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THE PRESENT INVENTION IS DIRECTED TO A FEEDING TUBE IN PARTICULAR FOR TOTAL PARENTAL NUTRITION AND/OR MEDICINE DOSING

  • US 20100087715A1
  • Filed: 11/09/2007
  • Published: 04/08/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A feeding tube in particular for total parental nutrition and/or medicine dosing including at least one sensing means for internal monitoring of a patient'"'"'s vital functions wherein one of the sensing means is an ECG signal monitoring device continuously monitoring a patient'"'"'s ECG signal, wherein the feeding tube comprises an assisting means, the assisting means using the ECG signal for placing the feeding tube in a patient'"'"'s esophagus in an optimal position, wherein the ECG signal is measured as a function of the position of the feeding tube, wherein an inversion of the ECG signal indicates a position, which acts as a reference position from which the feeding tube is moved a pre specified distance within the patient'"'"'s esophagus to reach an optimal position.

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