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US 2014/0194823 A1Published application
Kink-Resistant Tubing
AssigneeApplied Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsGrant W. Phillips, Derek M. Williams, George J. Picha
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Abstract
Tubing for use in gastrointestinal applications includes a hollow tube and a spring positioned inside the tube. The spring is corrosion resistant and helps to prevent kinking of the tubing when the tubing is bent. An encapsulant may be positioned over the spring. The spring may be co-extruded with the tubing.
Claims19
Tubing for use in gastrointestinal applications comprising:
- a hollow tube;
- and
- a spring coupled to the tube;
- wherein the spring is corrosion resistant and helps to prevent kinking of the tubing when the tubing is bent.
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A kink-resistant tubing comprising:
- a tubing wall;
- and
- a spring positioned one of inside the tubing wall or adjacent an interior surface of the tubing wall,
- wherein the spring helps to deter the tubing from kinking when bent.
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A multi-lumen feeding tube that is coupled to a G-J button comprising:
- a multi-lumen tube having at least two lumens at a proximal end thereof and at least one lumen at a distal end thereof, with the lumens comprising at least a gastric lumen and a jejunal lumen;
- and
- a spring positioned along at least part of the length of the multi-lumen tube in order to provide a kink-resistant feature to the feeding tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.