Patent ID: 8834370
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A61B,A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. A gastrostomy tube assembly, comprising: an inner retention device configured for placement in a body of a patient, wherein the inner retention device is sized to maintain its position within the body of the patient; an outer retention device configured for placement exteriorly of the body of the patient, wherein the outer retention device is sized to maintain its position exteriorly the body of the patient; a feeding tube that spans between the inner retention device and the outer retention device, said feeding tube having a lumen with a central longitudinal axis, wherein the inner retention device and the outer retention device maintain the position of the feeding tube in a gastrostomy tract of the body of the patient, and at least one ultrasound marker for visualization under ultrasound imaging, said at least one marker positioned at a lateral distance from said central longitudinal axis and extending around said central longitudinal axis, said at least one ultrasound marker positioned in said inner retention device.