 in the vertical direction (z).

In order to observe the body fluid more precisely, the lens unit 250 fixedly coupled to the observation hole H200b to enlarge the image of the body fluid may be provided in the observation hole H200b as shown in FIG. 8 .

The magnification of the lens unit 250 may be, for example, between 100 times and 500 times, and is coupled to a camera provided in the user terminal 10 to reduce the body fluid seated in the chamber 100 by 700 times to 1300 times. It can be enlarged by magnification. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the magnification of the above-described lens unit 250 .

As shown in FIG. 7 , the light source unit 240 is positioned above the bodily fluid receiving groove 110 of the chamber 100 to irradiate light to the bodily fluid receiving groove 110 . Accordingly, the user can observe the body fluid more clearly.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the operation unit 220 may be located in the upper portion of the chamber 100 in the first case portion 211 , and electrically connected to the light source unit 240 , the light source unit 240 . can operate.

The operation unit 220 may include

substrates

221 and 223 provided with electrical circuit patterns for operating the light source unit 240 , and the light source unit 240 is located at the center of the

substrates

221 and 223 . However, it may be located above the body fluid seating portion of the chamber 100 .

The operation unit 220 forms an electrical closed loop for operating the light source unit 240 as the chamber 100 is inserted into the chamber insertion hole H200a, and accordingly, the operation unit 220 operates the light source unit 240 By operating it, the light source unit 240 may be irradiated with light.

Accordingly, the user can more clearly observe the bodily fluid located in the bodily fluid receiving groove 110 of the chamber 100 through the observation hole H200b with the naked eye or through the user terminal 10 .

In order to form a structure for forming an electrical closed loop for operating the light source unit 240 when the chamber 100 is inserted into the chamber insertion hole H200a, the operation unit 220 is a first substrate formed in multiple layers. A 221 and a second substrate 223 may be provided.

The first substrate 221 is provided with a circuit pattern electrically connected to the light source unit 240 , the light source unit 240 may be located in the middle of the first substrate 221 , and the second substrate 223 is the second substrate 223 . The first substrate 221 may be disposed under the first substrate 221 , and may be electrically connected to the first substrate 221 , and an operation switch 225 that forms an electrically closed loop when the chamber 100 is inserted may be provided. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11 .

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining in more detail an example of the operation unit 220 according to the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a method of operating the operation unit 220 shown in FIG. 9 , FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining another example of the operation unit 220 according to the present invention.

(a) of FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the operating unit 220, and FIG. 10 (b) is the operating unit 220 shown in FIG. 10 (a) in the second horizontal direction (y). A cut section is shown.

As shown in FIG. 10 , an example of the operation unit 220 according to the present invention is an operation of forming an electrical closed loop for operating the light source unit 240 when the chamber 100 is inserted into the chamber insertion hole H200a. A switch 225 may be included.

More specifically, the operation unit 220 according to an example of the present invention may be formed in multiple layers, and may include a first substrate 221 positioned on an upper portion and a second substrate 223 positioned on a lower portion.

The first substrate 221 may have a light source unit 240 positioned in the middle, and power supply connection terminals E1 and E2 to which a battery of the power supply unit is connected may be provided on the first substrate 221 .

The second substrate 223 has a light transmission hole H223 through which the light irradiated from the light source unit 240 passes in the middle portion of the second substrate 223 so that the light emitted from the light source unit 240 located thereon is transmitted. ) may be provided, and the diameter (R1) of the light transmission hole may be, for example, between 0.5 mm and 2.5 mm, but this is an example, and the diameter (R1) of the light transmission hole is the light source unit 240 and the light transmission hole (H223) It may vary depending on the distance between them.

Also, the first substrate 221 and the second substrate 223 may be electrically connected to each other. For example, a first connector 227a may be provided on a lower portion of the first board 221 , a second connector 227b may be provided on an upper portion of the second board 223 , and a second connector 227a may be provided on the first connector 227a . The connector 227b may be inserted so that the first substrate 221 and the second substrate 223 may be electrically connected to each other.

An operation switch 225 forming an electrical closed loop may be provided under the second substrate 223 , and each operation switch 225 has a light transmission hole H223 located in the middle of the second substrate 223 . ), the switch terminal may protrude.

Here, the operation switch 225 may be located on an extension line of the guide partition walls R211x and R211y.

That is, the operation switch 225 may be positioned on an extension line of the first guide partition wall R211x extending in the first horizontal direction (x) as shown in FIG. 11 , and the operation switch 225 is a switch of the operation switch 225 , for example. The terminal may be provided such that the switch terminal of the operation switch 225 is pressed by the chamber 100 when the chamber 100 is inserted by protruding inward from the extension line of the guide partition walls R211x and R211y.

However, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and the operation switch 225 may be positioned on an extension line of the second guide partition wall R211y extending in the second horizontal direction y. That is, the operation switch 225 may be positioned on the side of the second guide partition wall R211y so as to contact the end of the chamber 100 in the first horizontal direction (x).

