Living body optical measurement apparatus

Abstract

A measurement chair 7 is provided with a chair seat portion 8, a backrest portion 9, a pair of armrest portions 10, a pillow portion 11 provided at the upper portion of the backrest portion 9, a desk 12 provided on both armrest portions 10 and a jaw receiving portion which receives the jaw of the subject 1 and restricts a motion of the jaw. The pillow portion 11 receives the back head portion of the subject 1 and restricts a motion of the head of the subject 1. The desk 12 includes an inclined portion 12b arranged inclinedly with respect to a horizontal plane thereof. The jaw receiving portion 13 includes a telescope type column 13a of which base end portion is attached to a horizontal portion 12a of the desk 12 so as to permit free rotation in all directions and a contacting portion 13b which is provided at the top end portion of the column 13a for contacting the jaw. With such measurement chair of simple constitution, a motion of upper part of the subject is effectively restricted without giving the sense of oppression to the subject and a living body optical measurement apparatus, which permits a living body optical measurement with high measurement accuracy is obtained.

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