The Tubie Tech family. Two adults in orange shirts with a child in a wheelchair on a carpeted floor.

Our Story

Our son was born prematurely in 2021 at 27 weeks and 4 days,
weighing just 1 lb 2 oz (510 g). He spent 171 days in the NICU before coming
home with a G-tube on bolus feeds. After becoming ill and experiencing
persistent projectile vomiting, he was transitioned to a G/J tube and became
dependent on a Moog Infinity pump for continuous feeds.

The Moment That Sparked Tubie Tech

Tubie Tech began in 2023 after an experience that highlighted how easily daily routines with medical equipment can be disrupted. My wife and our son traveled three and a half hours to visit her family while I stayed home to work. During packing, I was distracted and forgot the charger for his feeding pump. One day into their four-day visit, the pump battery ran out.

Fortunately, my wife is part of a Facebook group for parents of children with feeding tubes, and another family was willing to lend a pump charger for a few hours so his pump could be recharged.

An Orange medical bag with the Tubie Tech logo embroidered leaning against a brick wall on a wooden floor

The Problem We Set Out to Solve

We keep an EMT-style bag stocked with supplies for travel,
and that experience made it clear that a second pump charger was essential. At the time, the proprietary charging connector used by Infinity feeding pumps meant there were no third-party chargers available, and first-party chargers typically cost between $50 and $75.

Engineering line drawing of the back side of an Omni pump with a USB-C Charging adapter

Designing a Better Solution

Knowing there had to be a better option, I remembered a video by a popular tech YouTuber about updating older electronics to charge using USB-C. That idea led to the design of a charger that would allow families to power their feeding pumps using the same USB-C cables they already carry for phones, laptops, game consoles, headphones, or battery banks.

How We’ve Grown

What began with a single Infinity pump charger has expanded to include chargers for Kangaroo Omni, Kangaroo Connect, and Kangaroo Joey pumps, along with EnFIT wrenches, feeding bag stands, and other feeding accessories. Many of these products were developed directly in response to
requests from our customers, and we are always listening for new ideas.

Side view of a Tubie Tech Feeding Bag Filling Stand for 1200 ml bags holding a 1200 ml Moog Infinity enteral feeding bag

Looking Forward

Today, we are focused on increasing awareness of our products and improving access for the families who need them. We are actively seeking partnerships to help make Tubie Tech products more widely available.

This is just the beginning. There are more great things to come