Feeding set and enteral feeding pump
First Claim
1. An enteral feeding pump for use with a feeding set to deliver a nutritional liquid through the feeding set, the enteral feeding pump comprising:
- a housing capable of receiving at least a portion of the feeding set;
a pumping device mounted in the housing and configured to act on the feeding set to produce fluid flow in the feeding set when the feeding set is received by the housing;
a processor operatively connected to the pumping device; and
a reader operatively connected to the processor and configured to read the feeding set to identify at least one characteristic of the nutritional liquid associated with the feeding set upon engagement of the feeding set with the housing, the at least one characteristic comprising at least one of a viscosity and a caloric content of the nutritional liquid associated with the feeding set.
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Abstract
A feeding set for use with a peristaltic enteral feeding pump to deliver nutritional liquid fluid to a patient includes a container having nutritional liquid. A conduit assembly includes tubing placeable in fluid communication with the container and adapted for mounting on the enteral feeding pump. The tubing provides a fluid pathway for delivering the nutritional liquid from the container to a patient when the tubing is mounted on the enteral feeding pump. An identification member is mounted on the conduit assembly and has at least one characteristic of a nutritional liquid associated with the feeding set represented by the identification member. The identification member is positioned on the conduit assembly so as to permit automatic identification by the enteral feeding pump of the at least one characteristic of the nutritional liquid upon mounting the conduit assembly on the enteral feeding pump.
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9 Claims
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1. An enteral feeding pump for use with a feeding set to deliver a nutritional liquid through the feeding set, the enteral feeding pump comprising:
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a housing capable of receiving at least a portion of the feeding set; a pumping device mounted in the housing and configured to act on the feeding set to produce fluid flow in the feeding set when the feeding set is received by the housing; a processor operatively connected to the pumping device; and a reader operatively connected to the processor and configured to read the feeding set to identify at least one characteristic of the nutritional liquid associated with the feeding set upon engagement of the feeding set with the housing, the at least one characteristic comprising at least one of a viscosity and a caloric content of the nutritional liquid associated with the feeding set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of providing an enteral feeding pump for use with a nutritional liquid feeding set configured to deliver a nutritional liquid from a container through the feeding set, the method comprising:
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mounting a pumping device on a housing of the pump, the pumping device configured to act on the feeding set to produce fluid flow in the feeding set during operation thereof; disposing a reader on the housing, the reader configured to read the feeding set to identify at least one characteristic of the nutritional liquid associated with the feeding set; and operatively connecting a processor to the reader, wherein the processor is configured to identify the at least one characteristic upon operational engagement of the feeding set with the housing, the at least one characteristic comprising at least one of a viscosity and a caloric content of the nutritional liquid associated with the feeding set. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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