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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Shinsuke Tanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Hironobu Takizawa, Hachioji, JP;
Hironao Kawano, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A body-insertable apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is introduced into a subject to inject medical agent stored in a casing into a desired part in the subject. The body-insertable apparatus includes a fixing unit which fixes the casing to the desired part; and a projecting unit which projects, from the casing, an injection needle for injecting the medical agent. The fixing unit and the projecting unit are driven by a driving source.