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Description
The Avanos MIC-KEY Low-Profile Balloon Gastrostomy Button (G-Tube) provides skin-level, long-term enteral access to the stomach in a discreet, low-profile form.
Indications and use
- For patients requiring long-term enteral feeding who cannot tolerate oral intake
- Suitable for patients at low risk for aspiration
- For gastric decompression and/or direct medication delivery into the stomach
Placement
- Percutaneous placement under fluoroscopic, laparoscopic, or endoscopic guidance
- May be used as a replacement device through an established stoma tract
Design and key features
- Low-profile “button” design to minimize snagging and clothing interference
- Internal inflatable retention balloon
- Feeding port with anti-reflux valve that remains closed when no extension set is attached
- High-clarity, medical-grade silicone with recessed distal tip and radiopaque stripe
- Use only MIC-KEY extension sets with the MIC-KEY feeding port
- Prescription use (Rx only)
Connectors and compatibility (ENFit)
- ENFit feeding-side connectors on included extension sets
- SECUR-LOK right-angle patient-end connector designed to help reduce leaks, protect the valve, and limit unintentional disconnects
- Y-connector on continuous/bolus extension sets includes a dedicated medication port
- Jejunal feeding port: none (G-tube configuration)
Kit contents (ENFit configuration)
- MIC-KEY Low-Profile Gastrostomy Feeding Tube/Button
- ENFit extension sets: 12-inch Continuous Feed and 12-inch Bolus Feed (both with SECUR-LOK right-angle connectors and Y-connector medication port)
- 35 mL ENFit enteral syringe
- 6 mL Luer Slip syringe for balloon inflation/deflation
- Gauze pad
- Insertion stylet (US only)
- Water-soluble lubricant (US only)
Sizes and options
- French sizes: 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24 Fr
- Stoma (stem) lengths (cm): 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.5, 1.7, 2.0, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
Balloon inflation guidelines (sterile/distilled water)
- 12 Fr: recommended 3 mL; maximum 5 mL
- 14–24 Fr: recommended 5 mL; maximum 10 mL
Sterility and materials
- Feeding tube: sterile (ethylene oxide), single-use
- Extension sets: non-sterile; reusable for single-patient use
- Natural rubber latex-free; extension sets are DEHP-free
Notes
- Includes ENFit extension sets; continuous and bolus types are typically supplied as 12-inch length
- Information specific to the MIC-KEY G-tube configuration (not GJ devices)
