Patent ID: 7988667

Claim:
A piercing tool for piercing a piercing needle into a skin, comprising: a belt-like flexible fixing member having an opening formed for raising the skin; a piercing needle; and a piercing needle moving means mounted on the belt-like fixing member for moving the piercing needle toward a side surface of the skin raised from the opening, wherein, by moving the piercing needle moving means toward the side surface of the skin raised from the opening, the piercing needle is moved so as to pierce the skin raised from the opening through the side surface of the raised skin; wherein the piercing needle moving means comprises a movable housing holding the piercing needle movably and a guide portion guiding the housing, and by moving the piercing needle moving means first and then the piercing needle toward the side surface of the skin raised from the opening, the piercing needle is moved so as to pierce the skin raised from the opening.