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AssigneeWestfäLische Wilhelms-UniversitäT MüNster
InventorsRainer Dziewas, Salvador Peres-Mengual, Peter Ludemann
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The invention relates to a gastric tube for supplying or removing substances to or from the gastric tract of a patient, and to a method for introducing a gastric tube. In order to reduce the strain on the patient and the risk of injury, especially for patients with disturbed consciousness, the inventive gastric tube comprises a first tubular element (101, 201) which can be introduced into the gastric tract of a patient, forming a supply lumen (102) for substances to be supplied or removed to or from the gastric tract. Said first tubular element (101, 102) is formed from a skin-compatible and flexible material. The inventive gastric tube also comprises a second tubular element (108, 208) which is fixed to the first tubular element (101, 201) and provided with means for triggering the swallowing reflex of the patient, the second tubular element (108, 208) being more rigid than the first tubular element (101, 201).
A gastric tube for the supply or removal of material into and out of the oesophagus or the stomach of a patient comprising:
A method for introducing a gastric tube for the supply or removal of substances or endoscopic instruments into or out of the stomach of a patient, the method comprising:
The gastric tube for the supply of endoscopic instruments into the oesophagus or the stomach of a patient, comprising;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.