| 摘要 |
To provide a gastrostomy tube extension device which can facilitate insertion or removal of a gastrostomy tube by making the degree of extension of the gastrostomy tube constant. [Means for Resolution] A gastrostomy tube extension device 20 used for inserting and taking out a gastrostomy tube 10 into/from a hole 33 formed on a patient's abdomen, the gastrostomy tube 10 including an outer fixing member 10 a to be installed on the skin surface side, an inner fixing member 10 c installed on the inner surface side of the stomach wall, and a tube member 10 b for connecting the outer fixing member 10 a and the inner fixing member 10 c, and the gastrostomy tube extension device comprising a rod 21 and an engaging member 22. The rod 21 has a rod-shaped member which can push the center of the distal end of the inner fixing member 10 c with its distal portion toward the distal end, and with a plurality of engaging step portions 24 a are formed on the proximal portion. The engaging member 22 is also provided with a lower engaging portion 25 which can engage with an outer fixing member 10 a and an upper engaging portion 26 which can engage one of the engaging step portions 24 a of the rod 21. |
