balloon-tip catheter

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• balloon catheter — n a catheter that has two lumens and an inflatable tip which can be expanded by the passage of gas, water, or a radiopaque medium through one of the lumens and that is used esp. to measure blood pressure in a blood vessel or to expand a partly… …   Medical dictionary

• balloon valvuloplasty — dilation of a stenotic cardiac valve by means of a balloon tip catheter that is introduced into the valve and inflated …   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

• Balloon catheter — A balloon catheter is a type of soft catheter with an inflatable balloon at its tip which is used during a catheterization procedure to enlarge a narrow opening or passage within the body. The deflated balloon catheter is positioned, then… …   Wikipedia

• balloon — 1. An inflatable spherical or ovoid device used to retain tubes or catheters in, or provide support to, various body structures. 2. A distensible device used to stretch or occlude a viscus or blood vessel. 3. To distend a body cavi …   Medical dictionary

• Balloon angioplasty — Coronary angioplasty is accomplished using a balloon tipped catheter inserted through an artery in the groin or arm to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. Coronary artery disease occurs when cholesterol plaque builds up (atherosclerosis) in …   Medical dictionary

• balloon catheter — noun Date: 1952 a catheter with an inflatable tip that serves especially to hold the catheter in place or to expand a partly closed or obstructed bodily passage or tube (as a coronary artery) called also balloon tipped catheter …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• balloon catheter — noun also balloon tipped catheter : a catheter that has two lumens and an inflatable tip which can be expanded by the passage of gas, water, or a radiopaque medium through one of the lumens and that is used especially to measure blood pressure in …   Useful english 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

• balloon catheter — n. a type of catheter with a tiny, inflatable balloon at the tip, used in various surgical procedures * * * …   Universalium

• balloon catheter — n. a type of catheter with a tiny, inflatable balloon at the tip, used in various surgical procedures …   English World dictionary