Collapsible retention bolster for gastrostomy and other ostomy tubes
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1. A collapsible retention bolster for securing an ostomy tube to the inner wall of a body cavity lining of a patient comprising:
- a. a central circular base extending outwardly from a central bore with two or more radially disposed, spaced grooves cut therein; and
b. two or more flexible flanges that are grooved along their central axis and extend outwardly from said base portion spaced about the periphery thereof and from between the grooves in said base.
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Abstract
The present invention is an improved ostomy fluid tube and method for its use comprising a collapsible retention bolster for securing the tube to the inner stomach wall and fascia. The retention means comprise several resilient leaf or petal-shaped flanges circumferentially arranged about the feeding tube at a distal point thereon. The otherwise flat, circumferentially arranged flanges possess notches or grooves which facilitate collapse or folding of the retention means for easier removal through an ostomy or other internal cavity.
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1. A collapsible retention bolster for securing an ostomy tube to the inner wall of a body cavity lining of a patient comprising:
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a. a central circular base extending outwardly from a central bore with two or more radially disposed, spaced grooves cut therein; and b. two or more flexible flanges that are grooved along their central axis and extend outwardly from said base portion spaced about the periphery thereof and from between the grooves in said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
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- 9. The collapsible retention bolster of claim which is capable of engaging a gastrostomy tube on one side of the central base portion and is confluent with said central bore.
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13. An improved gastrostomy or jejunal feeding tube for the nutritional or medicinal treatment of a patient, said improvement comprising a collapsible retention bolster with two or more flexible flanges extending radially from a central circular base extending outwardly from a central bore, which flanges are tapered across the width and grooved for securing said tube to the inner lining or mucosa of the patient'"'"'s stomach or intestine.
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14. A collapsible retention bolster for securing an gastrostomy or jejunal feeding tube to the abdomen and lining of a patient comprising:
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a. a central circular base portion with at least two equidistantly spaced grooves cut therein; and b. at least two tapered flexible flanges extending from said base portion equidistantly spaced about the periphery thereof and extending from between each of the grooves in said base. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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