Non-occluding high flow enteral feeding tube
US4594074A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J15/0026
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved, non-occluding high fluid flow enteral feeding tube including a non-collapsible bolus carried on a distal end of the tube. The bolus having at least one opening defining a tube outlet. The one opening being defined by generally vertical bolus side walls having a selected transverse sectional height ranging from a height equal to at least one-half the inner diameter of the tube to no more than a height equal to the sum of the tube inner diameter and the thickness of the tube wall. The bolus further including an upwardly inclining internal bolus floor to gradually direct fluid from the tube, through the bolus and out of the opening minimizing disturbance of fluid flow rate.
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