| 摘要 |
Disclosed is a catheter driver for use with a flexible, elongated catheter having opposite ends and an intermediate portion and intended for manipulation by a user during insertion of the catheter into the body of a patient. The driver of the invention is constructed for one-handed operation making it easier for the user to guide the catheter into the patient while operating the driver and obviating the need for relinquishing control of the catheter for advancing the driver. The driver includes an elongated body for being gripped by a band of the user. The body having a longitudinal axis and forward and rear ends, a longitudinally extending recess in the body for slidably receiving the intermediate portion of the catheter; and a lock structure operable by the same hand of the user for locking the intermediate portion of the catheter in the recess to allow application of axial thrust to the catheter.
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