Patent ID: 7282179
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: B01L,G01N

Abstract:
1. A blood testing unit, comprising: a closed vessel provided with a blood introducing section, which is formed at a certain area of the closed vessel and through which a blood sample is capable of being introduced into the closed vessel; a blood constituent separating section, which is located within the closed vessel and separates blood plasma and/or blood serum from the blood sample having been introduced through the blood introducing section into the closed vessel; and a reagent layer, which is located within the closed vessel, such that the reagent layer is capable of being seen from the exterior, wherein the reagent layer comprises: a region for spreading the blood plasma and/or the blood serum, which has been separated by the blood constituent separating section from the blood sample, and a reagent, which is supported on or in the region for spreading the blood plasma and/or the blood serum, the reagent being capable of undergoing a reaction with the blood plasma and/or the blood serum and forming a color as a result of the reaction, and wherein a plurality of different kinds of reagents are supported at different positions on the reagent layer.