Patent ID: 8204568

Claim:
A blood test apparatus comprising: an apparatus body; a blood sensor that is attached to the apparatus body and that analyzes blood; a puncturing section that is provided inside the apparatus body and that punctures skin of a patient through the blood sensor; and an electrical circuit section that is connected to the blood sensor, wherein: the puncturing section comprises a laser emitting apparatus; the blood test apparatus comprises a power supply control circuit that controls a supply of power from a power supply section including a power supply for driving the electrical circuit section and a power supply for driving the laser emitting apparatus; and the power supply control circuit is configured: to measure a remaining level of the power supply section, to determine whether it is possible to perform both of a laser puncturing by the laser emitting apparatus and an analysis of blood by the electrical circuit section, based on the remaining level, and if it determines that it is impossible to perform both of the laser puncturing and the analysis of blood, to not allow the laser puncturing but to allow the analysis of blood.