Patents by Inventor Yayoi Irie

Yayoi Irie has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8999124
    Abstract: A detection device that is used to detect a sample includes: a base component having on its surface a sample supply position to which the sample is supplied; an electrode system formed at a distance from the sample supply position on the surface of the base component; a sliding component having a slide body that performs a sliding movement over the surface of the base component, a sample receptacle portion provided in a portion of the slide body; and a supporting portion that is fixed to the base component and supports the sliding component such that it can perform the sliding movement relative to the base component. The base and the sliding components can perform the sliding movement within a range that includes an overlap position, where the sample receptacle portion overlaps with the electrode system, and the sample supply position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takao Yokoyama, Reiko Machida, Yayoi Irie, Yoshihiko Umegae
  • Patent number: 8951395
    Abstract: A biosensor for electrochemically measuring a sample may include a first member made of an insulating material, an electrode system including a working electrode and a counter electrode formed on the first member, a second member fixed over the first member, a sample flow channel provided between the first member and the second member, a hydrophilic section provided on at least a part of the internal surface of the sample flow channel and extending from a first end near the electrode system to a second end on the opposite side, and a flow stop area provided on a section adjacent to the second end on the first member or on the internal surface of the sample flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Reiko Machida, Takao Yokoyama, Yayoi Irie, Hisako Takagi, Yoshihiko Umegae, Toshio Tanabe
  • Patent number: 8883439
    Abstract: The invention is a method for determining the concentration of an analyte in whole blood, wherein the analyte is a component which is contained in the blood, is different from a component occurring only in a red blood cell, and can generate hydrogen peroxide upon the reaction with an oxidase. Whole blood is utilized in the method. The method comprises the steps of hemolyzing the whole blood and detecting hydrogen peroxide generated by the reaction between the analyte and the oxidase. The measurement method can avoid the inhibition of color development by hemoglobin and the interference with the measurement by hemoglobin. Further it can be used for biological tests that are carried out in a household, an individual doctor's clinic or at the bedside of patients without the need for any blood cell separation procedure or the like, because the measurement utilizes whole blood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Reiko Machida, Yayoi Irie, Masahiko Yabuuchi, Yoshihiko Umegae
  • Patent number: 8753832
    Abstract: In quickly assaying a blood component interfered by glucose and/or its derivative on the bedside or in a clinic or in assaying the same by a patient in his/her own home, there has been required an assay method wherein the whole blood can be used as a sample as such without resorting to a centrifuge or the like. A method of assaying a blood component to be used for assaying a blood component interfered by glucose and/or its derivative, characterized by comprising bringing the whole blood into contact with a substance capable of converting glucose and/or its derivative into another substance not interfering the assay and, simultaneously or subsequently, separating blood cells; a device to be used in the assay method; and a kit containing this device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Umegae, Reiko Machida, Yayoi Irie, Toshio Tanabe
  • Patent number: 8658012
    Abstract: The biosensor has an electrode system for electrochemically measuring 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) and a reagent layer formed on said electrode system. The reagent layer contains an enzyme for measuring 1,5-anhydroglucitol, phenothiazine compounds, a stabilizer selected from a group of compounds comprising metal salts, organic acids, and amino acids, and an acidic polymer compound as an optional ingredient. The biosensor has excellent storage stability and can electrochemically measure 1,5-anhydroglucitol unaffected by the hematocrit contained in a whole blood sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takao Yokoyama, Hisako Takagi, Yayoi Irie, Reiko Machida, Yoshihiko Umegae
  • Patent number: 8465940
    Abstract: By a method for measuring 1,5-anhydroglucitol, comprising the steps of: eliminating or converting glucose interfering with the measurement of 1,5-anhydroglucitol and/or a derivative thereof beforehand; and measuring 1,5-anhydroglucitol performed thereafter, wherein such glucose and/or a derivative thereof are/is eliminated or converted in whole blood as such without performing blood cell separation, an enzyme for measuring 1,5-anhydroglucitol is allowed to act on without performing blood cell separation, and 1,5-anhydroglucitol is electrochemically measured, it becomes possible to measure 1,5-anhydroglucitol using a small amount of whole blood without resort to a centrifuge or the like. Accordingly, this measurement method can be applied to rapid measurement of 1,5-anhydroglucitol at bedside or in a medical examination room or to home self-measurement thereof by a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Umegae, Reiko Machida, Hisako Takagi, Yayoi Irie, Takao Yokoyama, Toshio Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20120325658
