Inventors:
Andrew Heller - Vineland NJ, US
International Classification:
A61M029/00
Abstract:
A dilation kit for dilating an orifice in living tissue. The kit includes at least a guidewire, a first dilator defining an internal throughbore for receiving the guidewire, and a second dilator defining an internal throughbore for receiving the guidewire. The second dilator defines an outer surface having a periphery greater than the periphery of the first dilator. In one embodiment, the straightening element is part of a guidewire advancement device. The kit may also include a hemostat and/or a PEG tube. A method for using the dilation kit to dilate an orifice in living tissue is also provided.