Stabilization devices for use with low-profile feeding devices and related methods of using the same

A feeding tube assembly for delivering fluids into a patient, the feeding tube assembly comprising:

• a pad configured for attaching to the patient, the pad comprising an opening extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the pad;
• a low-profile feeding device comprising:
• a tube extending through the opening of the pad, the tube comprising a primary lumen;
• an external bolster fixedly attached to a proximal end portion of the tube and disposed adjacent to the top surface of the pad, the external bolster comprising an access port disposed along a top surface of the external bolster and in fluid communication with the primary lumen of the tube;
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• an internal bolster fixedly attached to the tube and spaced apart from the external bolster;
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• a stabilizer body fixedly attached to the top surface of the pad and extending over the external bolster, the stabilizer body comprising:
• a cavity receiving a base portion of the external bolster therein, the cavity extending from the bottom surface of the stabilizer body to the opening of the stabilizer body;
• an opening extending from the cavity to a top surface of the stabilizer body and configured for allowing access to the access port;
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• a slit extending from the top surface toward a bottom surface of the stabilizer body and from the opening to a first end of the stabilizer body;
• a first recess receiving a first extension portion of the external bolster therein, the first recess extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface of the stabilizer body and from the cavity to the first end of the stabilizer body;
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• a second recess receiving a second extension portion of the external bolster therein, the second recess extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface of the stabilizer body and from the cavity to an opposite second end of the stabilizer body.

A stabilization device for inhibiting movement of a low-profile feeding device relative to a patient, the low-profile feeding device having a tube, an external bolster, and an internal bolster, the stabilization device comprising:

• a pad configured for attaching to the patient, the pad comprising an opening extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of the pad and configured for receiving the tube therethrough;
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• a stabilizer body fixedly attached to the top surface of the pad and configured for extending over the external bolster, the stabilizer body comprising:
• a cavity configured for receiving a base portion of the external bolster therein, the cavity extending from the bottom surface of the stabilizer body to the opening of the stabilizer body;
• an opening extending from the cavity to a top surface of the stabilizer body and configured for allowing access to an access port of the external bolster;
• a slit extending from the top surface toward a bottom surface of the stabilizer body and from the opening to a first end of the stabilizer body;
• a first recess receiving a first extension portion of the external bolster therein, the first recess extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface of the stabilizer body and from the cavity to the first end of the stabilizer body;
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• a second recess receiving a second extension portion of the external bolster therein, the second recess extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface of the stabilizer body and from the cavity to an opposite second end of the stabilizer body.