The NutriVent™ nasogastric catheter is indicated whenever gastric drainage and enteral
nutrition have to be combined with abdominal pressure measurements (i.e., peritonitis, obesity,
multiple blood transfusions, polytrauma) or pleural pressure measurements (patients undergoing
invasive or noninvasive mechanical ventilation). Measurements obtained from the NutriVent™
cathether allow to accurately calculate both lung and thoracic compliance/elastance.
These data are essential to estimate work of breathing and lung stress.
Due to the wide range of indications and their clinical relevance, the NutriVent™ catheter can be considered as an alternative to conventional nasogastric tubes in any critical patient.
Features
• Clear graduated polyurethane feeding catheter.• Radiopaque stripe along the whole catheter lenght , with 2 markers at the gastric and esophageal balloons to ensure proper positioning.
• 2 balloons for measuring gastric and esophageal pressures.
• Universal Y-connector allowing administration of fluids, if needed.
• Biocompatibility of materials allows a prolonged use of the catheter, as indicated in the User Guide.
After inflating the catheter balloons with 4 mL of air, esophageal and gastric pressures can be measured by a pressure transducer connected to a common monitoring system through a specific interface cable. Alternatively, the catheter can be directly connected to the mechanical ventilator, provided it is equipped with an auxiliary pressure port.
KIT COMPONENTS:
A) - Basic kit, esophageal pressure (1 balloon)• catheter,
• guide wire,
• 1 syringe 10 mL,
• lubricant gel (for catheter and guide wire)
B) - Basic kit, gastric & esophageal pressure (2 balloons)
• catheter,
• guide wire,
• 2 syringes 10 mL,
• lubricant gel (for catheter and guide wire)
C) - Complete kit, esophageal pressure (1 balloon)
• catheter,
• guide wire,
• 1 syringe 10 mL,
• lubricant gel (for catheter and guide wire),
• 1 sensing line with Medex pressure transducer
D) - Complete kit, gastric & esophageal pressure (2 balloons)
• catheter,
• guide wire,
• 2 syringes 10 mL,
• lubricant gel (for catheter and guide wire),
• 2 sensing lines with Medex pressure transducer
E) - The complete kits listed above may include a connecting line specific for the following ventilators:
• GE ventilator,
• HAMILTON Galileo and HAMILTON-G5 ventilators
Accessories - Catheter/monitor interface cable:
when ordering the NutriVent™ catheter, please add detailed information on your monitoring system, so that the proper interface cable can be provided.
