Patent ID: 7699818
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: A61B,A61J,A61M

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; 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: said swallowable weight being adapted to deflate under control of a user; wherein the inserter element comprises a curved insertion section which conforms to an anatomy of the patient's nasal passages; wherein the curved insertion section is adapted to be inserted, with the guide element, through the patient's nasal passages and to the patient's oropharynx to position the first 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.