摘要:
A naso/orogastric device having backflow blocking means and comprises a naso/orogastric tube sized and shaped for being disposed within the esophagus so that at least a distal end thereof being placed in the stomach lumen of a patient, at least one elastic esophageal body, positioned along the naso/orogastric tube, having a pressure dependent volume, at least one esophageal sensor that detects fluid around at least one segment of the naso/orogastric tube, and a pressure regulator that regulates a pressure within the elastic esophageal body according to the detection.
摘要:
The enteral feeding tube (100) with an inflatable cuff includes a mother tube (110) having a proximal end (112a) and an opposing distal end (112b) and a lumen extending therebetween, an inflatable cuff (115) disposed at the distal end (112a) of the mother tube (110), and a secondary tube (120) having a proximal end (122a) and an opposing distal end (112b) and a lumen extending therebetween. The enteral feeding tube (110) can be inserted into a patient's intestine through the mouth or nose of the patient. The inflatable cuff (115) can be inflated to engage and seal the pylorus of the patient's stomach, so that the distal end (122b) of the secondary tube (120) may extend into the jejunum to permit delivery of food thereto.
摘要:
The feeding tube system includes an elongated shaft having a proximal portion, an opposing distal portion, and a central opening or lumen extending therethrough. The proximal portion is configured to remain outside a patient's body cavity and includes a first opening through which fluids can be introduced into the lumen. The distal portion is configured for disposing within a patient's body cavity and includes a second opening for discharging fluids from the lumen into the patient's body cavity. An interior retention balloon is provided at the distal portion of the elongated shaft. An external base positioned at the proximal portion of the feeding tube can include at least one exterior base balloon extending therefrom. The interior retention balloon and the at least one exterior base balloon are inflatable.
摘要:
Expandable intubation assemblies and methods for using and making the same are provided. In one example embodiment, an intubation assembly includes a first tube, a second tube, and an expander coupled to the first tube, where movement of the second tube with respect to the first tube along the length of the assembly adjusts a cross-sectional dimension of the expander. Additional embodiments are also provided.
摘要:
An optical medical tube and control unit assembly and methods of using the same are provided. The optical medical tube may include a steering mechanism and an imaging device which provides the user a visual aid when placing a tube in the body of a patient. The optical medical tube may be coupled to a coupling adaptor to enable quick and easy connecting of the imaging device and steering mechanism of the tube with a control unit such that a single control unit may be used to place multiple feeding tubes or confirm that a feeding tube remains in its proper position without the need for lengthy sterilization procedures between uses.
摘要:
An inflatable retention system for an enteral feeding tube having a base deployed outside the human body and an indwelling retainer which is deployed within a lumen or cavity of the body by insertion through a stoma from outside the body. The retention system includes a tube having a proximal end, a distal end, an external tube diameter, and tube walls defining a feeding lumen and an inflation lumen. The retention system also includes an inflatable balloon located at a distal end of the tube in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, the balloon having thin, flexible walls, a predetermined spheroid shape, and a volume at which a fluid in the balloon is under no pressure such that upon inflation with a fluid to pressurize fluid in the balloon, the balloon assumes a stable spheroid shape and exhibits a substantially linear pressure versus volume curve.
摘要:
The system of the present invention includes an instrument including a tube and one or more devices configured to improve patient comfort during intubation and to achieve proper tube placement in a patient's body. Embodiments of the present invention include a device configured to enter a patient's body in a collapsed state. In such embodiments, the device may achieve an erected state to facilitate positioning a tube into a patient's body.
摘要:
An enteral feeding unit that reduces the occurrence of gastro-esophogeal-pharynegal reflux during feeding includes an automatable feeding pump with a feedback sensor for sensing a relative pressure in a patient's stomach and esophagus, and a regulator system for controlling and monitoring feeding rate to the patient as a function of the relative gastro-esophageal pressure. The system includes a stomach probe that provides a fluid-tight closure of the esophagus. The stomach probe includes a tampon-bladder for watertight closure of the esophagus, in which the tampon-bladder is formed of flexible and/or elastic material. At least an inner cavity of the bladder is provided for the reception of a fluid medium. A prescribed pressure for the medium in the tampon-bladder (53) is maintained by an inner lumen forming the stomach probe, from which an outer hose-like lumen (62) extending to the tampon-bladder (53) is so arranged that between the outer lumen (62) and the inner lumen (61) a channel is formed connected to the inner cavity of the tampon-bladder (53) arranged on the outer lumen (62) by a number of openings (57). The inner cavity (58) of the tampon-bladder (53) is connected via a canal formed between the inner and outer lumina (62) with a suitably graded reservoir or equalizing vessel for the liquid medium situated above the tampon-bladder and outside the patient.
摘要:
An enteral feeding device and methods of using such device to unclog a feeding tube are described herein, wherein the device includes a first tube having a distal end and a proximal end. The first tube defines a feeding lumen that extends longitudinally through at least a portion of the first tube. The first tube has at least one distal opening capable of allowing introduction of nutrients and/or medicaments from within the feeding lumen through the opening into a gastrointestinal area of a patient when the enteral feeding tube is implanted in a patient. The device also has a wall having a distal end and a proximal end, which extends longitudinally within at least a portion of the first tube. The wall has an exterior surface and an interior surface. At least a portion of the exterior surface of the wall contacts the feeding lumen. The interior surface of the wall and/or the first tube define an inflatable lumen having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the inflatable lumen extends longitudinally through at least a portion of the feeding lumen, and wherein the wall is capable of changing a volume of the feeding lumen by allowing for deflation of the inflatable lumen through removal of a fluid from the inflatable lumen and/or inflation of the inflatable lumen through introduction of a fluid into the inflatable lumen.