Covidien Kendall Entriflex Nasogastric Feeding Tube With Stylet

Features

• Kendall Entriflex Nasogastric Feeding Tube with Safe Enteral Connection to address the 2006 JCAHO Tubing Misconnections Sentinel Alert
• Coated with Hydromer hydrophilic lubricant which allows for easy removal of stylet once tube has been placed
• Radiopaque polyurethane material is easily detectable via X-Ray or fluoroscope
• Y-Port connectors side port allows medication or fluid delivery without having to disconnect feeding adapter
• Centimeter (cm) markings allow for ease of placement and tracking of tube migration
• Weighted feeding tubes with and without flow through stylets
• Purple feeding port indicates nutritional port, not I.V. access
• The tube can dwell upto 30 days with proper care and maintainance
• Tube can be unclogged by using a syringe larger than 30cc filled with warm water, gently push back and forth until the tube is unclogged
• Clogging of tube can be prevented by flushing the tube frequently and flush with at least 30cc of water BEFORE and AFTER delivering medication or checking residuals, before and after starting/finishing feeding, and at least every 4 hours to keep tube patent.