Patent ID: 9011475
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A puncture apparatus comprising: a supporting member; a puncture member rotatably mounted on the supporting member to rotate about a rotation center, the puncture member possessing a distal end portion, at least a portion of the rotatable puncture member being bent or curved, the distal end portion of the puncture member constituting a needle tip which rotates together with the puncture member and is configured to puncture living body tissue as the puncture member is rotated about the rotation center; a vaginal-insertion assembly positionable in a vagina to assist in properly locating the puncture member, the vaginal-insertion assembly comprising a vaginal-insertion member and an inserter; the inserter possessing a distal-most end portion that is positionable in the vagina, and the vaginal-insertion member possessing a distal-most end portion; the inserter being configured to cover at least the distal-most end portion of the vaginal-insertion member to guide the distal-most end portion of the vaginal-insertion member into an opening of the vagina after the inserter is positioned in the vagina; and the distal-most end portion of the inserter possessing an outer dimension, and the distal-most end portion of the vaginal-insertion member possessing an outer dimension, the outer dimension of the distal-most end portion of the inserter being less than the outer dimension of the distal-most end portion of the vaginal-insertion member.