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Medical probe or tube suitable in particular for enteral feeding and comprising a flexible tube which has at its distal end a closure cap and at its proximal end a connecting means, and a mandrin with securing means formed corresponding to the connecting means, wherein at the distal end of the tube

Medical probe or tube suitable in particular for enteral feeding and comprising a flexible tube which has at its distal end a closure cap and at its proximal end a connecting means, and a mandrin with securing means formed corresponding to the connecting means, wherein at the distal end of the tube near the closure cap in the tube openings are disposed and the closure cap has a gelatin coating, and preferably on the closure cap over the gelatin coating a further coating of gastric-juice-resistant material is disposed and preferably in the cap a metal head is located.

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A medical device, particularly a catheter or feeding tube comprising: a tube having a passage therethrough, having a proximal end for receiving a flowable substance, a closed leading end portion closing the distal end of said tube, and at least one radial opening in said tube located close to but pr

A medical device, particularly a catheter or feeding tube comprising: a tube having a passage therethrough, having a proximal end for receiving a flowable substance, a closed leading end portion closing the distal end of said tube, and at least one radial opening in said tube located close to but proximal from said closed end portion, said leading end portion comprising a metallic head portion having an axial bore journalled thereinto, and a withdrawable mandrin passing axially through said tube and into said bore in said head portion, and a substantially teardrop shaped bolus surrounding said metallic head portion, the portion of greater radius being at the distal end, said bolus comprising an inner segment of a pharmacologically harmless substance capable of being safely absorbed by the human system and a coating layer coating said inner segment of a physiologically acceptable material substantially resistant to stomach acids.