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Innovation powered by empathy
Better patient experience goes beyond the clinic, the hospital, the treatment center. Successfully managing pain or getting the nutrition they need to heal, grow, and thrive lets people return to their lives and the things they love. At Avanos, our focus is the future, the next step in the journey.
This means we are constantly innovating, expanding our global footprint, responding to patient and provider needs, all with a singular goal:
Getting patients back to what matters.
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At AVANOS, we share your commitment to helping enteral feeding patients get the nutrition they need.
This drives us to continuously improve and grow our offering to provide your patients with products and services to get them back to the things that matter.
A broad enteral feeding portfolio from neonates and pediatrics to adults, along with the dedicated education, service, and support you and your patients need, is what makes AVANOS enteral feeding a vital lifeline.
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MIC-KEY G-TUBE
Low-profile feeding tube
The MIC-KEY* G delivers enteral nutrition with a low-profile feeding tube to help your patients get the nutrition they need.
MIC-KEY G has been used by clinicians and patients for 25+ years and is a trusted brand worldwide.
- MIC-KEY G has been sold in over 60 countries across 6 continents.
- Clinical data supports the use of MIC-KEY G tubes for replacement for pediatrics and adults.
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MIC-KEY G LOW-PROFILE
Design features
The low-profile tube head is designed to lie close to the skin, making it less visible than standard length tubes.
MIC-KEY extension sets are designed to connect to feeding tubes via a lock-and-key style
valve and create a leak-free connection.
MIC-KEY low-profile feeding tube is immediately cosmetically pleasing.
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Initial Placement Kit
Avanos Initial Placement Kit significantly reduces major complications, such as infection and skin irritation, compared to surgical techniques.
Clinical literature reports that placement of MIC-KEY* and MIC* feeding tubes using the Avanos Initial Placement Kit is safe, effective and minimally invasive.
- Avanos Initial Placement Kit, including the proprietary T-Fasteners and telescopic dilator, is designed to aid in an efficient initial placement of a balloon-retained feeding tube.
- Placing a balloon-retained gastrostomy tube initially with the Avanos Initial Placement Kit significantly avoids the need for a second procedure for tube replacement under general anesthesia (GA).6
- SAF-T-PEXY* T-Fasteners
- Telescopic Dilator
- 12ml Syringes
- Hemostat
- 18G Safety Introducer Needle
- #11 Scalpel
- Over-the-wire Stoma Measuring Device
- .035′′” J-Tip Guidewire
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MIC G
Enteral Feeding Tubes & Kits
The MIC* Gastrostomy / Bolus Feeding Tube are indicated for use in patients who require long term feeding, are unable to tolerate oral feeding, who are at low risk for aspiration, require gastric decompression and / or medication delivery directly into the stomach. MIC* Gastrostomy / Bolus feeding tubes may be placed surgically, percutaneously under fluoroscopic or endoscopic guidance or as a replacement to an existing device using an established stoma tract.
Key benefits
- MIC feeding tubes do not require extension sets as they extend further beyond the body, providing access for clinicians, patients and caregivers.
- MIC feeding tube is held in place by a water-filled balloon to allow for efficient, minimally invasive insertion and removal.
- Novel external ring design is intended to provide external securement.
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At AVANOS, we share your commitment to helping enteral feeding patients get the nutrition they need.
This drives us to continuously improve and grow our offering to provide your patients with products and services to get them back to the things that matter.
A broad enteral feeding portfolio from neonates and pediatrics to adults, along with the dedicated education, service, and support you and your patients need, is what makes AVANOS enteral feeding a vital lifeline.
