A device for withdrawing a catheter or a probe from a body cavity or a body vessel with a drive which preferably is a friction drive and engages the axially movable part of the catheter. The drive is formed by at least one roller (6) which is mounted for rotation around a shaft (9) extending transversely to the direction of pull, which roller cooperates with at least one spring-loaded counter-roller (7), the rollers enclosing the catheter or the probe, with at least one roller (6) being connected to a driving motor (14).
