Anti-reflux feeding tube
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1. A catheter for enteral feeding, comprising:
- a tube, having a proximal end and a distal end; and
a barrier means for preventing tube feed reflux across the pyloric valve of the stomach, wherein said means for preventing tube feed reflux is located proximal to the end of said tube.
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Abstract
A catheter for delivering fluids to a patient, while preventing reflux of the tube feeds and the conditions associated therewith. The catheter comprises a tube, a barrier to prevent reflux, and a means for stomach evacuation. The catheter has several configurations, depending on the specific requirements of the patient'"'"'s condition. Also provided are safety measures for the patient'"'"'s protection.
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70 Claims
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1. A catheter for enteral feeding, comprising:
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a tube, having a proximal end and a distal end; and
a barrier means for preventing tube feed reflux across the pyloric valve of the stomach, wherein said means for preventing tube feed reflux is located proximal to the end of said tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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- 6. A catheter as recited in claim 6, wherein said filter means is a mesh.
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31. A catheter for enteral feeding, comprising:
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a tube, having a proximal end, a distal end, and first lumen, wherein said first lumen is in fluid communication with the external environment near the distal end of the tube; and
a first barrier, proximal to the distal end of the tube, whereby said barrier prevents reflux across the pyloric valve of the stomach. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A catheter, comprising:
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a first channel, having a proximal end and a distal end;
a compressible foam component, attached to the first channel proximal to the distal end of said first channel;
a reversibly inflatable membrane, having an interior and an exterior, attached to the first channel, forming a gas and fluid impermeable seal with the outer surface of said first channel, and encompassing the compressible foam component;
a second channel, transverse to the inflatable membrane, having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of which lies in the interior of said inflatable membrane and is in fluid communication therewith; and
a third channel, associated with said first channel, having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the third channel terminating proximal to the inflatable membrane, whereby the third channel is in fluid communication with the external environment. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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