公开(公告)号：US20170112721A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15129290

申请日：2015-02-03

申请人： Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GMBH

发明人： Katharina Munnich ,  Klaus Kleve

IPC分类号： A61J15/00

CPC分类号： A61J15/0026

摘要： A gastrostomy tube (1) comprises a head (10) having a port (15) for feeding a fluid, a tube section (11) extending from the head (10) and having a duct (150) for transporting a fluid fed into the port (15), and a cap assembly (2) attachable to the head (10). Herein the cap assembly (2) comprises a cap (20) forming an inner chamber (205), wherein in an assembled state of the gastrostomy tube (1) the head (10) is inserted into the inner chamber (205) of the cap (20). In this way a gastrostomy tube is provided which allows for an aesthetically pleasing appearance of the head of the gastrostomy tube and represent an as small as possible obstacle for a patient in everyday life.