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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This typically involves a single injection or a catheter.
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Samantha Lauriello, Health, 26 May 2024
About LockeT Catheter Precision's LockeT is a suture retention device intended to assist in hemostasis after vascular catheter access.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
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Samantha Lauriello, Health, 26 May 2024
About LockeT Catheter Precision's LockeT is a suture retention device intended to assist in hemostasis after vascular catheter access.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 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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