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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Yoshinobu Okabe, Kurume, JP;
Ryohei Kaji, Kurume, JP;
Yusuke Ishida, Kurume, JP;
Makiko Yasumoto, Kurume, JP;
Tomohiko Yamaguchi, Kurume, JP;
Tomoki Tahira, Kurume, JP;
Tomohiko Mamiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Shibaki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinobu Okabe, Kurume, JP;
Ryohei Kaji, Kurume, JP;
Yusuke Ishida, Kurume, JP;
Makiko Yasumoto, Kurume, JP;
Tomohiko Yamaguchi, Kurume, JP;
Tomoki Tahira, Kurume, JP;
Tomohiko Mamiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Kenji Shibaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kurume University, Fukuoka, JP;
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A suction puncture device includes a puncture needle having an outer tube that has an opening edge of a first front end formed in the shape of a blade, and a stopper member that has a second front end disposed within the outer tube at a position separated from the first front end of the outer tube by a predetermined distance. A sample containing portion is formed between the second front end of the stopper member and the first front end of the outer tube. A ventilation passage is formed around the stopper member within the outer tube, a suction unit is connected to a first base end side of the outer tube, and the suction unit is communicated with and connected to the sample containing portion via the ventilation passage.