Device and method for placing within a patient an enteral tube after endotracheal intubation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8863746
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12352404

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The present invention is directed to a novel device and method for providing a disposable endotracheal intubation device for use with an auxiliary passageway serving as a guide for the placement of an orogastric or other enterally directed device in a patient. The present invention pertains to a medical catheter device, removably attachable to an endotracheal tube, for guiding the path of an enteral tube into the esophagus of a patient. The catheter device preferably employs an adjustable clamp to fix the position of the catheter relative to the endotracheal tube. The present invention also pertains to a combination medical intubation device comprising an endotracheal tube and a catheter proximate the endotracheal tube to guide the path of an enteral tube. The present invention also pertains to a method of intubating a patient using this combination medical intubation device.

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  • KIM TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, LP

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Totz, Kenneth Alan Houston, US 1 47

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