Assertion: catheter's balloon | /r/HasProperty | inflated
Facets:
value: by injecting sterile water
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The indwelling catheter, designed by Dr Foley in 1937 is retained in the bladder by a balloon which can be inflated and deflated.
text: Catheters can be pulled out by patients while the balloon is still inflated, leading to major complications or even death.
text: When the catheter is in the bladder, a small balloon is inflated to keep the catheter in place.
text: This balloon is inflated by injecting sterile water into a port that is attached to the side of the catheter tubing.
text: The water is taken out of that balloon, then the existing catheter is taken out, a new one put in, and the balloon is then inflated.
text: A balloon near the tip of the catheter (inside the body) can be inflated once the catheter is in position to prevent leakage of stool around the catheter and to prevent the tube from coming out during a bowel movement 2
text: Instead of discrete balloon inflating lumens 7d and 8d for respective balloons 3d and 4d, it is possible to form a single balloon inflating lumen in communication with both the balloons 3d and 4d whereby the balloons 3d and 4d are inflated or contracted with a time lag.
text: The balloon is inflated after the catheter has been inserted and holds the catheter in place inside the bladder.
text: Once it is inserted, the balloon can be inflated so that the device remains securely placed.
text: In 1853, Jean François Reybard developed the first indwelling catheter, which utilized an inflated balloon to secure its place in the bladder.