Patent ID: 6878130

Claim:
A gastrostomy device comprising: an external retention member having a body, said body defining an inflationary lumen and a fluid lumen, said body further defining an indicator, said indicator including first and second portions, a hollow tubular member, one end of said hollow tubular member being attached to said external retention member and in communication with said fluid lumen, while another end of said hollow tubular member defines an opening in communication with said fluid lumen, said inflationary lumen extending along said hollow tubular member, an inflatable balloon member attached to said hollow tubular member and in communication with said inflationary lumen, said inflatable balloon member being operable between a first inflated condition and a second deflated condition, wherein said first and second portions of said indicator assume a convex shape indicating that said inflatable balloon member is in said first inflated condition, wherein said indicator includes a marker to provide a visual indication of whether said inflatable balloon member is in said first inflated condition or said second deflated condition, and wherein said indicator provides a tactile indication of whether said inflatable balloon member is in said first inflated condition or said second deflated condition based on whether said indicator has assumed said convex shape.