Biosensor Protrusion for Random Storage and Type Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional plate-shaped biosensors are cumbersome to pick up from a container due to overlapping, leading to accidental drops and inconvenience during use.
Innovation Solution
The biosensors are designed with a protrusion at one longitudinal end, allowing them to be contained randomly in a tubular container, making them easier to pick up individually, and the protrusion activates a switching mechanism in the measuring apparatus to identify the sensor type, preventing false readings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If plate-shaped biosensors are contained in a container, then storage capacity is improved, but ease of picking up individual sensors deteriorates due to overlapping
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a protrusion element that extends from the plane of the biosensor substrate, transforming a two-dimensional flat object into a three-dimensional object with vertical dimension. This dimensional change allows sensors to be stacked vertically in the container while the protrusion serves as a mechanical engagement feature that prevents complete overlap and enables easy grasping and retrieval of individual sensors.
2Productivity
If multiple biosensors are picked up at once from the container, then picking speed is improved, but measurement accuracy deteriorates due to accidental drops and contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The protrusion acts as a dedicated extraction feature that allows the user to grasp and remove only one sensor at a time from the stacked arrangement. By providing a mechanical handle (the protrusion), the system enables selective extraction of single sensors, preventing accidental pickup of multiple sensors and subsequent drops or contamination, while still maintaining efficient one-handed operation.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional plate-shaped biosensors are used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but device complexity increases due to need for careful handling procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the identification function with the mechanical handling function by integrating the protrusion element that serves dual purposes: it acts as a grasping feature for easy retrieval and simultaneously serves as an identification marker that the measuring apparatus detects to determine sensor type. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate identification mechanisms and simplifies the overall system.
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AI summary
The purpose of the present invention is to facilitate the extraction of plate-shaped biosensors stored in a container body. More specifically, a body for storing biosensors is provided, the body including: a tube-shaped storage container body having an open upper face; a lid body for covering the upper face opening of the storage container body so that the lid can open and close the upper face opening; and plate-shaped biosensors stored within the tube-shaped container body. The biosensor are each provided with a measurement section disposed at one end thereof; a connection terminal section disposed at the other end thereof; and a connection section disposed between the one end and the other end and electrically connecting the measurement section and the connection terminal section. The biosensors each have a protrusion disposed at an end thereof in the longitudinal direction thereof.