摘要 |
A gastrostomy tube (20) is a flexible tubular member (21) having on a first end (22) thereof an improved energy absorbent internal retaining member (23) which provides for less patient trauma during emplacement and subsequent percutaneous removal, while almost entirely avoiding either separation of the internal retaining member, i.e., the bumper, or its acute displacement. The energy absorbing internal retaining member (23) has a hollow body portion (25) with two resiliently reversible physical forms or shapes, toroidal-like, and goblet-like connected to a foreshortened hollow axial stem portion that is attached to or integrally made with the inward end of the flexible tube. The internal retaining member is made in the toroidal-like form. During intentional removal, when under pressure against the stomach mucosa, the internal retaining member snaps into the unrolled, goblet-like shape and pulls smoothly out through the stoma tract. |