An exchangable intra-atrial balloon device.
An exchangeable atrial balloon device is described. It consists of an outer guide and a latex Foley urinary retention catheter. The guide is sutured into the atrial appendage and brought out through the chest wall. The advantages of the device are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D004285:Dogs; D006321:Heart / Q000294:innervation*; D010827:Physiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011311:Pressoreceptors / Q000502:physiology*