Enteral Feeding Tube Connector
AssigneeBenlan, Inc.
InventorThomas Frederick ENNS
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Abstract
An enteral connector includes a body defining a passageway therethrough. The body has an inlet segment defining an inlet opening of the passageway, suitable for connection of an enteral feeder such as an enteral feeding extension set or an enteral-only syringe. The body also has an outlet segment including a stem projecting from the inlet segment and a frustoconical tip defining an outlet opening of the passageway, for connecting to an enteral feeding tube or a tube of an enteral feeding extension set. The enteral connector also includes a cap having an external cover for covering the outside of the inlet segment and a plug integral with and extending from the external cover for inserting into the inlet opening. The cap is connected to and integral with the body by an intermediate flexible neck.
Claims22
An enteral connector comprising:
- a body having only a single passageway therethrough, the body comprising:
- a single cylindrical inlet segment defining one inlet opening of the passageway, suitable for connection of an enteral feeder, an outer diameter of the inlet segment sized larger than a sleeve of a male luer lock connector to inhibit connection of a male luer lock thereto and a diameter of the inlet opening sized to inhibit connection of a male luer slip;
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- an outlet segment comprising a stem projecting from the inlet segment and a frustoconical tip defining an outlet opening of the passageway, for connecting to an enteral feeding tube or to a tube of an enteral feeding extension, a diameter at a stem side of the frustoconical tip being larger than a diameter of the stem, to form a lip on the stem side of the frustoconical tip;
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- a cap comprising an external cover for covering the outside of the inlet segment and a plug integral with and extending from the external cover for inserting into the inlet opening, the cap being connected to and integral with the body by an intermediate flexible neck.
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An enteral feeding device comprising:
- a connector and an enteral feeding extension set tube extending from the connector, the connector comprising:
- a body having only a single passageway therethrough, the body having a single cylindrical inlet segment defining one inlet opening of the passageway, suitable for connection of an enteral feeder, an outer diameter of the inlet segment sized larger than a sleeve of a male luer lock connector to inhibit connection of a male luer lock thereto, a diameter of the inlet opening sized to inhibit connection of a male luer slip, and an outlet segment comprising a stem projecting from the inlet segment and a frustoconical tip defining an outlet opening of the passageway and connected to the enteral feeding extension set tube, a diameter at a stem side of the frustoconical tip being lamer than a diameter of the stem, to form a lip on the stem side of the frustoconical tip;
- and a cap having an external cover for covering the outside of the inlet segment and a plug integral with and extending from the external cover for inserting into the inlet opening, the cap being connected to and integral with the body by an intermediate flexible neck.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.