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Method for placing a feeding tube inside a gastro-intestinal tract

  • US 6,322,495 B1
  • Filed: 10/15/1999
  • Issued: 11/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for placing a feeding tube inside a gastro-intestinal tract, comprising:

  • (a) inserting a distal end of the feeding tube into an opening which extends through an abdominal wall into a stomach cavity, the feeding tube comprising an elongated sheath having a first lumen for delivering nutrients and a second lumen, and an imaging device disposed in the second lumen;

    (b) passing the feeding tube through the opening into a gastro-intestinal tract while observing a passageway ahead of the feeding tube by looking into a proximal end of the imaging device; and

    (c) positioning the distal end of the feeding tube at a desired location within the gastro-intestinal tract.

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