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- How to Guide: Rotate and advance the Freka PEG (23.2 MB)
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- Freka Tube Range Product Guide (3.1 MB)
Freka PEG Gastric Feeding Tube
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy using the pull technique
Product Description
CH/FR 9
- ENFit Connector
- Fine lumen, gastric
- Length: 30cm
- External diameter: 2.9mm
- Internal diameter: 1.9mm
CH/FR 15
- ENFit connector
- Wide lumen, gastric
- Length: 35cm
- External diameter: 4.8mm
- Internal diameter: 3.6mm
CH/FR 20
- ENFit connector
- Wide lumen, gastric
- Length: 35cm
- Exteral diameter: 6.6mm
- Internal diameter: 5.0mm
Key Features
- Polyurethane tube with radio-opaque strip and silicone disc
- Radio-opaque retention disc made from silicone
- Puncture cannula with safety (air) valve
- Introducer cone with double thread
- Scalpel
- External colour and size coded fixation plate (silicone) for securing tube (CH 9, white/yellow. CH 15, blue. CH 20 purple)
- ENFit connector
- Interval markings every 2cm (from 2cm-16cm)
- Tube clamp
- Latex, PVC, DEHP free
Indications
Freka® PEG set gastric for enteral use only.
Long-term intragastric feeding in patients with inadequate oral nutrition intake (<60% of the calculated energy supply) and the need for nutritional feeding for a period exceeding 2-3 weeks:
- to avoid further loss of body weight
- to correct significant nutritional deficiencies
- to rehydrate the patient
- to promote the growth in children with growth retardation
- improve the quality of life due to adequate nutritional intake
Palliative gastric decompression/drainage by gravity
- In the presence of a chronic gastrointestinal stenosis or ilus
The PEG FR 15 can be used for application of an intestinal tube as a guide tube.
Use of a wide-lumen gastric PEG (PEG FR 20) is particularly recommended for:
- administration of high-viscosity tube feed nutrition
- decompression and drainage of viscous fluid
- frequent drug administration (also with specific galenics)
- use of the gastric port for instrument insertion for therapeutic/diagnostic purposespositioning of an intestinal tube for gastric decompression and intestinal feeding
There is an increased risk of peritonitis in:
- severe cachexia
- multiple diseases and poor general condition
- clearly limited expectation of life or
- with long-standing diabetes
There is a risk of fistula formation in:
- Crohn’s disease
Contraindications
- Lack of transillumination and positive needle aspiration test
- Interposed organs
- Serious coagulation disorders
- Marked peritoneal carcinomatosis
- Severe ascites
- Peritonitis
- Anorexia nervosa
- Serious psychosis
- Patients in terminal stage
- Severe erosive gastritis/ulcer
- Tumour infiltration at puncture site
Freka PEG can be placed endoscopically into the jejunum (EPJ) - refer to manufacturers guidance for further details.
Product and Ordering codes
Product |
Pack Size |
Product Code |
Freka PEG standard gastric (CH/FR 9) | 1 | 7755642 |
Freka PEG standard gastric (CH/FR 15) | 1 | 7755643 |
Freka PEG standard gastric (CH/FR 20) | 1 | 7755644 |
Accessories
9FR Freka PEG |
Pack Size |
Product Code |
Freka PEG Connector | 15 | 7981385 |
Freka Fixation plate | 5 | 7903002 |
Freka repair kit | 1 | 7981382 |
Quick release clamp | 15 | 7751701 |
15FR Freka PEG |
Pack Size |
Product Code |
Freka PEG Connector | 15 | 7981386 |
Freka Fixation plate | 5 | 7904002 |
Freka repair kit | 1 | 7981383 |
Quick release clamp | 15 | 7751701 |
20FR Freka PEG |
Pack Size |
Product Code |
Freka PEG Connector | 15 | 7981387 |
Freka Fixation plate | 5 | 7751541 |
Freka repair kit | 1 | 7981384 |