Patent ID: 8992417
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A61B,A61J

Abstract:
1. A placement tube system, comprising: a feeding tube; a stylet slidably located within the feeding tube having a lumen; and an endoscope collar that removably couples to a distal end of an endoscope, wherein the endoscope collar has a collar protrusion capable of being removably located within a feeding tube aperture that is in fluid communication with the lumen of the feeding tube, wherein the collar protrusion detachably couples to the stylet within the tube, wherein the endoscope collar holds the endoscope and the tube substantially in longitudinal alignment during placement of the tube, wherein the stylet includes a stylet spring, and wherein the collar protrusion comprises a passageway for receiving the stylet spring at a distal end of the stylet to detachably couple the stylet to the collar protrusion.