Feeding tube spike set with integrated Y-port
AssigneeLH Medical Products, Inc.
InventorsLonnie Hutson, Leonard Hoffstetter, Raymond D. Clark
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Abstract
A Feeding tube spike set with integrated Y-port is disclosed. The preferred spike set includes a spike, a drip chamber, a y-port fitting, a stepped connector, and tubing connecting these components to one another in series. The y-port fitting further includes a body, a plug assembly and an undulating retaining member connecting the plug assembly to the body. The plug assembly further includes a plug from which a pair of tabs extend. The body also includes a flushing port formed within it; the preferred flushing port includes a plurality of ridges formed along it's bore to assist in retaining a secure seal between the inserted plug and the body.
Claims12
An improved spike set for enteral feeding, comprising:
- a spike;
- a drip chamber;
- a y-port fitting, said y-port comprising a body defined by a flushing port formed therein, said flushing port defined by a bore having an outer surface, said outer surface including at least one ridge formed thereon;
- a stepped connector;
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- tubing connecting said spike to said drip chamber and said drip chamber to said y-port fitting and said y-port fitting to said stepped connector.
An improved y-port fitting for eternal feeding, comprising:
- a body flier defined by a flushing port, said flushing port comprising:
- a bore formed in said body,
- said bore further defined by a bore surface, and
- said body further comprising at least one ridge protruding from said bore surface;
- a retaining member extending from said body, said retaining member defining an undulating shape and having a distal end;
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- a plug assembly at said distal end said plug assembly further defined by a plug, said plug configured to be cooperatively accepted in said bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.