R. Bard, Inc. who manufactured the first prototypes and named them in honor of the surgeon. The relative size of a Foley catheter is described using French units (Fr). In general, urinary catheters ...

Urinary catheter placement in dogs may be necessary for certain surgical procedures or for treatment of certain conditions. This column describes the vaginoscopic placement of an indwelling female ...

We found that the need for oxytocin for induction and early epidural analgesia were associated with caesarean delivery in nulliparous women undergoing IOL by Foley catheter. Gestational diabetes ...

Evaluated urinary catheter (UC) placement for all admissions from ED for 12 weeks. 532/4521 (11.8%) patients had a UC placed, 69.7% indicated. Women ≥80 years: half had a UC placed without indication.

Catheters were used as early as 3,000 B.C. to relieve painful urinary retention ... or sutured to the female labia. Charriere’s French scale was used to describe the external diameter of a catheter.

An image depicts the male and female lower urinary tract system, and the difference in placement of a catheter in the bladder. Source: Maki DG, Tambyah PA. Engineering out the risk of infection with ...