Title:
GASTRIC ACCESS PORT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002013901
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An improved mechanism for attaching a feeding tube to a feeding delivery system is presented. The feeding delivery system is attached to an elongated connecting member that is pivotally attached to a bolster. After attachment, the elongated connecting member is rotated to engage another tube at the base of the pivot. Before pivoting, the passageway is blocked by the interference of the elongated connecting member. As the elongated connecting member is rotated, the conduit system aligns and becomes a passageway to and from the stomach. The device provides a three part rigid plastic fit that does not wear out over a number of uses. The device prevents splash events, which occur when a feeding adapter is opened or when the adapter or valve is forced open by a cough or gastric pressure build up.
Inventors:
DELEGGE REBECCA (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/025485
Publication Date:
September 25, 2003
Filing Date:
August 15, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DELEGGE REBECCA (US)
HAMMERHEAD DESIGN AND DEV INC (US)
HAMMERHEAD DESIGN AND DEV INC (US)
International Classes:
A61J15/00; A61M1/00; A61M39/12; A61M39/26; (IPC1-7): A61M1/00; A61J15/00; A61M39/12
Foreign References:
| US4306545A | 1981-12-22 | |||
| EP0976418A1 | 2000-02-02 | |||
| US5836924A | 1998-11-17 | |||
| US4826477A | 1989-05-02 |
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