Patent ID: 7232426

Claim:
Clip assembly for use with an adapter to the proximal end of a PEG tube, said clip assembly ( 3 ) comprising: a retaining housing ( 14 ), equipped with a cut-out ( 21 ), and a retaining part ( 16 ) with a central bore ( 17 ) for passing the PEG tube through it; and a retaining clip ( 15 ), wherein the retaining housing ( 14 ) is configured for encasing a PEG tube, said PEG tube comprising a distal end and an open proximal end, and further including on its distal end an internal retaining part, supported on a stomach wall of a patient, wherein the cut-out ( 21 ) is configured for inserting an external retaining part of an adapter to the proximal end of the PEG tube, wherein said adapter is supported on the abdominal wall of the patient, said external retaining part further including elements for connecting the PEG tube and elements for connecting a conduction system to the PEG tube, wherein the retaining clip ( 15 ) is configured for fixing the PEG tube to prevent it from sliding back, and wherein the retaining clip ( 15 ) is equipped with a slit ( 27 ) for the lateral insertion of the PEG tube, the slit having a first section ( 28 ) with a diameter larger than the tube, in which the tube is freely moveable, and a second section ( 29 ) with a diameter smaller than the tube, in which the tube is fixed, and wherein the retaining housing ( 14 ) is equipped with a guide ( 26 ) and the retaining clip ( 15 ) are equipped with complementary guide portions ( 26 , 25 ) to facilitate fitting the retaining housing ( 14 ) into the retaining clip ( 15 ).