Clinical Pilot Study of the Percutaneous Ultrasound Jejunostomy Procedure

Exclusion Criteria

• •Temperature ≥ 38 C
• •Systolic BP \< 90 or \> 180 mmHg
• •Heart Rate \< 50 or \> 120
• •Presence of a contraindication to being in proximity to a magnet (e.g. pacemaker)
• •History of prior major abdominal surgery
• •Patients with HgB \< 7g/dL, or fluid resuscitated within 48hrs prior, or history of life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding within 1 month
• •Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
• •Involvement in other investigational trials within 30 days prior to screening
• •Absolute contraindications:
• •* Sepsis
• •* Severe ascites
• •* Peritonitis
• •* Coagulopathy (international normalized ratio (INR) greater than 1.5 or a platelet count of less than 50,000/uL)
• •* Abdominal wall infection at the site of planned tube insertion
• •* Interposed organs as determined by imaging
• •* Abnormal upper gastrointestinal anatomy (e.g., partial or Total gastrectomy, Esophageal strictures)
• •* Inflammatory, or infiltrative diseases of the small bowel and/or anterior abdominal wall.
• •* Other standard general contraindications to endoscopy
• •* Pacemakers or other electronically active implantable devices
• •* Small bowel fistula
• •Any other medical condition(s) that may put the patient at risk or influence study results in the investigator's opinion, or that the investigator deems unsuitable for the study.