Abstract:
A percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) holder for use by a patient subjected to a PEG surgery is provided. The holder is normally worn on the waist of the patient and forms an overall appearance of a waist belt, and is capable of fixing and receiving a feeding tube exposed out of the abdomen (close to stomach) of the patient after the surgery, so as to prevent the feeding tube from detaching when the patient drags the feeding tube due to carelessness.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    The present invention relates to a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) holder capable of being worn on the abdomen of a human body, and more particularly to a PEG holder capable of effectively fixing and receiving a feeding tube. 
         [0003]    2. Related Art 
         [0004]    For a patient who is unable to ingest food orally, nasogastric tube insertion generally needs to be used to administer food to the stomach of the patient with a feeding tube. However, for patients requiring long-term nasogastric tube feeding, besides unpleasant appearance, complications such as gastric hemorrhage, esophageal hemorrhage, and esophagitis caused by gastroesophageal reflux, are easily caused. For this reason, European and American countries have developed a surgery for patients in need of long-term use of a feeding tube, which is called percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).  FIG. 1  is a schematic view of a completed PEG surgery. Referring to  FIG. 1 , at the abdomen  10  of a patient, an opening  11  extending into the stomach is created, and then, a feeding tube  12  is directly inserted from the abdomen  10  into the stomach  13  for feeding. It can be seen from the figure that, after inserted into the stomach  13 , the feeding tube  12  is fixed to the surface of the abdomen  10  and the inner wall of the stomach  13  by using two fixers ( 121 ,  121 ′) disposed on the tube body, respectively, such that the feeding tube  12  is normally fixed to the abdomen  10  of the patient. Referring to  FIG. 1  again, an intake port  122  is provided on one end of the feeding tube  12 , through which liquid foods or other nutrients can be supplied during feeding, whereby the intake port  122  is normally exposed out of the surface of the abdomen  10 . In order to avoid swinging of the feeding tube  12 , an air-permeable tape  14  is adhered to the fixer  121  and the surface of the abdomen  10  for fixing. However, long-term adhesion of the air-permeable tape  14  may also cause damages to the skin on the surface of the abdomen  10  and even skin ulceration, and some serious patients may drag the intake port  122  due to unconsciousness, or a caregiver may drag the feeding tube  12  due to carelessness when helping the patient move, both of which easily lead to detachment of the feeding tube  12  due to an external force, resulting in a dangerous situation. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0005]    In view of the above problems, the present invention is mainly directed to a PEG holder capable of being worn on the abdomen of a human body, and capable of effectively preventing a feeding tube from detaching due to dragging. 
         [0006]    In order to achieve the above objectives, according to the PEG holder of the present invention, a through-hole is formed in a plane of a belt, an intake port is passed through the through-hole, and further a bonding portion and an, opposite bonding portion on two sides of the belt are bound, such that the belt is normally fixed to the waist of the patient; and when the intake port is not in use, its tube body can be rolled up orderly, and covered completely by a cover portion, thereby effectively preventing the feeding tube exposed out of the abdomen from detaching when dragged by an external force. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]    The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given herein below for illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein: 
           [0008]      FIG. 1  is a schematic view of a completed PEG surgery; 
           [0009]      FIG. 2  is a three-dimensional schematic view of the present invention; 
           [0010]      FIG. 3  is a schematic view ( 1 ) of the implementation of the present invention; 
           [0011]      FIG. 4  is a schematic view ( 2 ) of the implementation of the present invention; 
           [0012]      FIG. 5  is a schematic view ( 3 ) of the implementation of the present invention; 
           [0013]      FIG. 6  is a schematic view ( 4 ) of the implementation of the present invention; 
           [0014]      FIG. 7  is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment (1) of the present invention; and 
           [0015]      FIG. 8  is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment (2) of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0016]      FIG. 2  is a three-dimensional schematic view of the present invention. Referring to  FIG. 2 , in a PEG holder  20 , a through-hole  202  is formed in a plane of a belt  201 . A cover portion  203  is sewn at a proper position around the through-hole  202 , and the cover portion  203  can be opened or closed relative to the through-hole  202 . A zipper portion  2031  is sewn on a side edge of the cover portion  203 , and an opposite zipper portion  204  is sewn around the through-hole  202 . The zipper portion  2031  can engage with the opposite zipper portion  204  through a zipper  205 , such that the cover portion  203  and the belt  201  form a unity. Furthermore, a bonding portion  206 , for example a Velcro strip, is sewn on one side of a front surface of the belt  201 , and an opposite bonding portion  207 , for example an opposite Velcro strip, is sewn on a back surface of the belt  201 , and the bonding portion  206  and the opposite bonding portion  207  can be bound and thus fixed to each other. 
