Small bore feeding tubes are used to provide essential nutrition and medication to patients at risk of malnutrition and dehydration due to an inability to ingest orally (1). Clogging is one of the most frequent mechanical complications of feeding tubes (2,3). Tubes are more likely to become clogged when powdered, crushed, acidic, or alkaline medications […]

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TubeClear System Clears Clogged NE Tubes: Benchtop Study

Nov 26, 2015 | Bench Study

Small bore feeding tubes are used to provide essential nutrition and medication to patients at risk of malnutrition and dehydration due to an inability to ingest orally (1). Clogging is one of the most frequent mechanical complications of feeding tubes (2,3). Tubes...

Partnership with PSU Nursing School

Feb 26, 2014 | News

Actuated Medical’s partnership with Penn State’s College of nursing helped speed TubeClear to market and ensure clinician adoption. Janice Penrod, director of the Center for Nursing Research at Penn State’s College of Nursing commented, “It’s a perfect...