Patent ID: 7758517
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A biosensor cartridge for housing a plurality of lancet-integrated biosensors, wherein each of said plurality of lancet-integrated biosensors is constituted by integrating a biosensor having a reagent layer for detecting a specific component in a bodily fluid of a subject and an electrode for outputting an electric signal indicating that the reagent layer detects the specific component with a lancet for collecting the bodily fluid of the subject, said biosensor cartridge comprising: a cartridge body having an upper surface and a lower surface; and a plurality of grooves supporting the plurality of lancet-integrated biosensors so that they extend in a direction perpendicular to said lower surface of said cartridge body; wherein said plurality of grooves are formed in said cartridge body so as to be parallel with each other; wherein said plurality of grooves extend from said upper surface toward said lower surface of said cartridge body in a direction perpendicular to said lower surface; wherein said plurality of grooves are spaced at regular intervals such that an insertion slot of a measuring device for performing measurement using a target biosensor of said plurality of lancet-integrated biosensors can have the target biosensor inserted therein without touching any biosensors of said plurality of lancet-integrated biosensors adjacent to the target biosensor and a desired lancet-integrated biosensor can be attached to the insertion slot so as to enable being drawn out from the cartridge body; wherein each of said plurality of lancet-integrated biosensors includes: wherein each of said plurality of grooves comprises: