PVC Disposable Feeding Tube Catheter For Health Care CE ISO Approved Customized

Product Specification

PVC disposable feeding tube catheter for health care CE ISO approved customized sizes

Product description

Material: Silicone stomach tubes are made from medical-grade silicone, a flexible and biocompatible material that is durable and resistant to degradation by gastric fluids.

Design: These tubes typically feature multiple side eyes near the distal end to facilitate drainage and feeding, with radio-opaque lines for X-ray visualization during placement.

Size Range: Available in various sizes to accommodate different patient needs, with options for pediatric and adult use.

Features:

Flexibility and Durability: Silicone stomach tubes are flexible yet durable, allowing for comfortable and long-term use.
Biocompatibility: Silicone is well-tolerated by the body, reducing the risk of irritation or allergic reactions.
Radiopacity: The radio-opaque lines ensure visibility under X-ray, aiding in proper placement confirmation.
Side Eyes: Multiple side eyes enhance drainage and feeding efficiency.
Smooth Surface: The smooth surface of silicone tubes reduces friction during insertion and removal, enhancing patient comfort.
Graduated Markings: Some tubes feature graduated markings for accurate placement and monitoring of insertion depth.

Benefits:

• Feeding Support: Silicone stomach tubes are used for enteral feeding in patients who are unable to eat normally.
• Decompression: These tubes aid in removing excess air and fluids from the stomach, relieving discomfort and preventing complications like aspiration.
• Drainage: Silicone stomach tubes facilitate drainage of gastric contents in cases of gastrointestinal obstruction or excess fluid accumulation.
• Long-Term Use: Silicone tubes are suitable for long-term placement due to their biocompatibility and durability.
• Versatility: These tubes are versatile and can be used in various clinical settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, and home care.
• Easy Maintenance: Silicone tubes are easy to clean and maintain, promoting hygiene and reducing the risk of infections.

Overall, silicone stomach tubes are essential medical devices that play a crucial role in managing gastrointestinal conditions and providing nutrition and support to patients who require enteral feeding or gastric decompression and drainage.

FAQ

1.What is a feeding tube used for?
Tube feeding is a way to provide nutrition when you cannot eat or drink safely by mouth. This can happen if you are unconscious or have trouble swallowing. Besides nutrition, tube feeding can provide fluids and medicines. It can also be used to remove stomach contents.

2.How long can you stay on a feeding tube?
How long can patients stay on a feeding tube? The NG-tube and NJ-tube are meant for short-term use, about four to six weeks. The G-tube and J-tube are used long-term.
 

3.Can you still eat with a feeding tube?
Tube feeding is a way of getting nutrition directly into your stomach or small intestine. Some people with feeding tubes continue to eat food and drink liquids by mouth. You may also receive medicines through the feeding tube.
 

4.What are the three types of feeding tubes?
Your child's feed can be given using one of these types of tubes:
Nasogastric feeding tube (NG)
Nasojejunal feeding tube (NJ)
Gastrostomy tubes, e.g. percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG)
 

5.What is the reason for tube feeding?
Tube feeding can help when children have problems with: Their mouth, food pipe (called oesophagus), or stomach. Swallowing that can lead to choking or aspirating, which happens if food enters the lungs. Taking enough food by mouth to meet their daily nutritional needs.
 

6.How painful is a feeding tube?
The tube can put liquid nutrition, fluid, and medicines directly into your stomach. The tube also may be used to drain liquid or air from the stomach. Your belly may feel sore, like you pulled a muscle, for several days. It will take about a week for the skin around your feeding tube to heal.