Hanging bag assembly for enteral feeding systems and methods of same
AssigneeZevex, Inc.
InventorDaniel A. Martel
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Abstract
A feeding bag system and method of preparing a feeding system is described. The system can include an adapter cap having a threaded portion for threadbly receiving the feeding bottle, a funnel-shaped portion having a tip portion configured to cooperate with an enteral feeding tube, a vent passageway disposed through the adapter cap, and a fluid passageway disposed through the funnel-shaped portion. The system can also include a bag configured to be suspended by a medical hanger. The bag may include walls defining an inner cavity, an upper opening for positioning the feeding bottle therethrough, and a sealed lower portion. The sealed lower portion can include an aperture configured to receive a portion of the adapter cap therethrough.
Claims20
A method of preparing an enteral feeding system, comprising:
- providing a feeding bag system, the system including:
- a feeding bottle having a removable feeding cap;
- an adapter cap, including:
- a threaded portion for threadbly receiving the feeding bottle;
- a funnel-shaped portion having a tip portion configured to cooperate with an enteral feeding tube;
- a vent passageway disposed through the adapter cap;
- and
- a fluid passageway disposed through the funnel-shaped portion;
- and
- a bag configured to be suspended, the bag including walls defining an inner cavity, an upper opening for inserting the feeding bottle therethrough, and a sealed lower portion, the sealed lower portion including an aperture;
- replacing the feeding cap with the adapter cap by removing the feeding cap from the feeding bottle and attaching the adapter cap to the feeding bottle;
- inserting the feeding bottle through the upper opening of the bag and into the inner cavity such that the aperture receives a portion of the adapter cap therethrough;
- and
- suspending the bag with the received feeding bottle from a medical stand.
A feeding bag system for providing enteral feed from a feeding bottle, comprising:
- an adapter cap, including:
- a threaded portion for threadbly receiving the feeding bottle;
- a funnel-shaped portion having a tip portion configured to cooperate with an enteral feeding tube;
- a vent passageway disposed through the adapter cap;
- a fluid passageway disposed through the funnel-shaped portion;
- and
- a bag configured to be suspended by a medical hanger, the bag including walls defining an inner cavity, an upper opening for positioning the feeding bottle therethrough, and a sealed lower portion, the sealed lower portion including an aperture configured to receive a portion of the adapter cap therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.