A catheter with an imaging assembly is disclosed. The catheter is used with a console for viewing and/or storing images obtained from the catheter. The catheter may be a feeding tube assembly. The imaging assembly on the feeding tube assembly allows a user to confirm placement of the feeding tube assembly in the patient's alimentary canal.

A catheter with an imaging assembly is disclosed. The catheter is used with a console for viewing and/or storing images obtained from the catheter. The catheter may be a feeding tube assembly. The imaging assembly on the feeding tube assembly allows a user to confirm placement of the feeding tube assembly in the patient's alimentary canal.

Disclosed is an NGT system, the system comprises a nasogastric tube having a diameter and length configured to pass through an esophagus such that the lumen of the NGT maintains fluid communication with a portion of the digestive tract, and a digestive tract sensor operatively associated with the NGT, the digestive tract sensor configured to sense from inside the body and transmit signals in response to one or both of conditions relating to nourishment states of the digestive tract, and positioning of the NGT.

A hub component for a vented connector including a generally elongate cylindrical body having a first end and a second end. The first end of the hub component includes one or more fingers or clips for engagement with one or more vents of the vented connector. The second end of the hub component can be configured for compatible engagement with a carbon dioxide detector.

A hub component for a vented connector including a generally elongate cylindrical body having a first end and a second end. The first end of the hub component includes one or more fingers or clips for engagement with one or more vents of the vented connector. The second end of the hub component can be configured for compatible engagement with a carbon dioxide detector.

A method of administering a liquid food product to one or more dysphagic patients comprises introducing liquid food product into a measuring apparatus, the measuring apparatus comprising a stand supporting a fluid container and a valve, and a receptacle disposed beneath the fluid container; actuating the valve to release liquid food product from the fluid container into the receptacle for a predetermined time period; measuring the amount of liquid food product remaining in the fluid container; and from this determining whether the liquid food product is of a viscosity appropriate for the one or more dysphagic patients. The apparatus described herein is also useful in evaluating viscosity or flowability of other materials.

Intelligent systems are disclosed for monitoring of enteral feeding pumps. The systems include a structure with a pivot mechanism, a fluid pump, a force-responsive electrical component, and an optional computing device. The pivot mechanism moves in response to force. The fluid pump moves feeding fluid, and the force-responsive electrical component changes electrical properties in response to force and alters resistance in the presence of an obstruction. The optional computing device can transmit an alert to a healthcare provider, for example, via smartphone. The force-responsive electrical component provides an electrical response in proportion to tension on a conduit and decreases resistance when there is an obstruction in the conduit. The systems sends an alert signal when the electrical response indicates an obstruction in the conduit.

The present invention relates to a method for operating a feeding system for feeding a patient with a liquid feed, which liquid feed is stored in a reservoir, which reservoir is fluidically connected to a tube which has an inlet end for receiving the liquid feed from the reservoir and an outlet end for dispensing the liquid feed toward the patient and is adapted to convey said liquid feed contained in the reservoir to the patient. In order to reduce the volume of feed contained in the feeding system to be discharged after stopping the pumping device, the present invention provides a method and a feeding system allowing a purging phase ordered by the controller assigned to the pumping device, in which the supply of liquid from the reservoir is stopped and a purging fluid drives liquid feed contained in the tube toward the outlet end and wherein the controller stops the introduction of the purging fluid at the end of the purging phase.