Patent ID: 7097632

Claim:
A nasogastric valve system comprising: a nasogastric tube including a first lumen and a second lumen, the first lumen defining a first portion of a first passageway, the second lumen defining a first portion of a second passageway, wherein the first passageway and the second passageway fluidly communicate adjacent a distal end of the nasogastric tube; and a valve connector having a first end and a second end attached to the nasogastric tube, the valve connector including a second portion of the first passageway and a second portion of the second passageway, the valve connector further including a suction port and an introduction port that are spaced apart and in substantially parallel alignment, the suction port and the introduction port being manipulable to establish fluid communication between the second portion of the first passageway and the suction port or the introduction port, the introduction port defining a normally closed valve and the second portion of the second passageway defining a relief port.