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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Delegge Medical, Inc., Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Inventor:
Rebecca L. DeLegge, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61J 15/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 15/0069 (2013.01); A61B 17/3415 (2013.01); A61J 15/0019 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for placing a jejunal feeding tube through a stomach and into a small intestine. A mechanism is formed to a shape that contacts walls of the small intestine along a length of the small intestine to grip the walls and anchor the jejunal feeding tube. The mechanism is present on a distal end of the jejunal feeding tube that is present in the small intestine after placement of the jejunal feeding tube. The mechanism is straightened for placement into the small intestine with a stiffening apparatus.