Accordingly, while the operation switch 225 provided on the second substrate 223 is inserted into the chamber insertion hole H200a, as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B , the chamber 100 is inserted into the chamber insertion hole H200a. It is turned on by being pressed by the chamber 100 to form an electrical closed loop for operating the light source unit 240 .

However, the operation unit 220 of the present invention is not necessarily limited to the structure including the operation switch 225 as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 , and may have other structures.

That is, when the chamber 100 is inserted into the chamber insertion hole H200a, the operation unit 220 according to another example of the present invention may form a structure that forms an electrically closed loop together with the chamber 100 .

To this end, as shown in FIG. 12 , the chamber 100 may include chamber electrodes 100E1 and 100E2 having an electrode pattern of a conductive material at an end in the first horizontal direction (x).

That is, the chamber electrodes 100E1 and 100E2 may include first and second chamber electrodes 100E1 and 100E2 formed in the vertical direction (z) at the end of the first horizontal direction (x) in the chamber 100, The first and second chamber electrodes 100E1 and 100E2 may be spaced apart from each other in the second direction, and the first and second chamber electrodes 100E1 and 100E2 may be electrically connected to each other by a chamber electrode line 100CE.

In addition, the operation unit 220 is positioned on a portion of the guide partition walls R211x and R211y corresponding to the chamber electrodes 100E1 and 100E2 to form an electrical closed loop, and as the chamber 100 is inserted, the chamber electrode Guide electrodes 210E1 and 210E2 connected to 100E1 and 100E2 may be provided.

Here, a position corresponding to the chamber electrodes 100E1 and 100E2 in the guide barrier ribs R211x and R211y may be, for example, an inner side of the second guide barrier rib R211y, and the guide electrodes 210E1 and 210E2 are the second guide barrier ribs ( R211y) may be formed in the vertical direction (z).

The guide electrodes 210E1 and 210E2 may be electrically connected to circuit patterns of the

substrates

221 and 223 included in the operation unit 220 .

Accordingly, when the chamber 100 is inserted into the main body 200 , the guide electrodes 210E1 and 210E2 provided in the guide partition walls R211x and R211y and the chamber electrodes 100E1 and 100E2 provided in the chamber 100 ) These contact each other to form an electrical closed loop for driving the light source unit 240 .

Accordingly, the user allows light to be irradiated from the light source unit 240 naturally by the operation of inserting the chamber 100 into the body 200 to observe the body fluid without a separate operation, so that the body fluid can be observed more conveniently. can do.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and variations will be possible from the point of view of those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be defined not only by the claims of the present specification, but also by those claims and their equivalents.

Claims

a chamber having a length in a first horizontal direction and in which a user's body fluid is seated;

and a body into which the chamber is inserted to observe the body fluid;

the body is

A chamber insertion hole into which the chamber is inserted in the front surface of the main body, a guide partition extending in the first horizontal direction from the chamber insertion hole to guide the chamber, and an observation hole provided on the bottom surface of the main body to observe the body fluid A case having a;

a light source unit positioned above the chamber in the case and emitting light; and

an operation unit electrically connected to the light source unit and operating the light source unit;

As the chamber is inserted into the chamber insertion hole, the operation unit forms an electrical closed loop for operating the light source unit.
According to claim 1,

The chamber includes a bodily fluid receiving groove in which a portion in which the bodily fluid is seated is recessed;

In the chamber, at least the bodily fluid receiving groove is transparent or translucent.
According to claim 1,

The guide bulkhead is

extending in a second horizontal direction intersecting the first horizontal direction from an end of the first horizontal direction;

A shape of the guide partition wall extending in the second horizontal direction corresponds to a planar shape of the first horizontal end of the chamber.
4. The method of claim 3,

In the chamber, both sides of the planar shape of the end in the first horizontal direction are asymmetric with respect to a center line parallel to the first horizontal direction,

A shape of the guide partition wall extending in the second horizontal direction from the guide partition wall is asymmetric on both sides with respect to a center line parallel to the first horizontal direction.
According to claim 1,

the operation unit

and an operation switch which is turned on by being pressed by the chamber while the chamber is inserted into the chamber insertion hole and forms the electrical closed loop.
6. The method of claim 5,

wherein the operation switch is located on an extension line of the guide partition wall.
6. The method of claim 5,

the operation unit

a first substrate provided with a circuit pattern electrically connected to the light source;

a second substrate positioned under the first substrate, electrically connected to the first substrate, and provided with the operation switch thereunder;

The operation switch is fixed to overlap on an extension line of the guide partition wall under the second substrate.
8. The method of claim 7,

The light source unit is located in the middle portion of the first substrate,

A body fluid observation device having a light transmission hole through which the light emitted from the light source passes is provided in a central portion of the second substrate.
According to claim 1,

The chamber includes a chamber electrode having an electrode pattern of a conductive material;

and a guide electrode positioned on a portion of the guide partition wall corresponding to the chamber electrode, and connected to the chamber electrode when the chamber is inserted, in order to form the electrical closed loop.
According to claim 1,

The body fluid observation device further comprising a lens unit fixedly coupled to the observation hole of the case to enlarge the image of the body fluid.
According to claim 1,

and a body holder fitted to an outer surface of the body to fix the body to a device having a camera.