The blood pressure measuring device (10) comprises a casing (12) having a measurement surface (14) which is a surface on which an examinee puts a palm (8) and a palm (8) on the measurement surface A measuring button (20) provided at a position where a fingertip (9) of an index finger will come when placed, a measuring button (20) having a built-in light emitting element and a light receiving element, and a light emitting element and a light receiving element arranged in the casing A circuit block (40) for processing a pulse wave waveform processed to calculate a maximum blood pressure value, a diastolic blood pressure value and a pulse rate, a display section (90) for displaying the calculated maximum blood pressure value, the minimum blood pressure value, and the pulse rate ), And a printer section (92) for printing out the maximum blood pressure value, the diastolic blood pressure value, and the pulse rate on a paper sheet.血圧測定装置(10)は、被検査者が掌(8)を乗せる面である測定面(14)を有する筐体(12)と、測定面(14)に被検査者が掌(8)を乗せたときに人差し指の指先(9)が来る位置に設けられ、発光素子と受光素子を内蔵する測定ボタン(20)と、筐体(12)の内部に配置され、発光素子と受光素子によって行われた脈波波形を処理して、最大血圧値と最低血圧値と脈拍数を算出する回路ブロック(40)と、算出された最大血圧値と最低血圧値と脈拍数を表示する表示部(90)と、最大血圧値と最低血圧値と脈拍数を紙シートに印字出力するプリンタ部(92)を備える。
