flexible tubes 54 and 56 extend from the probe bodies 50 and 52 respectively and terminate in connections 58 and 60 which plug into display monitors the release cables also extend through the terminal ends of tubes 54 and 56 fig1 a 11b and 11c illustrate the nonsurgical removal procedure of the probe the release cable 26 extends through the tube 18 as well as the lead wires 20 and 22 the lead wires are fitted to a connection 62 for the display monitor not shown the end of the release cable 26 is covered by a cap 64 for protection to assure that the release mechanism is not accidently actuated the cap 64 is removed as shown in fig1 b when the probe is to be removed from the body a portion of the steel wire 28 of the release cable 26 extends outside of the wire coil 30 the steel wire 28 is tractable independently of the coil 30 in fig1 c a needle holder grasps the end of steel wire 28 with gentle traction the traction on the steel wire 28 causes it to move from its position in cavity 32 securing the looped suture 34 with the movement of steel wire 28 from inside cavity 32 the suture is released from the probe body the probe can unwind from.