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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2011
Alison S. Bagwell, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Thomas G. Estes, Bonifay, FL (US);
Shawn R. Feaster, Waunakee, WI (US);
Emily A. Reichart, Atlanta, GA (US);
Phillip A. Schorr, Cumming, GA (US);
Jennifer S. Stadelman, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Kok-ming Tai, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Alison S. Bagwell, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Thomas G. Estes, Bonifay, FL (US);
Shawn R. Feaster, Waunakee, WI (US);
Emily A. Reichart, Atlanta, GA (US);
Phillip A. Schorr, Cumming, GA (US);
Jennifer S. Stadelman, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Kok-Ming Tai, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a cecostomy tube having a head with an opening and a valve. There is a flexible catheter with a lumen having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end of the catheter in fluid communication with the opening in the head, a portion of the catheter extending away from the head to define the distal end. The catheter also has walls defining inside and outside surfaces from the opening defined in the head to the distal end of the catheter. There is a retainer provided on the distal end of the catheter. The retainer can change shape from a first profile or configuration to a second profile where the second profile is larger than the first profile and the second profile is adapted to retain the cecostomy tube in place in a body. The device may be placed in a single, initial surgical operation.