A medical device having an operation input unit for an operator to enter
instructions and a operation unit for performing prescribed operations
required for medical treatment based on input from said operation input
unit, including a dialysis device that purifies patient's blood by means
of extracorporeal circulation. Further having a human body detection unit
for detecting the operator's presence in the vicinity of operation input
unit, and a control unit that provides control for allowing input
operation unit to instruct the operation unit's operations, or allowing
the operation unit to operate based on the input entered into operation
input unit, only when said human body detection unit is detecting the
operator.