MIC-KEY 18FR Low-Profile Gastrostomy Feeding Tube kit

Features of Mic-Key Low-Profile Feeding Tube

• Mic-Key 18FR Gastrostomy Feeding Tube Kit includes:
  
  • 1 MIC-KEY Low-Profile Feeding Tube
  • 1 MIC-KEY extension set with SECUR-LOK right angle connector and 2 port Y and clamp 12" length (for continuous feeding)
  • 1 MIC-KEY bolus extension set with cath tip, SECUR-LOK straight connector  and clamp 12" length (for bolus feeding)
  • one 6ml syringe
  • one 35ml catheter tip syringe
  • 4 gauze pads
  • 1 Directions for use
  • 1 Patient care guide
• Mic-Key Gastrostomy Feeding Tube is latex free and sterile
• Less cumbersome than conventional gastrostomy tubes for active patients
• High clarity medical grade silicone construction, designed for visibility and drapability
• Low-profile design makes it unobtrusive and easier to conceal 
• Tapered distal tip recessed at recommended fill volume
• Inflatable silicone internal retention balloon reduces patient trauma experienced with obturated devices 
• Proximal anti-reflux valve 
• Ventilated secur-lok ring, the external retention mechanism designed to allow air to circulate around the stoma site and reduce tube pressure 360º from the sides of the stoma wall 
• Radiopaque stripe 
• Patented universal connector, designed to preserve tube life and minimize unintentional disconnects
• Single Use
• Balloon volume: 5ml 

Important Tips while using MIC-KEY 18FR Low-Profile G Tube kit

The MIC-KEY Low-Profile Feeding Tubes are indicated for use in patients who require enteral feeding, are unable to tolerate oral feeding, require gastric decompression and/or medication delivery directly into either the stomach, distal to the stomach, distal duodenum or proximal jejunum (tube types vary from G, J, TJ/ GJ & GE depending on what medical professional has prescribed/placed).

Contraindications:
Contraindications for placement of a feeding tube include, but are not limited to ascites, colonic interposition, portal hypertension, peritonitis and morbid obesity.