PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pulse wave detecting device capable of improving detection accuracy of pulse waves and facilitating an application of pulse wave data.SOLUTION: The pulse wave detecting device includes: a pulse wave detection section for detecting pulse waves of a blood vessel at a peripheral site a temperature measurement section for measuring a temperature at the peripheral site a temperature determination section for determining whether or not a measurement temperature measured by the temperature measurement section is equal to or more than a prescribed pulse wave measurement threshold and a control section that, when the temperature determination part determines that the measurement temperature is neither equal to nor more than the pulse wave measurement threshold, does not perform the pulse wave detection by the pulse wave detection section and, when the temperature determination part determines that the measurement temperature is equal to or more than the pulse wave measurement threshold, controls the pulse wave detection section to perform the detection of the pulse wave.COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】脈波の検出精度の向上を図ることが可能となると共に、脈波データを容易に利用することが可能となる脈波検出装置を提供する。【解決手段】末梢部位の血管の脈波を検出する脈波検出部と、前記末梢部位の温度を計測する温度計測部と、前記温度計測部によって計測された計測温度が、所定の脈波計測閾値以上か否かを判定する温度判定部と、前記温度判定部により前記計測温度が前記脈波計測閾値以上であると判定されない場合には、前記脈波検出部による脈波の検出を実行せず、前記温度判定部により前記計測温度が前記脈波計測閾値以上であると判定された場合に、前記脈波検出部を介して前記脈波の検出を実行するように制御する制御部と、を備える。【選択図】図4
