Inventors:
Reba Luhrs - Kirkwood MO, US
International Classification:
A61M 29/00, A62B 7/00, A61M 15/08
US Classification:
12820718, 12820024, 606196
Abstract:
A nasal assembly for positioning nasogastric tubing within a patient's nose. The nasal assembly comprises a nasal adapter having a lumen disposed there through for guiding the nasogastric tubing within the nasal adapter. The nasal adapter further has a flange and a tubular portion extending from the flange. The assembly further comprises a sleeve that removeably surrounds a portion of the tubular portion. The sleeve has a body comprising of a compressible material. The body has a front side, a back side and a bore disposed there between for guiding the nasogastric tubing within the sleeve and beyond the back side. The front side contacts against the flange and the back side contacts against the patient's nose wherein the back side remains free from entering the patient's nose while positioning the nasogastric tubing within the patient's nose.