GASTRO-INTESTINAL TUBE PLACEMENT DEVICE

摘要

This invention is a gastrointestinal tube placement device (1) for percutaneously placing a gastrointestinal tube (14) into the gastric cavity. The gastrointestinal tube placement device (1) of the present invention includes a containment element (12), such as an over-tube, through which a gastrointestinal tube (14) can pass, and a displacing element assembly (16) for pushing a gastrointestinal tube (14) through the containment element (12). The present invention also includes a gastrointestinal tube (14) having a collapsible internal bolster (10) at its distal end which is capable of being manipulated to have a reduced lateral extent that allows the tube (14) to be placed within the containment element (12).