Patent ID: 7794436
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
1. A gravity bolus feeding device, comprising: a cylindrical body having a top and a bottom, said top and said bottom each being open, and defining a first fluid path in through said top and out through said bottom; an intake valve disposed in said first fluid path to control the quantity of flow through said first fluid path; a check valve having an intake disposed to receive fluids entering said cylindrical body from said bottom, and having an outtake disposed to pass fluids into said first fluid path before said intake valve, said check valve disposed between said top and said bottom and defining a second fluid path in from said intake of the check valve, through said check valve body, and out through said outtake of the check valve; a burp baffle having a circular bottom section shaped to fit snugly within the open top of the cylindrical body, said bottom section having an opening near its outer circumference to allow fluid to pass from the container through or across said bottom section; a center section connected to said bottom section nearer the top of the cylindrical body, said center section being an annular ring enclosing a hollow central cavity and further defining the inside wall of an annular cavity between said center section and the cylindrical body, said center section having an opening generally on the opposite side from said opening in said bottom section, said opening in said center section connecting said annular cavity with said hollow central cavity, said annular cavity being connected to said opening in said bottom section; and a top section connected to said center section opposite said bottom section, said top section covering the open top of the cylindrical body, said top section having a hole to allow air to pass through said top section out of the cylindrical body, said hole being connected to said hollow central cavity.