A Single-center, Feasibility Study to Evaluate the Use and Safety of the Percutaneous Ultrasound Gastrostomy Technique

Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed consent must be obtained before any study-specific assessment is performed * Male or female ≥18 years of age * 20≤ BMI ≤30 * Indication for gastrostomy tube placement determined to be present by the primary clinical care team * Patient determined to be an appropriate candidate for gastrostomy by the study team * Women of childbearing potential must have negative serum or urine pregnancy test during the current hospitalization Exclusion Criteria: * BMI \> 30, or BMI \< 20 * Temperature ≥ 38 C * Systolic BP \< 100 or \> 180 mmHg * Heart Rate \< 50 or \> 110 * Presence of a contraindication to being in proximity to a magnet (e.g. pacemaker). * History of prior gastrostomy, gastrectomy (partial or complete), or abdominal trauma or upper-abdominal surgery. * Patients with hematocrit \<25%, or a history of blood transfusion within the 14 days prior to screening, or active life-threatening GI bleeding. * Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive hCG laboratory test. * Involvement in other investigational trials within 30 days prior to screening. * 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. For example, large or collapsed transverse colon overlapping anterior stomach on pre-existin…