Device Category Dossier

Tube, feeding, nasoenteral

Device Category Dossier for Tube, feeding, nasoenteral. Australian ARTG records, sponsors, device class — compiled by arcimedes.

Nasogastric and nasoenteric feeding tubes are devices passed through the nasopharynx and oesophagus into the stomach or small intestine to deliver nutrition and medications. They are used in patients requiring intermittent or continuous enteral nutrition, flushing, and gastrointestinal decompression.