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US 2018/0000320 A1Published application
Optically guided feeding tube assemblies, feeding tube tips, and related methods
AssigneeVeritract, Inc.
InventorTimothy R. Nieman
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Abstract
A feeding tube assembly and feeding tube tip secure a viewing lens proximal of the distal end of the feeding tube tip. The feeding tube tip can include a plurality of protrusions that extend radially inward to secure the viewing lens. The feeding tube assembly and feeding tube tip can be used to improve image quality by keeping tissue from abutting the viewing lens as the feeding tube tip is inserted into a patient.
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A feeding tube assembly comprising:
- an elongate tubular body forming a hollow interior;
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- a feeding tube tip disposed adjacent a distal end of the elongate tubular body, the feeding tube tip comprising:
- a tubular body having a hollow interior disposed therein;
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- a plurality of protrusions extending radially inward from the tubular body, wherein the plurality of protrusions are configured to secure a viewing lens at a position proximal of a distal end of the feeding tube tip;
- wherein the feeding tube assembly is configured to allow fluid to pass through the elongate tubular body and the feeding tube tip to a body lumen when the viewing lens is secured proximal of the distal end of the feeding tube tip by the plurality of protrusions.
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A method of displacing tissue from a feeding tube viewing lens, the method comprising:
- delivering a feeding tube within a lumen of a patient;
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- contacting internal tissue of the patient with a distal portion of a feeding tube tip that is distally offset from the viewing lens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.