Enteral feeding and suction tube assembly
First Claim
1. An enteral feeding and suction tube assembly for insertion into the nasal gastric passageway of a patient, the assembly comprising an enteral feeding catheter having a lumen extending therehrough between proximal and distal ends, a means at the proximal end thereof for connecting the lumen to a source of feeding liquid, and holes at said distal end thereof for discharging said feeding liquid from said lumen;
- a suction tube having proximal and distal ends for substantially encasing said catheter and having a lumen substantially larger than and generally spaced apart from the lumen of the catheter, said catheter extending from the proximal end to the distal end of said suction tube, a connection means at said proximal end of said suction tube for connecting the lumen of said suction tube to a source of suction, suction openings in said distal end of said suction tube, and said suction tube including a means for longitudinally splitting and removing said suction tube from said catheter.
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Abstract
A suction tube is adapted to receive an enteral feeding catheter through its lumen and has a longitudinally splittable wall to allow the suction tube to be removed from a patient while leaving the feeding catheter in place. In a modified embodiment, the suction tube has a second longitudinally extending lumen in the wall thereof which may be used for air bleed, sample aspiration and delivery of medication.
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7 Claims
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1. An enteral feeding and suction tube assembly for insertion into the nasal gastric passageway of a patient, the assembly comprising an enteral feeding catheter having a lumen extending therehrough between proximal and distal ends, a means at the proximal end thereof for connecting the lumen to a source of feeding liquid, and holes at said distal end thereof for discharging said feeding liquid from said lumen;
- a suction tube having proximal and distal ends for substantially encasing said catheter and having a lumen substantially larger than and generally spaced apart from the lumen of the catheter, said catheter extending from the proximal end to the distal end of said suction tube, a connection means at said proximal end of said suction tube for connecting the lumen of said suction tube to a source of suction, suction openings in said distal end of said suction tube, and said suction tube including a means for longitudinally splitting and removing said suction tube from said catheter.
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