- elbowed catheter
- a urethral catheter with a sharp bend near the beak, used to get around an enlarged prostate. Called also c. coudй and prostatic c.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
elbowed catheter
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catheter coudй — elbowed c … 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
bicoudate catheter — catheter bicoudй an elbowed catheter with two bends … Medical dictionary
prostatic catheter — elbowed c … Medical dictionary
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
