A - Human Necessities – 61 – M
Patent
A - Human Necessities
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A61M 25/088 (2006.01) A61B 1/05 (2006.01) A61B 1/055 (2006.01) A61M 25/095 (2006.01) A61M 31/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2757839
The present invention provides devices and methods for safe, easy and cost effective means of placing and verifying proper placement of nasogastric and nasoenteric feeding tubes. Specifically, an integrated feeding device including a tube operable to deliver a nutritional and/or medicinal substance to the gastrointestinal tract, an optical system including a light source, flexible optical fibers or a camera, and a lens, and a steering system is disclosed. The components of the system, namely the optical system and the steering system, may be integrated into the tube.
La présente invention concerne des dispositifs et des procédés permettant de mettre en place et de vérifier la mise en place correcte de sondes nasogastriques et nasoentériques de façon sûre facile et rentable. Spécifiquement, l'invention concerne un dispositif d'alimentation intégré comprenant un tube destiné à apporter une substance alimentaire et/ou médicale dans le tractus gastro-intestinal, un système optique comprenant une source lumineuse, des fibres optiques souples ou une caméra, et un objectif, et un organe de direction. Les composants du dispositif, à savoir le système optique et l'organe de direction, peuvent être intégrés dans le tube.
Adams Mark
Andrus Shawn
Fang John
Galiano Omar
Mccreedy Dylan
Bereskin & Parr Llp/s.e.n.c.r.l.,s.r.l.
University Of Utah Research Foundation
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