Blood testing apparatus and blood testing method thereof

Inventors

SHIN, Im-ho • Kim, Jong-Cheol • Lee, Ki-Ju • Kim, Chung-ung

Assignees

Precision Biosensor Inc

Abstract

A blood testing apparatus includes a loader configured to receive a test medium, the test medium including a test object to be tested; a controller configured to perform control to operate the loader to receive the test medium in response to receiving an input of a trigger signal indicating a test start in an emergency mode; a display configured to display a user interface screen indicating the emergency mode; and an analyzer configured to automatically start analysis of the test object under the control of the controller when the test medium is received.

Core Innovation

A portable blood testing apparatus includes a loader configured to be open or closed and to receive a test medium including a test object to be tested. A controller determines an operation mode of the blood testing apparatus among a normal mode and an emergency mode, and in the emergency mode controls the loader to be automatically open or closed, while in the normal mode the controller controls the loader to be opened based on a user input.

The controller automatically causes analysis behavior in the emergency mode by controlling an analyzer to automatically start analysis of the test object in the emergency mode. In the emergency mode, the loader control is coupled with receiving the test medium and transitioning from loader operation to analysis start without requiring user input for loader opening.

In emergency operation, the apparatus can additionally switch to the emergency mode based on a trigger signal input and can use a reader to scan identification information of the test object. Identification information can include a barcode, QR code, text data, data matrix, or a recognition pattern, and user interface and display functions can indicate emergency operation, test progress state, and test results.

Claims Coverage

The independent claims define three core aspects of the invention: a blood testing apparatus with emergency/normal operation mode-based loader control and automatic analysis start, a blood testing method with corresponding mode-dependent actions, and an emergency operation mode for receiving blood samples with mode-based loader opening/closing and automatic testing behavior. Across the independent claims, the inventive features center on operation-mode determination, emergency-mode automatic loader control to receive a test medium or blood sample, and automatic start of analysis or testing in the emergency mode.

Across the independent claims, the shared inventive core is mode-dependent automation: an emergency mode triggers automatic loader opening or closing to receive the test medium or blood sample, and the analyzer or blood testing operation automatically starts in the emergency mode, while the normal mode uses user input for loader opening.

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