Patent ID: 9103772
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A61B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A measuring apparatus having an insertion opening configured to allow a biosensor to be inserted therein with connecting terminals of the biosensor facing the insertion opening, the biosensor comprising a pair of electrodes composed of a working electrode and a counter electrode disposed at one end, the connecting terminals disposed at the other end, a protrusion disposed at the other end, and patterns of conductive film on the protrusion and the connecting terminals, the measuring apparatus measuring a specific component based on an output from the pair of electrodes, the measuring apparatus comprising: a connector connected to the connecting terminals when the biosensor is inserted; a display that displays a measured result obtained by the measuring apparatus; and a switch that is pressed by the protrusion to turn on, wherein the measuring apparatus is adapted to discriminate a type of the biosensor currently inserted into the measuring apparatus based on a combination of: an on/off state of the switch and connecting states of the connector resulting from an arrangement of the patterns of the conductive film.