Prototype Feeding Tube Would Prevent Placement in Lungs

A new feeding tube being developed by a University of Utah startup company would prevent placement of the feeding tube in the lungs, which often results in death, according to a news release from the University of Utah.

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The company, Veritract, is developing the Smart Feeding Tube, equipped with a live camera and steering mechanism that enables placement of feeding tubes with much more accuracy than is currently possible.

 

More than 40,000 feeding tubes are mistakenly placed in patients’ lungs each year, resulting in an estimated 6,000 deaths.

 

Read the release on feeding tubes.

 

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