KR20170121585A - Tube feeding intermediate unit and tube feeding method - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an intermediate unit to supply nutrition for tube feeding. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the intermediate unit to supply nutrition for tube feeding comprises: a connection body detachably connected to an inlet of a packaging container which contains food packed therein; a stud connector steppedly installed on the connection body, connected to the packaging container, and connected with a feeding set used when tube feeding is conducted; and a check valve installed on the stud connector, and allowing external air to be introduced while blocking the release of foods flowing along the inside of the stud connector.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a medicinal unit for supplying a landscape nutrition formula, and a method for supplying a landscape nutrition formula using the medicinal unit.

The present invention relates to a medicinal unit for feeding a landscape nutrient and a method of supplying a landscape nutrient using the medicinal unit. More particularly, the present invention relates to a medicinal unit for feeding a landscape nutrient, And a method for supplying a landscape nutrient using the same.

In general, patients who are unable to consume food are receiving nutrients through a variety of nutrition methods, including nutrient-based injections.

These feeding methods include intravenous nutrition, in which a catheter is introduced into the central vein and high-energy fluid is injected, and enteral nutrition, which is a physiological method of ingesting nutrition via the digestive tract.

The enteral nutrition is divided into oral feeding and tube feeding. The oral nutrition method is to ingest the nutrition through the oral cavity. The nutrition is started from oral ingestion, chewing in the mouth, It is the way in which the digestion in the stomach passes through the physiological pathway of digestion / absorption in the intestine and is absorbed into a constant rhythm.

The above-mentioned landscape nutrition method is used when nutrients are supplied by inserting an insertion tube. When the nutrients can not be ingested orally, the insertion tube is inserted through the surgery or the nose to each part from the esophagus to the intestine, And the nutrient is supplied through the inserted insertion tube.

In particular, the landscape nutrition method is carried out through a container filled with nutrients and a feeding set connected to the container to supply nutrients to the patient when the nutrients are supplied.

At this time, the container is repeatedly reused through a cleaning operation. In this process, the cleaning is not smoothly performed, and thus unsanitary problems are frequently caused. Therefore, the user shows strong resistance to use.

Recently, a disposable landscape nutrition (RTH: Ready To Hang) has been developed and used in order to provide a variety of forms of nutrition to a patient in a hospital or a home in a hygienic and simple manner in order to solve the disadvantages described above.

These disposable culture nutritional supplements are sold in packaged containers of various nutritional types. The packaging container is provided with a spout which is directly connected to the feeding set and is connected to the feeding set , And is used for single use.

However, according to the disposable routine nutrition formula described above, there is a disadvantage that the type of the nutrition formula is limited to the packaged nutrition formula through the packaging container provided with the spout provided by the manufacturer, so that the choice of the nutrition formula is extremely limited.

In addition, since the manufacturing process of the packaging container due to the installation of the spout is complicated, the production cost of the packaging container is high and the cost of the product is increased.

Particularly, many commercially available nutritional supplements packaged in Tetra Classic (Tetra Classic, Tetra Brix, Tetra Rex, Tetra Top, Tetra Prisma, Tetra Wedge and Tetra Fino) are unavailable, And the landscape nutrition method through the container is being implemented.

Accordingly, a technique that can take a variety of nutritional foods sold in tetra pak on the market through sanitary and easy tube feeding from a hospital or a home, Which are strongly required from the viewpoints of the users.

The matters described in the background section are intended to enhance the understanding of the background of the invention and may include matters not previously known to those skilled in the art.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-1395087 (Apr. 2014, 2014)

Embodiments of the present invention provide a medicinal unit for feeding a variety of nutritional formulas packed in a tetra-pack and widely sold on the market through a simple and hygienic landscape nutrition method, Method.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention can be applied to a variety of nutritional food selection units that are packed in a tetra-pack and widely used in the market, Method.

A medicinal unit for feeding a snack food according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a connection body detachably connected to an inlet of a packaging container in which food is packaged; A stud connector provided on the connecting body so as to be stepped on the connecting body, connected to the packaging container, and connected to a feeding set used when a landscape nutrition method is used; And a check valve installed on the stud connector to allow inflow of outside air and shut off discharge of food flowing along the inside of the stud connector.

In addition, in the intermediate unit for supplying a snack food according to an embodiment of the present invention, the connection body is formed with a first female threaded portion to be fastened to a first male threaded portion formed at an inlet of the packaging container along an inner circumferential surface thereof, A seating groove in which the one side of the stud connector is seated is formed, and a connection hole connected to the inside of the packaging container may be formed at the center of the seating groove.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the connection body may be formed with a non-slip protrusion protruding outward along the outer circumferential surface.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the connection body may be formed with a non-slippery protrusion having a corrugated shape along the periphery.

In addition, in the intermediate unit for supplying the nutrient solution according to the embodiment of the present invention, the stud connector is formed with a flow passage connected to the inside of the packaging container along the longitudinal direction thereof, and connected to the supply pipe of the feeding set A plurality of connection portions; A hermetic retaining member formed in plurality along the outer circumferential surface of the connection portion in the longitudinal direction to maintain the airtightness between the connection portion and the supply pipe when the supply pipe is connected; And a connection flange protruding outward from one end of the connection portion and connected to the connection body.

In addition, in the intermediate unit for feeding the snack food according to the embodiment of the present invention, the connection unit may be formed of a plurality of connection units so as to variably correspond to the size of the supply pipe inner diameter of the feeding set to be connected.

Further, in the intermediate unit for feeding a snack food according to an embodiment of the present invention, the connection unit may include: a first connection unit formed in a linear section along the lower longitudinal direction from the uppermost end; A second connection portion formed to be inclined so as to extend outward along the longitudinal direction from a lower side of the first connection portion; And a third connection part formed at a lower side of the second connection part in a linear section along the length direction.

