Reservoir/dispensing container
US4886504A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J2200/76
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A reservoir/dispensing container for use at a patient's bedside for administering nutrients, medicaments, etc. through enteral, I.V. or like systems wherein the container, which is semi-rigid and has nestable stacking means provided thereon, has discharge port means at one end thereof and a fill opening located in a beveled corner wall surface adjacent the end opposite from the discharge port means whereby the container can be filled either while supported in an upright use position, as at a patient's bedside, or while supported on its side with the fill opening facing generally upwardly, as for instance, at a nursing station or in a hospital pharmacy. An adaptor having a reduced-thickness intermediate section is provided for connecting a feeding tube or the like to the discharge port means of the container in a manner preventing kinking of the feeding tube or the like.
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