US3294268A - Nurser - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J11/00—Teats
- A61J11/0075—Accessories therefor
- A61J11/008—Protecting caps
- A61J11/0085—Protecting caps with means for preventing leakage
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J11/00—Teats
- A61J11/0075—Accessories therefor
- A61J11/0095—Seal rupturing means
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J9/00—Feeding-bottles in general
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J11/00—Teats
- A61J11/0075—Accessories therefor
- A61J11/008—Protecting caps
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- This invention relates to a disposable nurser.
- Disposable or throw-away nursers have several advantages over more conventional reusable glass or plastic nursing bottles. The elimination of the cost of Washing, sterilizing and handling, and of replacement is obvious. Fu'rthermore, empty nursers may be supplied to a hospital in a sterile condition, and With proper filling apparatus, and techniques complete sterlity may be maintained prior to feeding.
- a principal object of this inventon is to provide an improved throw-away nurser.
- a disposable nurser including a body of flexible material having an expandable portion, a nipple extending outwardly from the nurser body having an outer end portion and a' nipple cover having a portion engaging and supporting the outer end portion of the nipple.
- the nipple cover is provided with an inwardly extending rib which engages a groove on the nurser, there being an outwardly opening groove associated with the rib on the cover, together with an annular member seated in the groove of the cover, keeping it secured in place thereon.
- FIGURE 1 is an elevational view of a bulk filling apparatus for a nurser embodying the invention
- FIGURE 2 is a broken section taken generally along line 2 2 of FIGURE 1;
- FIGURE 3 is an enlarged section through the nipple of a nurser with a filling connector in place;
- FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary view of the nurser, nipple, cover and cap, with a portion'broken away for clarity;
- FIGURE 5 is a plan view of a nipple.
- the throw-away nurser illustrated herein is basically that disclosed and claimed in Dailey et al. application Se-rial No. 814,110, filed May 18, 1959, and asigned to the assgnee of this application. There 'are certain differences which Will be pointed out below.
- the nurser 20 (FIGURE 2) has top and bottom sections 21 and 22, respectively, both of a plastic material and sealed together at a peripheral seam 23.
- the two sections have a configuration of a portion of a Sphere less than a hemisphere, and the bottom section 22 is -of a material which is more exible than the top section 21, and may be collapsed into the top section, conforming closely with it as shown in the aforemen- Patented Dec. 27, 1966 ICC tioned Dailey et al. application.
- the nurser is supplied with the bottom in the collapsed position; and it may be filled shortly prior to use, the bottom expanding to the position shown in FIGURE 2 upon filling.
- a nipple 24 is secured in an opening in top section 21 and is provided with a nipple cover 25.
- a Vvariety of sizes of nursers, as with capacities ofgtwo, three and eight ounces, may be provided for feeding dilfering quantities of formula.
- FIGURE 1 A preferred embodiment of bulk filling apparatus is shown in FIGURE 1.
- Three recesses 32 are provided in the platform 31a to receive and support bulk formula contaners 33, 34 and 35.
- the base 29 is provided With a plurality of
- Each of the bulk contaners has affixed thereto a filling set 43, through which formula is caused to fiow to the nursers carried on base 29.
- the connecting means 43 may be sealingly connected with one of the nursers 20 and the formula caused to flow by gravity from the bulk container to the nurser. As the flow continues, the lower portion of the nurser expands until the nurser is substantially completely filled, at which point the flow stops. The attendant may then shut off the connection between the bulk container and the nurser, as by a tubing clamp 45 mounted on a shelf 31, and disconnect the filling set from the nurser. The operation may be repeated with the same or one of the other formulas.
- the nurser illustrated in this application dilfers from that of the aforementioned Dailey et al. application primarily in the arrangement of the nipple and nipple cover. This is shown in detail in FIGURES 3 and 4.
- the nipple 24 is provided with an annular groove 47 in which is received a folded edge 48 of an upstanding neck portion of the top nurser section 21, surrounding the nipple receiving opening.
- a groove 49 is formed in the top body section 21 adjacent the base portion 24a of the nipple, further lockng the nipple in place on the nurser body.
- Cover 25 has an inwardly formed rib 50 which seats in groove 49 and which has an outwardly opening groove 51 associated therewith on the ⁇ outer surface of the cover.
- Rib 50 is seated in groove 49 of the nurser body and secures the cover on the nurser. Furthermore, a sheet 52, which may be of heavy paper, has an annular opening therein within which the cover is received, the Sheet being seated in groove 51, keeping cover 25 locked in place. Sheet 52 may have indicia imprinted thereon and serve as a label for the nurser.
- nipple 24 fits fairly tightly within a cylindrical portion 25a of nipple cover 25, and is supported and positioned therein.
- the end of nipple 24 is provided with a suitable opening as formed by a pair of crosscuts 54 and 55 (FIGURE 5).
- a hole 56 is formed in the end surface of cover 25 aligned with and immediately adjacent the nipple opening.
- a cap 57 is fitted over the cylindrical portion'of nipple cover 25, closing the hole 56.
- Cap 57 is provided with a tab 57a to facilitate removal and to prevent the cap from rolling when removed and laid on its side ona surface.
- the connector or filling set 43 has a fitting inserted in the end of the can which carries an elongated tube reaching substautially to the opposite end of the can.
- a length of fiexible tubing 63, connected with the fitting, has afiixed to it opposite end a suitable connector 64 for communication with a nurser 20.
- Connector 64 has a pointed spike or cannula portion 65 which may be inserted through the hole 56 in nipple cover 25 and through the crosscut opening in the end of the nipple, as shown in FIGURE 3.
- a depending skirt 66 surrounds a portion of cannula 65, and when connection is made with the nipple, surrounds the cylindrical upper portion 25a of the nipple cover 25, as an aid in positioning the connecting means.
