A fluid dispensing catheter including an elongate body having a proximalportion and a distal portion and defining a passage between the proximal anddistalportions, and a plug having a proximal section positioned within the passagein thedistal portion of the elongate body to partially occlude the passage, the plugbeingsubstantially cylindrical and having a flat parallel to and offset from alongitudinalaxis of the plug, the flat defining a gap with the elongate body.