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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Alan Fitzgerald, Edgeworthstown County, IE;
Ciara Deighan, Kinnitty, IE;
Paul J. Daly, Tullamore, IE;
Inventors:
Alan Fitzgerald, Edgeworthstown County, IE;
Ciara Deighan, Kinnitty, IE;
Paul J. Daly, Tullamore, IE;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61J 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 15/0065 (2013.01); A61J 15/0015 (2013.01); A61J 15/0026 (2013.01); A61J 15/0038 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0223 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0255 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0261 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0276 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for direct gastric feeding via a gastrostomy tract formed in a patient. The apparatus includes a tube, an internal bolster, an external bolster, and a force-generating device. The force-generating device may include a pair of automatically adjustable spring members on the external bolster. The spring members are responsive to changes in the length of the gastrostomy tract and eliminate the need for periodic adjustment or replacement of the apparatus.