Abstract: There is provided a blood condition analyzing device including: an extraction unit configured to use temporal change data of an electrical characteristic of blood at an arbitrary frequency to extract a feature of the data; and a blood condition evaluation unit configured to evaluate a condition change of blood from a feature extracted in the extraction unit.

Abstract: There is provided an electrical measuring container of a biological sample in a liquid phase, including at least a biological sample holding section that accommodates a biological sample in a liquid phase and made of a resin, and an electrical conductive section fixed to the biological sample holding section. In a state in which a portion of the electrical conductive section is buried in the biological sample holding section, the biological sample holding section and the electrical conductive section are integrally formed with each other.

Abstract: Provided is a technology that enables evaluation of a characteristic of an inhibitor of a blood coagulation factor. A blood coagulation system analysis apparatus includes: an estimating unit that estimates a characteristic regarding an inhibitor of a blood coagulation factor on a basis of a comparison result between a first result regarding a blood coagulation inhibition ability of the inhibitor of the blood coagulation factor and a second result regarding the blood coagulation inhibition ability, the first result being obtained on a basis of at least one electrical characteristic of blood to which the blood coagulation factor is added, and the second result being obtained on a basis of at least one electrical characteristic of the blood to which the blood coagulation factor is added so that a concentration of the blood coagulation factor is different from a concentration of the blood coagulation factor in the blood to which the blood coagulation factor is added or the blood coagulation factor is not added.

Abstract: A measurement method of simply and quickly measuring platelet aggregation, is provided. The measurement method is a platelet aggregation analysis method, including: a step of adding a platelet-inducing substance and a calcium salt to a platelet-containing specimen; a step of stirring the platelet-containing specimen; and a step of acquiring measurement data of an electrical characteristic and/or viscoelasticity of the platelet-containing specimen.

Abstract: There is provided an electrical measuring container of a biological sample in a liquid phase, including at least a biological sample holding section configured to accommodate a biological sample in a liquid phase and made of a resin, and an electrical conductive section fixed to the biological sample holding section. In a state in which a portion of the electrical conductive section is buried in the biological sample holding section, the biological sample holding section and the electrical conductive section are integrally formed with each other.

Abstract: A blood state evaluation device, blood state evaluation system, blood state evaluation method, and program that enable evaluation of the risk of thrombosis easily and precisely is provided. An electrical characteristic of blood being an evaluation target is chronologically measured in two or more frequencies or two or more frequency bands. On the basis of chronological change data of the measured electrical characteristic of the blood, a state of blood is evaluated.

Abstract: A video processor includes a receiving section that receives video information representing video images and luminance-related information on the luminance of the video images and a video processing section that determines an expansion target luminance range of the video images based on the luminance-related information and expands the expansion target luminance range in such a way that the maximum luminance in the expansion target luminance range increases.

Abstract: There is provided a blood coagulation system analyzer, including a measurement section and an analysis section. The measurement section measures a time change of impedance of a blood sample, which is obtainable by applying an alternating electric field to the blood sample. The analysis section extracts a parameter indicating the characteristics of the impedance from the measured data of the time change of the impedance. Furthermore, the analysis section analyzes a degree of enhancement of blood coagulation on the basis of a comparison of the extracted parameter with at least one reference value which defines the criteria of the enhancement of blood coagulation.

Abstract: To provide a system capable of evaluating a deficiency and/or a lowered function of extrinsic coagulation factors or intrinsic coagulation factors with high sensitivity by adding new procedures and apparatuses to a blood coagulation system analysis procedure, an apparatus, or the like. A blood coagulation system analysis system includes a blood coagulation system measurement apparatus that performs blood coagulation system measurement of a blood sample; and a blood coagulation system analysis apparatus including a coagulation parameter extraction unit that extracts a coagulation parameter from a measurement result by the blood coagulation system measurement apparatus, and a blood coagulation evaluation unit that evaluates a level of blood coagulation of the blood sample on the basis of the coagulation parameter, the measurement by the blood coagulation system measurement apparatus being performed under an extrinsic system acceleration condition and an intrinsic system acceleration condition.

Abstract: A video processor includes a receiving section that receives video information representing video images and luminance-related information on the luminance of the video images and a video processing section that determines an expansion target luminance range of the video images based on the luminance-related information and expands the expansion target luminance range in such a way that the maximum luminance in the expansion target luminance range increases.

Abstract: There is provided a blood coagulation system analyzer, including a measurement section and an analysis section. The measurement section measures a time change of impedance of a blood sample, which is obtainable by applying an alternating electric field to the blood sample. The analysis section extracts a parameter indicating the characteristics of the impedance from the measured data of the time change of the impedance. Furthermore, the analysis section analyzes a degree of enhancement of blood coagulation on the basis of a comparison of the extracted parameter with at least one reference value which defines the criteria of the enhancement of blood coagulation.

