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The Foley catheter.

Harold Ellis
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In the third of our biographical series tracing the origination of some of today's most commonly used surgical instruments and the people behind them, Professor Ellis explores the history of the catheter, and the breakthrough design by American urologist Frederick Foley.

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CatheterizationEquipment DesignHistory, 16th CenturyHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, AncientHistory, MedievalHumansMinnesotaUrinary CatheterizationBiographyHistorical ArticleJournal Article

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Harold Ellis. 2006. The Foley catheter.. https://doi.org/10.1177/175045890601600406

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