catheter
noun
cath·e·ter
ˈka-thə-tər 
ˈkath-tər
: a tubular medical device for insertion into canals, vessels, passageways, or body cavities usually to permit injection or withdrawal of fluids or to keep a passage open compare balloon catheter
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About LockeT Catheter Precision's LockeT is a suture retention device intended to assist in hemostasis after vascular catheter access.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
Garcia, who has worked at Palmetto for nine years, said the hospital has seen a variety of supply shortages under Steward’s ownership, including towels and linens, needles, catheters and medication.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
To isolate the stem cells, staff members at the hospital inserted a catheter into a vein in Kendric’s chest and attached it to an apheresis machine, a boxlike device next to his hospital bed.
—Gina Kolata Kenny Holston, New York Times, 6 May 2024
The initial device design came from an all-male team of mechanical engineers initially working on catheter design for assistive reproductive therapies.
—Catherine M. Klapperich, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
Around 20 billion medical devices used in the United States, including ventilators, syringes and catheters, are sterilized with ethylene oxide (EtO) every year.
—Laura Coburn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Surgical teams thread a long thin wire called a catheter through blood vessels, starting with a puncture in the groin and reaching the left atrium, the heart’s upper chamber that collects oxygen-rich blood from the lungs, pumping it on to feed the body.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
The needle is removed, and the tube, called a catheter, is taped in place.
—Kristi Pahr, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
As the 62-year-old watches the giant fly across the ring landing on top of his opponent, a respiratory therapist suctions Carlson's lungs, and a nurse checks his catheter.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
Garcia, who has worked at Palmetto for nine years, said the hospital has seen a variety of supply shortages under Steward’s ownership, including towels and linens, needles, catheters and medication.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
To isolate the stem cells, staff members at the hospital inserted a catheter into a vein in Kendric’s chest and attached it to an apheresis machine, a boxlike device next to his hospital bed.
—Gina Kolata Kenny Holston, New York Times, 6 May 2024
The initial device design came from an all-male team of mechanical engineers initially working on catheter design for assistive reproductive therapies.
—Catherine M. Klapperich, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
Around 20 billion medical devices used in the United States, including ventilators, syringes and catheters, are sterilized with ethylene oxide (EtO) every year.
—Laura Coburn, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Surgical teams thread a long thin wire called a catheter through blood vessels, starting with a puncture in the groin and reaching the left atrium, the heart’s upper chamber that collects oxygen-rich blood from the lungs, pumping it on to feed the body.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
The needle is removed, and the tube, called a catheter, is taped in place.
—Kristi Pahr, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
As the 62-year-old watches the giant fly across the ring landing on top of his opponent, a respiratory therapist suctions Carlson's lungs, and a nurse checks his catheter.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
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catheter
noun
cath·e·ter
ˈkath-ət-ər, ˈkath-tər
: a tubular medical device for insertion into canals, vessels, passageways, or body cavities for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes (as to permit injection or withdrawal of fluids or to keep a passage open)
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