Enteral feeding catheter assembly incorporating an indicator

An enteral feeding catheter assembly comprising:

• a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and catheter walls defining a catheter lumen;
• a base located at the proximal end of the catheter, the base defining an opening to the catheter lumen, the base having a first end and a second end;
• an inflatable balloon having a predetermined fill volume, the balloon located at a distal end of the catheter,
• an inflation valve located on the base, the inflation valve in fluid communication with the balloon through an inflation lumen defined by the catheter walls;
• a pre-biased indicator located on the base in fluid communication with the balloon, the pre-biased indicator configured to provide a discrete visual signal that the pressure of a fluid in the balloon is different from a predetermined level of pressure or the volume of the balloon is different from the predetermined fill volume;
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• the indicator in direct fluid communication with the retainer balloon by way of an indicator lumen that extends between the retention balloon and the indicator such that the retention balloon is supplied with the fluid under pressure prior to the indicator.