NYTIMES (Jeré Longman) - Thomas Fogarty, 91, Who Helped Revolutionize Vascular Surgery, Dies
Drawing on his love of fly-fishing, he developed a balloon catheter that removes blood clots from patients’ limbs in a minimally invasive way. It has saved millions of lives.
AI:Thomas Fogarty, 91, died. He revolutionized vascular surgery by developing the balloon catheter, a minimally invasive tool used to remove blood clots from patients' limbs that has saved millions of lives.Open