摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that the conventional physiological sampling apparatus is complicated and is not easy to handle because of its complexity, which causes increase in production costs. <P>SOLUTION: In the apparatus, a system and a method for puncturing the skin, accessing and collecting a physiological sample in the relevant skin and measuring characteristics of the physiological sample such as concentration of a specific component in the collected physiological sample, for example, the apparatus adopts a form of an examination slice apparatus including a bio-sensor and at least one skin puncturing element which is a planar expanded part provided in a part of the bio-sensor. At least one flow passage is present within a part of the bio-sensor and within the skin puncturing element. The skin puncturing element internally has a space specification structure, and the structure operates as an area for storing a sample fluid when puncturing the skin. The system includes one or more examination slice apparatuses and a measuring instrument for measuring the concentration determination of the specific component. The method using the apparatus and the system is also provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO |