What is an ENFit transition connector?
Vesco ENFit Transition Connector has an ENFit female tip to be compatible for enteral applications including initial tube placement, bolus feeding, flushing, hydration, aspiration, residuals and administering medication. It features enteral specific irrigation syringes and 1mL graduated length markings.
What does ENFit mean?
ENFit is a global change to make all enteral (tube feeding) devices specific to tube feeding. Every extension set, syringe, long tube/PEG, and NG-tube will be designed with a specific ENFit end so that you can only use products designed for enteral/tube feeding access.
Why was ENFit created?
GEDSA has developed the ISO Standard Stay Connected initiative for using safer connectors in medical device tubing. The name of the enteral connectors tied to this initiative is ENFit. ENFit connectors were designed with patient safety in mind, as they help to avoid misconnections.
What are ENFit syringes used for?
Background: The ENFit® system is the new industry standard for enteral connectors. It promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of misconnection between unrelated systems by implementing a unique mechanical design. The syringes are available in 2 tip versions: low dose and standard dose.
What is a Lopez valve used for?
The Lopez Valve is designed to help you save time by eliminating the use of nasogastric (NG) tube plugs and poor syringe connections while keeping you safe from accidental exposure to infectious bodily fluids.
What is the approximate adoption rate of ENFit connectors in North America?
ENFIT TODAY The European Union has been using ENFit connectors for over two years without a single reported adverse event. In North America, the conversion rate is about 30% with many institutions slated to begin conversion in 2020.
What is ENFit compatible?
What is ENFit? A New Standard in Enteral Connectors. ENFit is an enteral-specific connector designed to help reduce the risk of enteral tube feeding misconnections and improve patient safety. The ENFit connector helps ensure that connectors do not connect to ports other than ENFit compatible tube feeding connectors.
Who manufactures ENFit?
NeoMed
NeoMed. NeoMed is a global volume leader for the manufacture of ENFit® (standard and low dose) and oral/enteral syringes serving the neonatal community since 2007.
What type of tube is a Dobhoff?
A Dobhoff tube is a narrow-bore flexible tube with a diameter of 4 mm, used to deliver enteral nutrition. It is used in patients with a functional gastrointestinal tract, but who are unable to meet their nutritional requirements through oral intake [1,2].
Do Lopez valves come in different sizes?
No. It has only one size.
Why is enteral nutrition needed?
Enteral nutrition reduces the risk of malnourishment, or a lack of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. If your loved one isn’t able to eat enough calories throughout the day, they’re more likely to lose weight and experience serious health problems.
What are the benefits of the enfit change?
ENFIt is a global initiative that was developed to reduce the likelihood of misconnections and accidental disconnection by creating a unique design that does not allow connectivity with connectors for any other clinical use. What are the benefits of ENFit? The primary benefits of the ENFit change are enhanced patient safety and convenience.
What are the benefits of the enfit connector?
The primary benefits of the ENFit change are enhanced patient safety and convenience. increases familiarity in healthcare settings. The unique connector design helps ensure that enteral tubing and syringes are able to connect only to feeding tubes. from accidentally pulling away from the tubing.
What foods can be changed to include the enfit connector?
All enteral feeding products with a connector will be changed to include the ENFit connector. This includes syringes, gravity sets, pump sets, extension sets, and even feeding tubesthemselves. Nearly everyone who uses enteral feeding products will be impacted.
Is there an enfit enteral feeding connector for Infinity?
Moog has created an ENFit Enteral Feeding Connector Infographic designed to help readers understand how the upcoming industry-wide transition to ENFit-only products may impact them. Download the infographic below. Did you know that there are Infinity enteral delivery sets currently available with only an ENFit enteral feeding connector?