    Abstract: A detection device that is used to detect a sample includes: a base component having on its surface a sample supply position to which the sample is supplied; an electrode system formed at a distance from the sample supply position on the surface of the base component; a sliding component having a slide body that performs a sliding movement over the surface of the base component, a sample receptacle portion provided in a portion of the slide body; and a supporting portion that is fixed to the base component and supports the sliding component such that it can perform the sliding movement relative to the base component. The base and the sliding components can perform the sliding movement within a range that includes an overlap position, where the sample receptacle portion overlaps with the electrode system, and the sample supply position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takao Yokoyama, Reiko Machida, Yayoi Irie, Yoshihiko Umegae
  • Publication number: 20110259762
    Abstract: The biosensor has an electrode system for electrochemically measuring 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) and a reagent layer formed on said electrode system. The reagent layer contains an enzyme for measuring 1,5-anhydroglucitol, phenothiazine compounds, a stabilizer selected from a group of compounds comprising metal salts, organic acids, and amino acids, and an acidic polymer compound as an optional ingredient. The biosensor has excellent storage stability and can electrochemically measure 1,5-anhydroglucitol unaffected by the hematocrit contained in a whole blood sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takao Yokoyama, Hisako Takagi, Yayoi Irie, Reiko Machida, Yoshihiko Umegae
  • Publication number: 20110165608
    Abstract: The invention is a method for determining the concentration of an analyte in whole blood, wherein the analyte is a component which is contained in the blood, is different from a component occurring only in a red blood cell, and can generate hydrogen peroxide upon the reaction with an oxidase. Whole blood is utilized in the method. The method comprises the steps of hemolyzing the whole blood and detecting hydrogen peroxide generated by the reaction between the analyte and the oxidase. The measurement method can avoid the inhibition of color development by hemoglobin and the interference with the measurement by hemoglobin. Further it can be used for biological tests that are carried out in a household, an individual doctor's clinic or at the bedside of patients without the need for any blood cell separation procedure or the like, because the measurement utilizes whole blood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Reiko Machida, Yayoi Irie, Masahiko Yabuuchi, Yoshihiko Umegae
  • Publication number: 20110031118
    Abstract: A biosensor for electrochemically measuring a sample may include a first member made of an insulating material, an electrode system including a working electrode and a counter electrode formed on the first member, a second member fixed over the first member, a sample flow channel provided between the first member and the second member, a hydrophilic section provided on at least a part of the internal surface of the sample flow channel and extending from a first end near the electrode system to a second end on the opposite side, and a flow stop area provided on a section adjacent to the second end on the first member or on the internal surface of the sample flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Reiko Machida, Takao Yokoyama, Yayoi Irie, Hisako Takagi, Yoshihiko Umegae, Toshio Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20100075352
    Abstract: [Problem] In quickly assaying a blood component interfered by glucose and/or its derivative on the bedside or in a clinic or in assaying the same by a patient in his/her own home, there has been required an assay method wherein the whole blood can be used as a sample as such without resorting to a centrifuge or the like. [Means For Solving Problems] A method of assaying a blood component to be used for assaying a blood component interfered by glucose and/or its derivative, characterized by comprising bringing the whole blood into contact with a substance capable of converting glucose and/or its derivative into another substance not interfering the assay and, simultaneously or subsequently, separating blood cells; a device to be used in the assay method; and a kit containing this device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshihiki Umegae, Reiko Machida, Yayoi Irie, Toshio Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20100062469
    Abstract: By a method for measuring 1,5-anhydroglucitol, comprising the steps of: eliminating or converting glucose interfering with the measurement of 1,5-anhydroglucitol and/or a derivative thereof beforehand; and measuring 1,5-anhydroglucitol performed thereafter, wherein such glucose and/or a derivative thereof are/is eliminated or converted in whole blood as such without performing blood cell separation, an enzyme for measuring 1,5-anhydroglucitol is allowed to act on without performing blood cell separation, and 1,5-anhydroglucitol is electrochemically measured, it becomes possible to measure 1,5-anhydroglucitol using a small amount of whole blood without resort to a centrifuge or the like. Accordingly, this measurement method can be applied to rapid measurement of 1,5-anhydroglucitol at bedside or in a medical examination room or to home self-measurement thereof by a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Umegae, Reiko Machida, Hisako Takagi, Yayoi Irie, Takao Yokoyama, Toshio Tanabe