3-Port ENFit™ Gastrostomy Tube

Three Ports So Nothing Has to Share a Line

A gastrostomy tube meant for weeks or months of use benefits from keeping its jobs separated: one port for feeding, one for medication, and one dedicated to balloon inflation so the retention mechanism never gets contaminated by whatever's flowing through the feeding line. That separation is the real value of a 3-port design over a simpler single-port tube, particularly in a patient on multiple medications alongside a feeding schedule. Sizing here tracks patient size loosely rather than by a fixed rule — the smaller gauges suit cats and small or young dogs, while 16 and 24 Fr fit larger-bodied patients where a wider lumen keeps thicker feeding formulas moving without clogging. ENFit™ connectors are the current industry standard specifically because they're designed not to connect with IV lines, reducing the risk of a feeding line getting cross-connected somewhere it shouldn't. Programs teaching enteral nutrition management use this same tube family for exactly that reason: students learn on the connector standard they'll actually use once they're placing lines in practice.