Patent ID: 8181779

Claim:
A puncture instrument set comprising: a puncture instrument comprising a puncture needle cartridge for holding a plurality of puncture needles for puncturing the surface of a biological body, said puncture needles positioned in series along a longitudinal axis direction of the cartridge, said puncture instrument for repeatedly performing puncture operations; and a puncture needle disposal instrument for, after puncturing by a first puncture needle among the plurality of puncture needles, setting of the puncture needle cartridge at a puncture operation start position for a next puncture operation, removing said first puncture needle from the puncture needle cartridge, and storing said first puncture needle for discarding, wherein the puncture needle disposal instrument comprises a pushing part for engaging, and pushing in an upward direction, a slidable part of the puncture instrument for setting a puncture button of the puncture instrument to the puncture operation start position.