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Gastrointestinal aspirating device with suction breakers

US4642092A · kind A · utility

66Cited by
5References
11Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 10, 1984
Grant dateFeb 10, 1987
Priority date—
Expiry dateDec 10, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2210/1053
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an aspirating and feeding device for insertion into a patient's body there is an aspirating lumen and a feeding lumen. A set of primary and secondary orifices are placed through the tube for communication between the aspirating lumen and the exterior of the tube. The size of the primary and secondary orifices relate to each other such that the secondary orifices are smaller than the primary orifices. The feeding lumen has an external end portion to be disposed outside the body and an internal end portion to be disposed in the proximal segment of the small bowel. The internal end portion having an orifice therein for the discharge of food.

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