A MEDICAL DEVICE FOR DEPLOYING A CATHETER THAT CAN BE OPERATED WITH A SINGLE HAND, AND A METHOD

摘要

A medical device is provided that can be held and operated with a single hand to cause a catheter to be placed at a selected location in a patient's body. The user's other hand is free to perform other tasks, such as operating an ultrasound probe, for example. The medical device may also include a valve that can be operated with the same hand that holds the medical device to open a port to cause a fluid, such as a nerve block agent, for example, to be injected into the patient's body at the selected location.