Method and apparatus for coaptive ultrasound gastrostomy

A device for placement of an elongate medical member within a patient's body, comprising:

• a flexible tube having a distal end and a proximal end opposite said distal end;
• and
• a balloon affixed to said distal end of said flexible tube, said balloon having a pouch on an exterior wall of said balloon, said pouch having an echogenic material therein;
• wherein said balloon is inflatable so as to position said pouch in contact with an interior of a patient's stomach upon inflation.

A method for placing an elongate medical member within a patient's body, comprising the steps of:

• providing a flexible tube having a distal end and a proximal end opposite said distal end, a first balloon affixed to said distal end of said flexible tube, and a second balloon affixed to said distal end of said flexible tube and positioned within an interior of said first balloon;
• inserting said distal end of said flexible tube into a patient's body;
• inflating said first balloon and said second balloon with one or more fluids to form an echogenic window;
• and
• detecting a location of said echogenic window within a patient and to identify an acceptable location on the patient's body to insert a guidewire configured to receive said elongate medical member.