Development and Technology Transfer of the Syncro Blue Tube (Gabriel) Magnetically Guided Feeding Tube
Abstract
Further Development and Technology Transfer of the Syncro BLUETUBE (Gabriel) Magnetically Guided Feeding Tube. New Primary Investigator, Sabry Gabriel, MD. Proposals for Phase 1 (FY 08 $424,000.00) and Phase 2 (FY 09 $1,361,000.00). Background: The successful administration of enteral feeding tubes directly into the small bowel (post-pyloric position) has long been viewed as a superior clinical alternative in the feeding of seriously ill patients. Successfully achieving the bedside placement of small bowel feeding tubes has historically met with very low success rates and is the root cause of significant delays in time to feeding. This results in a significant level of patient morbidity and mortality, and accounts for a substantial portion of the costs incurred within the ICU setting. Objective: This project will address two separate and serious problems. 1.) The inability of clinicians to easily and safely achieve a small bowel placement at the bedside. 2.) Address the complication of enteral feeding tubes inadvertently intubating the trachea.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1038950
Entities
People
- Avinesh Bhar
- Denis Ashley
- Leslie Swadene
- Sabry Gabriel
- William M. Thompson