Pediatric oral delivery device and related method
AssigneeBeekley Corporation
InventorsMarc Hamet, Thomas A. Johnson, Maeghan E. Traboulsi
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Abstract
An oral delivery device for delivering substance directly into a mouth of a patient includes an elongated flexible conduit coupled to a connector at a proximal end thereof for connecting to a substance source, and a nipple portion at an opposing distal end thereof for placement into a mouth of a patient. The nipple portion defines a flow aperture at a distal tip thereof. The distal end of the flexible conduit is located substantially immediately adjacent to, and in sealed fluid communication with, the flow aperture, such that substance exiting the distal end of the conduit substantially directly exits the nipple portion through the flow aperture and enters into the mouth of the patient.
Claims21
An oral delivery device for delivering substance directly into a mouth of a patient comprising:
- an elongated flexible conduit coupled to a connector at a proximal end thereof for connecting to a substance source, and a nipple portion at an opposing distal end thereof for placement into a mouth of a patient;
- wherein the nipple portion defines a flow aperture at a distal tip thereof;
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- wherein the distal end of the flexible conduit is located substantially immediately adjacent to, and in sealed fluid communication with, the flow aperture, such that substance exiting the distal end of the conduit substantially directly exits the nipple portion through the flow aperture and enters into the mouth of the patient.
An oral delivery device as defined in claim 3, wherein the base portion includes a tab portion projecting therefrom for manual handling of the mouth piece.
An oral delivery device for delivering substance directly into a mouth of a patient comprising:
- first means for flowing substance therethrough coupled to second means at a proximal end thereof for fluidly connecting the first means with a substance source, and third means at an opposing distal end thereof for fluidly connecting the first means with a patient's mouth;
- wherein the third means includes fourth means for dispensing substance from the third means;
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- wherein a distal end of the first means is located substantially immediately adjacent to, and in sealed fluid communication with, the fourth means such that substance exiting the first means substantially directly exits the third means through the fourth means and enters into the mouth of the patient.
A method comprising:
- situating a patient into a field of radiation of a medical imaging device;
- placing a nipple portion of an oral delivery device into a mouth of the patient, wherein the delivery device comprises an elongated flexible conduit coupled to a connector at a proximal end thereof and with the nipple portion at an opposing distal end thereof;
- wherein the nipple portion defines a flow aperture at a distal tip thereof;
- connecting a substance source to the delivery device;
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- administering the substance through the delivery device and directly into the mouth of the patient from substantially outside the field of radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.