A nasogastric scope that can be inserted into an individual without sedating said individual. The nasogastric scope has a nasogastric tube with an attached viewing device. The nasogastric tube is used to feed a patient or empty the contents of a patients stomach, while the viewing device has a camera which allows a user to observe the positioning of the nasogastric tube within a patient, as well as observe any obstructions or irregularities in a patients stomach. An articulation mechanism can be used to change the direction in which the camera is oriented. Images captured by the camera are transmitted to a monitoring device where they can be seen by the user on a display screen and stored on a chipset. The monitoring device also provides a control panel that allows the user to input commands in order to control the camera, articulation mechanism, and chipset.
