title: [The double-J ureteral catheter: its historical development and current status].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the history of the development of the double-J ureteral catheter, a device that is necessary in current urological practice.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A review of the literature shows that although there are references on the use of the ureteral catheter before 1967, the history of its development began in that year, when Zimskind and co-workers designed and used the first self-retaining catheter that was inserted cystoscopically. However, it was not until 1978 when the double-J shape was adopted following the design of Finney.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A review of the history of bioimplants development in the field of Urology shows that catheter design and its biomaterials have developed in parallel, in an attempt to create a device that functions well and one that is also well-tolerated by the body in order to reduce the catheter-related complications.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario del Aire, Madrid.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vallejo Herrador
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maganto Pavón
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Burgos Revilla
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sánchez de la Muela y Naverac
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martín-Laborda y Bergasa
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D014513:Ureter; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends
vernacular_title: El catéter ureteral doble-J: desarrollo histórico y situación actual.