Low Dose Solution That Address All Enfit Syringe Concerns

Posted by neomedinc on January 8th, 2021

Usage of a low dose syringe is essential for enteral feeding, especially when providing nutrition to newborn babies. While GEDSA had supported the ENFit design for manufacturing specialized syringes, certain misgivings were noted by the top consumers, i.e., medical facilities and pharmacists. The design has been tweaked just a little to address the issues concerning dead space, with a couple of leading manufacturers of medical equipment being granted permission to create and sell syringes that have been deemed to provide perfect low dose solution for neonates.

With one of the top designers agreeing to access all manufacturers' designs, the demand has soared considerably. Thus, one can source the best syringe for administering nutrition to the premed and ill infants who are not yet a month old. Almost all companies of significance and reputation for manufacturing quality syringes have adopted this design that takes care of all potential risks. It is a boon for the industry, with many hapless babies receiving proper care without exception now.

The dangers of misconnection between enteral connections and intravenous systems and others using Luer connection have now become a thing of past courtesy of the ENFit brand. With the loose dose syringes being available in various sizes ranging from 0.5 ml to 6 ml. There is no need to add low dose tips on syringes of larger capacities simply because they would not be accurate when administering a small quantity of liquid either in food or medicine.

The improved and altered design of low dose syringes that have gained immense popularity of late now comes with:-

· A lumen in the internal tip that mimics the conventional design of the male syringe by ensuring a reduction of dead space

· The almost nonexistent dead space improves the accuracy of delivery, thus ensuring proper treatment procedure

· The recently approved ENFit syringes have also been altered to reduce dead spaces, thus making them more effective

· Apart from 0.5ml and 6 ml capacities, a consumer would be able to source the syringes in 1ml and 3 ml capacities.

Nurses may be particularly concerned about the female tip of an ENFit syringe that is thought to be too large to fit into the tiny mouth of a neonate. Using quick fixes is a strict no-no as it is sure to increase the dead space. Switching to the novel syringe design that has managed to address the concern of eliminating dead space is the ideal solution here.

Any syringe that is used to administer medicine or oral nutrition comes fitted with a tubing. Having the right syringe tubes is of utmost importance as its lumen and size determine the extent of accuracy. Using the perfect size and shape can affect feeding, especially when trying to provide nutrition via nasogastric tube to an infant.