Nasogastric Feeding Tube Reader
designed by: Angela Tay & Brian Mizrahi


Exchange semester at Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
collaboration with Hospital Máxima Medisch Centrum

The mispositioning of feeding tubes in premature infants can be a deadly mistake. The Nasogastric Feeding Tube Reader enables nurses to wirelessly locate the position of feeding tubes in neonates quickly and reliably. The ergonomics of the reader was designed with the workflow of nurses in mind, allowing them to perform the task with efficiency and ease.


A reader that helps nurses locate the end of feeding tubes in neonates reliably.


After the tube has been inserted, the reader scans the body of the baby for the position of the end of the tube. Once detected, the reader marks the spot on the baby, allowing nurses to verify its exact position.