Back قسطار وريدي طرفي Arabic Venadaxili kateter Azerbaijani Perifert venekateter Danish Peripherer Venenkatheter German آنژیوکت Persian Voie veineuse périphérique French צנתר ורידי פריפרי HE Perifériás vénakanül Hungarian Agocannula Italian 末梢静脈カテーテル Japanese
1. The catheter itself is composed of (a) a tip for insertion into the vein, (b) wings for manual handling and securing the catheter with adhesives, (c) a valve to allow injection of drugs with a syringe, (d) an end which allows connection to an intravenous infusion line, and capping in between uses.
2. The needle (partially retracted) which serves only as a guidewire for inserting the cannula.
3. The protection cap which is removed before use.
In medicine, a peripheral venous catheter, peripheral venous line, peripheral venous access catheter, or peripheral intravenous catheter,[1] is a catheter (small, flexible tube) placed into a peripheral vein for venous access to administer intravenous therapy such as medication fluids.