CA2113375A1 - Gastrostomy feeding port with elastic adjustable tip - Google Patents
Gastrostomy feeding port with elastic adjustable tipInfo
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- CA2113375A1 CA2113375A1 CA002113375A CA2113375A CA2113375A1 CA 2113375 A1 CA2113375 A1 CA 2113375A1 CA 002113375 A CA002113375 A CA 002113375A CA 2113375 A CA2113375 A CA 2113375A CA 2113375 A1 CA2113375 A1 CA 2113375A1
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- feeding port
- gastrostomy feeding
- tip portion
- gastrostomy
- tube
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J15/00—Feeding-tubes for therapeutic purposes
- A61J15/0015—Gastrostomy feeding-tubes
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J15/00—Feeding-tubes for therapeutic purposes
- A61J15/0026—Parts, details or accessories for feeding-tubes
- A61J15/003—Means for fixing the tube inside the body, e.g. balloons, retaining means
- A61J15/0034—Retainers adjacent to a body opening to prevent that the tube slips through, e.g. bolsters
- A61J15/0038—Retainers adjacent to a body opening to prevent that the tube slips through, e.g. bolsters expandable, e.g. umbrella type
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J15/00—Feeding-tubes for therapeutic purposes
- A61J15/0026—Parts, details or accessories for feeding-tubes
- A61J15/0053—Means for fixing the tube outside of the body, e.g. by a special shape, by fixing it to the skin
- A61J15/0065—Fixing means and tube being one part
Abstract
ABSTRACT
A gastrostomy feeding port comprising a retaining flange portion, a middle tube portion and elastically adjustable tip portion adaptable to fit a variety of stoma lengths.
A gastrostomy feeding port comprising a retaining flange portion, a middle tube portion and elastically adjustable tip portion adaptable to fit a variety of stoma lengths.
Description
2~ 133 7~ case 610-7177 STROSTOMY FEDIN6 PORT ~ITH ELASTIC ADJUSTABLE TIP
This invention relates tO gastrostomy feeding ports which are designed to be inserted through an opening in the wall of the abdomen and stomach of a patient for supplying nutrients, medicaments and other fluids to the patient~s stomach. These feeding ports are useful in feeding and providing medical treatment to patients who are comatose or otherwise unconscious or unable to orally ingest food or medicine.
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- U.S. patent no. 4,863,438 describes a low profile gastrostomy device which includes a flexible, hollow tube portion having a resilently deformable mushroom-shaped tip at the inner end and a pair of flat wings at the outer end.
~, U.S. patent no. 4,795,430 describes a device for . intubating an ostomy having a fluid delivery lumen, an inflation lumen and an inflatable retention member. The ~1 device has a port near one end to dispose the inflation lumen `~ to ambient air and an outlet at the other end to convey fluid ~ from within the fluid delivery lumen into a patient.
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~ U.S. patent no. 4,834,712 describes a devi~e for angular `~1 fixation of a delivery or drainage tube at the point where the tube exits through the skin from a body cavity. The ~1 components include a sleeve disposed along the feeding tube and a base elbow unit through wAich the feeding tube passes.
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U.S. patent no. 5,084,01~ describes a low profile . gastrostomy device, for endoscopic placement in an incision provided through the stomach and abdominal walls of a ; patient, which has a collapsed resilient end portion within a shroud. The device is placed through the incision and the end portion expands to its normal si~e upon removal of the shroud.
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;~ U.S. Design patent no. Des. 328,787 shows the ornamental ~ design for a percutaneous replacement gastrostomy tube.
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U.S. patent no. 4,944,732 describes a gastrostomy feeding port which includes a deformable conical tip portion ~;; having at least one side aperture therethrough, a tube portion extending rearwardly from the tip portion, a fitting portion on the rear end of the tube portion, a removable valve portion in the fitting portion, and a flange portion extending outwardly from the fitting portion.
~-i The present invention is an improvement on the prior art devices, particularly the device of U.S. patent no.
4,944,732. The present invention overcomes the deficiency of the prior art devices which were limited to a specific length for each device. Thus, the prior devices were prone to leakage of contents from the stomach through the stoma and inadvertent removal of the device from the stomach. Unlike the prior devices, the present invention is elastically deformable to adju~t to a wide variety of stoma lengths.
