Abstract: A belt and electrocardiographic measurement device, the belt including a belt body windable around an upper arm in a circumferential direction of the upper arm, and an electrode array including a plurality of electrodes fixed to an inner surface of the belt body and arranged side by side in a direction, which is a longitudinal direction of the belt body, the plurality of electrodes being more than N+2 in number, where N is a number of electrodes required for obtaining electrocardiographic information, the electrodes, counted from a first electrode located at a first end in the direction (X) by counting including the first electrode, to the (N+1)th electrode in the direction (X) being arranged at equal intervals that are predetermined intervals, and intervals between each of the (N+1)th and subsequent electrodes being greater than the predetermined interval.

Abstract: A biological information measurement device adapted to be attached on an upper arm of a human body and used thereon includes a belt portion adapted to be wound around the upper arm, electrocardiographic measurement means including a plurality of electrodes for detecting an electrocardiographic signal of the human body, pulse wave measurement means including a pulse wave sensor for detecting a pulse wave of the human body, heartbeat vibration measurement means including a vibration sensor for detecting vibration caused by beating of a heart of the human body, and an analysis processing unit configured to calculate a pre-ejection time and a pulse transit time of the heart based on time series data of the electrocardiographic signal, time series data of the pulse wave, and time series data of the vibration caused by the beating of the heart.

Abstract: To provide an electrocardiographic measurement apparatus that can prevent a variety of subjects from having discomfort when the apparatus is attached to the subjects. The electrocardiographic measurement apparatus includes: a plurality of electrodes that has a length along a circumferential direction of an upper arm, the length being variable in accordance with a length in the circumferential direction of the upper arm, and detects an electric potential from the upper arm that is brought into contact with the electrodes; and a device body that generates electrocardiographic information based on the electric potential detected by the plurality of electrodes.

Abstract: A belt used in an electrocardiographic measurement apparatus includes a belt body to be wrapped around a living body, three or more base electrodes disposed in a longitudinal direction of the belt body, and two or more cap electrodes detachable and attachable to the base electrodes and smaller in number than the number of base electrodes.

Abstract: To provide a belt that can be closely attached to an upper arm, and an electrocardiographic measurement apparatus. A belt includes a belt body formed in a band shape, and an electrode including a plurality of electrode pieces disposed on a main surface of the belt body, located side by side in a short direction of the belt body, and connected in series by a signal line.

Abstract: An electrode-equipped band includes a first band section and a second band section extending along a longitudinal direction. The second band section includes a first stretchable section, an electrode, a second stretchable section, a ring member, a fold-back section, and a joining section. The first stretchable section has first stretchability along the longitudinal direction. The electrode is provided on a first surface of the first stretchable section. The second stretchable section overlaps with the first stretchable section on a side of a second surface of the first stretchable section, and has second stretchability that allows greater stretch along the longitudinal direction than the first stretchable section. The ring member is provided at a position corresponding to a band end along the longitudinal direction of the second band section, and may be connected to the first band section.

Abstract: While power consumption is suppressed, biological information is measured without fail when a condition of a subject changes. An aspect of the present invention is configured to acquire a biological signal related to a beat of a heart of the subject from a biometric sensor, detect a feature of the biological signal from the biological signal acquired, determine an abnormal change in the feature based on the feature detected and first threshold information set in advance, set an operation mode of the biometric sensor to a continuous operation mode when the abnormal change in the feature is determined, and set the operation mode of the biometric sensor to an intermittent operation mode in a period without the abnormal change.

Abstract: A device can be used for a long period of time without increasing the size and weight, and a biological signal is surely measured. An aspect of the present invention includes acquiring, from a first sensor, a first biological signal related to a heartbeat of a subject, acquiring, from a second sensor, a second biological signal related to the heartbeat of the subject, detecting a first feature from the first biological signal acquired, setting a light emission control pattern based on a detection timing of the first feature and information indicating time correlation between the first biological signal and the second biological signal, and driving a light emitting element of the second sensor to perform intermittent light emission based on the light emission control pattern set.

