PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a processing apparatus and processing method, when a workpiece such as a catheter is inserted into a space of a drawing die, for example regardless of the dimension of a processing site of the workpiece such as the balloon, capable of preventing damage in the workpiece insertion.SOLUTION: The processing apparatus includes: a drawing die that has one end and the other end in the horizontal direction, where a space is formed so as to receive at least a part of a workpiece in a longitudinal axis direction extending from one end to the other end, and can vary the dimension of the space in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction； a workpiece holding part that is movable relatively along the longitudinal axis direction in the space of the drawing die and can support the workpiece from a vertically lower side in the space； and a workpiece fixing section that fixes the workpiece, while relatively moving the workpiece along the longitudinal axis direction of the drawing die.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8C【課題】例えばカテーテルのようなワークをしぼり型の空間に挿入する際に、例えばバルーンのようなワークの加工部位の大きさによらず、挿入時のワークの損傷防止が可能な加工装置及び加工方法を提供すること。【解決手段】水平方向に一方端と他方端を有し、一方端から他方端に亘る長軸方向にワークの少なくとも一部を受け入れ可能な空間が形成され、前記長軸方向に直交する方向の前記空間の大きさを変動可能なしぼり型と、 該しぼり型の前記空間内を前記長軸方向に沿って相対的に移動可能で、前記空間内で鉛直方向下側からワークを支持可能なワーク保持部と、 しぼり型の前記長軸方向に沿ってワークを相対的に移動させつつ固定するワーク固定部とを有する加工装置。【選択図】図８Ｃ
