Essential Medical Products

The Celestin Tube - the most cost effective and widely used endo-oesophageal product available
Developments in latex technology have made it possible to reinforce latex with nylon to produce a tube that combines resilience with flexibility by the incorporation of a nylon spiral within the walls of a latex cylinder. Such a tube can almost be bent into a circle without loss of its luminal aperture.
This development has been used in the manufacture of an endo-oesophageal tube with greater flexibility than its plastic predecessor, but still retaining the essential concept of the latter. it has been possible to go even further by incorporating new features of technical surgical importance.

The Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is used for the life saving treatment of bleeding oesophageal varices. The tube is passed down the oesophagus, the gastric cuff is inflated, the tube is then retracted until the inflated cuff is caught at the gastro-oesophageal junction. The oesophageal cuff is then inflated, arresting the oesophageal haemorrhage.

The high pressure rubber cuff is ideally suited to this task.

Adult adolescent and paediatric sizes
3 and 4 lumen versions
X-ray opaque location markers between balloons
Closure devices to the oesophgeal and gastric pilot balloons
Clearly marked with uniquely shaped oesophageal and gastric pilot balloons
Firm rubber body tubing to facilitate easier insertion
Soft strong latex compression balloons
Colour coded spigots supplied to occlude the gastric feeding/aspirating and oesophageal aspirating lumens
Supplied Sterile

Phoenix manufactures a variety of catheters for many uses. In addition we can produce specific catheters for any use on request.