Patent ID: 7799008

Claim:
A system for delivering liquid nutrients to a feeding tube to provide nutrients to a patient, comprising: a rigid container having a first opening in a delivery end of the container, the container being configured to be coupled in fluid communication with a feeding tube, the container further having second and third openings in another end of the container, such that nutrient can be delivered to one of said second and third openings and the other of the second and third openings can receive fluid therethrough or can allow gas to vent therethrough; and a cap configured to be coupled to the container, the cap having a first, rigid tip configured to couple the container in fluid communication with a feeding tube, and a second, flexible tip configured in size and shape for sucking by the mouth of an infant; wherein the second, flexible tip is substantially perpendicularly oriented with respect to the first, rigid tip to allow a user to suck on the second, flexible tip while simultaneously receiving nutrients enterally through the feeding tube that is coupled in fluid communication to the first, rigid tip.