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Fogarty catheter

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Fo·gar·ty catheter (fgr-t)
n.
A catheter with an inflatable balloon near its tip; it is used to remove emboli and thrombi from the cardiovascular system, and to remove stones from the biliary ducts.
Fogarty catheter,
a type of balloon-tip catheter used to remove thrombi and emboli from blood vessels.


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