Ryle Tube
Product Code : LSK-HD-10886
Ryle Tube (SKU LSK-HD-10886) is a nasogastric tube with a smooth coned distal end holding corrosion-resistant stainless steel balls, which help the tube pass during intubation, and a radio-opaque line that is detectable on X-ray. It is designed for long-term gastrointestinal feeding and the aspiration of intestinal secretions, and comes in six sizes from 10 to 20 mm. Nursing colleges, paramedical institutes, health projects and distributors can request it from Science Lab Supplies, which quotes and dispatches the tube from Ambala, India.
Specifications
Six sizes and the design features of the Ryle tube make up the table. In short, the tube has a smooth coned tip weighted with corrosion-resistant stainless steel balls, a radio-opaque X-ray line, and sizes of 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 mm for feeding and aspiration work.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-HD-10886 |
| Tube type | Ryle tube |
| Distal end | Smooth, coned |
| Tip balls | Corrosion-resistant stainless steel |
| Purpose of balls | Assist passage of the tube during intubation |
| X-ray line | Radio-opaque, X-ray detectable |
| Intended use | Long-term gastrointestinal feeding, aspiration and intestinal secretions |
| Sizes | 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 mm |
| Number of sizes | 6 |
| Supplied by | Science Lab Supplies, Ambala, India |
Applications and Experiments for the Ryle Tube
The Ryle tube is passed through the nose into the stomach so that feeds can be given and gastric or intestinal contents aspirated over a long period. In nursing and paramedical training, it can be used on manikins to teach insertion, size selection and the checks made on tube position.
- GNM and B.Sc. Nursing practicals: nasogastric insertion and feeding drills on a manikin, wearing Gloves W/o Powder Nitrile Disposable.
- Paramedical courses: explaining how the stainless steel balls at the coned tip help the tube pass, and how the radio-opaque line shows on X-ray.
- Procedure-tray set-ups in skills labs, with the tube and a syringe laid out on a Dressing Tray Stainless Steel.
- Health project and procurement kits that need feeding tubes in a full 10 to 20 mm size run.
Standard Scope of Supply
The Ryle tube is supplied in the sizes you choose from 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 mm, each with the steel-ball coned tip and the X-ray line. Quote the quantity of every size you need; feeding syringes, gloves and basins can be listed with the tubes on one quotation.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
One quotation can cover a few tubes per size for a training batch or a larger mixed lot for a health programme. Science Lab Supplies itemises packing, delivery time and price for each size and quantity, so a full size run can travel as one consignment with other hospital lab equipment.
Holding an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies is in a position to ship to buyers in Malaysia, Peru, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria and Kenya. For a price, write in on the contact page or drop the tube into the enquiry cart; buyers working to a formal bid will find the process on the lab tender page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What sizes are available?
The Ryle tube comes in 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 mm sizes. Each size has the same smooth coned distal end with stainless steel balls and the radio-opaque line, so the choice depends on the patient group your course or project covers.
What are the stainless steel balls for?
The corrosion-resistant stainless steel balls sit in the coned distal end and help the tube pass during intubation. They also give trainees a clear example of how tube design supports insertion.
How does the Ryle tube differ from the Levin tube?
The Ryle tube has stainless steel balls in its coned tip and comes in 10 to 20 mm sizes. The Levin tube in the same range has a siliconised surface, three eye holes, a soft tapered connector and sizes FG 8 to 22.
Who supplies the Ryle Tube?
The quotation for this tube is issued by Science Lab Supplies from Ambala, India. The company sources hospital disposables of this kind and can dispatch them for nursing colleges, health projects, contractors and distributors in India and abroad.
Related Feeding and Gastric Tubes
Feeding, gastric and airway tubes are taught side by side in nursing skills labs, and buyers compiling medical college lab equipment lists can quote them together. The tubes below come from the Hospital Disposables range, with a syringe and a steel basin added for procedure set-ups.
- Levin Tube — siliconised, thermosensitive tube with three eye holes, FG 8 to 22.
- Stomach Tube — siliconised tube with a full-length radio-opaque line and a soft tapered connector.
- Infant Feeding Tube — for infants and neonates, coned tip with two lateral eyes, 5 to 10 mm.
- Suction Catheter — implantation-tested PVC with an open distal end and one lateral eye.
- Nasal Oxygen Catheter — green PVC catheter with multiple eyes to disperse oxygen.
- Disposable Syringe — barrel and plunger with a rubber-bung gasket on the plunger's top end.
- Kidney Basin Stainless Steel — austenitic stainless steel dish holding 800 to 850 ml.
Browse the full Hospital Disposables range, trays and basins in the Medical Utensils range, or all hospital lab equipment.
Last updated: 22 October 2026
