Frederic Eugene Basil Foley
Frederic Eugene Basil Foley (* 1891 in St. Paul , Minnesota ; † 1966 ) was an American urologist .
Foley, who originally taught English, graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in 1914 and then attended the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine through 1918 . He initially worked as a surgeon , but was enrolled on the American Board of Urology as a urologist on July 29, 1937 . It is not known whether he actually completed additional training as a urologist.
In 1927 Foley developed a balloon catheter that is generally used as an indwelling catheter or with the help of which, for example, contrast media can be introduced into the urinary bladder . This catheter is known internationally as the Foley catheter. A further development by Foley is the surgical technique known as Foley plastic as well as renal pelvis plastic according to Foley . This special plastic is used to treat hydronephrosis caused by a high ureter .
In 1954 he was awarded the Amory Prize of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Individual evidence
literature
- Urban & Fischer, Hoffmann-La Roche SA, F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co (eds.): Roche Lexicon Medicine Elsevier, Urban & Fischer Verlag, 2003, page 633, ISBN 3437151509
- Peter Reuter: Springer Lexicon Medicine. Springer, Berlin a. a. 2004, ISBN 3-540-20412-1 , p. 707.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Foley, Frederic Eugene Basil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Foley, Frederic |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American urologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Paul , Minnesota |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1966 |