Recently, we’ve had many conversations with clinicians and caregivers about using the Bolee Bag and Bolink Caps to transition patients from a pump to gravity tube feeding.  Making that transition can be hard for many reasons.

• Changing the delivery method can impact the formula choice and tolerance.
• Pumps can be very convenient, especially when feeding standard formulas as that’s what most of them are designed to deliver.
• Patients come out of the hospital on a pump and caregivers think that a pump is “what the doctor ordered” and therefore are reluctant to change.
• Bolus and gravity feeding, especially with a syringe can be very labor intense and messy.
• Bolus and gravity feeding is hard for patients to do on their own, meaning more work for the caregiver.

Bolee® Bags and Bolink® Caps can make the transition easier.

• First of all, the messiness factor can be pretty much eliminated. Pour all the nutrition needed for a meal into a Bolee Bag, attach a Bolink Large Cap, connect to a feeding tube or extension set and you’re good to go.  For Bolink D Cap it’s even simpler because there’s no pouring. Just attach, connect and feed.  
• Same goes for the amount of effort. There’s no “rinse, repeat” cycling like with a syringe that take 6 syringes to deliver a meal.
• Bolee Bags and Bolink Caps are versatile and convenient. They work with all nutrition and can be used anywhere.
• Finally, except for the youngest of patients, most patients can manage the delivery without any assistance.

So the next time, you’re transitioning a patient from a pump, think Bolee Bag and Bolink Large Cap.  It will make everyone’s life easier!