Feeding Tube with Inflatable Balloon Component
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Abstract
A feeding tube with an inflatable balloon component, a kit containing the feeding tubing, 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 described herein.
Claims20
A feeding tube apparatus comprising a catheter suitable for use with a removable stylet, said catheter comprising a catheter proximal end, a catheter distal end opposite said catheter proximal end, a catheter channel extending along a length of said catheter from said catheter proximal end towards said catheter distal end, and an inflatable balloon component positioned along said catheter proximate said catheter distal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.