The airtightness maintaining member may include a pair of first airtightness maintaining members vertically spaced apart from each other on the first connection portion adjacent to the second connection portion, A pair of second airtightness maintaining members vertically spaced from each other on the second connection portion; And a pair of third airtightness maintaining members vertically spaced from each other at an interface between the second connection unit and the third connection unit.

In addition, the airtightness maintaining member may include protrusions protruding outwardly from the outer circumferential surface of the connection portion in the form of a semicircular or polygonal shape.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the check valve may be in the form of a thin film and may be thermally fused to the air inlet passage formed on the stud connector.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a medicinal unit for supplying a nutritional nutrient, the medicinal unit being detachably installed inside the connection body to compensate a gap generated between an outer diameter of an inlet of the packaging container and an inner diameter of the connection body. And may further include a correction member.

The gap compensating member may include a second female threaded portion coupled with a first male threaded portion formed at an inlet of the tetrapak along an inner circumferential surface of the gap correcting member, And a second male screw portion to be fastened to the first female screw portion formed on the inner circumferential surface of the connection body may be formed to be detachable from the connection body.

In addition, the gap compensating member may be made of a synthetic resin material having self-elasticity to be restrained and restored in the intermediate nutrient supply mediating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A medicinal unit for feeding a snack food according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a connection body detachably connected to an inlet of a packaging container in which food is packaged; A stud connector mounted on the connecting body and to which a feeding set is connected when the inside of the packaging container and the landscape nutrition method are used; And a check valve installed on the stud connector to allow inflow of outside air and shut off discharge of food flowing along the inside thereof; Wherein the stud connector is protruded upward from an upper surface of the connection body and has a check valve installed through an installation gate protruding outwardly on an outer circumferential surface thereof; And a second connector protruding from one end of the first connector, the second connector being inserted into and connected to the supply pipe of the feeding set.

The second connector may have a size smaller than that of the first connector, and a surface in contact with the first connector may be a character line. In this case, .

In addition, the medicinal unit for feeding a snack food according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a gripping unit provided inside the first connector and gripping the outer circumferential surface of the supply tube while pressing the outer circumferential surface of the supply tube when inserting the supply tube .

In addition, in the medicinal unit for feeding the snack food according to the embodiment of the present invention, the packaging container may be a tetra pak.

The method of supplying a landscape nutrition food according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: preparing a nutritious meal packaged through a tetrapack having a cap for opening and closing the inside thereof; An intermediate unit installation step of removing the cap of the Tetra Pak prepared through the nutritive preparation step to open the inlet and installing the intermediate unit in the opened inlet; A feeding set connection step of connecting the mediating unit provided through the baggage unit setting step and the feeding set used in the landscape nutrition method to the tetrapak prepared through the nutritive preparation step; Feeding a nutrition formula on a tetrapak to a user who requires a landscape nutrition method through the feeding set connected through the feeding set connection step; And a plurality of connection portions corresponding to the inner diameter of the feeding tube of the feeding set in the intermediate unit installation step, a check valve provided on the stator connector, An intermediate unit comprising a connection body may be coupled to the inlet of the Tetra Pak through the connection body to be connected to the feeding set.

Further, in the method of supplying a landscape nutrient according to an embodiment of the present invention, the connecting body provided in the intermediate unit may include a first female screw part fastened to a first male screw part formed at an entrance of the packaging container along an inner circumferential surface, And a mounting hole in which one side of the stud connector is seated is formed on an upper side of the mounting groove, and a connection hole, which is connected to the inside of the packaging container, is formed in the center of the mounting groove.

Further, in the method of supplying a landscape nutrient according to an embodiment of the present invention, the stud connector provided in the intermediate unit is formed with a flow passage connected to the inside of the packaging container along the longitudinal direction, A plurality of connection portions connected to a supply pipe of the set; A hermetic retaining member formed in plurality along the outer circumferential surface of the connection portion in the longitudinal direction to maintain the airtightness between the connection portion and the supply pipe when the supply pipe is connected; And a connection flange protruding outward from one end of the connection portion and connected to the connection body; Wherein the connection portion includes a first connection portion formed in a linear section along the length direction from a top end thereof; A second connection part formed as an inclined section so as to extend outward along the longitudinal direction from a lower side of the first connection part; And a third connection part formed at a lower side of the second connection part in a linear section along the length direction.

Further, in the method of supplying a landscape nutrient according to an embodiment of the present invention, the airtightness maintaining member may include a pair of first airtightness maintaining members vertically spaced from each other on the first connection portion adjacent to the second connection portion; A pair of second airtightness maintaining members vertically spaced from each other on the second connection portion; And a pair of third airtightness maintaining members vertically spaced from each other at an interface between the second connection unit and the third connection unit.

Embodiments of the present invention can conveniently and hygienically supply the nutritional formula through a landscape nutrition method by conveniently connecting various nutritional formulas packed in a tetra pak to a separate feeding set.

In addition, while the embodiments of the present invention are produced in a state where a spout is installed through a special production facility in the prior art, the use of the nutrition formulas, Can be varied.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention do not require a special production facility for spout installation, which was installed together in a packaging container for connection with a feeding set in the landscape nutrition method in the prior art, and can provide a landscape nutrition formula at a lower cost.