Abstract: A pulse wave measurement electrode unit (200) includes electrodes (41 to 46) including a pair of current applying electrodes and a first pair of voltage measuring electrodes; a support member (210) that supports the electrodes on a first main surface (211) that faces a body surface of a measurement subject in a case that the pulse wave measurement electrode unit is attached on the measurement subject; and a fluid bag (24) configured to expand and contract and configured to expand upon measurement to press the electrodes (41 to 46) against the body surface of the measurement subject. The support member (210) includes a length direction (L) corresponding to a circumferential direction of the device in an attached state to the measurement subject and a width direction (W) orthogonal to the length direction (L) and a thickness direction. The electrodes (41 to 46) are arranged side by side in the width direction (W).

Abstract: A pulse wave detector includes a body portion; a band which is wound around a wrist while the band is engaged with the body portion; a first engaging portion with which a basal end portion in a longitudinal direction of the band is engaged; a second engaging portion with which an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction of the band is engaged while the band is folded back; and an engagement member which causes a tip end portion in the longitudinal direction of the band to be engaged with the basal end portion or the first end portion while the basal end portion and the tip end portion overlap with each other. A tip end of the tip end portion is directed from an opposed surface of the body portion to the wrist to an opposite surface of the body portion.

Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device according to one aspect includes: a blood pressure measurement unit configured to measure blood pressure at a measurement target site of a measurement target subject; a pulse transit time measurement unit configured to measure a pulse transit time at the measurement target site of the measurement target subject; a blood pressure value calculation unit configured to calculate a blood pressure value, on the basis of measurement results of the pulse transit time and a relational expression representing a correlation between the pulse transit time and the blood pressure; a posture instruction unit configured to instruct the measurement target subject to assume a plurality of postures in which height positions of the measurement target site with respect to a heart of the measurement target subject are different from each other; and a calibration unit configured to calibrate the relational expression, on the basis of the blood pressure measured by the blood pressure measurement u

Abstract: A pulse wave detector includes a pulse wave detection sensor which is configured to detect a pressure pulse wave from an artery of a measurement subject, a pressing member which supports the pulse wave detection sensor and is configured to be moved in one direction to press the pulse wave detection sensor against a body surface of the measurement subject, a plurality of guiding members which are placed around the pulse wave detection sensor in a plan view as seen in the one direction and extend in the one direction, and a supporting member which supports the plurality of guiding members. The pressing member includes pass-through portions through which the plurality of guiding members are passed to be movable along the guiding members, respectively.

Abstract: There is provided a pulse wave detector. A body portion includes a pulse wave detection sensor which detects a pulse wave from an artery in a wrist of a user. A strip-shaped band member secures the body portion to the wrist. In a secured state where the body portion is secured to the wrist with the band member, the body portion is placed in a position where a process of an ulna in the wrist or a process of a radius in the wrist is exposed. The band member includes a first region, and a second region which is higher in stretchability than the first region. In the secured state, the second region is at least in contact with the process of the ulna in the wrist or the process of the radius in the wrist.

Abstract: A pulse transit time measurement device according to an aspect includes: a belt unit; a plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes provided on the belt unit; a third electrode provided on the belt unit; a first electrocardiographic signal acquisition unit that acquires a first electrocardiographic signal of a user using the plurality of first electrodes; a second electrocardiographic signal acquisition unit that acquires a second electrocardiographic signal of the user with the second electrode and the third electrode; a feature amount parameter calculation unit that calculates a feature amount parameter related to a waveform feature point of the first electrocardiographic signal on the basis of a waveform feature point of the second electrocardiographic signal; a pulse wave signal acquisition unit that acquires a pulse wave signal representing a pulse wave of the user; and a pulse transit time calculation unit that detects a waveform feature point.