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This invention relates tO gastrostomy feeding ports which are designed to be inserted through an opening in the wall of the abdomen and stomach of a patient for supplying nutrients, medicaments and other fluids to the patient~s stomach. These feeding ports are useful in feeding and providing medical treatment to patients who are comatose or otherwise unconscious or unable to orally ingest food or medicine.
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- U.S. patent no. 4,863,438 describes a low profile gastrostomy device which includes a flexible, hollow tube portion having a resilently deformable mushroom-shaped tip at the inner end and a pair of flat wings at the outer end.
~, U.S. patent no. 4,795,430 describes a device for . intubating an ostomy having a fluid delivery lumen, an inflation lumen and an inflatable retention member. The ~1 device has a port near one end to dispose the inflation lumen `~ to ambient air and an outlet at the other end to convey fluid ~ from within the fluid delivery lumen into a patient.
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~ U.S. patent no. 4,834,712 describes a devi~e for angular `~1 fixation of a delivery or drainage tube at the point where the tube exits through the skin from a body cavity. The ~1 components include a sleeve disposed along the feeding tube and a base elbow unit through wAich the feeding tube passes.
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U.S. patent no. 5,084,01~ describes a low profile . gastrostomy device, for endoscopic placement in an incision provided through the stomach and abdominal walls of a ; patient, which has a collapsed resilient end portion within a shroud. The device is placed through the incision and the end portion expands to its normal si~e upon removal of the shroud.
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;~ U.S. Design patent no. Des. 328,787 shows the ornamental ~ design for a percutaneous replacement gastrostomy tube.
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U.S. patent no. 4,944,732 describes a gastrostomy feeding port which includes a deformable conical tip portion ~;; having at least one side aperture therethrough, a tube portion extending rearwardly from the tip portion, a fitting portion on the rear end of the tube portion, a removable valve portion in the fitting portion, and a flange portion extending outwardly from the fitting portion.
~-i The present invention is an improvement on the prior art devices, particularly the device of U.S. patent no.
4,944,732. The present invention overcomes the deficiency of the prior art devices which were limited to a specific length for each device. Thus, the prior devices were prone to leakage of contents from the stomach through the stoma and inadvertent removal of the device from the stomach. Unlike the prior devices, the present invention is elastically deformable to adju~t to a wide variety of stoma lengths.
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Thus, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gastrostomy feeding port which is elastically adjustable to a variety of stoma lengths. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a gastrostomy feeding port having the improvement over the feeding port of U.S. Patent No. 4,944,732 of an elastically adjustable conical tip. It is an even further object of this invention to provide a gastrostomy feeding port comprising ln open communication a retaining flange, a middle tube and a tip opposite said flange, wherein said tip has anchoring means connecting said tip to said tube which are elastically deformable toward said tip and engageable with the inner wall of the stomach at various lengths along said tube for preventing the inadvertent removal a pre-established stoma in the stomach.
S~MMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a gastrostomy feeding port comprising a retaining flange portion, a middle tube portion and a tip portion; said flange portion being attached to one end of and in open communication with the interior of said tube portion; said tip portion being attached to the end of said tube portion opposite said flange portion, being in open communication with the interior of said tube, being receivable through a pre-established stoma in the stomach of a patient, being operative for passing a fluid into said stomach, and having anchoring means connecting said tip portion to said tube portion; said anchoring means being elastically deformable toward said tip portion and engageable with the inner wall of said stomach at various lengths along : ..
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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. Figure 1 is an un-scaled side view of an embodiment of ' the gastrostomy feeding port of this invention.
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Figure 3 is an un-scaled top view of the feeding port.
Figure 4 is an un-scaled bottom view of the feeding port.
Figure S is an un-scaled perspective view of the feeding port~
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Figure 7 is an un-scaled top view of the tip portion having a plurality of slits.
