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20100300459 | DRAPE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A drape or wrap, kit, and methods of use thereof. The drape may be used with an infant. The drape may be a sheet of biocompatible medical grade plastic such as polyethylene. The sheet may be substantially: sterile, without static, transparent, non-abrasive to skin of the infant, and fluid-impermeable. The sheet may allow for folding over or around the infant, or to conform to body contours. The sheet may allow for heat from an external source to penetrate to the infant. The sheet may include a fenestration, and may include a perforation from the fenestration to the sheet's edge. An adhesive strip on the sheet may be used to secure it. A kit may include a package enclosing a sterilized folded wrap. The package may be opened to allow removal of the wrap. The wrap may be unfolded to a size to cover all but the head of the infant. | 12-02-2010 |
20100318377 | BREAST MILK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD AND ELEMENTS FOR USE THEREWITH - The invention relates to minimizing errors in expressed breast milk feeding in NICU/PICU and other environments. A container of expressed breast milk is labeled with information unique to mother and child. The information may be used to access a system of information about the expressed breast milk, mother's identity, child's identity, location of the breast milk, dates relevant to the breast milk such as express date, receipt, and expiration, and other information such as fortification prior to feeding or feeding by syringe. Other information about the breast milk may be added to the system such as transfer location, use, feeding, disposal, etc. The invention may provide for validation of the identity of the baby to receive the breast milk at the time of feeding, and may also provide for validation at the time of feeding of the container, bottle or syringe as containing the breast milk of the identified mother. | 12-16-2010 |
20120035593 | ENTERAL CONNECTOR - A male connector element for detachable coupling with an enteral feeding tube, and having a tip length sufficient to prevent over-insertion into the female hub of the feeding tube, and thereby reducing the potential for stretching the female hub. | 02-09-2012 |
20120065608 | FLUID CONTAINMENT AND DISPENSING SYSTEM - A fluid containment and dispensing system includes a sealed, variable-volume containment device having a movable plunger slidably mounted within a barrel, and a sealing head having a seal insert retained thereon. A seal arrangement includes a self-resealing cross-slit opening, an internal sealing ring for engaging a corresponding coupling of a compatible device, and a raised peripheral seal ring for sealing engagement with a closure lid. | 03-15-2012 |
20120071853 | ENTERAL SYRINGE - The present invention is an enteral syringe that can include an elongated body having a hollow cavity therein and at least one vent extending from the hollow cavity to an outside surface of the syringe body. The elongated body can have a first non-circular cross-section. The enteral syringe can also have a plunger operable to selectively travel within the hollow cavity. The plunger can additionally have a second non-circular cross-section that substantially mirrors the first non-circular cross-section. The enteral syringe can additionally have at least one support feature for hanging the syringe from a support structure. | 03-22-2012 |
20120289936 | SYSTEM FOR ASEPTIC COLLECTION AND ENTERAL DELIVERY - A container for collecting, storing and dispensing fluid, as in enteral feeding and/or medication deliver to neonatal infants. The container includes a hollow tube with a body, a first end, a second end, and an outer diameter. The hollow tube is configured to receive a movable plunger that advances and retracts therein to define a variable contained volume. The container also includes a sealing head assembly removably mounted at an end of the hollow tube. The sealing head assembly has a diameter or outside dimension that is substantially similar or identical to a corresponding outside diameter or dimension of the hollow tube, so that the container lies flat within the receiver of an enteral feeding pump. | 11-15-2012 |
20130030379 | FEMALE ENTERAL COUPLING - A container for collecting, transporting, storing, delivering and dispensing fluid. The container has a hollow tube with an outer circumference diameter and is configured to receive a plunger. The container also has a circumferential seal assembly secured at one end of the hollow tube. The seal assembly outer diameter is substantially similar to the hollow tube outer diameter. | 01-31-2013 |
20130066260 | ENTERAL FEEDING AND REFLUX COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING VENTED SYRINGE - An enteral fluid delivery and reflux collection system and method are disclosed. A fluid nutrient source container and administration tube are joined to an enteral feeding tube, and a gastric reflux tube connects a vented reflux collection syringe to selectively permit or prevent reflux collection, and/or to aspirate or flush the associated fluid lines. | 03-14-2013 |
20130098861 | FLUID CONTAINMENT SYTEM WITH NIPPLE ADAPTER - A container attachment for selectively permitting and prohibiting the flow of fluid from a contained volume. The container attachment has an attachment housing configured for attachment to the container. The container attachment also has a nipple and a substantially rigid port access assembly securable to the housing. A one-way flow control mechanism is retained interiorly of the nipple to prevent backflow of fluid into the container. | 04-25-2013 |
20130245571 | Enteral Safety System and Methods - Enteral safety system (ESS) may include syringe having visual indicator such as barrel with measurement marks of a color. Barrel may allow content viewing. ESS may include hub for connecting syringe to enteral set. Hub may have a visual indicator such as being same color as barrel's marks. Enteral tubing or set may have a visual indicator such as a lengthwise stripe same color as barrel's marks. Enteral tubing may allow content viewing. ESS may include an enteral tubing-feeding tube hub for connecting enteral tubing to a feeding tube. This hub may have visual indicator such as same color as barrel's marks. Feeding tube may have visual indicator such as a lengthwise stripe same color as barrel's marks. Feeding tube may allow content viewing. The syringe, syringe-enteral tubing hub, enteral tubing, enteral tubing-feeding tube hub, and feeding tubing are properly connectable by reference to visual indicators such as color matching. | 09-19-2013 |
20140039462 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR METERED ENTERAL FEEDING - A metered enteral feeding system for delivering fluids, the metered enteral feeding system including a vented container with contained volume for containing the fluids. The metered enteral feeding system includes a discharge port for discharging the fluid from the contained volume and at least one vent for allowing airflow into the contained volume. The metered enteral feeding system also includes a flow control valve in fluid communication with the discharge port of the vented container. The fluid control valve is adjustable to provide an increased or decreased flowrate therethrough. | 02-06-2014 |
20140207098 | ENTERAL SYRINGE - The present invention is an enteral syringe for use with a support hook. The enteral syringe includes an elongated body having a hollow cavity therein and a plunger operable to selectively travel within the hollow cavity. The plunger includes a support feature adapted to receive the support hook. | 07-24-2014 |
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20110053169 | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS MODE PROCESSING OF THE CONTENTS OF MULTIPLE REACTION RECEPTACLES IN A REAL-TIME AMPLIFICATION ASSAY - An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in sample vessels. The analyzer includes stations for automatically preparing a sample, incubating the sample, preforming an analyte isolation procedure, ascertaining the presence of a target analyte, and analyzing the amount of a target analyte. An automated receptacle transporting system moves the sample vessels from one station to the next. A method for performing an automated diagnostic assay includes an automated process for isolating and amplifying a target analyte, and, in one embodiment, a method for real-time monitoring of the amplification process. | 03-03-2011 |
20110147610 | SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS MODE PROCESSING OF THE CONTENTS OF MULTIPLE REACTION RECEPTACLES IN A REAL-TIME AMPLIFICATION ASSAY - An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in sample vessels. The analyzer includes stations for automatically preparing a sample, incubating the sample, preforming an analyte isolation procedure, ascertaining the presence of a target analyte, and analyzing the amount of a target analyte. An automated receptacle transporting system moves the sample vessels from one station to the next. A method for performing an automated diagnostic assay includes an automated process for isolating and amplifying a target analyte, and, in one embodiment, a method for real-time monitoring of the amplification process. | 06-23-2011 |