Device for measuring biological information
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsYoshitaka Iijima, Shigemitsu Tanaka, Yoshihiro Hidai
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AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsYoshitaka Iijima, Shigemitsu Tanaka, Yoshihiro Hidai
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A device for measuring biological information by being worn on a person includes a sensor unit subjected to measure biological information, a device main unit provided with a concavity and subjected to accommodate the sensor unit, and a holding unit supported on one side by the sensor unit and on the other side by the device main unit; wherein the holding unit is elastic and has a space on one side of the concavity to hold the sensor unit so that at least part of the sensor unit extends outside from the device main unit, and wherein the sensor unit is displaced relative to the device main unit by elastic deformation in accordance with an external force applied to the sensor unit.
A device for measuring biological information by being worn on a measured object, the device comprising:
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Measuring pulse rate or heart rate: with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
Sensor mounted on worn items: wristwatch-type devices
Medical diagnosis and surgery
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a device for measuring biological information using a biological information sensor.
2. Related Art
FIG. 1 is a schematic external view showing the external configuration of a pulse monitor according to the present embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 1(a);
FIG. 3 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the pulse monitor is worn on a wrist;
The present invention will now be described based on the drawings with reference to specific embodiments.
Embodiments
FIG. 1 is a schematic external view showing the external configuration of a pulse monitor as a device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1(a) is a plan view as seen from the side of the data display window section, and FIG. 1(b) is a plan view as seen from the side of the underside cover. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 1(a). The data display is omitted in FIG. 1(a).