Bard Button Device Continuous Feeding Tube With 90° Adaptor

What to buy with Bard Continuous Feeding Tube

• Bard Button Gastrostomy Tube Kit
• Dale NasoGastric Tube Holder
• Nestle Nutren 1.5 Complete Calorically Dense Liquid Nutrition

Instructions for Bard Button Device Enteral Feeding Tube

1. Inspect package contents for damage. If damaged, do not use it.
2. To administer feedings:
   • If a pump is used, verify the proper pump and set connections. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to set the pump at the prescribed feeding rate.
   • Prime feeding set or fill feeding syringe, attach to a continuous feeding tube, then prime the tube if desired
   • Open the safe cap on the button device and insert a 90-degree adapter completely, using a slight twisting action and slight pushing pressure. The adapter should be completely inserted to ensure a secure fit.
   • The device is now ready for use. - Once started feeding will flow through the continuous feeding tube into the button device
3. Once feeding is complete, flush the continuous feeding tube and the Bard Button Replacement Gastrostomy Device with an amount of water appropriate for the patient
4. Remove the continuous feeding tube with a slight twisting action and slight pulling pressure
5. Close the safety cap to keep the lumen clean, the profile cosmetically pleasing and to minimize gastrically reflux
6. Mechanically clean the continuous feeding tube with soap and warm water and thoroughly rinse

Contraindications:

• Include the use of this device with any product other than the Bard Button replacement gastrostomy device or for indications other than delivering feeding nutrients

Warnings:

• Intended for Single-Patient Use
• Use of this device in more than a single patient increases the risk of cross-contamination of infectious diseases between patients
• After use, the product may be a potential biohazard
• Handle and dispose of in accordance with accepted medical practice and applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations

Precautions:

• Too much pressure may cause the entire Button device to be pushed into the stomach or to be prematurely pulled out of the stomach

Bard Button Feeding Tube Adverse Reactions

• May include minor wound infection or pressure necrosis at stoma site leakage of gastric contents, gastrocolic fistula, and gastric separation leading to peritonitis, sepsis, and death
• All of these potential complications increase in likelihood with improper placement
• If the stoma measuring device is pulled too tightly against the stomach wall and improperly sized, i.e., too short, the replacement device may be selected