A flexible needle for introducing a catheter into a blood vessel includes a needle tip that can be used for puncture, a surface on which the catheter is slidably fitted and guided, and a flow that communicates with and penetrates the needle tip. A pipe portion having a path; a spiral that continuously circulates the surface one or more times; a plurality of discontinuous spirals that circulate around the surface; or a plurality of arcs that are less than one lap around the surface And a groove.血管にカテーテルを導入するための可撓針は、穿刺に利用可能な針先と、前記カテーテルが摺動可能に嵌合して案内される表面と、前記針先に連通して内部を貫く流路と、を有する管部と、前記表面を1周以上連続して周回する螺旋、前記表面を周回する互いに不連続な複数の螺旋、または前記表面を周回する1周未満の複数の弧の形状の溝と、を備える。