A puncture apparatus is disclosed, which can include an elongated insertion portion configured to be inserted into a living body lumen, a puncture needle configured to puncture a living body tissue near the insertion portion from a part different from the living body lumen, with the insertion portion inserted in the living body lumen, a puncture needle guide portion, which movably supports the puncture needle and which determines a puncture path for a needle tip of the puncture needle when the puncture needle punctures the living body tissue, an ultrasonic transmission-reception section in the insertion portion or the puncture needle guide portion, for transmission and reception of an ultrasonic wave, and an image data production section for producing image data for displaying on a display section an image including the living body lumen and a predicted path of the puncture path, based on information acquired by the ultrasonic transmission-reception section.
