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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Art Healthcare Ltd., Natania, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ART Healthcare Ltd., Natania, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 15/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/03 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 15/0084 (2015.05); A61B 5/036 (2013.01); A61B 5/4211 (2013.01); A61B 5/4277 (2013.01); A61J 15/0003 (2013.01); A61J 15/0007 (2013.01); A61J 15/0049 (2013.01); A61J 15/0073 (2013.01); A61J 15/0076 (2015.05); A61J 15/0042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A naso/orogastric device having backflow blocking means and comprises a naso/orogastric tube sized and shaped for being disposed within the esophagus so that at least a distal end thereof being placed in the stomach lumen of a patient, at least one elastic esophageal body, positioned along the naso/orogastric tube, having a pressure dependent volume, at least one esophageal sensor that detects fluid around at least one segment of the naso/orogastric tube, and a pressure regulator that regulates a pressure within the elastic esophageal body according to the detection.