Enteral feeding safety reservoir and system

• US 8,162,916 B2
• Filed: 02/08/2008
• Issued: 04/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Codan US Corporation (Codan Holding GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Codan US Corporation (Codan Holding GmbH)
• Inventors: Knight, Thomas F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zalukaeva, Tatyana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hanrahan, Benedict L
• Application Number:
  US12/028,736
• Publication Number:
  US 20090204097A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,537 Days
• Field of Search: 604403-415, 604/542, 604/174, 604/257, 604/259, 604260-262, 604/544, 604/910, 215/11.3, 215/250, 215/307, 215/309, 215/329, 222/80, 222/81, 222/478, 222/189.09
• US Class Current: 604/415
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/1418 Threaded type
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/00 General identification or selection means
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 9/001 with inner liners
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0482 Enteral feeding product
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/162 Needle sets, i.e. connections by puncture between reservoir and tube ; Connections between reservoir and tube in jet-action syringes A61M5/30; connectors for tubes having sealed ends and a needle for piercing them A61M39/14

Abstract

The present invention provides a system comprising: a reservoir body configured to hold a reservoir liner, wherein the reservoir liner is configured to hold an enteral feeding material; a reservoir connector configured to connect to the reservoir liner in a manner that permits flow of an enteral feeding material; a reservoir cap configured to connect to the reservoir body in a manner that connects the reservoir connector to the reservoir liner disposed within the reservoir body; and a syringe adapter enteral feeding assembly having a distal end configured to connect to the reservoir cap in a manner that permits flow of the enteral feeding material, and a proximal end configured to connect to an enteral feeding device in a manner that permits flow of the enteral feeding material.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a reservoir body that holds a reservoir liner, wherein the reservoir liner is pre-filled with an enteral feeding material;

a reservoir connector connected to the reservoir liner in a manner that permits flow of an enteral feeding material, wherein the reservoir connector is made of a non-rigid material and is tapered downward to an aperture such that a proximal end of the reservoir connector has a diameter less than a distal end of the reservoir connector;

a reservoir cap connected to the reservoir body in a manner that connects the reservoir connector to the reservoir liner disposed within the reservoir body, wherein the reservoir connector is disposed and held within the reservoir cup; and

a syringe adapter enteral feeding assembly comprising syringe adapter, tubing and a clamp, the syringe adapter enteral feeding assembly having a distal end connected to the reservoir cap in a manner that permits flow of the enteral feeding material through the tubing, reservoir connector and reservoir cup, and a proximal end connected to an enteral feeding device in a manner that permits flow of the enteral feeding material.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the reservoir liner is sealed after being pre-filled with the enteral feeding material.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the proximal end of the syringe adapter enteral feeding assembly is configured to connect only to the enteral feeding device.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the syringe adapter enteral feeding assembly is configured to connect only to enteral feeding elements.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the enteral feeding device is selected from the group consisting of a nasogastric feeding tube, a gastric feeding tube, jejunostomy tube, and a gastrojejunostomy tube.