Gastrostomy Catheter Articles & Analysis
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Gastrostomy tubes often called a G-tube or button feeding tube, is a tube inserted through the belly that brings nutrition directly to the stomach for those who cannot eat enough for adequate nutrition. A G-tube is considered a more long-term feeding method compared to a nasogastric tube, or NG-tube, which carries food to the stomach through the nose. Caring for Your G-Tube Daily care and ...
CoapTech, Inc, a medical device company focused on delivering transformative solutions for minimally-invasive surgery, announced today it has received CE Mark certification, as well as an approved CPT Procedure Code for its PUMA-G System, the world's first and only ultrasound gastrostomy system that allows physicians to place gastrostomy tubes at the point of care, using solely ultrasound ...
ByCoapTech
HemoShear Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage company developing treatments for rare metabolic disorders, today announced the publication of in vitro pharmacology data in the journal Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, demonstrating that the oral small molecule HST5040 may be effective in treating Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA) and Propionic Acidemia (PA). The company has initiated the HERO (HElp ...
CoapTech, a leading medical device start-up pioneering the world’s first and only ultrasound-based feeding tube placement system, announced the closing of a Series B investment of $7 million led by medical device venture capital firm Hunniwell Lake Ventures. They will use funds to commercialize the First FDA-cleared, Ultrasound-based system for Feeding Tube Placement. CoapTech Inc ...
ByCoapTech
CoapTech will use the technology, initially, to bring to market a medical device allowing non-surgical providers to safely perform feeding tube placement at the bedside through a novel procedure termed PUG (Percutaneous Ultrasound Gastrostomy). PUG is a minimally invasive and more cost-effective method for the placement of permanent gastrostomy (feeding) tubes ...
ByCoapTech