IP Library Granted Patent US 7,389,131
Granted Patent B2
US 7,389,131 · App. 11/287,250 · Granted Jun 17, 2008

Living body information measuring apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,389,131
App. No.
11/287,250
Granted
Jun 17, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A living body information measuring apparatus includes an optical system for irradiating light to a subject and detecting light from the subject, a signal processing portion for acquiring information with regard to a tissue condition of the subject based on a detecting signal of light, and a position determining portion for determining an acceptability of an irradiating position of light based on the detecting signal of light.

Claims (11)

1. A living body information measuring apparatus including:

a light irradiating portion for irradiating light to a subject;

means for detecting light diffused, transmitted or reflected in the subject;

means for acquiring information with regard to a tissue condition of the subject based on a detecting signal of the light;

means for determining an acceptability of a contact pressure of the light irradiating portion to the subject based on the detecting signal of the light,

means for detecting a temperature of the subject; and

means for determining an acceptability of the detected temperature, when the means for determining the acceptability of the contact pressure determines that the contact pressure is acceptable.

2. The living body information measuring apparatus according to claim 1 , further including:

heating/heat absorbing means for heating the subject/absorbing heat from the subject; and

control means for controlling the heating/heat absorbing means for changing the temperature of the subject when the detected temperature is determined to be improper.

3. The living body information measuring apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the heating/heat absorbing means includes a Peltier element.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2016
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038891/0693 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2005
From: KANAYAMA, SHOICHI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017283/0713 →