Patent ID: 8628509

Claim:
An enteral connection system adapted to communicate fluid between a receptacle and an enteral feeding set, the receptacle including at least one side wall defining an interior volume and having a finish that forms a fluid communication port defining a receptacle seal plane, the system comprising: an end cap receivable about the fluid communication port and formed with at least one cap wall defining an interior lumen for communicating the fluid between the receptacle and the feeding set; the cap wall having an interior face carrying at least one spike barrier radially spanning the interior lumen to establish an interstice therein between the barrier and the receptacle seal plane when the end cap is received about the receptacle; at least one barrier port formed in the spike barrier and in fluid communication with the interior lumen; a periphery circumscribing the at least one barrier port and having a barrier geometry that establishes a barrier keyway; and wherein the interstice and at least one spike barrier establish a distance exceeding a length of at least one incompatible spike to prevent the at least one incompatible spike from extending to the seal plane.