Patent ID: 8439869

Claim:
A method of inserting a feeding tube into a patient comprising: inserting a medical catheter implanting assembly into a patient's stomach, said medical catheter implanting assembly comprising: an outer sheath, said outer sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, an inner sheath, said inner sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, said inner sheath being slidably mounted in said outer sheath, and a medical catheter having an internal bolster disposed at a distal end thereof, said medical catheter being inserted into said inner sheath, with said internal bolster being retained in a compressed state by said outer sheath; sliding the inner sheath distally relative to the outer sheath such that the internal bolster is advanced beyond the distal end of the outer sheath; allowing the internal bolster to return to a decompressed state; and removing the inner sheath and the outer sheath from the patient.