An improved feeding tube for patients with gastrointestinal obstruction

摘要

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an improved enteric feeding tube 100 that allows patients with absolute dysphagia and blocks in the gastrointestinal tract 126 to taste and swallow fluid diet 124. The middle portion 106 of such a feeding tube 100 comprises of a plurality of eyelets 112 in the feeding tube 100, a plurality of receptacle members 110 encircling the tube where the plurality of eyelets 112 are present and a mesh 114 extending from the tube 100 towards the receptacle members 110. When there is an intake of fluid diet 124, the receptacle members 110 transiently hold the fluid diet 124 and facilitates their entry into the feeding tube 100 through the eyelets 112 present in the feeding tube 100.