| Fogarty catheter | A catheter with an inflatable balloon near its tip; used to remove arterial emboli and thrombi from major veins (e.g., iliofemoral) and to remove stones from the biliary ducts. Synonym: balloon-tip catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Foley catheter | <equipment> Flexible plastic tube inserted into the bladder to provide continuous urinary drainage. (12 Nov 1997) |