Portable enteral feeding apparatus
AssigneeRockfield Medical Devices Limited
InventorsTomas Martin Thompson, Donal Mayne, Damian Kelly
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Abstract
An enteral feeding apparatus includes a pod having an expansile pouch which defines a reservoir for enteral fluid and a gas impermeable barrier surrounding the pouch. The pod has an inlet port for delivery of enteral fluid into the pouch and an outlet port having a seal which is pierceable to release enteral fluid from the pouch for delivery to a PEG via a feeding line. The expansile pouch provides the sole force by which enteral fluid is delivered from the pouch through a regulator. The system can accommodate a range of enteral fluids with a wide range of viscosities.
Claims13
A portable enteral feeding apparatus comprising
- a pouch which defines a reservoir for enteral fluid and having an outlet for delivery of enteral fluid from the pouch, the pouch being formed by an expansile element having an expanded filled configuration and a collapsed configuration, expansion of the expansile element applying a pressure, providing the sole force under which enteral fluid is delivered from the pouch during collapse of the pouch,
- a substantially gas impermeable barrier surrounding the pouch, and
- a regulator comprises a friction regulator comprising a plurality of different flow rate coiled tubes and particular flow rate coiled tubes being selected based on a desired flow rate of enteral fluid.
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