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Factors that contribute to tube clogging pt.1 – Tuesday Tube Facts
Did you know...? Factors such as narrow tube internal diameter, longer feeding tubes, tube tip location, slow feeding infusion rates, and formation of EN formula precipitate from contact with acidic gastric secretions contribute to the risk of tube...
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The TubeClear System – Clinical Study of Mechanical Enteral Tube Declogging in a Skilled Nursing Facility
Robert Buckley RN, CCMSteve Heisa, RN August 2021NeuroRestorative, Riverton, UtahIntroduction The use of enteral feeding tubes has greatly enhanced delivery of nutrition, fluids and medications in the clinical setting. Despite the benefits, some of these enteral...
TubeClear Receives FDA Clearance for New GJ-Specific Clearing Stem Model
BELLEFONTE, PA – Actuated Medical, Inc. (AMI) recently received its sixth Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the TubeClear® system. Clearance number K200646 introduces a Clearing Stem model that is compatible with select gastro-jejunostomy (GJ)...
Comparing Options for Clearing Clogged Feeding Tubes
No one wants a clogged feeding tube. They impact the patient’s ability to receive adequate nutrition and keep medication on schedule.[1] If the clog cannot be cleared, the tube is replaced. Tube replacement can be a painful, risky, and costly procedure that can...
Prophylactic use of the TubeClear system reduces feeding tube material buildup and enables optimal enteral nutrition delivery.
Enteral nutrition (EN) is provided for patients that have a functioning lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract but are unable to orally ingest nutrients and medication and are at risk for malnutrition.[1] Feeding tubes (Tubes) provide these patients essential nutrition,...
Declogging Methods vs. Clogged Feeding Tubes
Corrected 12/20/2019: Calculation on the increased effectiveness corrected.
TubeClear System More Effective at Clearing Clogged Feeding Tubes
In a recent study published in Nutrition in Clinical Practice by Christopher M. Garrison, Ph.D., RN, CNE, the TubeClear system was found to be significantly more effective at removing clogs from feeding tubes than water or enzyme-based clog-clearing treatments.[1]...
Syringe Force on Clogged Feeding Tubes
Many people think feeding tubes are merely used to deliver nutrition (i.e., feeding formula), however, they deliver life-sustaining medications too - it’s no wonder they tend to clog. At Actuated Medical, Inc., we developed the TubeClear System to keep enteral therapy...
The Impact of Clogged Feeding Tubes
Exhibiting the TubeClear System at the Oley Foundation’s Annual Conference was a new experience for the Actuated Medical team. While many conferences and trade shows target a specific audience, this one is a little different. A non-profit organization providing support to patients on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) or enteral nutrition (EN) and their families, the Oley Foundation invites everyone associated with these two nutritional health requirements to its Annual Conference. Attendees ranged from gastroenterologists and dietitians to the tube-fed patients themselves, allowing a glimpse at the bigger picture of EN and the impact of clogs. These are patients who rely on TPN or EN for their nutrition, medication, and hydration needs as they battle numerous conditions. For them, that tube is their lifeline – their world.
It was a humbling experience, to say the least. These individuals know feeding tubes, and they know clogs. In literature, clogs occur as often as 35% of the time. It seems like a small problem. But for the individual who experiences one, it’s a problem that can grow and affect many aspects of their lives.
New Website for the TubeClear System Features Improved Usability and Additional Clearing Stem Models
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2019For more information: Maureen L. Mulvihill, Ph.D./814-355-0003 www.ActuatedMedical.com info@actuatedmedical.com New Website for the TubeClear System Features Improved Usability and Additional Clearing Stem Models BELLEFONTE, PA –...
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Factors the contribute to tube clogging pt.2 – Tuesday Tube Facts
Did you know...? Many factors (e.g., insufficient water flushes, contaminated formula, aspiration for gastric residuals, and improper medication preparation and administration) can contribute to the risk of tube clogging.[1]References: Escuro, A.A., Burns, B.,...
Uncertainty in Literature about Enteral Nutrition – Tuesday Tube Facts
Did you know...? Uncertainty in the literature about feeding tube choices, practices, and transitions requires clinicians to draw on incomplete and sometimes conflicting evidence, personal experience, economic realities, and compassion to deliver supportive...
EN for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer – Tuesday Tube Facts
Did you know...? Head & neck cancer and the treatment modalities have significant nutritional impacts. Patients often need nutrition support which can include enteral nutrition. The type of feeding tube placed, when the EN begins, and the type of formula can all...
Prophylactic use of the TubeClear system reduces feeding tube material buildup and enables optimal enteral nutrition delivery.
Enteral nutrition (EN) is provided for patients that have a functioning lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract but are unable to orally ingest nutrients and medication and are at risk for malnutrition.[1] Feeding tubes (Tubes) provide these patients essential nutrition,...
TubeClear System More Effective at Clearing Clogged Feeding Tubes
In a recent study published in Nutrition in Clinical Practice by Christopher M. Garrison, Ph.D., RN, CNE, the TubeClear system was found to be significantly more effective at removing clogs from feeding tubes than water or enzyme-based clog-clearing treatments.[1]...
Syringe Force on Clogged Feeding Tubes
Many people think feeding tubes are merely used to deliver nutrition (i.e., feeding formula), however, they deliver life-sustaining medications too - it’s no wonder they tend to clog. At Actuated Medical, Inc., we developed the TubeClear System to keep enteral therapy...