Patent 7469607 was granted and assigned to Shiseido on December, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A sampling needle is disclosed that includes a sampling part that is inserted into a sample, and a sample holding part that holds the sample that is introduced through the sampling part. The sampling part and the sample holding part are arranged into a seamless structure, and the inner diameter of the sampling part and the inner diameter of the sample holding part are equal.