Enteral-Only Syringe And Method Of Manufacturing Same
AssigneeBenlan, Inc.
InventorsThomas Frederick ENNS, Adnan STETIEH
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a syringe for use in enteral feeding includes providing a premolded syringe body having a plunger end and an outlet end, loading the premolded syringe body into a mold having a core pin extending into the outlet end of the premolded syringe body, closing the mold to thereby retain the premolded syringe therein and to close a mold cavity around the outlet end of the syringe body, injection molding by injecting plastic molding material into the mold cavity and cooling to thereby form a tip at the outlet end of the premolded syringe body, and opening the mold and extracting the syringe body and the tip.
Claims13
A method of manufacturing a syringe for use in enteral feeding, the method comprising:
- providing a premolded syringe body having a plunger end and an outlet end;
- loading the premolded syringe body into a mold having a core pin extending into the outlet end of the premolded syringe body;
- closing the mold to thereby reatin the premolded syringe body therein and to close a mold cavity around the outlet end of the premolded syringe body;
- injection molding by injecting plastic molding material into the mold cavity and cooling to thereby form a tip bonded at the outlet end of the premolded syringe body;
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- opening the mold and extracting the premolded syringe body and the tip.
A syringe for use in enteral feeding, comprising:
- a syringe body having a plunger end and an outlet end;
- an enteral tip overmolded on the outlet end of the syringe body and sized for insertion into an enteral connector;
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- a plunger for insertion into the syringe body for delivery of fluid feed from the syringe body and through the enteral tip.
A mold for injection molding a tip on a premolded syringe body for use in enteral feeding, the mold comprising:
- a first side comprising a slot for receiving a premolded syringe body having a plunger end and an outlet end, and a core pin for extending into the outlet end of the premolded syringe body;
- a second side for mating with the first side to close a mold cavity around the outlet end of the premolded syringe body when inserted therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.