Patent ID: 9285380
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A measurement system, comprising: a measurement device configured to perform measurements of a measurement tool to which an analyte derived from an analyte provider has been or is to be applied, the measuring tool supporting a measurement reagent; and a reading unit configured to read information on the analyte provider that includes identification information, wherein the measurement device comprises: a main body case, the main body case comprising: a plurality of loading units configured to load the measurement tool, where each of the plurality of loading units includes a sensor capable of recognizing that the measurement tool has been loaded; a control unit configured to execute an operation control for the measurement device, where the control unit is connected to the reading unit and the plurality of loading units, and where the control unit is further configured to receive the analyte provider information read by the reading unit, and to select a loading unit from among the plurality of loading units as a special loading unit for the analyte derived from the analyte provider, where the special loading unit is individually associated in advance with the analyte provider based on the identification information; a guidance unit connected to the control unit, where the guidance unit is disposed on the main body case to correspond to each of the plurality of loading units, where the guidance unit is configured to guide a user to load the special loading unit with the measurement tool according to the operation control b the control unit; and a measurement unit provided inside the main body case separately from the reading unit and connected to the control unit, the measurement unit arranged to perform measurements of the measurement tool loaded into each of the plurality of loading units, the measurement unit configured to start measurements of the measurement tool upon detection that the measurement tool has been loaded into the special loading unit.