Patent ID: 7063690

Claim:
A PEG probe adapter assembly comprising: a PEG probe having an inner retaining member located at a distal end adaptable on an inner wall of a stomach and having an open proximal end, and an adapter having: a flow channel, an outer retaining member adaptable on an abdominal wall of the stomach, means for securing the proximal end of the PEG probe on the outer retaining member, means for closing the flow channel, and means for connection of a delivery tube to the flow channel, wherein the means for closing the flow channel is a shut-off member which can be closed with a rotatable or displaceable closure body, and wherein the means for securing the PEG probe has a first sleeve-shaped clamp part, which is integral with the outer retaining member , and a second sleeve-shaped clamp part, said first and second clamp parts being screwed together so as to clamp the PEG probe.