Infant Feeding Tube

It is a polyvinyl, disposable tube, used for feeding sick infants. It comes in various sizes ranging from 5 to 9. It is passed into the stomach via the nostril just like a Ryle's tube. It is also used in treatment of volvulus in infants and for diagnosis of tracheo-esophageal fistula, duodenal atresia, choanal atresia and imperforate anus. It can be used to collect the gastric lavage for pus cells, meconium and for giving stomach wash.

It can be used as a urinary catheter for collection of urine, diagnosis of posterior urethral valve obstruction. In the NICU, it can be used for umbilical vein cannulation. In the intensive care unit, it is used for suction of the endotracheal tube in on intubated child. In an older child, it may be used for venesection.

Features:

Manufactured from soft, Non Toxic, medical grade PVC.
Distal end is coned with two lateral eyes.
Proximal end is provided with female luer mount for easy connection to feeding syringe.
Tube with radio-opaque line.
Smooth, low friction surface facilitates easy introduction.
Disposable ,Sterile ,single use.

Gastroentrology Category

Gastroenterology involves the overall understanding of the normal gastrointestinal organs action. Gastroenterologists have to understand motility - the movement of material through the stomach and intestine, the digestion and absorption of nutrients and the function of the liver.

Infant Feeding Tube