angiocath

English

Etymology

From angio- +‎ cath, originally from brand name Angiocath.

Noun

angiocath (plural angiocaths)

1. (medicine) A shielded intravenous catheter.
   • 1970, Drug Intelligence & Clinical Pharmacy‎^[1], page 184:

     Trainees will be required to gain proficiency in venipunctures, angiocaths and medicut in our laboratory.

   • 1988, Robert A. Harrell, Gary S. Firestein, Mark W. Woodruff, The effective scutboy: the principles and practice of scut‎^[2], page 85:

     There are two basic types of IV apparatus: butterflies and angiocaths.

   • 2015, Joel E. Abbott et al., “A clever technique for placement of a urinary catheter over a wire”, in Urology Annals‎^[3], volume 7, →DOI:

     This technique may be performed with any style catheter and an 18 (or larger) gauge angiocath