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FOGARTY CATHETER [1 record]

Record 1 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

One of a variety of catheters that are tipped with inflatable balloons of varying diameters and that are widely used to remove thrombi or emboli from blood.

OBS

The deflated balloon is beyond the obstructing material, inflated, and then withdrawn along with its entrapped thrombus or embolus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Cathéter semi-rigide, muni d'un ballonnet gonflable, destiné à la désobstruction veineuse ou artérielle.

Spanish

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