IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0446683
(2007-11-15)
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등록번호 |
US-9636275
(2017-05-02)
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국제출원번호 |
PCT/US2007/084734
(2007-11-15)
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§371/§102 date |
20100301
(20100301)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2008/064046
(2008-05-29)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Paine, Greg Langdon
- Gray, Sandra Lee
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
10 |
초록
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Apparatuses, kits and methods useful in the storage and delivery of nutritional compositions and other fluids are described. In a general embodiment, an integrated storage and delivery system for nutritional compositions comprises a container defining a chamber, a finish, and a penetrable seal. The
Apparatuses, kits and methods useful in the storage and delivery of nutritional compositions and other fluids are described. In a general embodiment, an integrated storage and delivery system for nutritional compositions comprises a container defining a chamber, a finish, and a penetrable seal. The finish defines an opening and the penetrable seal separating the chamber from an external environment. A spike assembly is attached to the container. The spike assembly including a cap and a spike. The cap is engaged with the finish of the container and the spike defines a projection having a distal end defining a second opening. The projection is moveable between a first position in which the distal end is adjacent a first side of the penetrable seal and a second position in which the distal end is adjacent a second side of the penetrable seal.
대표청구항
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1. An integrated storage and delivery system for nutritional compositions, the integrated storage and delivery system comprising: a container defining a chamber, a finish, and a penetrable seal, the finish defining an opening and the penetrable seal separating the chamber from an external environmen
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An integrated storage and delivery system for nutritional compositions, the integrated storage and delivery system comprising: a container defining a chamber, a finish, and a penetrable seal, the finish defining an opening and the penetrable seal separating the chamber from an external environment;a spike assembly attached to the container, the spike assembly including a cap and a spike, the cap engaged with the finish of the container and the spike defining a projection having a distal end defining a second opening, the projection moveable between a first position in which the distal end is adjacent a first side of the penetrable seal and a second position in which the distal end is adjacent a second side of the penetrable seal, the cap defining a first thread and the projection defining a second thread complementary to the first thread, the first and second threads defining a thread path, and the projection moving between the first and second positions by advancement along the thread path, the cap defines an upstanding portion that receives the projection, an inner surface of the upstanding portion defines the first thread, the upstanding portion defines a passage that opens through an upper surface of the upstanding portion, the spike assembly comprises a downward-facing surface located above the second thread of the projection, and the downward-facing surface of the spike assembly is distanced from the upper surface of the upstanding portion in the first position of the projection and abuts the upper surface of the upstanding portion in the second position of the projection; anda tubing attached to the cap, the spike is integrally attached to the cap, and the passage of the upstanding portion is in fluid communication with a passage of the tubing. 2. The integrated storage and delivery system according to claim 1, further comprising a fluid disposed in the chamber. 3. The integrated storage and delivery system according to claim 2, wherein the fluid comprises a formula for non-oral delivery to the patient. 4. The integrated storage and delivery system according to claim 3, wherein the patient comprises an animal. 5. The integrated storage and delivery system according to claim 4, wherein the animal comprises a mammal. 6. The integrated storage and delivery system according to claim 5, wherein the mammal comprises a human. 7. The integrated storage and delivery system according to claim 1, further comprising a tear strip releasably attached to at least one of the finish and the cap. 8. The integrated storage and delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the cap comprises a flexible material. 9. The integrated storage and delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the projection comprises a needle. 10. A method of reducing the possibility of contamination of an enteral feeding formulation for delivery to a patient, the method comprising: providing a predetermined amount of the enteral feeding formulation to a user from the integrated storage and delivery system of claim 1. 11. A method of preventing or reducing infection of a patient fed an enteral feeding formulation, the method comprising: delivering the enteral feeding formulation to the patient from an integrated storage and delivery system according to claim 1. 12. A method of prolonging the life of an enteral feeding tube, the method comprising: providing the enteral feeding tube as the tubing in the integrated storage and delivery system of claim 1. 13. A method of supplying a nutritional composition to a user for non-oral delivery to a patient, the method comprising the step of selling the system of claim 1 to the user. 14. The integrated storage and delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the second thread is vertically aligned with the distal end. 15. An integrated storage and delivery system for nutritional compositions, the integrated storage and delivery system comprising: a container defining a chamber, a finish, and a penetrable seal, the finish defining an opening and the penetrable seal separating the chamber from an external environment; anda spike assembly attached to the container, the spike assembly including a cap and a spike, the cap engaged with the finish of the container and the spike defining a projection having a distal end defining a second opening, the projection moveable between a first position in which the distal end is adjacent a first side of the penetrable seal and a second position in which the distal end is adjacent a second side of the penetrable seal, the cap defining a first thread and the projection defining a second thread