Corflo enteral feeding tubes are designed to provide nutrition to patients who cannot eat by mouth for different medical reasons but still have a functioning digestive system. These tubes can be inserted through the nose or mouth and placed into the stomach, duodenum, or jejunum. They may include a weighted tip to assist with easier placement and feature the ULTRA canoe-shaped anti-clog exit port to help prevent blockages during feeding.

Features

• Non-ENFit connector design.
• Includes a stylet for guided tube placement.
• 3 g weighted tip to support smooth insertion.
• Stylet lengths specifically designed to fit CORFLO feeding tubes.
• Radiopaque material, visible on X-rays for placement confirmation.
• Suitable for delivering nutrition to patients who cannot swallow safely.
• Flow-through stylet enables flushing and aspiration during tube placement.
• ULTRA anti-clog exit port significantly minimizes the risk of tube blockage.
• Integrated Y-port allows for reduced contamination risk and easier flushing.
• Water-activated lubricant applied to reduce insertion discomfort and resistance.
• Compatible TRAK feeding tubes can be used with the CORTRAK Enteral Access System for guided placement.
• Available in a comprehensive range of sizes for adults, children, and infants, offering a complete feeding tube solution for hospitals and medical systems.

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.