         [0017]      FIG. 3  is a schematic view ( 1 ) of the implementation of the present invention. Referring to  FIGS. 2 and 3 , after a patient has been subjected to a PEG surgery, the intake port  122  of the feeding tube  12  is normally exposed out of the abdomen  10  of the patient. Also, in the implementation of the present invention, a layer of air-permeable gauze  15  may be covered around the fixer  121  in advance, so as to maintain the skin around the opening for inserting the feeding tube  12  clean, and avoid infection. Further, the intake port  122  of the feeding tube  12  is passed through the through-hole  202  in the plane of the PEG holder  20 , such that the belt  201  is parallel to and in close proximity to the surface of the abdomen  10  of the patient, and at this time, two sides of the belt  201  are wound to the back of the patient.  FIG. 4  is a schematic view ( 2 ) of the implementation of the present invention. Referring to  FIG. 4 , based on those described in  FIG. 3 , when two sides of the belt  201  are wound to the back of the patient, the bonding portion  206  and the opposite bonding portion  207  on the two sides of the belt  201  overlap each other, and are further bound and thus fixed to each other. The range of adhesion of the bonding portion  206  to the opposite bonding portion  207  can be adjusted depending on the waistline of the patient, such that the present invention can be firmly secured to the waist of the patient. An aspect in which the present invention is secured to the waist of the patient is as shown in  FIG. 5 , which is a schematic view ( 3 ) of the implementation of the present invention. Referring to  FIG. 5 , the feeding tube  12  is normally exposed out of the through-hole  202  of the PEG holder  20 . When the patient wants to take food, the intake port  122  is connected to an external nutrient supply device  30 , for example, a feeding bag or feeding syringe, to inject the food into the intake port  122  and then the stomach of the patient. It can be seen from the above that, in the implementation of the present invention, a layer of gauze  15  is covered around the fixer  121  in advance, and then the belt  201  is worn on the abdomen of the patient, so as to completely cover the gauze  15 , such that fixation is achieved without adhesion of any air-permeable tape. Thus, damages to the skin around the fixer  121  due to long-term adhesion of the air-permeable tape, such as ulceration and swelling, can be avoided. 
         [0018]      FIG. 6  is a schematic view ( 4 ) of the implementation of the present invention. Referring to  FIG. 6 , based on those described in  FIG. 5 , when the feeding tube  12  is normally not in use, its tube body can be further rolled up orderly, and placed around the through-hole  202  of the belt  201 . Further, the cover portion  203  is covered on the tube body completely, and then engagement is effected through the zipper  205 , such that the feeding tube  12  is completely wrapped between the cover portion  203  and the belt  201 , and thus completely received, thereby effectively preventing the exposed feeding tube  12  from detaching when dragged by an external force. 
         [0019]      FIG. 7  is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment (1) of the present invention. Referring to  FIG. 7 , according to the present invention, a plurality of fastening portions  2032 , for example a seam, is formed along a plane of the cover portion  203  in order, and a plurality of opposite fastening portions  208 , for example a button, is sewn in the plane of the belt  201  at positions opposite to the fastening portions  2032 , such that when the cover portion  203  is covered on the plane of the belt  201 , the cover portion  203  can be normally fixed to the surface of the belt  201  through fastening between the fastening portions  2032  and the opposite fastening portions  208  respectively. 
         [0020]      FIG. 8  is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment (2) of the present invention. Referring to  FIG. 8 , based on those described in  FIG. 7 , a Velcro strip  2033  is sewn along an outer side of the cover portion  203 , and an opposite Velcro strip  209  is sewn in the plane of the belt  201  at a position opposite to the Velcro strip  2033 , such that when the cover portion  203  is covered on the plane of the belt  201 , the cover portion  203  can be normally adhered to the surface of the belt  201  through bonding between the Velcro strip  2033  and the opposite Velcro strip  209  respectively. 
         [0021]    As described above, after the present invention is implemented accordingly, an accommodation space is formed between the cover portion and the surface of the belt, and the tube body of the feeding tube can be rolled up and well received in the accommodation space, and can be wrapped completely by the cover portion. Therefore, the objective of providing a PEG holder capable of effectively preventing the feeding tube from detaching due to dragging can surely be achieved. 
         [0022]    The above descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention. Any equivalent variation and modification made by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention shall fall within the appended claims of the present invention.