balloon catheter

catheter /cath·e·ter/ (kath´ĕ-ter)

1. a tubular, flexible surgical instrument that is inserted into a cavity of the body to withdraw or introduce fluid.

2. urethral c.

Catheter inserted into the abdomen.

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angiographic catheter  one through which a contrast medium is injected for visualization of the vascular system of an organ.

atherectomy catheter  one with a rotating cutter and a collecting chamber for debris, used for atherectomy and endarterectomy and inserted under radiographic guidance.

balloon catheter  one whose tip has an inflatable balloon that holds the catheter in place or can dilate the lumen of a vessel, such as in angioplastic procedures.

cardiac catheter  a long, fine catheter designed for passage, usually through a peripheral blood vessel, into the chambers of the heart under radiographic control.

cardiac catheter-microphone  phonocatheter.

central venous catheter  a long, fine catheter introduced via a large vein into the superior vena cava or right atrium for administration of parenteral fluids or medications or for measurement of central venous pressure.

condom catheter  an external urinary collection device that fits over the penis like a condom; used in the management of urinary incontinence.

DeLee catheter  one used to suction meconium and amniotic debris from the nasopharynx and oropharynx of neonates.

double-channel catheter , double-lumen catheter one with two channels, one for injection and the other for fluid removal.

elbowed catheter  a urethral catheter with a sharp bend near the beak, used to get around an enlarged prostate.

electrode catheter  a cardiac catheter containing electrodes; it may be used to pace the heart or to deliver high-energy shocks.

female catheter  a short urethral catheter for passage through the female urethra.

fluid-filled catheter  an intravascular catheter connected by a saline-filled tube to an external pressure transducer; used to measure intravascular pressure.

Foley catheter  an indwelling catheter retained in the bladder by a balloon inflated with air or liquid.

Gouley catheter  a solid, curved steel urethral catheter grooved on its inferior surface so that it can pass over a guide through a urethral stricture.

Gruentzig balloon catheter  a flexible balloon catheter with a short guidewire fixed to the tip, used for dilation of arterial stenoses.

indwelling catheter  one held in position in the urethra.

pacing catheter  a cardiac catheter containing one or more electrodes on pacing wires; used as a temporary cardiac pacing lead.

prostatic catheter  elbowed c.

self-retaining catheter  indwelling c.

snare catheter  one designed to remove intracardiac catheter fragments introduced iatrogenically.

Swan-Ganz catheter  a soft, flow-directed catheter with a balloon at the tip for measuring pulmonary arterial pressures.

Tenckhoff catheter  any of several types commonly used in peritoneal dialysis, having end and side holes and one or more extraperitoneal felt cuffs making a bacteria-tight seal.

toposcopic catheter  a miniature catheter that can pass through narrow, tortuous vessels to convey chemotherapy directly to specific sites.

two-way catheter  double-lumen c.

ureteral catheter  one inserted into the ureter, either through the urethra and bladder or posteriorly via the kidney.

urethral catheter  one inserted through the urethra into the urinary bladder.

winged catheter  a urethral catheter with two projections on the end to retain it in place.

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balloon catheter

n.

A catheter with an inflatable balloon at its tip, used especially to expand a partially obstructed blood vessel or bodily passage and to measure blood pressure in a blood vessel. Also called balloon-tip catheter.