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7419479 |
Catheter
An enteral feeding catheter ( 5 ) that provides access to both the stomach and the jejunum for feeding, aspiration and decompression. The catheter includes a dual lumen “D” tube ( 30 ) that...
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7201738 |
Catheter for providing a fluid connection with the small intestine
Probe for providing a fluid connection with the small intestine comprising a tube ( 10 ) to be inserted in the small intestine via the stomach, having proximal and distal open ends ( 10 A, 10 B)...
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7156827 |
Adapter for localized treatment through a tracheal tube and method for use thereof
By interposing an adapter between the endotracheal or tracheal tube inserted to a patient and the ventilation and suction systems that are connected to the endotracheal tube, a catheter could be...
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7066914 |
Catheter having a tip with an elongated collar
A catheter having a tube and a tip connected to one end of the tube. The tip has a collar, an end member and lowered side walls positioned between the collar and the end member. The lowered side...
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7048722 |
Catheter
An enteral feeding catheter that provides access to both the stomach and the jejunum for feeding, aspiration and decompression. The catheter includes a dual lumen “D” tube that joins to an...
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6984224 |
Gastric tube apparatus and method of inserting gastric tube
A gastric tube apparatus comprising a tube and a weighted leader which are releasbly attached by a material which dissolves in the patient's gastrointestinal tract. The apparatus is introduced into...
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6878143 |
Bolus for non-occluding high flow enteral feeding tube
The present invention is a bolus for an enteral feeding tube, or catheter, that is capable of being used in an over-the-wire intubation procedure as well as other intubation procedures. The bolus...
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6808519 |
Percutaneous gastrostomy device and method
An apparatus and method for coupling a gastroscope ( 30 ) to a gastrostomy feeding tube apparatus ( 10 ) such that both can be introduced together into the alimentary tract, thereby eliminating the...
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6673058 |
Temporary dilating tip for gastro-intestinal tubes
A percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy device comprises a removable, dilating tip. The tip is located at the distal end of the device and provides for tissue dilation upon entry of the device into...
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6635324 |
Medical grade tubing and methods for coupling same
A medical grade tubing that includes a layer of ultra low density polyethylene that has been let down, or drawn down, in diameter approximately 10% to about 50% in an extrusion process and an inner...
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6348045 |
Catheter with distal-end engaging means
A catheter is disclosed, comprising an elongated body, having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein at the distal end of said catheter a cap is provided, attached to said distal end, said cap...
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6332877 |
Ostomy tube placement tip
A catheter or ostomy tube placement tip is comprised of a tapered, substantially conical head portion and a cylindrical body or stem portion centrally attached to the base thereof. The cylindrical...
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6126647 |
Magnetically guided catheter with sensor
A traction position indicator for a feeding tube catheter provides a permanent magnet and a sensor, both in the distal end portion of the catheter, wherein the sensor is responsive to the presence...
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5989231 |
Optical gastrostomy and jejunostomy
An optical feeding tube includes an elongated sheath having a first lumen for delivering nutrients to a gastro-intestinal tract and an imaging device disposed in a second lumen. The imaging device...
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5931818 |
Method of and apparatus for intraparenchymal positioning of medical devices
A catheter and magnet combination adapted for intraparenchymal positioning of the catheter in the body with a magnetic field. The catheter has a proximal and distal ends and a lumen therebetween. A...
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5902285 |
Jejunal feeding tube
The present invention comprises an improved jejunal feeding tube comprising semi rigid tubing attached to the distal end of a percutaneous endoscopic feeding tube. The tubing further contains...
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5879325 |
Method and device for administering or aspirating substances along the whole gastrointestinal tract
The invention relates to a method for introducing a tube (3) in order to deliver or remove substance(s) at positions in the gastrointestinal tract by letting a human subject or an animal swallow a...
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5820584 |
Duodenal insert and method of use
A duodenal insert (20) comprises an elongated open-ended tube (22) having a passageway that extends from a first end (24) to a second end (26) for transporting partially digested food materials...
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5810787 |
Non-occluding catheter bolus
An improved catheter for delivering fluid to a body cavity or aspirating the cavity. The catheter includes a cylindrical tube having a proximal end for joining the tube to a source of fluid or...
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5807314 |
Feeding tube and method for placing same
An apparatus for placing a feeding tube in a patient. The apparatus includes an introducer section defining a lumen therethrough and a tube section defining a lumen therethrough. A proximal end...
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5766202 |
Wire-guided esophagael bougie
A wire-guided esophageal bougie comprises a PTFE-lined, silicone rubber tube with a tapered, silicone rubber dilator on its distal end, the dilator being more flexible than the PTFE-lined tube....
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5665064 |
Gastroenteric feeding tube for endoscopic placement and method of use
A gastroenteric feeding tube is provided which is ideally adapted for endoscopic placement through an endoscope having a working channel and a steerable tip. The feeding tube is provided with a...
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5611787 |
Method and device for gastric line insertion
The present invention provides a method and device for placement of a gastric line in the digestive tract of a patient. A guide element is either formed integrally with the end of a gastric line or...
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5571093 |
Multiple-lumen catheter
A multiple-lumen catheter is disclosed that includes a catheter tube having a generally elongate cylindrical body having an axial passageway extending the length thereof. A septum extends across...
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5531714 |
Self-guiding, multifunctional visceral catheter
A multifunctional visceral catheter having a self-guiding system in the form of a pair of fiberoptic sensor systems which are sensitive to a predetermined analyte, the analyte being one which is...
