Magnetically guided feeding tube.The FDA-approved Gabriel[TM] Feeding Tube and Steering Magnet from Syncro Medical Innovations, Inc., is guided into place using a handheld external magnet specially designed for the procedure. A light indicator at the proximal end of the tube provides an immediate signal that the external magnet has captured the small magnet at the tube's distal end. The tube is then magnetically guided into the distal duodenum duodenum: see intestine; pancreas. duodenum First and shortest (9–11 in., or 23–28 cm) segment of the small intestine. It curves down and then up from the pylorus of the stomach, where chyme enters it. , the optimal position for enteral enteral /en·ter·al/ (en´ter'l) enteric. en·ter·al adj. 1. Within or by way of the intestine, as distinguished from parenteral. 2. Enteric. feeding. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Feeding can begin promptly, usually after a single x-ray has verified placement. At bedside, placement can be confirmed by retrieving bile and testing it with pH papers provided with each tube. The Gabriel Feeding Tube can be placed in the distal duodenum in less than 10 minutes without the need for fluoroscopy fluoroscopy /flu·o·ros·co·py/ (fldbobr-ros´kah-pe) examination by means of the fluoroscope. fluo·ros·co·py n. Examination by means of a fluoroscope. Also called radioscopy. , endoscopy endoscopy Examination of the body's interior through an instrument inserted into a natural opening or an incision, usually as an outpatient procedure. Endoscopes include the upper gastrointestinal endoscope (for the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum), the colonoscope (for the , or medication. CIRCLE 80 ON READER SERVICE CARD |
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