Patent ID: 8709018
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: A61B,A61J

Abstract:
1. A device for inserting a non-balloon gastrostomic device through an opening in the wall of the abdomen and stomach or other viscera of a patient, the device comprising: a body including a tapered aperture extending therethrough, with the body substantially enclosing the aperture and the aperture having a larger opening at one end than the other, with the body having a plurality of detents along its exterior surface and having an attachment member positioned at one end of the body configured to removably fix the body to an opening in a gastrostomic device; a stylus having a proximal end and a terminal end, the terminal end being configured to extend a distance through the aperture of the body to deform a portion of a gastrostomic device fixed to the body; and a trigger device attached to the proximal end of the stylus and being adapted to selectively maintain a selected position of the terminal end of the stylus relative to the body without the use of an external force, the trigger device including at least one projection, with the projection being configured to engage one of the plurality of detents; at least one ratchet arm attached to the trigger device to permit the at least one projection to move towards and away from engagement with the plurality of detents; at least one release arm configured to release the at least one projection from engagement with the plurality of detents.