Patent ID: 7740620
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: A61B,A61J

Abstract:
1. A nasogastric tube insertion system for inserting a nasogastric tube in a human patient comprising: a guide element for insertion into the patient's stomach; a nasogastric feeding tube having a retaining structure adapted to slidably move along said guide element; and an inserter element adapted to engage an end of said guide element to enable insertion of said guide element through a patient's nasal passages and into the patient's oropharynx; wherein the guide element comprises: wherein the inserter element comprises a curved insertion section which is configured to follow a curved insertion path through the nasal passages of the patient, wherein the curved insertion section is constructed with a curve that generally conforms to the anatomy of the patient's nasal passages and the curved insertion path; wherein the curved insertion section is adapted to be inserted, with the guide element, along the curved insertion path, through the patient's nasal passages, and to the patient's oropharynx to position the end of the guide element in the patient's oropharynx; wherein the guide element is separately insertable into the patient's stomach prior to insertion of the nasogastric tube; said nasogastric feeding tube further comprising: a tubular section having at least one lumen; a proximal end having at least one port in communication with said lumen and adapted to receive fluid for delivery through said tubular section; and a distal end having at least one exit port in communication with said lumen.