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US 12,239,610 B2Granted
Feeding tube with inflatable balloon component and at least one of a carbon dioxide sampling line and a suction tube component
OwnerSabry Gabriel, Samy Gabrielinventors
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Abstract
A feeding tube with an inflatable balloon component and at least one of (1) a carbon dioxide (CO2) sampling line, (2) a suction tube component, (3) a pH sensor, and (4) an electromagnetic sensor is disclosed. A kit containing the feeding tubing and at least one of (1) a carbon dioxide (CO2) sampling line, (2) a suction tube component, (3) a pH sensor, and (4) an electromagnetic sensor, and a method for intubating a patient to deliver the feeding tube to a desired location for delivering nutrients and/or medication to the patient are also disclosed.
Claims3
A feeding tube apparatus (10) comprising:
- a catheter (20) suitable for use with a removable stylet (30), said catheter (20) comprising a catheter proximal end (22), a catheter distal end (24) opposite said catheter proximal end (22), a catheter channel (26) extending along a length (Lc) of said catheter (20) from said catheter proximal end (22) towards said catheter distal end (24), and an inflatable balloon component (282) positioned along said catheter (20) proximate said catheter distal end (24);
- a suction tube component (40) extending along a portion (271) of an outer surface (27) of catheter (20), said suction tube component (40) comprising (a) a suction tube proximate end (41), (b) a suction tube distal end (42), (c) a suction tube lumen (43) extending (i) between said suction tube proximate end (41) and said suction tube distal end (42), and (ii) along and external to said outer surface (27) of catheter (20), (d) one or more sidewall openings (44) positioned proximate said suction tube distal end (42), each of said one or more sidewall openings (44) extending through a sidewall of said suction tube component (40) from said suction tube lumen (43) to air or stomach fluid outside said suction tube component (40), (e) a port (45) at said suction tube proximate end (41), and (f) a vent channel (47) extending from a vent opening (49) within said suction tube lumen (43), thru and along a wall portion (401) of said suction tube component (40) to a vent tube (47′), and ending at a vent tube inlet (48), said suction tube component (40), when connected to a suction line, being capable of removing fluid from a patient's stomach by suctioning fluid into and through said one or more sidewall openings (44), through said suction tube lumen (43), and out of said port (45) while being vented via said vent channel (47);
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- a carbon dioxide (CO2) sampling line (70) that is connectable to the catheter (20), said carbon dioxide (CO2) sampling line (70) (a) comprising a sampling line distal end (72), a sampling line proximal end (74) opposite said sampling line distal end (72), a sampling line channel (76) extending along a length (LSL) of said carbon dioxide (CO2) sampling line (70) from said sampling line distal end (72) towards said sampling line proximal end (74), and (b) enabling detection of misplacement of the catheter (20) within a patient's trachea (481),
- further comprising a removable stylet (30), said removable stylet (30) comprising a stylet proximal end (31) and a stylet distal end (34) opposite said stylet proximal end (31), said stylet distal end (34) being sized so as to be insertable within (i) a catheter opening (23) at said catheter proximal end (22), and (ii) said catheter channel (26), wherein said removable stylet (30) comprises a stylet hub (90) at said stylet proximal end (31), said stylet hub (90) comprising a stylet hub proximal end (94), a stylet hub distal end (96), and a stylet channel that allows air flow through said stylet hub (90), said stylet hub distal end (96) being connectable to a proximal end (84) of feeding tube hub (80),
- wherein (a)(i) the removable stylet (30) or (ii) the catheter (20) further comprises a pH sensor (36) positioned along a distal end (24/34) thereof, (b) the removable stylet (30) further comprises an electromagnetic sensor (37) positioned along the stylet distal end (34), or (c) both (a) and (b).
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A feeding tube apparatus (10) comprising:
- a catheter (20) suitable for use with a removable stylet (30), said catheter (20) comprising a catheter proximal end (22), a catheter distal end (24) opposite said catheter proximal end (22), a catheter channel (26) extending along a length (Lc) of said catheter (20) from said catheter proximal end (22) towards said catheter distal end (24), and an inflatable balloon component (282) positioned along said catheter (20) proximate said catheter distal end (24);
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- a suction tube component (40) extending along a portion (271) of an outer surface (27) of catheter (20), said suction tube component (40) comprising (a) a suction tube proximate end (41), (b) a suction tube distal end (42), (c) a suction tube lumen (43) extending (i) between said suction tube proximate end (41) and said suction tube distal end (42), and (ii) along and external to said outer surface (27) of catheter (20), (d) one or more sidewall openings (44) positioned proximate said suction tube distal end (42), each of said one or more sidewall openings (44) extending through a sidewall of said suction tube component (40) from said suction tube lumen (43) to air or stomach fluid outside said suction tube component (40), (e) a port (45) at said suction tube proximate end (41), and (f) a vent channel (47) extending from a vent opening (49) within said suction tube lumen (43), thru and along a wall portion (401) of said suction tube component (40) to a vent tube (47′), and ending at a vent tube inlet (48), said suction tube component (40), when connected to a suction line, being capable of removing fluid from a patient's stomach by suctioning fluid into and through said one or more sidewall openings (44), through said suction tube lumen (43), and out of said port (45) while being vented via said vent channel (47),
- wherein both of said suction tube proximate end (41) and said suction tube distal end (42) are closed such that fluid removed from a patient's stomach is only removed through said one or more sidewall openings (44), through said suction tube lumen (43), and out of said port (45).
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A feeding tube apparatus (10) comprising:
- a catheter (20) suitable for use with a removable stylet (30), said catheter (20) comprising a catheter proximal end (22), a catheter distal end (24) opposite said catheter proximal end (22), a catheter channel (26) extending along a length (Lc) of said catheter (20) from said catheter proximal end (22) towards said catheter distal end (24), and an inflatable balloon component (282) positioned along said catheter (20) proximate said catheter distal end (24);
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- a suction tube component (40) extending along a portion (271) of an outer surface (27) of catheter (20), said suction tube component (40) comprising (a) a suction tube proximate end (41), (b) a suction tube distal end (42), (c) a suction tube lumen (43) extending (i) between said suction tube proximate end (41) and said suction tube distal end (42), and (ii) along and external to said outer surface (27) of catheter (20), and (d) a vent channel (47) extending from a vent opening (49) within said suction tube lumen (43), thru and along a wall portion (401) of said suction tube component (40) to a vent tube (47′) and ending at a vent tube inlet (48),
- wherein said vent opening (49) is closer to said suction tube distal end (42) than said suction tube proximate end (41), and said vent tube (47′) is closer to said suction tube proximate end (41) than said suction tube distal end (42),
- wherein said suction tube component (40) further comprises:
- (e) one or more sidewall openings (44) positioned proximate said suction tube distal end (42), each of said one or more sidewall openings (44) extending through a sidewall of said suction tube component (40) from said suction tube lumen (43) to air or stomach fluid outside said suction tube component (40), and (f) a port (45) at said suction tube proximate end (41), said suction tube component (40), when connected to a suction line, being capable of removing fluid from a patient's stomach by suctioning fluid into and through said one or more sidewall openings (44), through said suction tube lumen (43), and out of said port (45) while being vented via said vent channel (47).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.