Abstract: The main object of the present technology is to provide a technology capable of acquiring, in a single measurement, a plurality of pieces of information related to fibrinogen, when measuring the electrical characteristics of a blood sample. In view of the above, the present technology provides a blood state analysis apparatus including at least an analysis unit that uses data related to the temporal change in electrical characteristics to analyze information related to fibrinogen in a blood sample, in which the analysis unit uses at least two predetermined time points derived from the data related to the temporal change on a basis of a predetermined mathematical definition to calculate a parameter R, and acquires at least two pieces of information related to the fibrinogen in the blood sample.

Abstract: A blood state analysis device (1) that analyzes a state of a blood sample, as used for clotting time testing, said blood sample comprising a plasma and at least one reagent, including a correction unit (11) configured to correct a measured blood coagulation evaluation result of the blood sample based on a relation between reference concentrations of the at least one reagent in plasma and reference blood coagulation evaluation results, the at least one reagent is an anticoagulation treatment releasing agent, a coagulation activator, an anticoagulant, a platelet activator, an antiplatelet drug, or a combination thereof and is present in the blood sample. For instance, such device (1) allows to correct blood clotting time results with respect to concentrations of an anti-coagulant drug present in the blood sample.

Abstract: There are provided a new device and a new method for measurement of platelet aggregability which can be used for monitoring in an anti-platelet therapy. A platelet aggregability analyzing device includes: a blood coagulation system analyzing section that analyzes platelet aggregability on the basis of measurement data on a coagulation process of a platelet-containing sample to which a platelet inducing substance has been added; and an output control section that controls output of a result of an analysis by the blood coagulation system analyzing section.

Abstract: To provide a technique which is useful in verification of measurement accuracy before measurement in the measurement of electric characteristics of a blood sample. There is provided a sample for measurement of electric characteristics at least including a liquid containing a blood coagulation factor, and micro particles. The density of each of the micro particles is different from the density of the liquid containing the blood coagulation factor. In addition, there is provided an electric characteristic measuring apparatus and an electric characteristic measuring method as well each using the sample for measurement of electric characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed are a blood coagulation system examination module, a blood coagulation system examination system, and a blood coagulation system examination method, all of which enable to simply and easily measure thrombin potential with a whole blood sample. The blood coagulation system examination module includes a thrombin potential examination unit configured to examine thrombin potential on the basis of an electrical property of blood as measured at a specific frequency and predetermined time intervals in a predetermined period after reversal of an anticoagulation action working on the blood.

Abstract: Provided is a technology useful for verifying measurement accuracy before measurement of an electrical characteristic of blood samples. A sample for use in electrical characteristic measurement is provided including erythrocytes incompletely fixed with a fixative, the fixed erythrocytes being such that an electrical characteristic of a mixture of the fixed erythrocytes and plasma components can change over time. An electrical characteristic measurement method is provided including measuring an electrical characteristic of the sample for use in electrical characteristic measurement over time before measuring an electrical characteristic of blood samples over time. An electrical characteristic measurement device is provided including a determination unit configured to determine measurement accuracy on the basis of a predetermined reference value and measured values based on the electrical characteristic measured using the sample for use in electrical characteristic measurement.

Abstract: A video processor includes a receiving section that receives video information representing video images and luminance-related information on the luminance of the video images and a video processing section that determines an expansion target luminance range of the video images based on the luminance-related information and expands the expansion target luminance range in such a way that the maximum luminance in the expansion target luminance range increases.

Abstract: To an electrical characteristic measuring device that further improves the accuracy of measurement of an electrical characteristic of a blood sample. Provided is an electrical characteristic measuring device including: a measuring unit configured to measure an electrical characteristic of a blood sample; and an alert generation unit configured to issue an alert signal when an erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the blood sample exceeds a prescribed standard during measurement of the blood sample.

Abstract: There is provided an electrical measuring cartridge having a structure that can improve the measurement accuracy. Provided is an electrical measuring cartridge including at least: a biological sample holding section that accommodates a liquid biological sample containing a sedimenting component; a measuring electrode unit that is fixed to the biological sample holding section and composed of a pair of electrodes for electrically measuring a state of the biological sample; and a sedimentation measuring electrode unit that is fixed to a position at a different height from the measuring electrode unit of the biological sample holding section and composed of a pair of electrodes for electrically measuring a degree of sedimentation of the sedimenting component.