Patent ID: 7147620

Claim:
An adapter assembly for a PEG probe, said probe having a flexible probe tube with an inner retaining member located at a distal end and adaptable on a stomach wall, and with an open proximal end, said adapter assembly comprising: an outer retaining member adaptable on an abdominal wall, means for securing the proximal end of the probe tube with a section of said flexible probe tube protruding beyond the abdominal wall, and means for connection of a delivery tube, said outer retaining member comprising a part separate from said probe which has an opening for passage of the protruding probe tube section, wherein the means for securing the proximal end of the probe tube and the means for connection of the delivery tube form an insert piece, the outer retaining member being configured such that the insert piece can be inserted into a receiving portion of the outer retaining member, and wherein the outer retaining member has a guide channel for the protruding probe tube section, which guide channel adjoins the opening, guides the protruding probe tube section through a bend, and merges into the receiving portion.