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Feeding tube skin guard

  • US 20030032932A1
  • Filed: 08/09/2001
  • Published: 02/13/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A device for absorbing liquids and protecting a patient“

  • s skin when a feeding tube is in use, comprising;

    an annular member having opposed free ends and having a flexible and resilient construction;

    releasable fastening means for releasably attaching said opposed free ends to one another;

    said annular member being adapted to fit around said feeding tube in encircling relation thereto;

    said annular member having a first annular wall, a second annular wall, and a hydrophilic core of predetermined thickness disposed in sandwiched relation between said first and second annular walls;

    said first and second annular walls being formed of a preselected open mesh material so that fluids drawn to said hydrophilic core by capillary action may pass through said open mesh material; and

    said preselected open mesh material being formed of a material that does not adhere to a patient“

    s skin so that the device may be replaced as needed without causing discomfort to the patient.

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