Short wire PEG and PEG-J tube
AssigneeWilson-Cook Medical Inc., D/B/A/ Cook Endoscopy
InventorStephen Deal
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Abstract
A feeding tube and method for introducing a feeding tube within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient, whereby the feeding tube is introduced over a wire guide of reduced length. The feeding tube comprises an elongate shaft having a distal end and proximal end. The feeding tube comprises a coupling region for coupling the feeding tube to a wire guide. The coupling region is disposed near the distal end of the elongate shaft and has a length that is substantially less than the length of the elongate shaft. The feeding tube is introduced within the patient by coupling the coupling region of feeding tube to a previously introduced wire guide, and then pushing the feeding tube distally along the wire guide.
Claims20
A feeding tube apparatus for placement within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient comprising an elongate shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, and a feeding lumen extending through at least a portion of the shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a coupling region for coupling the feeding tube to a wire guide, the coupling region being disposed near the distal end of the shaft and having a length that is substantially less than an overall length of the shaft.
A method of introducing a feeding tube into a gastrointestinal tract of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a wire guide having a first end and a second end;
- b) providing a feeding tube comprising an elongate shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, and a feeding lumen extending through at least a portion of the shaft, the shaft comprising a coupling region for coupling the feeding tube to the wire guide, the coupling region being disposed near the distal end of the shaft and having a length that is substantially less than an overall length of the shaft;
- c) positioning the wire guide so as to extend through a portion of the gastrointestinal tract of the patient and a the first end extending out of the patient;
- d) coupling the coupling region of the feeding tube shaft with the first end of the wire guide;
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- d) advancing the shaft of the feeding tube along the wire guide and into the gastrointestinal tract of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.