PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring apparatus and a measuring method capable of improving safety property.SOLUTION: A measuring apparatus for causing a region to be examined to contact a measuring part 16 and measuring biological information includes: a pressure detection part 11 for detecting a pressure that acts on the measuring part 16 a laser beam source 21 for emitting a laser beam a light receiving part 22 for receiving scattered light of the laser beam from the region to be examined a biological information creating part 18 for creating biological information based on the output of the light receiving part 22 and a control part 14. The control part 14 emits a laser beam from the laser beam source 21 when the pressure detected by the pressure detection part 11 is within a predetermined pressure range.COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】安全性を向上可能な測定装置及び測定方法を提供する。【解決手段】被検部位を測定部16に接触させて生体情報を測定する測定装置は、測定部16に作用する圧力を検出する圧力検出部11と、レーザ光を射出するレーザ光源21と、被検部位からのレーザ光の散乱光を受光する受光部22と、受光部22の出力に基づいて生体情報を生成する生体情報生成部18と、制御部14とを備え、制御部14は、圧力検出部11で検出される圧力が所定の圧力範囲内のときに、レーザ光源21からレーザ光を射出させる。【選択図】図1
