Covidien Kangaroo Feeding Tube with Integrated Camera FDA Cleared

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Covidien Kangaroo Feeding Tube with Integrated Camera FDA Cleared
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Nasogastric feeding tubes can be tricky to float in sedated patients and there’s always risk of ending up intratracheally, i.e. in the lungs, a potentially very dangerous situation. To help avoid improper placement of feeding tubes, Covidien*just received FDA clearance for its Kangaroo feeding tube that lets clinicians see where the tip of the device is headed.

The feeding tube has a 3 mm camera at the tip and the cable that connects it to the touchscreen display features a button to capture photos from the camera.

Product page: Kangaroo… (http://www.covidien.com/kangarooIRIS/pages.aspx)

Press release: Covidien An**unces U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) Clearance for the Kangaroo™ Feeding Tube with IRIS Tech**logy… (http://investor.covidien.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=207592&p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=1918175)

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