Ferrule and enternal tube incorporating a ferrule
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1. For use in a feeding tube formed from flexible material, a ferrule comprising:
- an inner wall formed from a hard substantially nondeformable material which defines a conduit extending along a central axis between an inlet opening and an outlet opening;
a first taper lock surface defined by a first region of said inner wall which is inclined relative to the central axis so as to be dimensioned as a first luer adapted for connection with a first connector portion having first dimensions corresponding to the first luer; and
a second taper lock surface defined by a second region of said inner wall which is inclined relative to the central axis so as to be dimensioned as a second luer adapted for connection with a second connector portion having second dimensions corresponding to the second luer.
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Abstract
A ferrule is provided which comprises an inner wall defining a conduit extending between an inlet opening and an outlet opening; a first taper lock surface is defined by a first region of the inner wall for forming a taper lock with a first connector portion having first dimensions; and a second taper lock surface is defined by a second region of the inner wall for forming a taper lock with a second connector portion having second dimensions.
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1. For use in a feeding tube formed from flexible material, a ferrule comprising:
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an inner wall formed from a hard substantially nondeformable material which defines a conduit extending along a central axis between an inlet opening and an outlet opening; a first taper lock surface defined by a first region of said inner wall which is inclined relative to the central axis so as to be dimensioned as a first luer adapted for connection with a first connector portion having first dimensions corresponding to the first luer; and a second taper lock surface defined by a second region of said inner wall which is inclined relative to the central axis so as to be dimensioned as a second luer adapted for connection with a second connector portion having second dimensions corresponding to the second luer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. For use in a feeding tube formed from a flexible material, a ferrule comprising:
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an inner wall formed from a hard substantially nondeformable material which defines a conduit extending along a central axis between an inlet opening and an outlet opening; a first taper lock surface defined by a first region of said inner wall which is inclined relative to the central axis so as to be dimensioned as a first luer adapted for connection with a first connector portion having first dimensions corresponding to the first luer; and a second taper lock surface defined by a second region of said inner wall which is inclined relative to the central axis so as to be dimensioned as a second luer adapted for connection with a second connector portion having second dimensions corresponding to the second luer; and wherein said first region of said inner wall defines a first segment of the conduit which has a diameter that decreases with increasing distance from the inlet opening; and wherein said second region of said inner wall defines a second segment of the conduit which has a diameter that decreases with increasing distance from the inlet opening. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. For use in a feeding tube formed from a flexible material, a ferrule comprising:
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an inner wall formed from a hard substantially nondeformable material which defines a conduit extending along a central axis between an inlet opening and an outlet opening; a first taper lock surface defined by a first region of said inner wall which is inclined relative to the central axis so as to be dimensioned as a first luer adapted for connection with a first connector portion having first dimensions corresponding to the first luer; and a second taper lock surface defined by a second region of said inner wall which is inclined relative to the central axis so as to be dimensioned as a second luer adapted for connection with a second connector portion having second dimensions corresponding to the second luer; a third taper lock surface defined by a third region of said inner wall which is included relative to the central axis so as to be dimensioned as a third luer adapted for connection with a third connector portion having third dimensions corresponding to the third luer; wherein said first region of said inner wall defines a first segment of the conduit which has a diameter that decreases with increasing distance from the inlet opening; wherein said second region of said inner wall defines a second segment of the conduit which has a diameter that decreases with increasing distance from the inlet opening; and wherein said third region of said inner wall defines a third segment of the conduit which has a diameter that decreases with increasing distance from the inlet opening. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A feeding device comprising:
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an elongated tube formed from a flexible material; an inlet end portion formed from the flexible material and integrally connected to the elongated tube and defining an inlet port opening; and a ferrule disposed within said inlet end portion said ferrule including, an inner wall formed from a hard substantially nondeformable material which defines a conduit extending along a central axis between an inlet opening and an outlet opening; a first taper lock surface defined by a first region of said inner wall which is inclined relative to the central axis so as to be dimensioned as a first luer adapted for connection with a first connector portion having first dimensions corresponding to the first luer; and a second taper lock surface defined by a second region of said inner wall which is inclined relative to the central axis so as to be dimensioned as a second luer adapted for connection with a second connector portion having second dimensions corresponding to the second luer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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