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.'`,.~1 ~, The present invention is an improvement on the feeding ',,~ port of U.S. Patent No. 4,944,732, the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
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~" A specific embodiment of the gastrostomy feeding port of this invention as referenced in the drawings comprises a ~" retaining flange portion (1), a middle tube portion (2) and a tip portion (3); said flange portion (1) being attached to ~ .
and in open communication with the interior (7) of said tube portion (2~; said tip portion (3) being attached to said tube portion (2) opposite said flange portion (1), and being in ~, open communication with the interior (7) of said tube portion x~- (2), and being receivable through a pre-established stoma in ~-. the stomach of a patient, and being operative for passing a ," fluid into said stomach, and said tip portion (3) having '~ anchoring means (4) connecting said tip portion ,'~ (3) to said ~ube portion (2); said anchoring means (4) being elastically defo,rmable toward said tip portion (3) and ~; engageable with the inner wall of said stomach at various ~,,, ' lengths along said tube portion (2) for preventing the ','' inadvertent removal of said feeding port from said stoma.
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~j communication with the interior (7) of the tube portion. The 'I,A,''~ flange portion (1) is preferably integrally formed from suitable biocompatible plastics or natural or synthetic rubbers, such as, for example, polyurethanes or silicone rubbers. The flange portion (1) preferably has a valve (6) disposed substantially therein, said valve being operative for permitting the flow of a feeding formula or other liquid ~t~ from the flange portion into the tube portion (2) and for preventing the reverse flow of said liquid. The valve (6) preferably comprises a duck-bill type having converging sides which are resiliently separable to permit the passage of a fluid therethrough in one direction, but not in the reverse direction. The valve preferably is removeably received in the housing section of the flange portion. The flange portion is adapted to receive a male or female connector for connecting ~`r;`~, the feeding port to a feeding formula supply tube, and ^- preferably has a plug for removeably sealing the feeding ~`J port.
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The tip portion (3) can be of any variety of shapes, but ~; preferably is of a hollow conical configuration. The tip portion (3) is in open communication with the interior (7) of -~ said tube portion and is receivable through a pre-established ., stoma in the stoma~h of a patient, and is operative for passing a feeding formula or other fluid into the stomach.
The tip portion (3) has at its base anchoring means (4) ' securely connecting the tip portion (3) to the tube portion ~ (2). The anchoring means (4) are elastically deformable ;~ toward the tip portion (3) and away from said flange portion (1) so as to be engageable with the inner wall of the stomach ~i at various continuous lengths along the tube portion (2).
The anchoring means prevent the inadvertent removal of the ~i2~ feeding port from the stoma in the patient~s stomach and ::.
allows the feeding port to adjust to a continuous variety of stoma lengths. Preferably the anchoring means (4~ are elastically deformable and engageable with the stomach at various lengths from about 0.5 inches to about 2.0 inches along the axis of said tube portion (2) as measured from the flange portion (1). Preferred embodiments have anchoring means which are deformable and engageable with the stomach at stoma lengths of about 0.58-0.88 inches; 0.88-1.18 inches;
1.18-1.48 inches; and 1.48-1.18 inches, respectively. The anchoring means (4) preferably have an overall concave exterior configuration which faces toward the flange portion (lj. The tip portion ~3) and anchoring means (4) is ...~
preferably integrally formed from elastically deformable biocompatible plactics or natural or synthetic rubbers as -' described earlier.
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In using the device of the present invention, an obturator comprising an eiongated rod having a rounded or blunt end is inserted into the feeding port so that it passes into the tip portion. The tip portion is passed through a pre-established stoma in the abdominal and stomach walls.
Once the tip portion has pas~ed into the stomach, the obturator is removed and the tip portion and anchoring means engages the inner wall of the stomach. After the feeding port has been installed in the manner described above, the valve can be installed in the flange portion and a feeding formula supply tube Gan be connected to the feeding port.
,. i A method useful according to the present invention involves a surgical trocar device to place a gastrostomy port into a patient. The trocar device may be used to creat~ a ~ pathway into the patient's stomach .rom outside the abdomen, -~ much as a needle trocar is used currently to create a pathway ~ for a pull wire. However, the diameter of the trocar hole is -' sufficient to allow direct insertion of the gastrostomy port (with a collapsed tip portion)r rather than the method of pulling the tube through the esophagus, into the stomach, and ~` out through the puncture wound.
