Biological data measurement device

1. A biological data measurement device, comprising:

a substrate disposed at a position spaced a predetermined distance from a body surface of a living organism as a measuring object via a support member so that an air layer is formed between the substrate and the body surface,

wherein the substrate is provided with a thermometer including an infrared thermometer for measuring a body surface temperature of the body surface and a substrate thermometer for measuring a substrate temperature of the substrate,

wherein the infrared thermometer is provided on a lower surface side of the substrate, opposing to the body surface, and

wherein the support member is made of a heat insulating material and forms a substantially sealed space as the air layer between the infrared thermometer and the body surface, and the heat insulating material is disposed as a cylindrical body on the lower surface side of the substrate so as to surround the air layer.

2. The biological data measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the infrared thermometer is provided with a calibration thermometer, and the calibration thermometer is used as the substrate thermometer.

3. The biological data measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein a foamed plastic material is used as the heat insulating material.

4. The biological data measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is covered with the heat insulating material at a portion other than the air layer, including an upper surface thereof.

5. The biological data measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is provided with a transmitter which wirelessly transmits the body surface temperature measured by the infrared thermometer and a substrate temperature measured by the substrate thermometer.

6. The biological data measurement device according to claim 5 , wherein the substrate is accommodated in a case at least partially having an electromagnetic wave transmission region in a state where the substrate is supported by a heat-insulating material.

7. The biological data measurement device according to claim 6 , wherein the case is provided with a box-shaped case body of which a top surface is open and which has a bottom plate and a side plate bent upward at a substantially right angle from a peripheral edge of the bottom plate; and a lid which detachably covers the top surface of the case body.

8. The biological data measurement device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the case includes a box body of which a bottom surface on a body surface side is open, and which has a top plate and a side plate bent downward at a substantially right angle from a peripheral edge of the top plate,

the bottom surface is entirely covered with a sheet, and

an adhesive gel is applied on a body surface side of the sheet.

9. The biological data measurement device according to claim 8 , wherein the sheet and the adhesive gel are made of an infrared-transparent material.

10. The biological data measurement device according to claim 8 , wherein a high thermal conductive film is provided in the case in order to transmit heat entering into and leaving from a side plate side.

11. A biological data measurement device, comprising:

a substrate disposed at a position spaced a predetermined distance from a body surface of a living organism as a measuring object via a support member so that an air layer is formed between the substrate and the body surface, and

a calculator,

wherein the substrate is provided with a thermometer including an infrared thermometer for measuring a body surface temperature of the body surface and a substrate thermometer for measuring a substrate temperature of the substrate, and

wherein, when the body surface temperature is Tsk, the substrate temperature is Tsub, a thermal resistance of the air layer is Rthair, and a heat flow that flows substantially perpendicular to the body surface is Ith, the calculator obtains the heat flow Ith from an equation (Tsk−Tsub)/Rthair.

12. The biological data measurement device according to claim 11 , wherein, when a thermal resistance from a deep tissue to the body surface in the living organism is Rthbody and a deep body temperature of the living organism is Tcore, the calculator obtains the deep body temperature Tcore from an equation Tsk+Ith×Rthbody.

13. The biological data measurement device according to claim 12 , further comprising in vivo electrical resistance measurement means for measuring an electrical resistance in the living organism,

wherein the thermal resistance Rthbody is estimated from an in vivo electrical resistance value measured by the in vivo electrical resistance measurement means.

14. The biological data measurement device according to claim 11 ,

wherein a first thermometer and a second thermometer are disposed in parallel on the substrate, as the thermometer,

the first thermometer includes a first infrared thermometer for measuring the body surface temperature of the body surface and a first substrate thermometer for measuring the substrate temperature of the substrate,

the second thermometer includes a second infrared thermometer for measuring the body surface temperature of the body surface and a second substrate thermometer for measuring the substrate temperature of the substrate, and

an upper surface of the substrate, on which the first thermometer is disposed, is covered with a heat insulating material.

15. The biological data measurement device according to claim 14 , further comprising a calculator for obtaining a deep body temperature Tcore of the living organism,

wherein, when the body surface temperature measured by the first thermometer is Tsk 1 , a heat flow that flows substantially perpendicular to the body surface is Ith 1 , the body surface temperature measured by the second thermometer is Tsk 2 , a heat flow that flows substantially perpendicular to the body surface is Ith 2 , and a thermal resistance from a deep tissue to the body surface in the living organism is Rthbody, the calculator calculates Rthbody from an equation (Tsk 2 −Tsk 1 )/(Ith 1 −Ith 2 ) and then obtains the deep body temperature Tcore of the living organism from an equation (Ith 1 ×Rthbody+Tsk 1 ) or (Ith 2 ×Rthbody+Tsk 2 ).