Patent ID: 8808221

Claim:
An apparatus for removing food from a patient's stomach via a gastrostomy tube that passes through the patient's abdominal wall into the patient's stomach, the apparatus comprising: a connector configured to connect to a proximal end of the gastrostomy tube with a fluid tight connection; a first fluid path provided between the connector and a drain port, configured to permit draining food from the patient's stomach out to the drain port; a second fluid path provided between the connector and an input port, configured to permit infusion of fluid from the input port into the patient's stomach; and a fluid circuit configured to alternately (a) open the first fluid path during a first interval of time to permit draining food out of the patient's stomach and (b) open the second fluid path during a second interval of time to permit infusion of the liquid through the input port and into the patient's stomach; wherein the first fluid path and the second fluid path share a common portion that is located adjacent to the connector.