The Gabriel® Feeding Tube with Balloon is an innovative system that facilitates enteral feeding access. Once the feeding tube is inside the patient's stomach, the Gabriel Feeding Tube with Balloon uses the body's natural mechanics of peristalsis to advance the tube to the optimal location for safe enteral feeding.
Benefits of the Gabriel Feeding Tube with Balloon
Distal end balloon allows for post pyloric migration using the body’s natural peristalsis
Wire reinforced wall prevents occlusion by kinking
Inflated Balloon allows for accurate end tidal CO2 sampling to detect tracheal misplacement
Distal hole and included thread allow for placement with decreased nasopharyngeal trauma
Balloon size prevents advancement into the lungs and decreases risk of pneumothorax
See our most recent publication in the February 2020 Issue of Critical Care Nursing