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preloaded into a semi-rigid casing tube so that it may be inserted through the trocar tract and into the stomach. Once the end of the casing tube is within the stomach, the tip portion of the gastrostomy port may be pushed out of the casing, allowing the tip portion to expand within the stomach. The casing tube may be removed (as well as any trocar tract tube used), leaving the gastrostomy feeding port in place. The advantages are that placement of the gastrostomy feeding port does not require insertion via the mouth and esophagus.
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embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of ~^ this invention.
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Thus, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gastrostomy feeding port which is elastically adjustable to a variety of stoma lengths. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a gastrostomy feeding port having the improvement over the feeding port of U.S. Patent No. 4,944,732 of an elastically adjustable conical tip. It is an even further object of this invention to provide a gastrostomy feeding port comprising ln open communication a retaining flange, a middle tube and a tip opposite said flange, wherein said tip has anchoring means connecting said tip to said tube which are elastically deformable toward said tip and engageable with the inner wall of the stomach at various lengths along said tube for preventing the inadvertent removal a pre-established stoma in the stomach.
S~MMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a gastrostomy feeding port comprising a retaining flange portion, a middle tube portion and a tip portion; said flange portion being attached to one end of and in open communication with the interior of said tube portion; said tip portion being attached to the end of said tube portion opposite said flange portion, being in open communication with the interior of said tube, being receivable through a pre-established stoma in the stomach of a patient, being operative for passing a fluid into said stomach, and having anchoring means connecting said tip portion to said tube portion; said anchoring means being elastically deformable toward said tip portion and engageable with the inner wall of said stomach at various lengths along : ..
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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Figure 3 is an un-scaled top view of the feeding port.
Figure 4 is an un-scaled bottom view of the feeding port.
Figure S is an un-scaled perspective view of the feeding port~
~ Figure 6 is an un-scaled side view of the feeding port ,~`i having slits in the tip portion.
Figure 7 is an un-scaled top view of the tip portion having a plurality of slits.
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.'`,.~1 ~, The present invention is an improvement on the feeding ',,~ port of U.S. Patent No. 4,944,732, the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
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~" A specific embodiment of the gastrostomy feeding port of this invention as referenced in the drawings comprises a ~" retaining flange portion (1), a middle tube portion (2) and a tip portion (3); said flange portion (1) being attached to ~ .
and in open communication with the interior (7) of said tube portion (2~; said tip portion (3) being attached to said tube portion (2) opposite said flange portion (1), and being in ~, open communication with the interior (7) of said tube portion x~- (2), and being receivable through a pre-established stoma in ~-. the stomach of a patient, and being operative for passing a ," fluid into said stomach, and said tip portion (3) having '~ anchoring means (4) connecting said tip portion ,'~ (3) to said ~ube portion (2); said anchoring means (4) being elastically defo,rmable toward said tip portion (3) and ~; engageable with the inner wall of said stomach at various ~,,, ' lengths along said tube portion (2) for preventing the ','' inadvertent removal of said feeding port from said stoma.
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~j communication with the interior (7) of the tube portion. The 'I,A,''~ flange portion (1) is preferably integrally formed from suitable biocompatible plastics or natural or synthetic rubbers, such as, for example, polyurethanes or silicone rubbers. The flange portion (1) preferably has a valve (6) disposed substantially therein, said valve being operative for permitting the flow of a feeding formula or other liquid ~t~ from the flange portion into the tube portion (2) and for preventing the reverse flow of said liquid. The valve (6) preferably comprises a duck-bill type having converging sides which are resiliently separable to permit the passage of a fluid therethrough in one direction, but not in the reverse direction. The valve preferably is removeably received in the housing section of the flange portion. The flange portion is adapted to receive a male or female connector for connecting ~`r;`~, the feeding port to a feeding formula supply tube, and ^- preferably has a plug for removeably sealing the feeding ~`J port.
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The tip portion (3) can be of any variety of shapes, but ~; preferably is of a hollow conical configuration. The tip portion (3) is in open communication with the interior (7) of -~ said tube portion and is receivable through a pre-established ., stoma in the stoma~h of a patient, and is operative for passing a feeding formula or other fluid into the stomach.
