PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a body liquid collection unit which is excellent in operability in the case of collecting a body liquid.SOLUTION: The body liquid collection unit 1 is provided with: a puncturing mechanism 2 having a needle 21 having a sharp needle tip 211 at its distal end and a drive means 22 for making the needle 21 operate so as to punctuate the surface of a living body with the needle tip 211 a chip 3 having an introduction part 32 which introduces the body liquid flowing out from the punctuation section of the surface of the living body punctured by the needle tip 211, a test paper 33 for detecting a predetermined component in the body liquid introduced from the introduction part 32 and a chip main body 31 mounted to a component measuring instrument for measuring the quantity and/or character of the predetermined component detected by the test paper 33 and a case 4 having a mechanism housing part 42 which houses the puncturing mechanism 2 while the needle 21 can be moved by the drive means 22 and a collection implement housing part 43 for housing the tip 3 while it can be taken out.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】体液を採取する際の操作性に優れた体液採取ユニットを提供すること。【解決手段】体液採取ユニット1は、先端に鋭利な針先211を有する針体21と、針体21を針先211により生体表面を穿刺するよう作動させる駆動手段22とを有する穿刺機構2と、針先211によって穿刺された生体表面の穿刺部位から流出した体液を導入する導入部32と、導入部32から導入された体液中の所定成分を検出する試験紙33と、試験紙33で検出された所定成分の量および/または性質を測定する成分測定装置に装着されるチップ本体31とを有するチップ3と、穿刺機構2を針体21が駆動手段22によって移動可能に収納する機構収納部42と、チップ3を取り出し可能に収納する採取具収納部43とを有するケース4とを備えている。【選択図】図2
