Patents Assigned to Panasonic Healthcare Holdings, Co., Ltd
  • Patent number: 9614393
    Abstract: The present invention has a main body case having a contact face of a biological information measurement device on its surface, and a first non-contact charging portion (7) composed of a charging coil disposed opposite the contact face with the biological information measurement device inside the main body case. In addition, it has a controller (8) that is connected to the first non-contact charging portion (7), and a display section (5) that is connected to the controller (8). Upon completion of the charging of the biological information measurement device via the first non-contact charging portion (7), the controller (8) connected to the display section (5) displays on the display section (5) that the biological information measurement device will be incapable of measurement for a specific length of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuhiko Furukawa
  • Patent number: 9594044
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a reagent composition having higher storage stability; a sensor involving the reagent composition; and others. According to the present invention, a specific heterocyclic compound is added to a reagent composition to improve the storage stability of the reagent composition and reduce the degree of fluctuation in current values in a sensor that utilizes reagent composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motonori Uchiyama, Takuo Kouno
  • Patent number: 9587989
    Abstract: Biological sample measurement device includes biological sample measuring instrument, and temperature information supply instrument which supplies temperature information regarding a measurement environment to biological sample measuring instrument and has holding portion of biological sample measuring instrument on the upper surface thereof. Biological sample measuring instrument has main body case, measurement unit provided inside main body case, a control unit connected to the measurement unit, and temperature information reception unit connected to the control unit. Holder has temperature sensor, and temperature information transmission unit which is connected to temperature sensor and transmits the temperature information to temperature information reception unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Matsumura, Masumi Aono, Kaoru Shigematsu, Yoshiki Takeuchi, Takahiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9588076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biosensor, and it is an object thereof to suppress degradation by light. A biosensor (2) comprises a blood component measurement working electrode (5), a blood component measurement counter electrode (6), and a reagent component (9). The reagent component (9) is provided near the blood component measurement working electrode (5) and the blood component measurement counter electrode (6). The reagent component (9) includes a mediator, an oxidoreductase, and a substance that absorbs light with a wavelength of 400 to 500 nm. An insulated substrate (4) is provided, on the surface of which is disposed the blood component measurement working electrode (5) and/or the blood component measurement counter electrode (6). The reagent component (9) is disposed on the one or more electrodes on the insulated substrate (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Setuko Yano, Kazumasa Miyamoto, Shinki Kojima, Tomoharu Yamamura, Kanako Matsushima
  • Patent number: 9581566
    Abstract: A biological sample measurement device comprising a main body case including a sensor mounting component; a measurement component including an input side; a controller connected to the measurement component, the controller including a measurement preparation mode and a measurement mode, the controller configured to determine whether there is an abnormality in the measurement component; a memory component connected to the controller; a switching component connected to the input side of the measurement component, a first reference resistor, and to the sensor mounting component; the switching component configured to switch between at least two states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiji Okuda
  • Patent number: 9578220
    Abstract: An observation device (1) is provided with: a general observation unit (10) for observing sample cells by observing an entire container (C) containing the cells and a culture solution; and a magnification observation unit (20) for magnifying a region within the container (C) and observing the cells, the general observation unit (10) and the magnification observation unit (20) each individually having lighting for illuminating the cells with light, and an optical system for observing the cells. The general observation unit (10) and the magnification observation unit (20) are thereby each provided with an individual optical system and lighting, making it possible to configure an appropriate observation unit for use both when the cells are observed by observing the entire container (C) and when a part within the container (C) is magnified and the cells are observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mikio Houjou, Atsushi Oda
  • Patent number: 9563790
    Abstract: It is an object to provide an information recording medium with which information symbols can be suitably read. This information recording medium comprises a sheet-form member (33), a plurality of information symbols (18) that are displayed on the surface of the sheet-form member (33) and each have the same information, and an edge line (34) that is provided at one end and/or the other end of the sheet-form member (33) and allows an information reading device which reads the information symbols (18) to recognize the end of the sheet-form member (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tooru Aoki, Seiji Kikuchi, Mitsuteru Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 9554704
    Abstract: Provided is a living organism information measurement device which users can easily and reliably operate. A living organism information measurement device for acquiring living organism information and generating measurement data relating to the information is provided with a device body, and a panel detachably attached to the device body. The device body comprises a control unit which executes a plurality of functions of the device body, a living organism information measurement unit which is connected to the control unit and generates the measurement data, and a first communication unit connected to the control unit. The panel comprises a second communication unit including a memory storing predetermined information. When the panel is attached to the device body, the first communication unit receives the predetermined information from the second communication unit. The control unit selects and executes a function corresponding to the received predetermined information among the plurality of functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Okuyama
  • Patent number: 9513249
