Pediatric nasal gastric vent tube
OwnerJames Josiah Callawayinventor
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Abstract
To alleviate the spillage of formula from a nasal-gastric tube, a small (5 cc size) constant diameter barrel having a side arm is inserted into the N-G tube. The equal sized open ends of the barrel are closed with a membrane that allows air to pass through but is impervious to liquids. The barrel is made of clear nylon material approved by the FDA for contact with formula for the baby.
Claims18
A pediatric nasal gastric vent tube connected at a terminal end of a gastric feeding tube, the pediatric nasal gastric vent tube comprising a hollow barrel having two open opposite ends, a sidewall of the hollow barrel extending between the two open ends, a membrane extending across both of the two open ends of the hollow barrel, and a single connector tube extending from the hollow barrel for connecting the hollow barrel with the terminal end of the gastric feeding tube, the connector tube being located extending from the sidewall of the hollow barrel and between the two open opposite ends, the hollow barrel consisting of only three external openings, one opening each defined by the two open ends and the third opening at the single connector tube.
A pediatric nasal gastric vent tube comprising a barrel having two ends, the two ends being open, a membrane extending across both of the two open ends of the barrel, and a single hollow connector tube having two ends, the connector tube extending from the barrel at one end and terminating in a free end at the other end for communicating between the barrel and a gastric feeding tube, the barrel consisting of only three external openings, one opening each defined by the two open ends and the third opening at the free end of the single connector tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.