In addition, effects obtainable or predicted by the embodiments of the present invention will be directly or implicitly disclosed in the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention. That is, the various effects to be predicted according to the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an interface unit for feeding a snack food according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line II-II in Fig.
FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of a feeding pipe of a feeding set connected to a second connecting portion of a stud connector applied to a medicinal unit for feeding a snack food according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing a feeding pipe of a feeding set connected to a third connecting portion of a stud connector applied to a feeding unit for feeding a snack food according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a gap compensating member provided in a medicinal supply unit for feeding a snack food according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a medicated unit for feeding a landscape nutrition according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG.
8 is a flowchart of a method of supplying a landscape nutrient according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is to be understood, however, that the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments, and that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. .

In order to clearly explain the embodiments of the present invention, parts that are not related to the description are omitted, and the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the specification.

In the following description, the names of the components are denoted by the first, second, etc. in order to distinguish them from each other because the names of the components are the same and are not necessarily limited to the order.

And throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as " comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Also, the terms " unit, " " part, " and " member ", etc. in the specification mean a unit of a comprehensive constitution that performs at least one function or operation.

A medicinal unit for feeding a landscape nutrient according to embodiments of the present invention interconnects a nutritionally packaged packaging vessel and a feeding set used in the feeding thereof, and the packaging vessel is connected to the feeding set It is different from the ready-to-use (RTH: Ready To Hang) packaging containers that are sold separately in the market with a separate spout packed with nutrients.

In other words, the medicinal unit for feeding the landscape nutraceutical according to the embodiments of the present invention is a medicinal unit for feeding a variety of nutritional foods such as milk, etc., which are generally sold in tetra pak on the market, through tube feeding, It is intended to supply to the patient in need.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a packing container is described as a TETRA pack for convenience of explanation.

As shown in Fig. 1, the feeding set PS includes a supply pipe P1, a chamber P2 in which nutrients are collected on the tetrapak, a chamber P2 A clamp P3 for controlling the feeding speed of the nutrition formula on the nipple.

In addition, the feeding set PS includes an insertion tube P4 which is inserted into each region from the esophagus to the intestine of the patient through surgery or nose to supply the nutritional formula. Since the configuration of such a feeding set PS is well known in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a feeding unit for feeding a snack food according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along a line II-II in FIG.

1 and 2, the intermediate unit 1 for feeding a snack food according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a connecting body 20 connected to a tetra pack 10, a stud connector 30, , And a check valve (40).

An inlet 11 connected to the inside is formed at one side of the Tetra Pak 10, and a cap (not shown) for opening and closing the inlet 11 is screwed And is generally sold on the market.

Such a Tetra Pak 10 is known as a container suitable for packaging nutritional supplements such as milk, which is sterilized by ultra-high temperature sterilization (UTH) to reduce the breakdown of components.

The nutritional formula such as milk to be packed in the Tetra Pak 10 is superior to that of the disposable RTH (Ready To Hang) packaging container used in the prior art, .

Therefore, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the medicinal unit 1 for feeding a nutritional nutrient according to the present invention is more nutritious than the commercially available disposable nutrient solution (RTH: Ready To Hang) feeding the patient to the patient.

The connection body 20 removes the cap of the Tetra Pak 10 and is detachably connected to the inlet 11 exposed to the outside.

The connecting body 20 is formed with a first female threaded portion 21 which is threadedly engaged with the first male threaded portion 12 formed at the inlet 11 of the tetrapak 10 along the inner circumferential surface thereof, 22 is formed with a seating groove 23 on which one side of the stator connector 30 is seated.

The connecting body 20 is formed with a connecting hole 24 connected to the inside of the Tetra Pak 10 at a central portion of the seating groove 23, Preventing protrusion 25 is formed.

At this time, the outer circumferential surface of the connection body 20 is formed in a wavy shape instead of forming the non-slip protuberance 25, so that the user can easily grasp and rotate the non-slip protuberance 25.

The stud connector 30 is installed on the connection body 20 and is connected to the supply pipe P1 of the feeding set PS used in the interior of the Tetra Pak 10 and the landscape nutrition method.

The stud connector 30 includes a connecting portion, a sealing member, and a connecting flange 36.

A plurality of connecting portions are formed. A flow passage 31 is formed in the longitudinal direction to connect with the inside of the Tetra Pak 10, and a feeding pipe P1 of the feeding set PS is inserted and connected to the outside.

At this time, the connection part is composed of a plurality of connecting parts having different outer diameters so as to variably cope with the inner diameter of the supply pipe P1.

More specifically, the connection portion includes a first connection portion 32, a second connection portion 33, and a third connection portion 34. The first connection portion 32 extends in the longitudinal direction, that is, As shown in FIG.

The second connection part 33 is formed as an inclined section extending from the lower side of the first connection part 32 toward the outside along the longitudinal direction and the third connection part 34 is formed at a lower side of the second connection part 33 And has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the first connection portion 32. The outer diameter of the first connection portion 32 is larger than the outer diameter of the first connection portion 32. [

The airtightness maintaining members are formed in plural along the longitudinal outer circumferential surface of the connection portion to maintain airtightness between the connection portion and the supply pipe P1 when the supply pipe P1 is connected.

The airtightness maintaining member is composed of the first airtightness maintaining member 35a, the second airtightness maintaining member 35b, and the third airtightness maintaining member 35c.

The first hermetic retaining member 35a is formed of a pair of protrusions vertically spaced apart from each other on the first connection portion 32 adjacent to the second connection portion 33. [

The second hermetic retaining member 35b is formed of a pair of protrusions that are vertically spaced apart from each other on the second connection portion 33. [

The third hermetic sealing member 35c is formed of a pair of protrusions spaced vertically from each other at the interface between the second connection portion 33 and the third connection portion 34. [

Here, the first airtightness maintaining member 35a, the second airtightness maintaining member 35b, and the third airtightness maintaining member 35c are semicircular or polygonal (not shown) from the outer peripheral surface of each of the connection portions 32, 33, As shown in FIG.

