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1. A gastrointestinal feeding and aspirating device, comprising:
an aspirating channel having an external end portion to be disposed outside a patient's body, said external end portion having an opening for connection to a source of suction, and having an internal end portion to be disposed in the patient's stomach and extending into a proximal segment of duodenum, said internal end portion having orifices for intake of matter to be removed from the body; and a feeding channel having an external end portion to be disposed outside the body, said external end portion having an opening adapted to receive liquid food to be transported through the channel, and having an internal end portion to be disposed in the proximal segment of the duodenum, said internal end portion having an orifice therein for the discharge of food at the device distal end, said feeding channel further having a pinhole channel leading to the aspiration channel, opening in close proximity to the feeding channel internal end portion, wherein the pinhole channel has an inner diameter in the range of from about 0.0005 inches to about 0.001 inches and a removable pin in the pinhole channel, whereby said pinhole channel is of a size to provide a flow of recirculated digestive juices in the range of between about 20 ml/minute to about 50 ml/minute between the aspiration channel and the feeding channel. |
