A medical device drive apparatus for inserting an elongated medical device into a blood vessel includes a sub-drive unit that enables fine movement of the elongated medical device and a main drive unit that enables long distance movement of the elongated medical device, in which the sub-drive unit includes a sub-drive unit body and a sub-movable portion movable with respect to the sub-drive unit body, and information on minute force applied to the elongated medical device is calculated based on information on acceleration of the sub-movable portion.
