Abstract: Provided is a mechanism that causes a rod-shaped member to rotate while causing rod parts, which are part of the rod-shaped member, to carry out out-of-phase reciprocating motions. A drive mechanism (100) in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes: a rotatable rod (10) that includes rod parts (11) which are separated by a boundary along a central axis 1, the rod parts (11) each being independently movable along the central axis (1); support members (A and B) having a slide groove (31) that is in the form of a ring and that surrounds the rotatable rod (10); and an outer cylinder (50) that is disposed between the rotatable rod (10) and the support members (A and B) and that has longitudinal grooves (51) each extending along the central axis (1).

Abstract: Provided is a puncture needle that receives lower puncture resistance than conventional techniques. A puncture needle in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes a needle body (10) that includes a main portion (12) and a distal portion (11) tapering from the main portion (12) and that is rotatable about a central axis (1) of the needle body (10), the needle body (10) including needle parts (15) separated by a boundary along the central axis, each of the needle parts (15) being independently translatable along the central axis (1).

Abstract: A device is used in combination with a fluid pressure source and a replaceable sampling tube having a pointed cannula section and a hollow for capillary blood collection. The device is provided with: a body defining a bore extending along an axis; a first flow path in fluid communication with the fluid pressure source; a rotor fitting in the bore and being capable of spinning in both directions about the axis; a boss section extending along the axis and so dimensioned as to rotatably support the sampling tube coaxially with the axis and expose the cannula section out of the boss section; and a detachable fastening binding the sampling tube to the rotor so as to set the sampling tube into rotation concentric with the axis and establish fluid communication between the first flow path and the hollow of the sampling tube.