Patent ID: 6608562
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A vital signal detecting apparatus, comprising:an attachable device to be attached to a human body; vital signal detecting means, disposed on the attachable device on a side thereof to be attached to the body, for detecting a vital signal of the body the vital signal detecting means including a light-emitting device for emitting light through skin into the body and a light-receiving device for receiving light returning from inside the body and outputting a signal corresponding to the amount of light received; attachment state detecting means for detecting a state of attachment/detachment of the attachable device to the body for detecting the state of attachment/detachment of the attachable device to the body on the basis of a signal outputted by the light-receiving device when the light-emitting device is on and a signal outputted by the light-receiving device when the light-emitting device is off; and processing alteration means for, on the basis of a detection result of the attachment state detecting means, altering detection processing for detecting the vital signal of the body.