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Gastrointestinal aspirating and feeding device with removable sleeve

  • US 5,520,662 A
  • Filed: 09/09/1994
  • Issued: 05/28/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A gastrointestinal aspirating device comprising:

  • an elongated tube including an aspirating lumen defined by a wall, said wall having a plurality of aspirating orifices located therethrough; and

    a selectively removable elastic sleeve, located about a portion of the elongated tube and covering some of said plurality of aspirating orifices, for enabling an operator to remove a section of the selectively removable elastic sleeve from the tube to expose at least one of the aspirating orifices,wherein said elongated tube further includes a feeding lumen, said feeding lumen having an external end portion adapted to be positioned outside a patient'"'"'s body for receiving a supply of food, said feeding lumen further having an internal end portion adapted to be positioned in a gastrointestinal section of said patient'"'"'s body, said internal end portion having a feeding orifice for discharging said food,and wherein said elongated tube includes first and second distinct groups of aspirating orifices, said second group of aspirating orifices disposed closest to the feeding orifice, and wherein said selectively removable elastic sleeve covers the aspirating orifices in said second group.

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