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Nasogastric tube

US9789029B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

NUTRISEAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP · IL

Inventors

Doron Besser · Nes Ziona, IL
Guy Ben Ezra · Kfar Pines, IL
Avinoam Nevler · Modiin-Maccabim-Reut, IL
Orit Shaked · Ramat Yishai, IL
Eyal Haytman · Kfar Vradim, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 5, 2013
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 5, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61J15/0003
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system comprising: a nasogastric tube comprising: (a) a main lumen having one or more proximal connectors for connecting to a source of substances or pressure; (b) at least four vacuum lumens peripherally surrounding said main lumen; and (c) at least four suction ports for sealingly drawing an inner wall of an esophagus thereagainst, each of said at least four suction ports associated with a different one of said at least four vacuum lumens, wherein said at least four suction ports are distributed between at least two different locations along a longitudinal axis of said nasogastric tube.

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