| US 7,389,131 B2 | ||
| Living body information measuring apparatus | ||
| Shoichi Kanayama, Otawara (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan); and Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 28, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/287,250. | ||
| Application 11/287250 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP04/10261, filed on Jul. 13, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-199827 (JP), filed on Jul. 22, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0079741 A1, Apr. 13, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 5/145 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 600—322 [600/310] | 3 Claims |
| 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.
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