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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2019
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kaku Irisawa, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJIFILM CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an insert including: a puncture needle main body which has an opening at a tip and is formed in a hollow shape and of which at least a tip portion is inserted into a subject; an optical fiber that is provided in a hollow portion of the puncture needle main body along a length direction of the puncture needle main body; and a photoacoustic wave generation portion that is provided at a light emission end of the optical fiber disposed on a tip side of the puncture needle main body, absorbs light emitted from the light emission end, and generates photoacoustic waves. A resin member provided at the light emission end of the optical fiber is formed in a shape having curvature.