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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2005
Kazuhiro Abe, Fukuroi, JP;
Nobuaki Suzuki, Fukuroi, JP;
Shigeaki Funamura, Fukuroi, JP;
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An infection-preventing gastrostomy catheter kit to be used in the gastrostomy, which can pass an intragastric retainer of a catheter easily and reliably through an infection-preventing sheath by an easy maneuver, and which can reduce the diameter of the infection-preventing sheath. The catheter kit comprises: a gastrostomy catheterincluding a flexible, hollow PEG tubereinforced with filaments, an deformable intragastric retainerpositioned at the trailing end of the PEG tube, and a tapered memberpositioned at the leading end of the PEG tubefor retaining the leading end portionof a guide wireinserted from a leading end holethereof; and an infection-preventing sheathincluding a flexible, hollow tubular body, and a socket member having a socketpositioned at the trailing end of the tubular bodyfor retaining the intragastric retainer, and pins, thereby removably sheathing the gastrostomy catheter. The gastrostomy cathetermay be provided with a housing sheathfor deforming and housing the intragastric retainer