Gastroenteric feeding tube for endoscopic placement

Details Gastroenteric feeding tube for endoscopic placement Gastroenteric feeding tube for endoscopic placement

1987-06-02

1988-09-06

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604 95, A61M 2500

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047690143

ABSTRACT:
A gastroenteric feeding tube for endoscopic placement includes an elongated tubular main portion, a weighted bolus portion on the distal end of the main portion and a flexible cord element which extends from a substantially axial position at the terminal end of the bolus portion. The cord element can be effectively grasped with a forcep of an endoscopic device to enable the feeding tube to be endoscopically placed in a proper location in a patient for use in administering feeding formula to the patient.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1207479 (1916-12-01), Bisgaad
patent: 4516970 (1985-05-01), Kaufman et al.
patent: 4654036 (1987-03-01), Tolkoff

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