Connector for a gastrostomy device
US11707418B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J15/0092
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connector for rotatably coupling an enteral feeding solution supply tube to a circular port of a gastrostomy device wherein the connector comprises a fluid conduit having a first end configured for connection with an orifice defined in the circular port to supply the enteral feeding solution to the gastrostomy device, and a second end configured for connection to the enteral feeding solution supply tube, a pair of arms circumferentially arranged around an outer wall of the first end of the fluid conduit, each arm including a first free end and a second free end, wherein the second free end includes a catch configured to releasably engage with a circumferential rim on the circular port, and a flexible bridge connecting each arm to the first end of the fluid conduit and about which the first and second ends of each arm can be pivoted, wherein the connector is couplable to and decouplable from the circular port by pivoting the first and second ends of each arm at the flexible bridge such that the catch on the second free end of each arm is radially displaced into engagement or out of engagement with the rim.
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