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AssigneesSyncro Medical Innovations, Inc., University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
InventorsMichael Raymond Pinsky, Juan Bernardo Ochoa Gautier, Josef Winkler, Gary Wakeford, Sabry Gabriel, Paul Frankhouser, Aaron Sandoski
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One or more external magnets that are suitable for placement on the back or front of a patient's neck and methods for using the external magnet(s) to guide a feeding tube containing one or more internal magnets through the esophagus are described herein. The external magnet is applied to the back or the front of the patient's neck and the feeding tube is inserted into the patient's nose and advanced within the patient's body. The magnetic field of the external magnet combines with the magnetic field of the internal magnet to produce a sufficient magnetic force to pull or push the feeding tube apparatus against the posterior wall of the esophagus to prevent placement of the stylet in the patient's trachea or windpipe to prevent insertion into the patient's lungs.
An external magnet, wherein the external magnet has a size and shape suitable for placement on a patient's neck and comprises one or more magnets having a magnetic field selected to combine with the magnetic field of an internal magnet to produce a sufficient magnetic force to pull or push a feeding tube comprising the internal magnet against the posterior wall of a patient's esophagus to prevent placement of the feeding tube in the patient's trachea.
A method for guiding a feeding tube through a patient's esophagus, comprising placing an external magnet on the back or the front of a patient's neck, and
A feeding tube guidance system comprising an external magnet with a size and shape suitable for placement on a patient's neck, and a feeding tube apparatus comprising one or more internal magnets,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.