Noninvasive living body measuring device and noninvasive living body measuring method
US8185177B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/489
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is to present a noninvasive living body measuring device that is capable of simplifying the structure and performing the analysis with accuracy in a short time. The noninvasive living body measuring device comprises: a light source for illuminating a living body which includes a blood vessel; an imaging part for imaging the illuminated living body to obtain a living body image; and an analyzing part for obtaining a density of a component contained in blood of the living body based on an image of the blood vessel in the living body image, and correcting the density of the component based on an image of a peripheral tissue of the blood vessel in the living body image.
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