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5431640 |
Method and apparatus for duodenal intubation of a patient
A method and apparatus for duodenal intubation of a patient is provided by establishing a force couple between a permanent magnet in the catheter tip and a hand held permanent magnet. The force...
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5391158 |
Nasogastric tube
A system for introducing a nasogastric tube into the stomach of a patient comprises a digestible weight capable of being swallowed by the patient, a digestible guide string having one end attached...
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5318530 |
Gastrointestinal tube with inflatable bolus
An intestinal catheter is inserted into the gastrointestinal tract by use of an endoscope or a guidewire in combination with an inflatable bolus and performs the functions of aspirating the stomach...
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5242429 |
Enteral feeding tube with guide wire
An enteral feeding device for the admission of fluids into a patient. The device includes a female proximal end connector, a flexible feeding tube, a fluid discharge tube, and a probe,...
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5242389 |
Enteral feeding tube enteral feeding tube with separate stylet lumen
A relatively flexible, dual-lumen enteral feeding tube for delivery of fluid through a patient's esophagus to the patient's digestive system, the enteral feeding tube having proximal and distal...
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5152756 |
Distal gripping tip for enteral feeding tube
An improved enteral feeding tube (10) having a distal (12) and a proximal end (14). The tube (10) has a generally circular cross-section, and includes an attachment (22) or extension of the tube...
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5120306 |
Direct delivery of anti-inflammatories to the proximal small bowel
Transpyloric treatment of small bowel inflammation (e.g. Crohn's disease) by topical application of anti-inflammatory agents such as 5-ASA, 4-ASA or 3-ASA has hitherto been by oral administration...
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5085216 |
Nasogastric/nasointestinal enteral feeding tube and method for avoiding tracheobronchial misplacement
A feeding tube assembly for nasogastric and nasointestinal enteral feeding with a pH indicator carried by a stiffener used for inserting the feeding tube into a patient. After insertion of the end...
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5078701 |
Wire guided intestinal catheter
An intestinal catheter is inserted into the gastrointestinal tract by use of a guide wire and performs the functions of aspirating the stomach and feeding the small intestine. A feeding lumen...
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5057091 |
Enteral feeding tube with a flexible bolus and feeding bolus
An enteral feeding tube adapted for transpyloric passage and duodenal intubation of a distal end of the feeding tube in a patient capable of peristaltic contractions of the stomach wall. A flexible...
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5037387 |
Method of positioning an enteral feeding tube within a patient's body
An improved enteral feeding tube (10) having a distal (12) and a proximal end (14). The tube (10) has a generally circular cross-section, and includes an attachment (22) made of flexible...
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5017193 |
Infant feeding device
An infant feeding device (10) disclosed includes a flexible elongated tube (12) including a longitudinal bore (14) therethrough for delivering liquid into the stomach of an infant. The tube (12)...
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4983170 |
Nasogastric device
Novel system for providing lubricity to the surface of a nasogastric intubation device, which system comprises a substantially homogeneous mixture consisting essentially of: (1) an effective amount...
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4954130 |
Catheter/heparin lock and method of using same
An improved intravenous catheter/heparin lock combination having a tip, a body, an IV port and a movable hollow plug; the exterior of the plug having a self-sealing membrane through which needles...
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4925446 |
Removable inflatable intragastrointestinal device for delivering beneficial agents
A removable inflatable beneficial agent delivery device that is adapted to reside in the stomach for a prolonged time period. The device comprises (1) an inflatable member which in its deflated...
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4874365 |
Feeding tube facilitating improved placement and permitting subsequent delivery of a second prescribed product and method therefor
A naso-gastric feeding tube (10) includes a hollow, flexible tube (12) having an open, proximal end (14) permanently secured to a hollow adapter (16), forming an integral unit. A stylet (56) is...
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4863424 |
Tubular medical device and method of making and using the same
This invention relates generally to a tubular medical device, and more particularly to a tubular medical device for fluid feeding to or fluid drainage from a body cavity. The invention describes...
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4850983 |
Stylet wire retainer
An enteral feeding tube assembly for the administration of fluids to a patient having a semi-rigid stylet guide wire for assisting in the insertion of the feeding tube into the patient's stomach...
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4828550 |
Enteral feeding and suction tube assembly
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...
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4798597 |
Flexible composite intubation tube
The composite intubation tube has an outer pliable outer layer of plastic material and an inner concentric layer made of a hydrophilic polymer which becomes very soft and flexible in a wetted...
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4781704 |
Feeding tube assembly with collapsible outlet connector
An enhanced non-occluding feeding assembly for the administration or aspiration of fluids to a patient comprising a tube having an enlarged, resilient bolus near its distal end to which a weighted...
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4778455 |
Catheter
A nutritive catheter is assembled by attaching a head to the distal end of a main tubing having a duct therethrough, the head being formed from a composition comprising a flexible synthetic resin...
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4771765 |
Heart assist device and method of use
Improved heart assist devces are disclosed. An improved heart assist device includes a catheter having a first lumen and a second lumen. An inflatable intraventricular balloon is located at the...
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4769016 |
Venous catheter
A venous catheter comprising a flexible and resilient tube of synthetic polymer, provided with a tubular tip made of titanium alloy, which confers to the end of the catheter both inherent...
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4769014 |
Gastroenteric feeding tube for endoscopic placement
A gastroenteric feeding tube for endoscopic placement includes an elongated tubular main portion, a weighted bolus portion on the distal end of the main portion and a flexible cord element which...
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