## Description

The Avanos MIC ENFit Balloon Gastrostomy Feeding Tube with Y-Connector is a standard-length G-tube designed to provide long-term gastric access for enteral nutrition, medication delivery, and gastric decompression/venting in pediatric and adult patients who cannot tolerate oral feeding and are at low risk for aspiration. It is not a gastro-jejunal device and includes no jejunal port.

### Intended use and placement

- Surgical or percutaneous placement under fluoroscopic or endoscopic guidance

- Suitable for replacement through a mature stoma tract

- Supports gastric feeding, medication administration, and venting/decompression

### Design and materials

- Medical-grade silicone tube with a radiopaque stripe for X-ray visualization

- Internal inflatable retention balloon

- External SECUR-LOK retention ring/disc for fixation and bedside adjustment of external length

- Standard-length configuration (not low-profile/button); extension sets are not required

### Connectors and ports

- ENFit Y-connector (ISO 80369-3) featuring two separate gastric ports: one for feeding and one for medication or water flushes

- Dedicated balloon inflation port

- No jejunal port

- Clamp not included by default; a separate clamp may be provided by the facility if needed

### Sizes and distal tip

- Available sizes: 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 French (Fr)

- Distal tip design: 12 Fr has a tapered distal tip; 14–30 Fr have a recessed distal tip

### Balloon and inflation

- Balloon fill volume is size-dependent; follow device labeling and instructions for use. The maximum fill volume is printed on the balloon inflation port.

- Inflate the balloon with sterile or distilled water only. Do not use saline, tap water, or air.

### Care and handling

- Clean the stoma site daily and keep the area dry

- Once daily, gently rotate the tube and retract until resistance from the internal balloon is felt, then position the external retention disc approximately 2–3 mm from the skin

- Flush after and between each feeding or medication administration

- Secure the tube to avoid traction and cap all ports when not in use

### Sterility and regulatory

- Supplied sterile; gamma sterilized

- Prescription device (Rx)