Foley catheter
Look at other dictionaries:
Foley catheter — Foley catheters are flexible (usually latex) tubes that are passed through the urethra during urinary catheterization and into the bladder to drain urine. They are retained by means of a balloon at the tip which is inflated with sterile water.… … Wikipedia
Foley catheter — A flexible plastic tube (a catheter) inserted into the bladder to provide continuous urinary drainage. The Foley has a balloon on the bladder end. After the catheter is inserted in the bladder, the balloon is inflated (with air or fluid) so that… … Medical dictionary
Foley catheter — an indwelling catheter used for draining urine from the bladder and having an inflatable part at the bladder end that allows the tube to be kept in place for variable time periods. [named after F.E.B. Foley (1891 1966), U.S. urologist] * * * … Universalium
Foley catheter — an indwelling catheter used for draining urine from the bladder and having an inflatable part at the bladder end that allows the tube to be kept in place for variable time periods. [named after F.E.B. Foley (1891 1966), U.S. urologist] … Useful english dictionary
Foley catheter Y-V pyeloplasty (ureteropelvioplasty) — Fo·ley catheter, Y V pyeloplasty (ureteropelvioplasty) (foґle) [Frederic Eugene Basil Foley, American urologist, 1891–1966] see under catheter and pyeloplasty … Medical dictionary
Catheter — disassembled In medicine, a catheter (pronounced /ˈkæθɪtər/) is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel. Catheters thereby allow drainage, administration of fluids or gases, or access by surgical instruments. The… … Wikipedia
Foley — may mean: Contents 1 Places 2 People 3 Sound effects 4 … Wikipedia
Catheter, indwelling bladder — A flexible plastic tube (a catheter) inserted into the bladder that remains ( dwells ) there to provide continuous urinary drainage. The principal type of indwelling bladder catheter is the Foley which has a balloon on the bladder end. After the… … Medical dictionary
Catheter, Foley — A flexible plastic tube (a catheter) inserted into the bladder to provide continuous urinary drainage. The Foley has a balloon on the bladder end. After the catheter is inserted in the bladder, the balloon is inflated (with air or fluid) so that… … Medical dictionary
catheter — 1. A tubular instrument to allow passage of fluid from or into a body cavity or blood vessel. SEE ALSO: line (4). 2. Especially a c. designed to be passed through the urethra into the bladder to drain it of retained … Medical dictionary
