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Fogarty

Fogarty is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Fogartaigh, meaning "descendant of Fogartach." The name is widely found in Ireland and among the Irish diaspora, and has anglicized forms such as Fogarty and Fogerty.

Notable individuals include Thomas Fogarty, an American surgeon who devised the Fogarty balloon catheter, used to

Beyond individuals, Fogarty refers to the Fogarty catheter, a medical device widely used in vascular surgery

In geography, Fogarty's Cove is a small fishing community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The surname

remove
clots
and
debris
from
blood
vessels;
and
John
E.
Fogarty,
a
U.S.
Representative
from
Rhode
Island
after
whom
the
NIH's
Fogarty
International
Center
is
named.
since
the
1960s.
The
Fogarty
International
Center
(FIC)
is
a
unit
of
the
U.S.
National
Institutes
of
Health
dedicated
to
global
health
research
and
training,
named
in
honor
of
John
E.
Fogarty.
also
appears
in
place
names
and
in
the
titles
of
pubs
and
businesses
associated
with
families
bearing
the
name.