    Abstract: This sensor chip (11) comprises a substrate (15) in the form of a flat board, a sample inlet (20) that is provided in the thickness direction of the substrate (15) and into which flows the blood (3) used for measurement, a supply path (21) that communicates with this sample inlet (20), and detection electrodes (17, 18, 19) provided to this supply path (21), wherein the substrate (15) is provided with a surplus blood reservoir (25) that draws in surplus blood (3a) and holds this drawn surplus blood (3a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaki Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 9515582
    Abstract: Disclosed is an analyzing apparatus including a first drive part (71) for rotating a turntable (101) on which an analyzing device is set, a second drive part (72) selectively engaged with the first drive part (71) to reciprocate the analyzing device, and a third drive part (73) for relatively moving the first drive part (71) and the second drive part (72) a position where the first and second drive parts are engaged with each other and a position where the first and second drive parts are not engaged with each other. Thus in the mixing and agitation of a small amount of fluid, necessary acceleration can be obtained even in a short time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Nakanishi, Yoshiyuki Fujii
  • Patent number: 9511363
    Abstract: An isolator includes a work chamber, a sterilizing substance supply unit, a gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit, a work chamber barometer, and a controller. The controller is configured to control execution of a gas flow channel leak test for checking a gas leak in a gas flow channel based on a detection result by the work chamber barometer after making the gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit increase or decrease the pressure in the gas flow channel, and is configured to control supply of the sterilizing substance by the sterilizing substance supply unit. The controller performs heating of a heater, which accompanies the supply of the sterilizing substance, in parallel with the gas flow channel leak test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokoi, Jiro Ohnishi, Akifumi Iwama, Masaki Harada, Yoshiaki Noguchi
  • Patent number: 9500613
    Abstract: A chip that measures a number of microbes includes a chip main body in the form of a long plate, and a measuring electrode provided on a first end side in the longitudinal direction of the surface of the chip main body and that is immersed in a measurement liquid. A connecting electrode is connected to the measuring electrode and is provided on a second end side in the longitudinal direction of the surface of the chip main body. Ground electrodes are provided on the second end side in the longitudinal direction of the surface of the chip main body. Conductive patterns provided to the outer peripheral portion of the measuring electrode are connected to the ground electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Takeshita, Junichi Kita, Hidenori Morita, Kazufumi Oouchi
  • Publication number: 20160327505
    Abstract: A biosensor is disclosed comprising a support; a conductive layer composed of an electrical conductive material such as a noble metal, for example gold or palladium, and carbon; slits parallel to and perpendicular to the side of the support; working, counter, and detecting electrodes; a spacer which covers the working, counter, and detecting electrodes on the support; a rectangular cutout in the spacer forming a specimen supply path; an inlet to the specimen supply path; a reagent layer formed by applying a reagent containing an enzyme to the working, counter, and detecting electrodes, which are exposed through the cutout in the spacer; and a cover over the spacer. The biosensor can be formed by a simple method, and provides a uniform reagent layer on the electrodes regardless of the reagent composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji Miyazaki, Eriko Yamanishi
  • Patent number: 9486166
    Abstract: A puncture needle cartridge (2) comprises: a columnar lancet body (6) having a puncture needle on the front end side and a puncture instrument mount (5) on the rear end side; a protective cap (13) covering the puncture needle and having a shape extending toward the front end; a skin contact part (10) placed in front of the tip of the puncture needle, having a planar shape perpendicular to the puncture needle, and formed with a through hole to put the protective cap (13) through; an elongate plate-like extension (9) extending from the skin contact part (10) toward the rear end; and an elastic object (8) for coupling the extension (9) to the lancet body (6) and making the tip of the puncture needle be biased to be located in the rear end side behind the skin contact part (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akio Nagao
  • Patent number: 9482636
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a vital information measurement device which measures vital information using a biosensor, with which it is possible to adjudicate more precisely whether a mounted biosensor is usable, and to alleviate inconsistency in measured values therefrom. Specifically, the present invention provides a vital information measurement device comprising: an input terminal to which a biosensor is connected; a voltage application unit which applies a voltage to the input terminal; an adjudication unit which is connected to the input terminal; a control unit which is connected to the adjudication unit; and a display unit which is connected to the control unit. The control unit causes the adjudication unit to carry out a first adjudication, a second adjudication, and a third adjudication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eriko Yoshioka, Hiroyuki Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 9476849
    Abstract: A biosensor system can comprise a sensor chip and a measurement device. The sensor chip comprises a capillary and electrodes disposed within the capillary. The height of the capillary is set to be less than the maximum value of the sum of the diffusion distance of an electron-transfer mediator and the diffusion distance of an analyte at the upper limit of the measurement guaranteed temperature of the biosensor system. The measurement device applies an open circuit voltage, a voltage that is lower than during concentration measurement, or the like to the electrodes of the sensor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Motonori Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 9464265
    Abstract: There is provided an incubator for an isolator, which is capable of reliably sterilizing a cultivation room of the incubator, a gas supply pipe and a sampling pipe. An incubator 1 for an isolator 40 includes a gas concentration control pipe 16 provided to communicate to a cultivation room 4 for control of concentration of cultivation gas in the cultivation room 4, a sterile gas circulation pipe 26 for circulating sterile gas from the cultivation room 4 to the gas concentration control pipe 16, and a circulation pump 24 provided in the sterile gas circulation pipe 26.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Osawa, Tetsuya Miyoshi
  • Patent number: D771157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumio Yamada, Yasutoshi Okamoto, Akihiro Mochizuki
  • Patent number: D771244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Takemoto, Noriyuki Shinohara, Ryosuke Tani
  • Patent number: D771247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Shinohara, Kenji Murakami