Patent ID: 9226877
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61J

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a flow control element of a feeding device for supplying fluid to a user's mouth having a tube-like wall section and a membrane extending across said tube-like wall section that defines flow channels; a member defining a flow channel for cleaning fluid extending between a first end and a second end of the member; a fixture attached to the member at the first end of the flow channel, the fixture being sized and shaped such that, when inserted inside the tube-like wall section of the feeding device, the fixture becomes engaged to the inside surface of the tube-like wall section; a mounting structure attached to the member, the mounting structure comprising a rail structure extending across said first end to be positioned under and support the received membrane and keep the flow channels open such that fluid can flow therethrough when inserted inside the tube-like wall section of the feeding device; and a pump mechanism connected to the flow member at the second end of the flow channel, for generating cleaning fluid flow in the flow member such that the fluid flows through the fixture and passes through the first end.