Low profile adaptor for use with gastrostomy feeding tube. In a preferred embodiment,
the adaptor comprises a disc-shaped housing, the housing being provided with a
bottom opening and a side slot, the side slot having a uniform width, except for
an enlarged area at one end thereof. A tube is disposed within the housing, the
tube having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal bore. The first end is
aligned with the bottom opening and is adapted to be inserted into the proximal
end of a gastrostomy feeding tube. A ratchet-type clamp is disposed within the
housing and is used to secure the gastrostomy feeding tube to the first end of
the tube. A lateral slot is formed in the tube at its second end and is in fluid
communication with the longitudinal bore. A dial is disposed within the housing
and is rotatably mounted on the second end of the tube, the dial including a radial
channel. When the outer end of the channel is aligned with the enlarged end of
the side slot, the inner end of the channel is not in fluid communication with
the lateral slot of the tube. When, however, the outer end of the channel is aligned
with the opposite end of the slot, the inner end of the channel is in fluid communication
with the lateral slot. Movement of the channel between these two positions is effected
with an adaptor fitting. The adaptor fitting has a first end insertable into a
food delivery tube and a second end insertable into and removable from the outer
end of the channel only when the outer end of the channel is aligned with the enlarged
end of the side slot.