A system for placement of a feeding tube apparatus into the stomach of a patient using an elongate pull wire having an anchor structure attached to an end thereof, the system comprising: an elongate pull wire having an anchor structure fixedly connected to an end thereof; and a feeding tube apparatus comprising: an elongate tubular portion having a feeding lumen extending through at least a portion thereof and configured to traverse a stoma through the patient's stomach and abdominal walls; a bolster fixedly connected to a proximal end of the tubular portion, the bolster having an enlarged cross-section configured to prevent egress thereof through the stoma; and a tapered dilator connected to a distal end of the tubular portion and having a distal tip at the distal end thereof, the dilator comprising a dilator lumen extending proximally from the distal tip, the dilator further comprising a coupling structure disposed proximal of the distal tip and configured to engage the anchor structure; characterised by the anchor structure comprising an engagement end (64, 78) movable between a collapsed position adjacent to the pull wire and an expanded position spaced apart from the pull wire; and the coupling structure being disposed within the dilator lumen and including a catch configured to engage the engagement end of the anchor structure when in the expanded position. an elongate pull wire having an anchor structure fixedly connected to an end thereof; and a feeding tube apparatus comprising: an elongate tubular portion having a feeding lumen extending through at least a portion thereof and configured to traverse a stoma through the patient's stomach and abdominal walls; a bolster fixedly connected to a proximal end of the tubular portion, the bolster having an enlarged cross-section configured to prevent egress thereof through the stoma; and a tapered dilator connected to a distal end of the tubular portion and having a distal tip at the distal end thereof, the dilator comprising a dilator lumen extending proximally from the distal tip, the dilator further comprising a coupling structure disposed proximal of the distal tip and configured to engage the anchor structure; characterised by the anchor structure comprising an engagement end (64, 78) movable between a collapsed position adjacent to the pull wire and an expanded position spaced apart from the pull wire; and the coupling structure being disposed within the dilator lumen and including a catch configured to engage the engagement end of the anchor structure when in the expanded position. an elongate tubular portion having a feeding lumen extending through at least a portion thereof and configured to traverse a stoma through the patient's stomach and abdominal walls; a bolster fixedly connected to a proximal end of the tubular portion, the bolster having an enlarged cross-section configured to prevent egress thereof through the stoma; and a tapered dilator connected to a distal end of the tubular portion and having a distal tip at the distal end thereof, the dilator comprising a dilator lumen extending proximally from the distal tip, the dilator further comprising a coupling structure disposed proximal of the distal tip and configured to engage the anchor structure; characterised by the anchor structure comprising an engagement end (64, 78) movable between a collapsed position adjacent to the pull wire and an expanded position spaced apart from the pull wire; and the coupling structure being disposed within the dilator lumen and including a catch configured to engage the engagement end of the anchor structure when in the expanded position.