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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Yasuo Kikkawa, Kakogawa, JP;
Toshiyuki Sato, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuo Kikkawa, Kakogawa, JP;
Toshiyuki Sato, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
SYSMEX CORPORATION, Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01); A61B 5/151 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1411 (2013.01); A61B 5/14514 (2013.01); A61B 5/15186 (2013.01);
Abstract
To provide a micropore forming apparatus capable of increasing the amount of interstitial fluid extracted from micropores formed in the skin of a subject. The micropore forming apparatus includes a skin contact part that has a plurality of microneedles for piercing the skin of the subject, and a force exerting part for exerting a force on the skin contact part toward the skin of the subject. The force exerting part is configured so as to exert a force on the microneedles toward the skin at a position at which the microneedles of the skin contact part are to pierce the skin of the subject.