In the above description, the first hermetic retaining member 35a, the second hermetic retaining member 35b, and the third hermetic retaining member 35c are formed as a pair of protrusions. However, the present invention is not limited to this, The number of protrusions can be increased.

According to the stud connector 30, it is possible to variably cope with the inner diameter of the feeding pipe P1 of the feeding set PS to be connected and to maintain the airtightness between the connecting portions 32, 33, 34 and the feeding pipe P1 Can be connected.

Hereinafter, a process of connecting the feeding pipe P1 of the feeding set PS to the connecting portions 32, 33 and 34 of the stud connector 30 will be described.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a connecting portion of a feeding set connected to a second connecting portion of a stud connector applied to a feeding unit for feeding a snack food according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. Sectional view in which a supply pipe of a feeding set is connected to a third connection portion of a stud connector applied to a nutrient supply feeding unit.

Referring to FIG. 2, when the inner diameter of the supply pipe P1 is made to be L1, the supply pipe P1 to be fitted is inserted and connected to the outer side of the first connection portion 32, The airtightness between the first airtightness maintaining member 35a and the first airtightness maintaining member 35a is maintained.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the inner diameter of the supply pipe P1 is made to be larger than L2, the supply pipe P1 to be inserted is inserted into the second connection portion 33 And the inner diameter of the connected end portion is brought into contact with the second hermetically-sealing member 35b to maintain airtightness therebetween.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the inner diameter of the supply pipe P1 is made to be L3, which is larger than L2, the supply pipe P1 to be inserted passes through the first connection portion 32 and the second connection portion 33, 3 connecting portion 34, and the inner diameter of the connected end portion is brought into contact with the third hermetically-sealing member 35c to maintain airtightness therebetween.

At this time, the airtightness can be improved by sequentially intercepting the airtightness by the airtightness maintaining members (35a, 35b, 35c) consisting of a pair of protrusions spaced from the supply pipe (P1).

Therefore, according to the inner diameter of the feeding pipe P1 of the feeding set PS to be connected, the first to third connecting portions 32, 33 and 34 are variably corresponded to each other so that the supply pipe P1 is inserted and connected to the stud connector 30 And can be kept airtight with the supply pipe P1 at the time of connection.

The connection flange 36 is connected to the seating groove 23 formed on the connection body 20 by protruding outward from one side of the connection portion, that is, the lowermost end of the third connection portion 34.

At this time, the connection flange 36 may be connected to the seating groove 23 through heat fusion, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, they can be connected in various ways as if they were connected through a non-harmful adhesive.

The check valve 40 is installed on the stud connector 30 to allow the entry of outside air and to block the external venting of the nutrient flowing along the flow passage 31 of the stud connector 30.

The check valve 40 is formed in various forms and is not limited to the check valve 40 of any particular type.

In other words, all the check valves 40 having the function of the one-way valve can be applied. In the embodiment of the present invention, the filter 30 is formed as a thin film filter and the air formed on the outer surface of the third connecting portion 34 of the stud connector 30 Can be installed in the inflow passage (37).

 At this time, the check valve 40 may be thermally fused to the outside of the air inflow passage 37, but is not limited thereto. For example, they may be installed in various forms such as being adhered via an adhesive or the like.

According to the check valve 40, the air inlet passage (not shown) is formed in the flow passage 31 so that the nutrient flowing along the flow passage 31 formed in the inside of the stud connector 30 can smoothly flow. 37).

And the nutrient flowing along the flow passage 31 is blocked by the thin film type filter and the discharge through the flow passage 37 is blocked.

On the other hand, the alimentary tract feeding mediator 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention may further include the gap correcting member 50.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a gap compensating member provided in a medicinal supply unit for feeding a snack food according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

5, the gap compensating member 50 is detachably installed inside the connection body 20 and is formed between the outer diameter of the inlet 11 of the Tetra Pak 10 and the inner diameter of the connection body 20 Thereby correcting the gap (G).

That is, the gap correcting member 50 is installed in the inner diameter of the connecting body 20 so that the connecting bodies 20 are correspondingly coupled according to the outer diameter of the inlet 11 of the Tetra Pak 10.

The gap correcting member 50 is formed with a second female threaded portion 51 which is fastened to the first male threaded portion 12 formed at the inlet 11 of the tetrapak 10 along the inner circumferential surface.

The gap correcting member 50 has a second male threaded portion 52 formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof and fastened to a first female threaded portion 21 formed on an inner circumferential surface of the connecting body 20, Respectively.

At this time, the gap compensating member 50 may be made of a synthetic resin material having self-elasticity to be contracted and restored so as to correspond to the outer diameter of the inlet 11 of the Tetra Pak 10.

That is to say, when the gap correcting member 50 is engaged with the inlet 11 of the tetrapak 10, when the difference between the outer diameter of the inlet 11 of the tetrapak 10 and the inner diameter difference of the gap correcting member 50 is insignificant, The inner diameter of the compensating member 50 can be easily engaged while being expanded.

When the outer diameter of the inlet 11 of the Tetra Pak 10 is smaller than the inner diameter of the connection body 20, the gap compensating member 50 is provided on the Tetra Pak 10 To the size of the inlet (11) of the inlet (11).

In addition, since the gap correcting member 50 has its own elasticity, the gap correcting member 50 can be installed in close contact with the inlet 11 of the Tetra Pak 10, and the gap 11 between the inlet 11 of the Tetra Pak 10 and the connecting body 20 ) Can be improved.

Hereinafter, the operation of the landscape nutrient supply mediating unit 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, after the cap attached to the inlet 11 of the nutraceutical packaged Tetra Pak 10 is removed and the connecting body 20 is coupled to the inlet 11, The supply pipe P1 of the feeding set PS is sandwiched and connected to the supply pipe 30.

