Patent ID: 8622968

Claim:
A gastrostomy tube extension device used for inserting or taking out a gastrostomy tube, the gastrostomy tube having a stomach interior fixing member and a tube member connected to the stomach interior fixing member, the gastrostomy tube extension device comprising: an extender comprising a rod-shaped member which can be inserted into the tube member and can elongate and narrow the stomach interior fixing member by pushing a distal end of the stomach interior fixing member; a fixing member which is configured to be inserted within the tube member along a length of the fixing member and a corresponding length of the tube member, and fixed to an outside end of the tube member while allowing the fixing member to move in a longitudinal direction relative to the rod-shaped member; an engaging portion which is engageable with the fixing member; and an engaging member having a holding portion for holding by hand for operation and elongating the stomach interior fixing member when the holding portion is pulled with the fixing member fixed to the outside end of the tube member, wherein the length of the fixing member is in a fixed location relative to the corresponding length of tube member when the holding portion is pulled.