dictionary help| Tuohy needle | medical dictionary |
A needle with a lateral opening at the distal end, designed to cause a catheter passing through the needle's lumen to exit laterally at a 45° angle; used to place catheters into the subarachnoid or epidural space.
(05 Mar 2000)
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