Patent ID: 8491544
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: A61J,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A female enteral feeding connector for connecting a feeding tube to a preselected male enteral feeding connector having a tip a predetermined width and length, said female enteral feeding connector comprising: a body having a hollow interior and an opening extending into the hollow interior sized and shaped for receiving the tip of the preselected male enteral feeding connector, said body being adapted to be connected to a feeding tube; a stop positioned in the body for obstructing the opening in the body except when the tip of the preselected male enteral feeding connector is inserted into the connector body opening, the opening being free of structure other than the stop so the tip of the male enteral feeding connector directly engages the stop when the tip is inserted into the opening; and a retainer adapted for retaining the stop in a position in which it obstructs the opening in the body, said retainer permitting the stop to move away from the opening when the stop is engaged by the tip of the preselected male enteral feeding connector to permit insertion of the tip into the opening.