Patent ID: 8285399
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: A61B,A61J

Abstract:
1. A feeding tube for at least one of total parental nutrition and medicine dosing of a patient comprising: a tubular member configured to carry at least one of nutrients and medicine; at least one sensor interconnected to the tubular member for internal monitoring of a patient's vital functions, one of the sensors being connected with an ECG signal monitoring device which continuously monitors an ECG signal of the patient; and the ECG signal monitoring device using the ECG signal for positioning the feeding tube in an esophagus of the patient in an optimal position; wherein the ECG signal is measured as a function of the position of the feeding tube and an inversion of the ECG signal indicates a position, which acts as a reference position from which the feeding tube is moved a pre-specified distance within the patient's esophagus to reach the optimal position; and wherein the ECG signal monitoring device generates an acoustic signal in response to the feeding tube position crossing an inversion point of the ECG signal.