Neomed Enteral feeding tube has open distal tips without sharp edges or hidden cavities. Large cut holes can allow tissue migration into the port holes, resulting in broken distal tips or torn/plugged tissue upon removal.
Features
- BPA free.
- DEHP free.
- Latex-free.
- Soft medical grade polymers support nutritive sucking, developmental care and improved outcomes.
- Contaminated feeding tubes offer a pathway to the gut compromising the health of the gastrointestinal system.
- The semi-encapsulated radiopaque stripe and bold insertion markings to at least 32cm help confirm placement.
- A cost-effective solution providing indwell time up to thirty days, minimizing the need for additional tube placements.
- Plugged-style hub closures lend to less bacterial growth than hub closures designed without the ability to plug the lumen or clean hidden reservoirs, threads, caps, or ridges.
Intended User: This device is intended to be used by healthcare professionals.
Patient Target Group: This device is intended to be used in patients of all age groups who require nasogastric/oralgastricenteral feeding.
Indications for Use: This product is intended for use in neonatal and pediatric patients to provide nutrition via nasal or oral gastric placement and is not intended for use beyond 30 days.
Contraindications: The NEOMED Feeding Tube is not intended for individual use longer than 30 days, or in patients with congenital anomalies of the GI tract above the stomach requiring surgical intervention. Follow the hospital feeding tube replacement and maintenance procedures or current AND (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics) recommendations as applicable.
Recommended Placement Procedure:
Insertion Measurement: measure from the tip of the nose to the earlobe and then from the earlobe to midway between the xyphoid process and umbilicus. Centimeter markings are provided on the catheter to assist in the feeding tube placement
A strip of sterile tape can be placed at the target insertion depth of the feeding tube for reference.
Insert the tube slowly and cautiously into the mouth or nose (lubricant is optional); allow the infant to swallow as the tube is advanced.
Continue to advance to the predetermined length.
Precautions: avoid inadvertent placement of the tube into the trachea or inadequate insertion such that the proximal side hole is not fully placed in the stomach. Secure the feeding tube either by holding the tube or taping to the patient before checking for placement.
Verify Feeding Tube Placement: Finalize securement, and verify and document according to hospital protocol (e.g., chest radiograph, aspiration of gastric contents / pH testing). If the tip placement remains uncertain reposition or remove
Recommended Maintenance
The feeding tube should be visually checked for correct position before each administration utilizing tube markings position before each administration utilizing tube markings. Verify proper tube placement before each administration according to hospital protocol.
Routinely inspect patient’s nostril and mouth for tolerating feeding tube position.
Flush feeding tube with sterile water before and after each administration.
Plug feeding tube with tethered closure when not in use.
Recommended Feeding Tube Removal
Flush the feeding tube with 0.5cc–1cc of sterile water.
Plug with tethered closure and/or clamp the feeding tube during tube removal to minimize the risk of aspirating fluids into the trachea during withdrawal.
Gently and slowly withdraw the feeding tube and discard per standard hospital protocol and/or local or national regulations.
Document the feeding tube removal.
Clinical Benefits: Nasogastric/ Oralgastric Feeding Tubes shall facilitate nutrition (and fluid and medication) delivery to stomach via the nose or mouth.
Device Lifetime: Device has been validated for use for up to 30 days.
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