CATHETER WITH IMAGING ASSEMBLY
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Abstract
A catheter with an imaging assembly is disclosed. The catheter is used with a console for viewing and/or storing images obtained from the catheter. The catheter may be a feeding tube assembly. The imaging assembly on the feeding tube assembly allows a user to confirm placement of the feeding tube assembly in the patient'"'"'s alimentary canal.
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Citations
95 Claims
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1-76. -76. (canceled)
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77. A feeding tube assembly comprising:
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a flexible feeding tube having opposite first and second longitudinal ends, a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second longitudinal ends, and a feeding passage defined therein extending along the longitudinal axis between the first and second longitudinal ends; an inlet adaptor adjacent the second longitudinal end of the feeding tube in fluid communication with the feeding passage, the inlet adaptor configured for fluid connection to a source of enteral feeding liquid to fluidly connect the source of enteral feeding liquid to the feeding passage; an imaging assembly including an imaging device, the imaging assembly configured for generating and transmitting imaging signals indicative of images of the alimentary canal of a subject, wherein the imaging assembly is secured to the feeding tube adjacent the first longitudinal end of the tube; a feeding outlet proximate the imaging assembly and in fluid communication with the feeding passage for delivering enteral feeding liquid to the subject; a console connector in communication with the imaging assembly for receiving the imaging signals, the console connector including a housing and configured for use in connecting the imaging assembly to a console to allow transmission of the imaging signals to the console; a joining assembly separate from the housing and configured to connect the console connector to the feeding tube and to the inlet adapter. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A feeding tube assembly comprising:
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a flexible feeding tube having opposite first and second longitudinal ends, a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second longitudinal ends, and a feeding passage defined therein extending along the longitudinal axis between the first and second longitudinal ends; an inlet adaptor adjacent the second longitudinal end of the feeding tube in fluid communication with the feeding passage, the inlet adaptor configured for fluid connection to a source of enteral feeding liquid to fluidly connect the source of enteral feeding liquid to the feeding passage; an imaging assembly including an imaging device, the imaging assembly configured for generating and transmitting imaging signals indicative of images of the alimentary canal of a subject, wherein the imaging assembly is secured to the feeding tube adjacent the first longitudinal end of the tube; a feeding outlet proximate the imaging assembly and in fluid communication with the feeding passage for delivering enteral feeding liquid to the subject; a console connector in communication with to the imaging assembly for receiving the imaging signals, the console connector located between the inlet adapter and the feeding tube and including a housing configured for use in connecting the imaging assembly to a console to allow transmission of the imaging signals to the console. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95)
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