And the insertion tube P4 of the feeding set PS may be connected to the patient to supply the nutritional formula packaged in the Tetra Pak 10. [

At this time, the nutritional formula packed in the Tetra Pak 10 passes through the flow passage 31 formed in the stud connector 30 and passes through the supply pipe Pl, the chamber P2, and the insertion tube P4 ). ≪ / RTI >

Accordingly, the medicinal unit 1 for feeding the landscape nutraceutical according to the first embodiment of the present invention can easily and conveniently mix various nutritional formulas sold in the form of a tetrapak (10) Depending on the connection, a variety of simple and hygienic nutritional supplements can be supplied through landscape nutrition.

Further, as compared with the products which are limitedly produced in a state in which the spout is installed through special production facilities in the prior art, the use of the nutrition formula which is packaged in the Tetra Pak 10 and sold in the market, .

In addition, in the conventional art, there is no need for a spout installed in a packaging container to connect with a feeding set (PS) in a landscape nutrition method. Therefore, a special production facility for installing a spout is not needed, Can supply.

Hereinafter, an interface unit for feeding a landscape nutritional formula according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a medicated unit for feeding a snack food according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG.

6 and 7, the intermediate unit 1 for feeding the snack food according to the second embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration and the same configuration as the interface unit 1 for feeding the snack food according to the aforementioned first embodiment Operation.

However, although the stud connector 30 has the structure in which the first connector 32, the second connector 33, and the third connector 34 are provided in the intermediate unit 1 for feeding a snack food in the first embodiment The stud connector 100 comprises the first connector 110 and the second connector 120 and the difference in integral with the connecting body 20 .

The first connector 110 protrudes from the upper side 22 of the connection body 20 at one side, that is, vertically upward and protrudes from the outer circumference of the connection body 20 to form a check valve 40 .

The installation gate 111 is formed such that a gate frame 111a protrudes outward from the air inflow passage 37 and the protruded lower end is connected to the upper side 22 of the connection body 20. [

The second connector 120 is vertically upwardly protruded from the front end of the first connector 110 and the supply pipe P1 of the feeding set PS is inserted and connected to the inside.

The feed pipe P1 of the feeding set PS is connected to the first connector 110 and the second connector 120 while the insertion is guided through the insertion guide surface F formed at an end of the second connector 120, Which is formed vertically in the interior of the flow passage 31.

The second connector 120 has a smaller outer diameter than the first connector 110 and a character line 121 is formed on a surface of the second connector 120 in contact with the first connector 110.

At this time, the character string 121 may be a curved surface, and provides a smooth image as a whole to the customer who touches the product through the curved surface.

Meanwhile, the interface unit 1 for feeding the snack food according to the second embodiment of the present invention may further include a gripping unit 130. [

The gripping means 130 is provided on the inner circumferential surface forming the flow passage 31 to press the outer circumferential surface of the inserted supply pipe P1 to prevent the inserted supply pipe P1 from being easily separated.

The gripping means 130 may include one or more pressing protrusions 131 protruding from the center of the flow passage 31 on the inner flow passage 31 of the second connector 120. The pressing protrusions 131 and 131 a 'may be formed so as to be spaced a plurality of up / down along the longitudinal direction of the second connector 120.

That is, the gripping means 130 may include various types of gripping the outer circumferential surface of the supply pipe P1 to be inserted.

In addition, in order to increase the convenience of use, the medicinal-food supply intermediate unit 1 according to the second embodiment is configured such that a feeding set PS consisting of a supply pipe P1, a chamber P2, and a clamp P3 is connected Lt; / RTI >

In addition, the connection body 20 and the stud connector 100 are preferably integrally formed through injection molding.

According to the illuminant feeding type mediating unit 1 according to the second embodiment, the overall configuration of the stud connector 100 can be further simplified.

Hereinafter, the method of feeding the landscape nutrition formula will be described in detail with reference to the above-described drawings and FIG. 8 attached hereto.

8 is a flowchart of a method of supplying a landscape nutrient according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the method of supplying a landscape nutrient according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a nutritive preparation step S1, an intermediate unit installation step S2, a feeding set connection step S3, and a nutritive feeding step S4 do.

The nutritive preparation step (S1) is a step of preparing a commercially available nutrition formula packed through the Tetra Pak (10).

At this time, the nutrition formula such as milk is packed inside the Tetra Pak 10 prepared in the nutritive preparation step S1, and the inlet 11 connected to the inside is formed at one side, and the inlet 11 is opened / The cap is screwed into a commercially available product.

The Tetra Pak 10 is a container suitable for packing nutritious foods such as milk that is sterilized by ultra-high temperature sterilization (UTH) so as to reduce the destruction of components. And milk have superior advantages in terms of nutritional composition and taste as compared with the disposable rinse-aid (RTH) packaging containers used in the prior art.

Therefore, the method of supplying the landscape nutritional formula according to the embodiment of the present invention can supply more nutritious nutrition to the patient through the landscape nutrition method than the disposable landscape nutrient (RTH: Ready To Hang) used in the prior art.

The intermediate unit installation step S2 includes the steps of removing the cap provided at the inlet 11 of the prepared Tetra Pak 10 through the nutritive preparation step S1 to open the inlet 11 and opening the inlet 11 And installing the mediating unit (1).

1 and 2, the intermediate unit 1 installed through the intermediate unit installation step S2 includes a connection body 20 connected to the Tetra Pak 10, (30), and a check valve (40).

The connection body 20 removes the cap of the Tetra Pak 10 and is detachably connected to the inlet 11 exposed to the outside.

