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.