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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
May. 08, 2006
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Laddvanh Bouphavichith, Clinton, MA (US);
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Laddvanh Bouphavichith, Clinton, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the assembly is a low profile percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) device and comprises a body, a feeding tube, a cap and an inner sleeve assembly. The body includes a base portion and a sleeve portion, the base portion dimensioned to engage the skin of a patient, the sleeve portion extending upwardly from the base portion. The feeding tube has a distal end adapted to be anchored to the inside of a patient and a proximal end inserted up through the base portion and the sleeve portion. An inner sleeve, sized to engage the inside surface of the feeding tube, is removably inserted through the feeding tube, the inner sleeve having a proximal end to which a tubular fitting is secured. Food and/or medications are dispensed to the patient through the fitting and the inner sleeve and, in this manner, prevent clogging of the feeding tube.