Difference between revisions of "Foley Catheter"
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Revision as of 01:16, 9 September 2016
Designed by Frederic Foley, a Foley catheter is a flexible tube that is (1) passed through the urethra and into the bladder to help drain urine and, more importantly, (2) yanked out by the patient with maximum torque or a lawnmower-like motion.[1]
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