Dublin, Ireland-based Covidien has received 510(k) pre-marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Kangaroo feeding tube with IRIS technology.
The Kangaroo feeding tube is equipped with a camera, using Covidien's Integrated Real-time Imaging System to stream a live video of the patient's anatomy to an IRIS monitor.
"The Kangaroo feeding tube with IRIS technology is truly unique and was built with patient safety in mind," Jim Clemmer, president of medical supplies at Covidien, said in a news release. "Covidien is an industry leader in nutritional delivery and enteral feeding devices, and products such as the Kangaroo feeding tube with IRIS technology are designed to help improve patient outcomes and set new expectations for medical device product safety and innovation around the world."
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