In urology, a Foley catheter is one of many types of urinary catheters (UC). The Foley UC was named after Frederic Foley, who produced the original design...

urinary bladder as in urinary catheterization, using intermittent catheters or Foley catheter inserted through urethra. When the urethra is damaged, suprapubic...

rubber. An intermittent catheter/Robinson catheter is a flexible catheter that is removed after each use. Unlike the Foley catheter, it has no balloon on...

Frederic Eugene Basil Foley, MD (April 5, 1891 – March 24, 1966) was an American urologist who designed the Foley catheter. Frederic Foley was born in St. Cloud...

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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...

placement of a urinary catheter (small thin flexible tube) into the bladder. This can be either an intermittent catheter or a Foley catheter that is placed with...

the urethral meatus precludes insertion of a foley catheter into the bladder. Erroneously placing a foley in this situation can result in infections of...

position. An 8 Fr Foley catheter is connected to a 50 ml syringe. The syringe is flushed to remove any air bubbles within the Foley catheter and the syringe...

has been regularly using an incentive spirometer or not, whether a Foley catheter was/is in place, what medications s/he has received, etc. The patient...

formation. The silicone guide catheter will then be withdrawn from the penis and (a) replaced by an appropriately sized Foley catheter (and urinary drainage system)...

needed] Using urinary catheters as little and as short of time as possible and appropriate care of the catheter when used prevents catheter-associated urinary...

bladder irrigation (CBI) via a three-port urethral catheter. If both a large urethral Foley catheter and CBI fail, an urgent cystoscopy in the operating...

Lobo DN (October 2005). "Removal of a rectal foreign body by using a Foley catheter passed through a rigid sigmoidoscope". Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 62...

squeezing the glans penis or clitoris, or tugging on an indwelling Foley catheter. This reflex can also be tested electrophysiologically, by stimulating...

necessary (for instance, after cleaning the glans penis or placing a Foley catheter). Phimosis (both pathologic and normal childhood physiologic forms)...

temporary prostatic stent can be inserted in a similar manner to a Foley catheter, requiring only topical anesthesia.[citation needed] They can be placed...

may also use tape to hold the catheter in place, which can worsen these skin issues. When this happens, a Foley catheter might be inserted to allow the...

the company expanded into the catheter business, introducing the Foley catheter in 1934 and the America Woven Catheter in 1940.[citation needed] In 1948...

incontinence. These are prescription-only medical devices. Indwelling catheters (also known as foleys) are often used in hospital settings, or if the user is not...

after birth with a Foley catheter resolve. Even without preselecting the least complicated obstetric fistula cases, a Foley catheter by midwives after...

Body temperature obtained orally, rectally, from Foley catheter probe, or from central venous catheter probe less than 36 °C or greater than 38.5 °C. Respiratory...

uterine packing (extending into the vagina) with gauze that also has a Foley catheter in place to allow for bladder drainage. It is inexpensive and readily...

catheter is attached to the penis of a male patient. In the US, while Foley catheters can only be applied by a nurse or physician, external catheters...

("breaking the waters") Extra-amniotic saline infusion (EASI), in which a Foley catheter is inserted into the cervix and the distal portion expanded to dilate...

Frank Foley (politician) (1922–1981), Canadian politician and educator Frederick Foley, American physician, designer of the Foley Catheter Gaelen Foley (born...

incision(s), the instrument is withdrawn and an appropriately sized Foley catheter will be inserted through the repair and into the urinary bladder, and...

or oral administration of misoprostol Cervical insertion of a 30-mL Foley catheter Rupturing the amniotic membranes Intravenous infusion of synthetic oxytocin...

For example, it is often prescribed after the use of an in-dwelling Foley catheter, endoscopic (cystoscopy) procedures, or after urethral, prostate, or...

exercises, biofeedback training Clean intermittent catheterization: insertion of a foley catheter to remove the urine every few hours and prevent retention...