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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2014
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shibuya-ku, JP;
Masakatsu Kawaura, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shigeki Ariura, Kanagawa, JP;
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A puncture device, a puncture apparatus, and a method are disclosed, the puncture apparatus including a puncture device for puncturing a biological tissue, a urethral-insertion member, a vaginal insertion member, and a supporting member which supports the urethral-insertion member, vaginal insertion member and a puncture member of the puncture device. The puncture device includes a puncture needle for puncturing a biological tissue, a shaft portion and a connection portion for connecting the puncture needle and the shaft portion to each other, and an implant assembly positioned at a distal end of the puncture needle and having a needle tip portion for puncturing a biological tissue and a biological tissue supporting implant. The puncture needle has a form of a pipe and has a tubular portion. The biological tissue supporting implant is accommodated in the hollow portion.