Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

sonda de aspiracion

English translation:

suction catheter

Added to glossary by Roxane Dow
Feb 5, 2009 00:57
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Spanish term

sonda de aspiracion

Spanish to English Medical Medical: Health Care Medical equipment
List of medical equipment/supplies (Spain)
SONDAS DE USO GENERICO
Sondas de aspiracion
Sondas nasogastroduodenales
Sondas esofagicas
Sondas rectales
Sondas uretrales con balon
Since "sondas uretrales con balon" is "Foley catheters," is "sonda de aspiracion" an "aspiration catheter" or an "aspiration probe," and what is the difference?

Discussion

Christine Walsh Feb 5, 2009:
Suction catheter As far as I can make out, the 'suction catheter' is for clearing airways. whereas 'aspiration catheters' have other uses (e.g. embolisms) So in the context 'suction' seems more likely.
Muriel Vasconcellos Feb 5, 2009:
There are plenty of references for both terms While "suction catheter" is by far more common, there are 26,700 references for "aspiration catheter," which appear to be quite reliable. This makes me wonder whether the two are slightly different.

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suction catheter

That's how we say it in the U.S.

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agree Maria Bedoya : That's it, at least in US, in EMS we call it suction catheter
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aspiration catheter

Resultados 1 - 10 de aproximadamente 14.100 de "aspiration catheter". (0,23 segundos)
Resultados de la búsquedaExport® XT Aspiration Catheter - [ Traducir esta página ]Since its introduction, the Export aspiration catheter line has been used to remove embolic material in more than 150000 patients worldwide. ...
www.medtronic.com/physician/vascular/dp_exportxt.html - 11k - En caché - Páginas similares
Fetch Aspiration Catheter - Possis Medical - [ Traducir esta página ]Possis' Fetch Aspiration Catheter description and details.
www.possis.com/products/prod_fetch.php - 15k - En caché - Páginas similares
Devices for the Aspiration of Thrombus During Primary PCI - [ Traducir esta página ]The Diver CE (eV3, Inc, Plymouth, Minnesota) thrombus-aspiration catheter is a 6F compatible, central lumen aspiration catheter with multiple holes ...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/508067 - Páginas similares
de CME Medscape - Las 2 versiones
Coronary air embolism treated with aspiration catheter - [ Traducir esta página ]The Medtronic Export aspiration catheter (Medtronic) is a 4 French monorail system with a 1 mm (0.041 inch) lumen that is continuous with a single end hole ...
www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1768886 - Páginas similares


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Note added at 15 mins (2009-02-05 01:12:59 GMT)
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The difference:
Main Entry: cath·e·ter
Pronunciation: kath-t-r, kath-tr
Function: noun
: 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)

Main Entry: 1probe
Pronunciation: prb
Function: noun
1 : a surgical instrument that consists typically of a light slender fairly flexible pointed metal instrument like a small rod that is used typically for locating a foreign body (as a bullet embedded in a part of the body), for exploring a wound or suppurative tract by prodding or piercing, or for penetrating and exploring bodily passages and cavities
2 : a device (as an ultrasound generator) or a substance (as radioactively labeled DNA) used to obtain specific information (as detection of a virus or location of specific segments of a nucleic acid) for diagnostic or experimental purposes <the radioactive probe revealed the distribution of molecules in the membrane>

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Note added at 32 mins (2009-02-05 01:30:18 GMT)
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Apparently, the 'suction catheter' is used for clearing airways, and the 'aspiration catheter' for embolias, among other uses. But I am NOT a doctor. Anyway, it seems to depend on what it is used for, and how
Note from asker:
Thank you for explaining the difference between "catheter" and "probe." It's much appreciated.
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Suction Catheter

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