CORTRAK® Enteral Access System

CORTRAK is the ONLY system on the market today with FDA 510(k) clearance that both guides clinicians through the feeding placement and then confirms the final feeding tube tip position......X-Ray Free! The tip of the feeding tube stylet is an electromagnetic transmitter. A receiver unit is placed at the patient's Xiphoid process and acquires the signal from the stylet as it moves through the patient during the placement procedure. A representation of the track of the tube is shown on the computer monitor with both a 2-D (anterior) and a 3-D (Depth Cross Section) view.

This additional depth view is what makes CORTRAK even more accurate than X-ray! According to a multi-center study¹, 99.5% of placements correlated with abdominal X-ray by capturing the posterior movement of the feeding tube after contrast! CORTRAK is the ONLY device that offers the following benefits:

Improved Clinical Outcomes

• Eliminate placement complications/Avoid lung intubations
• Reduce X-ray exposure
• More efficient/faster placement
• Reduced T3 (Time to Therapy)
• Ability to check for migration by reinserting the stylet while the tube is indwelling

Cost Reduction

• Virtually eliminate X-ray cost associated with feeding tube placement confirmation
• Achieve early enteral access sooner, thereby reducing LOS and infection rates

¹Radiographic Verification of Bedside Feeding Tube Placement Using an Electromagnetic Guided Placement Device, Powers, J. Luebbehusen, M, et al, St. Vincent Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Methodist Hospital, Clarian Health Partners, Indianapolis, IN

CORFLO® Enteral Feeding Tubes

CORFLO® Enteral feeding tubes from CORPAK MedSystems offer advantages to your patients unlike any other feeding tubes available including:

• Patented ULTRA anti-clog outlet port significantly reduces the occurrence of clogging.
• The largest selection of adult, pediatric, and neonatal feeding tubes to allow one-stop sourcing for all your feeding tubes hospital or system-wide.
• Patented TRAK feeding tubes: The ONLY feeding tube that can be used with the CORTRAK® Enteral Access System.
• CORFLO Anti-IV prevents inadvertent feeding into an IV line. Compatible only with oral tip syringes for pediatric and neonatal use.

The Ultimate in Patient Safety

• All CORFLO feeding tubes are printed with centimeter marks for increased patient safety and intubation accuracy.
• The entire CORFLO polyurethane feeding tube line is color coded to correspond to varying lengths.
• Stylet lengths are matched to the CORFLO feeding tubes.

Clinician Convenience and Patient Comfort

• Flow-through stylets to flush and aspirate during the insertion procedure.
• Water activated lubricant on all polyurethane feeding tubes for greater patient comfort during intubation and effortless stylet removal.
• 100% radiopaque for X-ray confirmation.
• Weighted tubes use multiple tungsten weights allowing for flexibility and greater comfort during intubation.
• "Y" ports on all CORFLO polyurethane feeding tubes minimize touch contamination and makes flushing easy.

Farrell® Valve Gastric Pressure Relief System

The Farrell Valve is the ONLY system that offers passive gastric venting in a closed system. The system is used for relieving gastric pressure for many enterally fed patients by eliminating the buildup of gastric reflux and gas in the stomach and around the outside of the feeding tube.

Patients receiving continuous enteral nutrition therapy via an NG/NJ tube or a gastrostomy tube are most likely to benefit from the Farrell Valve if they are experiencing extreme discomfort or gastric distension due to a variety of clinical conditions including:

• Enteral feeding intolerance (vomiting, aspiration, abdominal distention)
• Gastric dysmotility
• Decreased stomach capacity due to gastric surgery (anti-reflux, Fundoplication)
• Neurological impairment
• CPAP therapy or mechanical ventilation

The FARRELL VALVE System provides the following benefits

• Relieves pain from gastric distension
• Prevents loss of medications
• Prevents loss of calories
• Substantially increases patient comfort
• Reduces the threat of aspiration pneumonia¹
• Eliminates the pain and discomfort associated with fluid and gas retention^2,3
• Decreases pressure on recent Fundoplications and other surgical procedures²
• Reach caloric goals and reduce complications associated with Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)

¹Kazi N, et al. Enteral Feeding Associated Gastroesophageal Reflux and Aspiration Pneumonia: A Review. Nutrition Reviews. 1996;54,10:324-328.

²Dunn J, et al. Long-term Quantitative Results Following Fundoplication and Antroplasty for Gastroesophageal Reflux and Delayed Gastric Emptying in Children. Am J. Surg. 1998;175:27-29

³Fonkalsrud E, et al. Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children: A combined Hospital Study of 7467 Patients. Pediatrics, 1998;101,3:419-422

NOTE: Citations 1,2,3 are for reference purposes only. These studies were not about the Farrell Valve, nor are the authors endorsing the product. However, they do support the need for alleviating gastric pressure in certain patient groups.

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