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Bumper retention device

  • US 5,451,212 A
  • Filed: 01/21/1994
  • Issued: 09/19/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for enteral feeding of a patient comprising:

  • a tube used for the delivery or extraction of fluids or gases into or from said patient, said tube having a distal end, a proximal end, and a tubular shaft;

    a retention bar having a central opening through said bar and an end aperture, said tube being inserted through said central opening; and

    ,a bumper retention unit connecting the tube and the retention bar for retaining said tube in angular fixation with respect to the retention bar, said bumper retention unit having a loop portion attached to a stem portion, said loop portion being dimensioned for placement around said tubular shaft of said tube and being movably adjusted to a position along said tubular shaft, said stem portion of said bumper retention unit being inserted into said end aperture of said retention bar, so as to retain said tube in angular fixation.

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