PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pulse wave measuring instrument accurately measuring the pulsation of a duct with a simple structure.SOLUTION: The pulse wave measuring instrument detects pulsation by being allowed to abut on a pulse part 6, which is positioned in the upper layer of the blood vessel 5 and is the front surface of a measurement object 4, in order to detect the pulsation of the blood vessel 5 positioned in the measurement object 4. A plate-like distortion gauge 1 is abutted onto the pulse part 6 via an elastic body 3 which has an elastic modulus being equal to or less than the elastic modulus of the measurement object 4 at the position of the pulse part 6 and is thicker than a distance from the pulse part 6 to the blood vessel 5. Then, the gauge is pressurized in a direction to approach the blood vessel 5, thereby detecting the pulsation.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】簡易な構造で導管の脈動を精度良く測定可能な脈波測定装置を提供する。【解決手段】測定物4内に位置する血管5の脈動を検出する為に、上記血管5の上層に位置する測定物4表面部分である脈部6に当接して上記脈動を検出する脈波測定装置である。板状の歪みゲージ1を、測定物4の上記脈部6位置での弾性係数と同等若しくは当該弾性係数よりも小さい弾性係数であり且つ脈部6から血管5までの距離よりも厚い弾性体3を介して、上記脈部6に当接し且つ上記血管5に近づく方向に押圧した状態で、上記脈動を検出する。【選択図】 図1