The connecting body 20 is formed with a first female threaded portion 21 which is threadedly engaged with the first male threaded portion 12 formed at the inlet 11 of the tetrapak 10 along the inner circumferential surface thereof, 22 is formed with a seating groove 23 on which one side of the stator connector 30 is seated.

The connecting body 20 is formed with a connecting hole 24 connected to the inside of the Tetra Pak 10 at a central portion of the seating groove 23, Preventing protrusion 25 is formed.

The stud connector 30 is installed on the connection body 20 and is connected to the supply pipe P1 of the feeding set PS used in the interior of the Tetra Pak 10 and the landscape nutrition method. At this time, the feeding set PS is installed through the feeding set connection step S3, which will be described in detail below.

The stud connector 30 includes a connecting portion, a sealing member, and a connecting flange 36.

A plurality of connecting portions are formed. A flow passage 31 is formed in the longitudinal direction to connect with the inside of the Tetra Pak 10, and a feeding pipe P1 of the feeding set PS is inserted and connected to the outside.

At this time, the connection part is composed of a plurality of connecting parts having different outer diameters so as to variably cope with the inner diameter of the supply pipe P1.

The first connection portion 32 is formed of a first connection portion 32, a second connection portion 33, and a third connection portion 34. The first connection portion 32 is formed in the shape of a straight line do.

The second connection portion 33 is formed in an inclined section extending outward along the longitudinal direction from the lower side of the first connection portion 32 and the third connection portion 34 is formed in an inclined portion extending from the lower side of the second connection portion 33 in the longitudinal direction And has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the first connection portion 32. [

The airtightness maintaining members are formed in plural along the longitudinal outer circumferential surface of the connection portion to maintain airtightness between the connection portion and the supply pipe P1 when the supply pipe P1 is connected.

The airtightness maintaining member includes a first airtightness maintaining member 35a, a second airtightness maintaining member 35a, A member 35b, and a third gas tightness holding member 35c.

The first hermetic retaining member 35a is formed of a pair of protrusions vertically spaced apart from each other on the first connection portion 32 adjacent to the second connection portion 33. [

The second hermetic retaining member 35b is formed of a pair of protrusions that are vertically spaced apart from each other on the second connection portion 33. [

The third hermetic sealing member 35c is formed of a pair of protrusions spaced vertically from each other at the interface between the second connection portion 33 and the third connection portion 34. [

Here, the first airtightness maintaining member 35a, the second airtightness maintaining member 35b, and the third airtightness maintaining member 35c are semicircular or polygonal (not shown) from the outer peripheral surface of each of the connection portions 32, 33, As shown in FIG.

In the above description, the first hermetic retaining member 35a, the second hermetic retaining member 35b, and the third hermetic retaining member 35c are formed as a pair of protrusions. However, the present invention is not limited to this, The number of protrusions can be increased.

According to the stud connector 30, it is possible to variably cope with the inner diameter of the feeding pipe P1 of the feeding set PS to be connected and to maintain the airtightness between the connecting portions 32, 33, 34 and the feeding pipe P1 Can be connected.

Hereinafter, a process of connecting the feeding pipe P1 of the feeding set PS to the connecting portions 32, 33 and 34 of the stud connector 30 will be described.

2, when the inner diameter of the supply pipe P1 is made to be "L1", the supply pipe P1 to be fitted is fitted and connected to the outer side of the first connection portion 32, The airtightness between the first airtightness maintaining member 35a and the first airtightness maintaining member 35a is maintained.

3, when the inner diameter of the supply pipe P1 is made to be larger than the inner diameter L1 of the supply pipe P1, the supply pipe P1 is inserted into the first connection portion 32, 2 connecting portion 33, and the inner diameter of the connected end portion is brought into contact with the second hermetically-sealing member 35b to maintain airtightness therebetween.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the inner diameter of the supply pipe P1 is made to be L3, which is larger than L2, the supply pipe P1 to be fitted is connected to the first connection portion 32 and the second connection portion 33 And the inner diameter of the connected end portion is brought into contact with the third hermetically-sealing member 35c to maintain airtightness therebetween.

At this time, the airtightness can be improved by sequentially intercepting the airtightness by the airtightness maintaining members (35a, 35b, 35c) consisting of a pair of protrusions spaced from the supply pipe (P1).

Therefore, according to the inner diameter of the feeding pipe P1 of the feeding set PS to be connected, the first to third connecting portions 32, 33 and 34 are variably corresponded to each other so that the supply pipe P1 is inserted and connected to the stud connector 30 And can be kept airtight with the supply pipe P1 at the time of connection.

The connection flange 36 is connected to the seating groove 23 formed on the connection body 20 by protruding outward from one side of the connection portion, that is, the lowermost end of the third connection portion 34. At this time, the connection flange 36 may be connected to the seating groove 23 through thermal fusion.

The check valve 40 is installed on the stud connector 30 to allow the entry of outside air and to block the venting of the nutrients flowing along the flow passage 31 of the stud connector 30.

The check valve 40 is formed in various forms and is not limited to the check valve 40 of any particular type.

In other words, all the check valves 40 having the function of the one-way valve can be applied. In the embodiment of the present invention, the filter 30 is formed as a thin film filter and the air formed on the outer surface of the third connecting portion 34 of the stud connector 30 Can be installed in the inflow passage (37). At this time, the check valve 40 may be thermally fused to the outside of the air inflow passage 37.

According to the check valve 40, the air inlet passage (not shown) is formed in the flow passage 31 so that the nutrient flowing along the flow passage 31 formed in the inside of the stud connector 30 can smoothly flow. 37).

And the nutrient flowing along the flow passage 31 is blocked by the filter in the form of a thin film through the flow passage 37.

