Patent ID: 6896665
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
1. A percutaneous gastrostomy device comprising: a tubular portion having a distal end; an internal bolster secured to said distal end, said internal bolster having a radial wing secured to said tubular portion, said internal bolster being flexible to permit elastic deformation between a first orientation generally aligned with said longitudinal axis, with the wing wrapped into a generally cylindrical configuration and a second orientation with the wing unfuried and extending generally transverse to said tubular portion longitudinal axis, said wing including a pocket; a rod member, a projecting end and a handle, said rod member having a hollow tube along its logitudinal axis, said rod member being removably received within said tubular portion and said projecting end being removably received within said pocket of said internal bolster; and a constraining member encasing said internal bolster to retain said internal bolster in said first orientation, with said wing wrapped into said generally cylindrical configuration and to cover at least a major portion of said wrapped wing, said constraining member having a ripcord attached thereto for tearing said constraining member and deploying said internal bolster, allowing said internal bolster to move from said first orientation to said second orientation.