PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nerve detector and a nerve detection method capable of suitably detecting a nerve.SOLUTION: A nerve detector includes means for generating a stimulus signal having a feature pattern, stimulus means for imparting a stimulus based on the stimulus signal to a nerve, first detection means for detecting an electromagnetic field generated in a periphery of the nerve as the stimulus is transferred in the nerve, and second detection means for detecting a detection signal corresponding to the feature pattern based on a measured signal according to the electromagnetic field.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】神経を好適に検出することのできる神経検出装置及び神経検出方法を提供する。【解決手段】神経検出装置は、特徴パターンを有する刺激信号を発生させる手段と、刺激信号に基づく刺激を神経に与える刺激手段と、神経における刺激の伝達に伴い、神経の周囲に発生する電磁界を検出する第1の検出手段と、電磁界に応じた測定信号に基づき、特徴パターンに応じた検出信号を検出する第2の検出手段とを備える。【選択図】図4
