Optical member for biological information measurement, biological information calculation apparatus, biological information calculation method, computer-executable program, and recording medium
First Claim
1. An optical member for biological information measurement, comprising:
- an optical element having an incident surface which receives emitted light, a contact surface configured to be in contact with a living body tissue, and an emitting surface which emits the light that has been reflected by the contact surface in contact with the living body tissue, or the light that has passed the living body tissue via the contact surface in contact with the living body tissue; and
an optical element cover provided so as to expose the contact surface and to surround a side surface of the optical element, wherein the side surface of the optical element is configured adjacent to the contact surface, and said optical element cover is positioned so as to form a space between the side surface and the optical element cover within which a part of the living body tissue can enter when the living body tissue contacts the contact surface.
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Abstract
An optical member for biological information measurement has a prism, which has a light incident surface being injected with emitted light, a living body tissue measuring section which a living body tissue contacts, and a light emitting surface which emits the light reflected by the living body tissue measuring section which the living body tissue contacts, or the light which has passed the living body tissue through the living body tissue measuring section which the living body tissue has contacted. A prism cover is provided so as to expose the living body tissue measuring section and to surround all or a part of the outer circumferential portion of the prism.
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1. An optical member for biological information measurement, comprising:
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an optical element having an incident surface which receives emitted light, a contact surface configured to be in contact with a living body tissue, and an emitting surface which emits the light that has been reflected by the contact surface in contact with the living body tissue, or the light that has passed the living body tissue via the contact surface in contact with the living body tissue; and an optical element cover provided so as to expose the contact surface and to surround a side surface of the optical element, wherein the side surface of the optical element is configured adjacent to the contact surface, and said optical element cover is positioned so as to form a space between the side surface and the optical element cover within which a part of the living body tissue can enter when the living body tissue contacts the contact surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A biological information calculation method using an optical member for biological information measurement comprising an optical element having an incident surface which receives emitted light, a contact surface which a living body tissue contacts, and an emitting surface which emits the light that has been reflected by the contact surface in contact with the living body tissue, or the light that has passed the living body tissue via the contact surface in contact with the living body tissue, and an optical element cover provided so as to expose the contact surface and to surround a side surface of the optical element, wherein the side surface of the optical element is configured adjacent to the contact surface, and said optical element cover is positioned so as to form a space between the side surface and the optical element cover within which a part of the living body tissue can enter when the living body tissue contacts the contact surface, comprising the steps of:
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emitting light; detecting the light emitted from the emitting surface; calculating biological information with regard to a living body, which ahs the living body tissue, on the basis of a result of the detection; and displaying the calculated biological information. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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