Patent ID: 6364858
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A61B,A61J

Abstract:
An internal bolster for a gastrostomy device with a tubular portion having an outer end and an inner end, the internal bolster comprising:an inner surface being generally convex in shape and being integrally attached to and radially surrounding the tubular portion inner end; an outer surface defining a pocket; and a first part being defined by a first portion of the outer surface and being defined by a first portion of the inner surface that is adjacent to the tubular portion inner end, the first part radially surrounding the tubular portion inner end; and a second part being defined by a second portion of the outer surface and being defined by a second portion of the inner surface, the second part at least partially surrounding the first part; wherein the internal bolster is resiliently movable between an installation configuration and a deployed configuration, and wherein the first part is less flexible than the second part.