The tip portion (3) has at its base anchoring means (4) ' securely connecting the tip portion (3) to the tube portion ~ (2). The anchoring means (4) are elastically deformable ;~ toward the tip portion (3) and away from said flange portion (1) so as to be engageable with the inner wall of the stomach ~i at various continuous lengths along the tube portion (2).
The anchoring means prevent the inadvertent removal of the ~i2~ feeding port from the stoma in the patient~s stomach and ::.
allows the feeding port to adjust to a continuous variety of stoma lengths. Preferably the anchoring means (4~ are elastically deformable and engageable with the stomach at various lengths from about 0.5 inches to about 2.0 inches along the axis of said tube portion (2) as measured from the flange portion (1). Preferred embodiments have anchoring means which are deformable and engageable with the stomach at stoma lengths of about 0.58-0.88 inches; 0.88-1.18 inches;
1.18-1.48 inches; and 1.48-1.18 inches, respectively. The anchoring means (4) preferably have an overall concave exterior configuration which faces toward the flange portion (lj. The tip portion ~3) and anchoring means (4) is ...~
preferably integrally formed from elastically deformable biocompatible plactics or natural or synthetic rubbers as -' described earlier.
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In using the device of the present invention, an obturator comprising an eiongated rod having a rounded or blunt end is inserted into the feeding port so that it passes into the tip portion. The tip portion is passed through a pre-established stoma in the abdominal and stomach walls.
Once the tip portion has pas~ed into the stomach, the obturator is removed and the tip portion and anchoring means engages the inner wall of the stomach. After the feeding port has been installed in the manner described above, the valve can be installed in the flange portion and a feeding formula supply tube Gan be connected to the feeding port.
,. i A method useful according to the present invention involves a surgical trocar device to place a gastrostomy port into a patient. The trocar device may be used to creat~ a ~ pathway into the patient's stomach .rom outside the abdomen, -~ much as a needle trocar is used currently to create a pathway ~ for a pull wire. However, the diameter of the trocar hole is -' sufficient to allow direct insertion of the gastrostomy port (with a collapsed tip portion)r rather than the method of pulling the tube through the esophagus, into the stomach, and ~` out through the puncture wound.
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Claims (17)
1. A gastrostomy feeding port comprising a retaining flange portion, a middle tube portion and a tip portion; said flange portion being attached to and in open communication with the interior of said tube portion; said tip portion being attached to said tube portion opposite said flange portion, and being in open communication with the interior of said tube portion, and being receivable through a pre-established stoma in the stomach of a patient, and being operative for passing a fluid into said stomach, and said tip portion having anchoring means connecting said tip portion to said tube portion; said anchoring means being elastically deformable toward said tip portion and engageable with the inner wall of said stomach at various lengths along said tube portion for preventing the inadvertent removal of said feeding port from said stoma.
2. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 1 wherein said tip portion is of hollow conical configuration.
3. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 1 wherein said flange portion has a valve disposed substantially therein, said valve being operative for permitting the flow of a fluid from said flange portion into said tube portion and for preventing the reverse flow of said fluid.
4. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 3 wherein said valve comprises a duck-bill type valve.
5. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 3 wherein said valve is removeably received in said flange portion.
6. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 1 wherein said anchoring means has a concave exterior configuration.
7. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 1 wherein said anchoring means is elastically deformable and engagable with said stomach at various lengths from about 0.5 inches to about 2.0 inches along the axis of said tube portion measured from said flange portion.
8. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 7 wherein said lengths along the axis of said tube portion is about 0.58-0.88; 0.88-1.18; 1.18-1.48; or 1.48-1.78 inches.
9. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 1 wherein said tip portion contains one or more side apertures.
10. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 1 wherein said flange portion has a resilient concave configuration facing toward said tip portion.
11. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 1 comprised of a plastic or a natural or synthetic rubber.
12. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 11 comprised of silicone rubber.
13. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 1 wherein said flange portion contains a plug for removably sealing said feeding port.
14. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 1 substantially as shown in Figures 1-5.
15. A method of feeding a patient which comprises the use of a gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 1.
16. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 1 having a plurality of slits in said tip portion.
17. A gastrostomy feeding port of Claim 1 wherein said tip portion has been collapsed and said feeding port has been loaded into a semi-rigid casing tube.
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