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US 2026/0144713 A1Published application
Enteral feeding adapters and methods of using the enteral feeding adapters
AssigneeSociete des Produits Nestle S.A.
InventorSteven Bernard
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Abstract
An adapter is provided for connecting a container of flowable material, such as enteral feed formula in a laminated paper container, to a feeding tube to enable bolus feeding. The adapter can transfer the flowable material from the container by piercing the container and/or a cover of the container. The adapter can form a fluid-tight friction seal on the container. In some embodiments, the adapter has a reusable tube vent long enough to be positioned in the air gap of the container when the container is inverted by a user.
Claims11
An adapter for providing enteral nutrition from a container, the adapter comprising:
- a body comprising a bottom end that defines an opening;
- a fluid exit port extending outward from a top end of the body, the top end facing an opposite direction from the bottom end, the body comprising an internal chamber that fluidly connects the opening to the fluid exit port;
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- a vent passage extending outward from the top end of the body at a different position than the fluid exit port, the vent passage also extending inward through the internal chamber to a point beyond a bottom end of the body, a bottom end of the vent passage comprises an opening that defines a first spike, and the bottom end of the body defines a second spike.
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