Patent ID: 8882725

Claim:
A female enteral feeding connector for connecting a feeding tube to a preselected male enteral feeding connector having a tip of 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 deformable retainer mounted in the hollow interior of the body adjacent the opening; a guard mounted in the hollow interior of the body spaced from the retainer; and a stop positioned in the hollow interior of 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 stop being moveable through the deformable retainer by application of a manual force on the preselected male enteral feeding connector from an obstructing position located between the opening and the retainer, in which the stop obstructs the opening in the body from receiving the tip of the preselected male enteral feeding connector, to a non-obstructing position located between the retainer and the guard, in which the stop permits the opening in the body to receive the tip of the preselected male enteral feeding connector.