Meanwhile, the intermediate unit 1 installed in the intermediate unit installation step S2 may further include the gap correction member 50. [

5, the gap compensating member 50 is detachably installed inside the connection body 20 so that the gap between the outer diameter of the inlet 11 of the Tetra Pak 10 and the inner diameter of the connection body 20 Thereby correcting the gap G generated between the electrodes.

That is, the gap correcting member 50 is installed in the inner diameter of the connecting body 20 so that the connecting bodies 20 are correspondingly coupled according to the outer diameter of the inlet 11 of the Tetra Pak 10.

The gap correcting member 50 is formed with a second female threaded portion 51 which is fastened to the first male threaded portion 12 formed at the inlet 11 of the tetrapak 10 along the inner circumferential surface.

The gap correcting member 50 has a second male threaded portion 52 formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof and fastened to a first female threaded portion 21 formed on an inner circumferential surface of the connecting body 20, Respectively.

At this time, the gap compensating member 50 may be made of a synthetic resin material having self-elasticity to be contracted and restored so as to correspond to the outer diameter of the inlet 11 of the Tetra Pak 10.

That is to say, when the gap correcting member 50 is engaged with the inlet 11 of the tetrapak 10, when the difference between the outer diameter of the inlet 11 of the tetrapak 10 and the inner diameter difference of the gap correcting member 50 is insignificant, The inner diameter of the compensating member 50 can be easily engaged while being expanded.

When the outer diameter of the inlet 11 of the Tetra Pak 10 is smaller than the inner diameter of the connection body 20, the gap compensating member 50 is provided on the Tetra Pak 10 To the size of the inlet (11) of the inlet (11).

In addition, since the gap correcting member 50 has its own elasticity, the gap correcting member 50 can be installed in close contact with the inlet 11 of the Tetra Pak 10, and the gap 11 between the inlet 11 of the Tetra Pak 10 and the connecting body 20 ) Can be improved.

The feeding set connection step S3 includes an intermediate unit 1 installed through the intermediate unit installation step S2 and a feeding unit 3 used in the landscape nutrition method to the Tetra Pak 10 prepared through the nutritive preparation step S1. (PS).

1, the feeding set PS provided in the feeding set connection step S3 is connected to the supply unit 1 connected to the intermediate unit 1 as described in the intermediate unit setting step S2 A chamber P2 in which the nutrients on the tetrapak 10 are gathered and a clamp P3 for controlling the feeding speed of the nutrient on the chamber P2.

In addition, the feeding set PS includes an insertion tube P4 which is inserted through a nose or a nose to supply nutrition to each part from the esophagus to the intestines of the patient. Since the configuration of such a feeding set PS is well known in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The nutrient supply step S4 supplies the nutritional formula packaged in the Tetra Pak 10 to the patient who needs a nutritional nutrition method through the insertion tube P4 of the feeding set PS connected through the feeding set connection step S3. .

At this time, the nutritional formula supplied through the nutrient supply step S4 passes through the flow passage 31 formed inside the stud connector 30 in a state of being packed in the Tetra Pak 10, ), The chamber P2, and the insertion tube P4.

This nutrient supply step (S4) proceeds after placing the tetrapak on a separate stand.

According to the method of supplying the landscape nutrition formula according to the embodiment of the present invention, various nutrition formulas packed in a tetra pak (10: tetra pak) and sold in the market can be easily connected to a separate feeding set (PS) , Simple and hygienic, various nutrition can be supplied through landscape nutrition.

Further, as compared with a product which is produced in a state where a spout is installed through a special production facility for installing a spout in the prior art, the product is generally sold in packed and sold in the Tetra Pak (10) The width of the light guide plate can be varied.

In addition, in the conventional art, there is no need for a spout installed in a packaging container to connect with a feeding set (PS) in a landscape nutrition method. Therefore, a special production facility for installing a spout is not needed, Can supply.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. And includes all changes to the scope of equivalency.

PS: Feeding set P1: Feeder
P2: chamber P3: clamp
P4: Insertion tube 1: Mediating unit
10: Tetra Pak 11: Entrance
12: first male thread portion 20: connecting body
21: first female screw portion 22: upper side
23: seat groove 24: connection hole
25: Slip prevention projection 30, 100: Stud connector
31: flow passage 32: first connection
33: second connection part 34: third connection part
35a: first hermetic sealing member 35b: second hermetic sealing member
35c: third gas tight member 36: connecting flange
37: air inlet passage 40: check valve
50: gap correction member 51: second female thread portion
52: second male threaded portion 110: first connector
111: Installation gate 111a: Gate frame
120: second connector 121: string
130: gripping means 131, 131a:

Claims (21)

