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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2013
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
John Fang, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Mark Adams, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Dylan McCreedy, St. Louis, MO (US);
Tim Nieman, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Omar Galiano, Fairfax, VA (US);
Brett Richins, Layton, UT (US);
Shawn Andrus, Big Rapids, MI (US);
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides devices and methods for safe, easy and cost effective means of placing and verifying proper placement of nasogastric and nasoenteric feeding tubes. Specifically, an integrated feeding device including a tube operable to deliver a nutritional and/or medicinal substance to the gastrointestinal tract, an optical system including a light source, flexible optical fibers or a camera, and a lens, and a steering system is disclosed. The components of the system, namely the optical system and the steering system, may be integrated into the tube.