Abstract: A biometric data measurement system and method, including a transmitting device including a measurement unit configured to measure a first biometric data, a setting unit configured to set a first reference time corresponding to an occurrence time of a first feature value of the first biometric data, and a transmission unit configured to transmit a signal at a time when a predetermined first time period has elapsed since the first reference time, and a receiving device including a measurement unit configured to measure a second biometric data, a setting unit configured to set a second reference time corresponding to an occurrence time of a second feature value of the second biometric data, and a reception unit configured to maintain an awaiting state for the signal during a third time period from a time when a second time period has elapsed since the second reference time.

Abstract: A pulse transit time measurement device includes a belt unit wound around a target measurement site of a user, an electrode group provided in the belt unit and including a four electrodes, a current source applying an alternating current between the first electrode and the second electrode, a potential difference signal detection unit detecting a potential difference signal between the third electrode and the fourth electrode, an electrocardiogram acquisition unit acquiring, based on the potential difference signal, an electrocardiogram corresponding to a waveform signal representative of an electrical activity of a heart of the user, a pulse wave signal acquisition unit acquiring, based on the potential difference signal, as a pulse wave signal, a waveform signal representative of an electrical impedance in the target measurement site of the user, and a pulse transit time calculation unit calculating a pulse transit time based on the electrocardiogram and the pulse wave signal.

Abstract: A belt and electrocardiographic measurement device, the belt including a belt body windable around an upper arm in a circumferential direction of the upper arm, and an electrode array including a plurality of electrodes fixed to an inner surface of the belt body and arranged side by side in a direction, which is a longitudinal direction of the belt body, the plurality of electrodes being more than N+2 in number, where N is a number of electrodes required for obtaining electrocardiographic information, the electrodes, counted from a first electrode located at a first end in the direction (X) by counting including the first electrode, to the (N+1)th electrode in the direction (X) being arranged at equal intervals that are predetermined intervals, and intervals between each of the (N+1)th and subsequent electrodes being greater than the predetermined interval.

Abstract: A blood pressure measurement device according to one aspect includes: a blood pressure measurement unit configured to measure blood pressure at a measurement target site of a measurement target subject; a pulse transit time measurement unit configured to measure a pulse transit time at the measurement target site of the measurement target subject; a blood pressure value calculation unit configured to calculate a blood pressure value, on the basis of measurement results of the pulse transit time and a relational expression representing a correlation between the pulse transit time and the blood pressure; a posture instruction unit configured to instruct the measurement target subject to assume a plurality of postures in which height positions of the measurement target site with respect to a heart of the measurement target subject are different from each other; and a calibration unit configured to calibrate the relational expression, on the basis of the blood pressure measured by the blood pressure measurement u

Abstract: A pulse transit time measuring apparatus according to one aspect includes a belt unit configured to be wrapped around a measurement site of a user, an electrocardiogram acquisition unit including electrodes provided at the belt unit and configured to acquire an electrocardiogram of the user by using the electrodes, a pulse wave signal acquisition unit including a pulse wave sensor provided at the belt unit, and configured to acquire a pulse wave signal representing a pulse wave of the user by using the pulse wave sensor, and a pulse transit time calculation unit configured to calculate a pulse transit time based on a time difference between a waveform characteristic point of the electrocardiogram and a waveform characteristic point of the pulse wave signal.

Abstract: A pulse wave measurement electrode unit (200) includes electrodes (41 to 46) including a pair of current applying electrodes and a first pair of voltage measuring electrodes; a support member (210) that supports the electrodes on a first main surface (211) that faces a body surface of a measurement subject in a case that the pulse wave measurement electrode unit is attached on the measurement subject; and a fluid bag (24) configured to expand and contract and configured to expand upon measurement to press the electrodes (41 to 46) against the body surface of the measurement subject. The support member (210) includes a length direction (L) corresponding to a circumferential direction of the device in an attached state to the measurement subject and a width direction (W) orthogonal to the length direction (L) and a thickness direction. The electrodes (41 to 46) are arranged side by side in the width direction (W).