PULSE WAVE DETECTION METHOD, ARTERY POSITION DETECTION METHOD AND PULSE WAVE DETECTION APPARATUS

摘要

When a manual position changing mechanism (2) is operated, an optical pulse wave detection unit (1) detects a pulse wave waveform MH from above the skin while moving in a circumferential direction of an arm. Capillary blood vessels and arteriolae surrounding the arteria radialis (24) are formed inside the skin, and the polarity of pulsation of the capillary blood vessels is opposite to that of the pulsation of the arteriolae. When a polarity detection unit (3) outputs a polarity detection signal KS representing the polarity of the pulse wave waveform MH, a display unit (4) displays the polarity. Therefore, a subject can position the pulse wave detection unit (1) on the arteriolae surrounding the artery by operating the manual position changing mechanism (2) while watching the display unit (4), and can therefore detect the pulse wave waveform at a good S/N ratio. This detector can specify the position of the artery without imparting the sense of oppression to the subject and can detect the pulse wave waveform of the arteriolae. <IMAGE>