Patent ID: 11911343
Assignee: KPR U.S., LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An adapter assembly for enteral feeding comprising:
a tapered connector including a central passage and a tapered outer surface for sealing openings of different sizes, wherein the central passage has a first section and a second section, and wherein at least a portion of the second section is frustoconical; and
a male fitting including a mating member releasably coupled with the tapered connector and in fluid communication with the central passage for attaching a device having a complementary fitting to the tapered connector, wherein the mating member is configured to be received within the first section of the central passage;
wherein the tapered outer surface of the tapered connector comprises a multi-stepped configuration including at least three steps; wherein the first section is adjacent the second section; wherein the first section has a diameter that is constant along a length of the first section; and wherein a diameter of the second section is larger than the diameter of the first section.