complementary to the first thread, the first and second threads defining a thread path, and the projection moving between the first and second positions by advancement along the thread path, the cap defines an upstanding portion that receives the projection, an inner surface of the upstanding portion defines the first thread, the upstanding portion defines a passage that opens through an upper surface of the upstanding portion, the spike assembly comprises a downward-facing surface located above the second thread of the projection, and the downward-facing surface of the spike assembly is distanced from the upper surface of the upstanding portion in the first position of the projection and abuts the upper surface of the upstanding portion in the second position of the projection,wherein the spike assembly further comprises a patient access tip adapted for insertion into a patient at a point of treatment;wherein the patient access tip includes a distal end defining a third opening; andwherein the spike assembly defines a passageway extending from the second opening defined by the distal end of the projection to the third opening defined by the patient access tip. 16. The integrated storage and delivery system according to claim 15, wherein the spike assembly further comprises a length of tubing defining a lumen and disposed between the spike and the patient access tip such that the passageway extends through the lumen. 17. A method of supplying a nutritional composition to a user for non-oral delivery to a patient, the method comprising: filling a container with the nutritional composition, the container defining a chamber and a finish, the finish defining a first opening;sealing the first opening of the container with a penetrable seal separating the chamber from an external environment;providing a spike assembly that includes a cap and a spike, the spike defining a projection having a distal end defining a second opening, the cap defining a first thread and the projection defining a second thread complementary to the first thread, the first and second threads defining a thread path, the cap defines an upstanding portion that receives the projection, an inner surface of the upstanding portion defines the first thread, the upstanding portion defines a passage that opens through an upper surface of the upstanding portion, the spike assembly comprises a downward-facing surface located above the second thread of the projection, a tubing is attached to the cap, the spike is integrally attached to the cap, and the passage of the upstanding portion is in fluid communication with a passage of the tubing;attaching the spike assembly set to the container by engaging the cap with the finish of the container to form an integrated storage and delivery system;moving the projection between a first position in which the projection is disposed on an opposite side of the penetrable seal than the nutritional composition and a second position in which the projection is disposed on the same side of the penetrable seal as the nutritional composition, the projection moving between the first and second positions by advancement along the thread path, the distal end in the first position of the projection is adjacent a first side of the penetrable seal, the distal end in the second position of the projection is adjacent a second side of the penetrable seal, the downward-facing surface of the spike assembly is distanced from the upper surface of the upstanding portion in the first position of the projection and abuts the upper surface of the upstanding portion in the second position of the projection; andsupplying the integrated storage and delivery system to the user for non-oral delivery to the patient. 18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the patient comprises an animal. 19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the animal comprises a mammal. 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the mammal comprises a human. 21. A kit comprising: a container defining a chamber, a finish, a penetrable seal, and a predetermined amount of a liquid within the chamber, the penetrable seal separating the liquid from an external environment, and the finish defining a first opening; anda spike assembly comprising a cap adapted to be sealingly attached to the finish of the container and comprising a spike defining a projection having a distal end defining a second opening, the projection is moveable between a first position and a second position when the cap is attached to and moved relative to the container, the cap defining a first thread and the projection defining a second thread complementary to the first thread, the first and second threads defining a thread path, and the projection moving between the first and second positions by advancement along the thread path, the distal end in the first position of the projection is adjacent a first side of the penetrable seal, the distal end in the second position of the projection is adjacent a second side of the penetrable seal, the cap defines an upstanding portion that receives the projection, an inner surface of the upstanding portion defines the first thread, the upstanding portion defines a passage that opens through an upper surface of the upstanding portion, the spike assembly comprises a downward-facing surface located above the second thread of the projection, and the downward-facing surface of the spike assembly is distanced from the upper surface of the upstanding portion in the first position of the projection and abuts the upper surface of the upstanding portion in the second position of the projection, a tubing is attached to the cap, the spike is integrally attached to the cap, and the passage of the upstanding portion is in fluid communication with a passage of the tubing. 22. The kit according to claim 21, wherein the container and the spike assembly are provided as separate components. 23. The kit according to claim 22, further comprising instructions for assembling the container and the spike assembly into an integrated storage and delivery system. 24. The kit according to claim 21, wherein the spike assembly is attached to the container. 25. The kit according to claim 24, wherein a tear strip is releasably attached to at least one of the finish and the cap. 26. The kit according to claim 21, wherein the liquid comprises a nutritional composition suitable for non-oral delivery to a patient. 27. The kit according to claim 21, wherein the liquid comprises a nutritional composition suitable for non-oral delivery to a human. 28. A method of supplying a nutritional composition to a user for non-oral delivery to a patient, the method comprising the step of selling the kit of claim 21 to the user.
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