A type of catheter incorporating a small balloon which may be introduced into a canal, duct, or blood vessel and then inflated in order to clear an obstruction or dilate a narrowed region.
〔医〕球囊导管
Example sentencesExamples
An 11.5-mm balloon catheter was introduced through the papilla and inflated alongside the filling defect.
Once stents are in place, the balloon catheter is removed and more images are taken to see how well blood flows through your newly widened artery.
In carotid angioplasty the stenosis is dilated by using a balloon catheter introduced percutaneously through the femoral artery.
Balmes and colleagues also performed peripheral airway lavage using a modified balloon catheter to isolate specific airway segments.
Cutting balloon angioplasty utilises a standard balloon catheter with three or four microblades (depth 0.18 mm, thickness 0.70-0.76 mm).
Definition of balloon catheter in US English:
balloon catheter
noun
Medicine
A type of catheter incorporating a small balloon which may be introduced into a canal, duct, or blood vessel and then inflated in order to clear an obstruction or dilate a narrowed region.
〔医〕球囊导管
Example sentencesExamples
In carotid angioplasty the stenosis is dilated by using a balloon catheter introduced percutaneously through the femoral artery.
Cutting balloon angioplasty utilises a standard balloon catheter with three or four microblades (depth 0.18 mm, thickness 0.70-0.76 mm).
Balmes and colleagues also performed peripheral airway lavage using a modified balloon catheter to isolate specific airway segments.
An 11.5-mm balloon catheter was introduced through the papilla and inflated alongside the filling defect.
Once stents are in place, the balloon catheter is removed and more images are taken to see how well blood flows through your newly widened artery.