A connection body detachably connected to an inlet of a packaging container in which food is packaged;
A stud connector provided on the connecting body so as to be stepped on the connecting body, connected to the packaging container, and connected to a feeding set used when a landscape nutrition method is used; And
A check valve installed on the stud connector to allow inflow of outside air and shut off the discharge of food flowing along the inside of the stud connector;
Wherein the nutritional supply unit comprises: The method according to claim 1,
The connecting body
A first female threaded portion to be fastened to a first male threaded portion formed at an inlet of the packaging container along the circumference of the inner circumferential surface thereof and a seating groove on which one side of the stud connector is seated is formed on an upper side thereof, A medicinal supply unit for supplying a nutrient for forming a connection hole to be connected to the inside of the container. The method according to claim 1,
The connecting body
And a non-slip protrusion protruding outward along the periphery of the outer circumferential surface. The method according to claim 1,
The connecting body
And a non-slippery protrusion formed of a corrugate along the periphery of the outer circumferential surface. The method according to claim 1,
The stud connector
A plurality of connection portions formed in the longitudinal direction along the flow passage and connected to the inside of the packaging container and connected to the supply pipe of the feeding set;
A hermetic retaining member formed in plurality along the outer circumferential surface of the connection portion in the longitudinal direction to maintain the airtightness between the connection portion and the supply pipe when the supply pipe is connected; And
A connecting flange protruding outward from one end of the connecting portion and connected to the connecting body; Wherein the nutritional supply unit comprises: 6. The method of claim 5,
The connecting portion
And a plurality of connection portions adapted to variably correspond to the size of the supply pipe inner diameter of the feeding set to be connected. 6. The method of claim 5,
The connecting portion
A first connection part formed in a shape of a straight line section from a top end to a bottom side lengthwise direction;
A second connection portion formed to be inclined so as to extend outward along the longitudinal direction from a lower side of the first connection portion; And
A third connection part formed at a lower side of the second connection part in a linear section along a longitudinal direction; A supply unit for supply of a landscape nutrition. 8. The method of claim 7,
The airtightness maintaining member
A pair of first airtightness maintaining members vertically spaced apart from each other on the first connection portion adjacent to the second connection portion;
A pair of second airtightness maintaining members vertically spaced from each other on the second connection portion; And
A pair of third airtightness maintaining members vertically spaced apart from each other at an interface between the second connection portion and the third connection portion; Wherein the nutritional supply unit comprises: 6. The method of claim 5,
The airtightness maintaining member
And protrusions formed in a semicircular or polygonal shape protruding outward from an outer peripheral surface of the connection portion. The method according to claim 1,
The check valve
Wherein the thin film is thermally welded to the air inlet passage formed on the stud connector. The method according to claim 1,
A gap correcting member detachably installed inside the connection body for correcting a gap generated between an outer diameter of an inlet of the packaging container and an inner diameter of the connection body; Wherein the nutrient supply unit further comprises: 12. The method of claim 11,
The gap correction member
A second male screw portion formed on an inner circumferential surface of the connecting body so as to be coupled to a first female screw portion formed on an inner circumferential surface of the connecting body, A supply unit for landscape nutrition that is detachably mounted to the body. 12. The method of claim 11,
The gap correction member
A medicinal supply unit for a landscape nutrient comprising a synthetic resin material having a self-elasticity which is contracted and restored. A connection body detachably connected to an inlet of a packaging container in which food is packaged;
A stud connector mounted on the connecting body and to which a feeding set is connected when the inside of the packaging container and the landscape nutrition method are used; And
A check valve installed on the stud connector to allow inflow of outside air and shut off discharge of food flowing along the inside; / RTI >
The stud connector
A first connector protruding upward from an upper surface of the connection body and having the check valve installed through an installation gate protruded outward on an outer circumferential surface thereof; And
A second connector protruding from one end of the first connector, the second connector being inserted and connected to the supply pipe of the feeding set;
Wherein the nutritional supply unit comprises: 15. The method of claim 14,
The second connector
Wherein the first connector has a smaller outer diameter than the first connector, and the surface in contact with the first connector is a character line. 15. The method of claim 14,
A gripping means provided in the first connector for gripping the outer peripheral surface of the supply tube while pressing the supply tube when the supply tube is inserted; Wherein the nutrient supply unit further comprises: 14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
Wherein said packaging container is a tetra pak. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > 11. < / RTI > A nutrient preparation step of preparing a packaged nutrition formula through a tetrapack having a cap for opening and closing the inside thereof;
An intermediate unit installation step of removing the cap of the Tetra Pak prepared through the nutritive preparation step to open the inlet and installing the intermediate unit in the opened inlet;
A feeding set connection step of connecting the mediating unit provided through the baggage unit setting step and the feeding set used in the landscape nutrition method to the tetrapak prepared through the nutritive preparation step;
Feeding a nutrition formula on a tetrapak to a user who requires a landscape nutrition method through the feeding set connected through the feeding set connection step; , ≪ / RTI &
In the intermediate unit installation step
An intermediate unit including a connecting body having a vertically installed stud connector and a check valve provided on the stator connector is connected to the connection body, Wherein the tennis racket is connected to the feeding set through an inlet of the tennis racket. 19. The method of claim 18,
The connection body provided in the intermediate unit installation step
A first female threaded portion to be fastened to a first male threaded portion formed at an inlet of the packaging container along the circumference of the inner circumferential surface thereof and a seating groove on which one side of the stud connector is seated is formed on an upper side thereof, Wherein a connection hole for connection to the inside of the container is formed and provided. 19. The method of claim 18,
The stud connector provided in the intermediate unit installation step
A plurality of connection portions formed in the longitudinal direction along the flow passage and connected to the inside of the packaging container and connected to the supply pipe of the feeding set;
A hermetic retaining member formed in plurality along the outer circumferential surface of the connection portion in the longitudinal direction to maintain the airtightness between the connection portion and the supply pipe when the supply pipe is connected; And
A connecting flange protruding outward from one end of the connecting portion and connected to the connecting body; , ≪ / RTI >
The connecting portion
A first connection part formed in the shape of a straight line section from the top end along the longitudinal direction;
A second connection part formed as an inclined section so as to extend outward along the longitudinal direction from a lower side of the first connection part; And
A third connection part formed at a lower side of the second connection part in a linear section along a longitudinal direction; The method comprising the steps of: 21. The method of claim 20,
The airtightness maintaining member
A pair of first airtightness maintaining members vertically spaced apart from each other on the first connection portion adjacent to the second connection portion;
A pair of second airtightness maintaining members vertically spaced from each other on the second connection portion; And
A pair of third airtightness maintaining members vertically spaced apart from each other at an interface between the second connection portion and the third connection portion; ≪ / RTI > wherein the nutritional supplement is provided.

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