Patent ID: 6353755
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A measuring apparatus comprising: an inputting device comprising;an inputting-and-setting switch for inputting and recording a plurality of pieces of information, data-modifying switches for changing a selected one or ones of the plurality of pieces of information and a measurement starting switch for starting measurement of a certain characteristic of an object; a measuring device for measuring the certain characteristic of the object; a memory device for storing the plurality of pieces of information inputted by the inputting device; an arithmetic and control unit (ACU) for determining a required indicia from the certain characteristic of the object and from the plurality of pieces of information; and a display for showing the plurality of pieces of information and the so determined indicia, characterized in that the arithmetic and control unit is responsive to depression of the data-modifying switches on condition that there is no depression of the imputting-and-setting switch subsequent to depression of the measurement starting switch for putting the measuring apparatus in its inputting state, thereby permitting alteration of only a selected variable one of the plurality of pieces of information.