Jeffrey R. Ross - Dublin OH Kathleen Rowland - Mason OH
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL
International Classification:
A61M 3100
US Classification:
604506
Abstract:
A method for placing a feeding tube in a patient. The method includes the step of providing a needle defining a channel therethrough, the needle being constructed for insertion through an abdominal wall of a patient and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion. The distal end portion of the needle is inserted through an abdominal wall of a patient. An endoscope constructed for insertion through the channel defined through the needle is provided and inserted through the channel defined through the needle. An external environment of the distal end portion of the needle is viewed using the endoscope in order to determine whether the distal end portion of the needle is positioned within a preselected portion of a gastrointestinal tract of a patient. A dilating device having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion is provided. The dilating device defines a channel therethrough.
Dr. Rowland graduated from the Rush Medical College in 2004. She works in Aurora, IL and specializes in Family Medicine. Dr. Rowland is affiliated with Rush Copley Medical Center.