PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a probe apparatus facilitating its installation on a subject and improving the degree of flexibility in the movement of the subject.SOLUTION: This probe apparatus includes: a plurality of light illumination probe bodies 310 having light illumination means at their distal ends a plurality of light detection probe bodies having light detection means at their distal ends a probe support body 220 for supporting the light illumination probe bodies 310 and the light detection probe bodies 410 and body support parts 350 and 450 for supporting the light detection probe bodies 410 and the light illumination probe bodies 310 at prescribed positions of the probe support body 200 wherein the probe support body 200 has a structure formed by superposing an outer sheet 221 having a three-dimensional fabric structure, an inner sheet 222 having a three-dimensional fabric structure and a light shielding sheet 223 and a wiring sheet 230 disposed between the outer sheet 221 and the inner sheet 222 the light detection probe body 410 has a light detection part 415 and the light detection part 415 and the wiring sheet 230 are electrically connected together via the body support part 450.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】 被検者への装着が容易で、被検者の行動の自由度を向上させるプローブ装置を提供する。【解決手段】 その先端に前記光照射手段を備えた複数の光照射プローブ本体310と、その先端に前記光検出手段を備えた複数の光検出プローブ本体410と、前記光照射プローブ本体310と前記光検出プローブ本体410とを保持するプローブ支持体220と、前記光検出プローブ本体410と前記光照射プローブ本体310とを前記プローブ支持体200の前記所定の位置に支持する本体支持部350,450とを含んで構成し、前記プローブ支持体200を、立体織物構造を備えた外シート221と、立体織物構造を備えた内シート222と、前記外シート221と前記内シート222との間に配置される遮光シート223と配線シート230とを積層した構造体とし、前記光検出プローブ本体410に光検出部415を備え、この光検出部415と前記配線シート230とを前記本体支持部450を介して電気的に接続する。【選択図】 図1
