Corflo Enteral Feeding Tubes are designed to deliver essential nutrition to patients who cannot consume food orally but have a functioning gastrointestinal system. These clinically engineered enteral tubes can be inserted through the nose or mouth and positioned in the stomach, duodenum, or jejunum. Built for safe, effective feeding support, many models include weighted tips for guided placement and the advanced ULTRA canoe-shaped anti-clog outlet port that helps maintain consistent flow. Reliability, ease of placement, and patient comfort make CORFLO tubes a trusted option in enteral care.

Features

• 1 Gram Weight
• Material: Polyurethane
• Latex-free, DEHP-free
• Color-coded for length
• Smooth Shaped Bolus
• With Anti-clog Feeding Port
• CM markings, proximal Y site.
• MRI Safe after removal of the stylet
• Radiopaque for X-ray confirmation.
• Stylet lengths are suited to CORFLO feeding tubes.
• Used to administer nutrients to individuals who are unable to swallow.
• The ULTRA anti-clog exit port greatly decreases the possibility of clogging.
• Flow-through stylets for flushing and aspiration during the insertion operation.
• Y-ports on all CORFLO feeding tubes reduce contact contamination and facilitate flushing.
• Patented TRAK feeding tubes are the only ones that may be used with the CORTRAK Enteral Access System.
• The broadest assortment of adult, pediatric, and neonatal feeding tubes, allowing you one-stop shopping for all of your feeding tube needs at the hospital or system level.

Indications for Use: The AVANOS CORFLO Feeding Tube is intended for use in those patients who require intermittent or continuous tube feedings via the nasogastric or nasoenteric route.

Device Lifetime: Device has been validated for use up to 30 days.

Tube Maintenance

• Follow your institution/facility/hospital protocol or clinician’s order.
• It is recommended that the tube be irrigated every 4 hours with up to 20 ml of water (up to 10 ml for infants or children) before and after medication administration or when feeding formula is interrupted.
• The feeding tube should be monitored, regularly assessed, and replaced when clinically indicated based on functionality and patient condition.

Complications

Infrequently occurring factors as a result of use or misuse of any feeding tube may include:

• Pneumothorax, GI perforation, Aspiration, Airway obstruction, Tissue irritation or necrosis, Allergic reaction, Contamination, and Delay in diagnosis.
• Delay or misdose of medication or nutrition and related complications or the need for additional medical procedures.

MRI Safety Information

Non-clinical testing demonstrated that the weighted CORFLO Enteral Feeding Tubes are MR Conditional. A patient with this device can be scanned safely immediately after placement under the following conditions:

• Static magnetic field of 3-Tesla or less
• Spatial gradient magnetic field of 720-Gauss/cm or less
• MRI system reported a whole body averaged SAR of 3.0-W/kg (i.e., associated with a calorimetry measured value of 2.8- W/kg)

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Warnings:

• The patient should not lean forward, nor should the head and neck be extended.
• Pre-measurement of tubing length is essential. Do not insert excess. Occlusion may result from the kinking of the tube.
• Coughing may indicate passage of the tube into the trachea. If tracheal passage is suspected, remove the tube. Absence of coughing does not confirm tube placement in the stomach. If resistance is encountered, immediately remove the tube. Notify clinician. Care should be taken if any type of endotracheal device is in place, as it may guide the feeding tube into the trachea. Misplacement of the feeding tube into the trachea or lungs may result in serious injury.
• Tube position in the stomach must be confirmed before flushing and use.
• Never reinsert the stylet when the tube is in the patient.
• Vigorous syringe force should not be used to irrigate, administer liquids, or unblock the tube.

Note: When administering crushed medicine, be sure to crush it finely and dilute it as appropriate (until there are no visible particles) to ensure the solution is of a low enough viscosity to avoid clogging.