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Gastrointestinal Tubes

Category
Gastrointestinal Tubes
Product & Manufacturer	Comments
Andersen Products Miller-Abbott Type Intestinal Tubes Andersen Margaret Garibay 800-523-1276 http://www.anpro.com	AN-20 Andersen Long Weighted Sump Tube is designed for intestinal intubation and vacuum aspiration of patients with ileus and hypoactive bowel sounds. Device has a tungsten-weighted capsule and outer tubing made of medical grade PVC. AN-21 Andersen Miller-Abbot Type Intestinal Tube has an inflatable latex balloon tip and unweighted tube for aspiration of liquid and air from gastrointestinal tract and temporary management of early mechanical obstruction in small and large intestines. Outer tubing made of medical grade PVC. AN-22 has inflatable a tungsten weighted inflatable latex balloon tip for aspiration of liquid and air from the gastrointestinal tract and temporary management of early mechanical obstruction in small and large intestines. Outer tubing made of medical grade PVC
Product & Manufacturer	Comments
Medovations Weightright(TM) Mercury-Free Bougie Medovations, Inc. 800-558-6408 http://www.medovations.com	Tungsten filled WEIGHTRIGHT(TM) Bougie Maloney (tapered tip) and Hurst (blunt tip) styles offered Comparable weight and feel of traditional mercury-filled bougies Trade-In: Medovations will recycle your mercury-filled bougies free of charge on a unit-for-unit basis
Product & Manufacturer	Comments
Pilling Bougie Tube Pilling 800-523-6507	Maloney style and Hurst style bougies weighted with tungsten gel
Product & Manufacturer	Comments
Rusch Mercury-Free Bougie Rusch Fernando Plata Product Manager 800-524-7722 x210 http://www.rusch.com	Maloney and Hurst styles available. From the homepage, select "catalog" and then search on the keyword "bougie" to view these products. Tungsten filled with a silicone casing

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Replacement of Mercury-Filled Esophageal Devices This information guide reviews tungsten-filled dilators as a suitable alternative to mercury-filled dilators. It is a publication of the University of Michigan Pollution Prevention Program. http://www.p2000.umich.edu/mercury_reduction/mr1.htm

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