Modifying and supplying liquid nutritional feeding
First Claim
1. An apparatus for modifying and feeding a liquid nutritional feeding composition comprising:
- a chamber comprising a beneficial agent for modifying a liquid nutritional feeding composition, the chamber having an inlet connectable to a container containing the nutritional feeding composition and an outlet connectable to a feeding means, and a pumping means associated with the chamber wherein said pumping means is adapted for pumping said nutritional feeding composition from the container into the chamber and back to the container for mixing the beneficial agent into the nutritional feeding composition.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for modifying and feeding a liquid nutritional feeding composition. The apparatus comprises a chamber (3) for receiving a beneficial agent for modifying a liquid nutritional feeding composition, the chamber has an inlet (7) connectable to a container (5) that contains the nutritional feeding composition and an outlet (13) connectable to a feeding means (8,9). A pumping means is associated with the chamber (3) for pumping the nutritional feeding composition from the container into the chamber and back into the container to mix the beneficial agent with the nutritional feeding composition before the outlet (13) of the chamber is connected to the feeding means (8,9). The chamber (3) may comprise at least one flexible wall capable of being squeezed and released for pumping the nutritional feeding composition. The invention also relates to a method for modifying and feeding a liquid nutritional feeding composition.
13 Citations
14 Claims
-
1. An apparatus for modifying and feeding a liquid nutritional feeding composition comprising:
-
a chamber comprising a beneficial agent for modifying a liquid nutritional feeding composition, the chamber having an inlet connectable to a container containing the nutritional feeding composition and an outlet connectable to a feeding means, and a pumping means associated with the chamber wherein said pumping means is adapted for pumping said nutritional feeding composition from the container into the chamber and back to the container for mixing the beneficial agent into the nutritional feeding composition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
connecting a chamber according to claim 1 to a container comprising a liquid nutritional feeding composition, pumping liquid feeding composition into the chamber and liquid nutritional feeding composition and beneficial agent back to the container to mix the nutritional feeding composition with the beneficial agent, connecting the feeding means to the outlet of the chamber, and allowing the modified nutritional feeding composition to flow through the chamber into the feeding means.
-
-
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the feeding involves enterally supplying the liquid nutritional feeding composition.
-
12. The method of claim 10 wherein the feeding involves intravenously supplying the liquid nutritional feeding composition.
-
13. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the volume of beneficial agent constitutes from 30% to 50% of the volume of the chamber.
-
14. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the nutritional composition contains protein in an amount of up to 25%, lipids in an amount of up to 50%, and carbohydrates in an amount of up to 60%.
Specification