- a cover 67 (FIGURE 2) is provided for cannula 65, and is removed when it is desired to use the filling set.
- a syphon action is used to cause gravity fiow of formula from the can 33 to a nurser.
- the opened can with a filling set 43 attached thereto is placed in one of the support openings 32 on the shelf 31.
- the cover 67 is removed from the connector device 64 of the filling set and cannula 65 is connected with an empty nurser.
- a fiow of formula is started by pulling on the tab 77 which extends from the bottom body section 22 of the nurser. This opens the nurser reducing the pressure therein allowing atmospheric pressure to force the formula from can 33 through the filling set 43 to the nurser. Only filtered air is admitted to can 33 preventing contamination of the contents. Once the flow is started, it continues until the nurser is substantially filled. Then, as the cannula 65 is sealed with the hole 56 through nipple cover 25, the fiow stops automatically.
- connection between the bulk container and the nurser 20 is then interrupted, as by inserting tubing 63 in the clamp 45, and the cannula 65 removed from the nurser, breaking the sealed connection.
- the cannula 65 is then inserted in another nurser which may be filled by removing the tubing from clamp 45.
- the system provides the utmost in sterility during the filling operation.
- the filling set 43 is a one-use device, thrown raway when the container of formula is empty. Neither cannula 65 nor nipple 24 is touched during the filling operation. Cap 57 is merely removed from the nurser nipple cover 25 and the cannula inserted. Sufficient nurser receiving positions are provided so that two spare nursers may hold the cannula of the filling sets of the idle bulk containers, while nursers are filled from the third container. Cannula 65 is only momentarily exposed to the
- the tubing 63 is of sufficient length to reach at least two nurser receiving positions, without .being long enough for cannula 65 to touch the base surface if the tubing hangs free.
- the cuts 54 and 55 in the nipple are of different length, as is apparent from an examination of FIGURE 5.
- the illustrated arrangement permits insertion of the connector cannula, without having lan excessive feeding rate which would occur if both cuts were of the longer length.
- FIGURE 2 The nurser receiving portion of the base is illustrated in FIGURE 2.
- Three concentric but vertically and laterally spaced generally annular surfaces 80, 81 and 82 are provided for nursers which may have volumes of two ounces, three ounces, and eight ounces.
- the annular sealed portion 23 of the nurser provides a nurser supporting surface which is received on the appropriate surface of the base.
- the Vertical spacing of the supporting surfaces is such that the top of the nipple cover of the smallest size nurser, resting on the lowest supporting surface 80, is approximately one inch above the upper surface of the base. This provides ample leeway in the selection of the length of tubing 63 without increasing the danger of contact of the cannula with the base.
- the apparatus and method described above facilitate the use of throw-.away nursers by providing a sterile and relatively foolproof means for filling.
- a hospital for example, not only is the problem of collection, washing, sterilization and reassembly of nursers completely eliminated but filling is provided for in a sterile manner where there is no danger of contact between the nurser nipple and a contaminated surface.
- the nipple cover remains securely fixed in place on the nurser until it is actually time to feed the infant.
- a disposable nurser of the character described comprising: a body of flexible material having an expandablc portion; a nipple extending outwardly from the nurser body and having an outer end portion provided with an opening; and a rigid protective nipple cover mounted on the body of the nurser surrounded and supporting the nipple, the cover having a hole therein adjacent the opening in said nipple for receiving a filling connector.
- a nurser of the Character described comprising: a body having a nipple secured thereto and extending outwardly therefrom, said body having a groove therein around said nipple; a nipple cover with an inwardly formed rib engage'd in the groove in said body, there being an outwardly opening groove in the outer surface of said cover, associated with said rib, and an annular member seated in the groove of said cover.
- annular member is an indicia-bearing sheet with an opening therein through which said cover extends.
- a disposable nurser of the Character described comprising: a body of fiexible material having an expandable portion; a nipple extending outwardly from'the nurser body and having an outer end portion provided with an opening and an intermediate portion smaller in diameter than said outer end portion; and a nipple cover mounted on the body of the nurser surrounding the nipple, the cover having a portion engaging and supporting the outer end portion of the nipple, the cover having a hole therein adjacent the opening in the nipple for receiving a filling connector, the nipple cover having an intermediate portion spaced from the intermediate portion of the nipple.
- a disposable nurser of the character described comprising: a body of flexible material having an expandable portion; a nipple extending outwardly from the nurser body and having an outer end portion and an intermediate portion between the end portion and the body, the end portion having a diameter greater than the diameter of said intermediate portion and provided with an opening; and a rigid protective nipple cover mounted on the body of said nurser and having a generally cylindrical portion engaging and supporting the outer end portion of the nipple, the cover having a hole therein adjacent the open ing in said nippie for receiving a filling connector and having a generaily conical portion spaced from the intermediate portion thereof.
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NL276701D NL276701A (de) | 1961-04-03 | ||
FR890073A FR1320271A (fr) | 1961-04-03 | 1962-03-06 | Appareil d'allaitement |
DEM52062A DE1295134B (de) | 1961-04-03 | 1962-03-08 | Verpflegungsvorrichtung mit mindestens einem wegwerfbaren Kunststoffnaehrbehaelter |
SE2994/62A SE306138B (de) | 1961-04-03 | 1962-03-17 | |
DK125262AA DK125674B (da) | 1961-04-03 | 1962-03-19 | Aggregat til påfyldning af ammebeholdere. |
GB11395/62A GB996956A (en) | 1961-04-03 | 1962-03-26 | Nursing apparatus |
CH374562A CH440551A (de) | 1961-04-03 | 1962-03-28 | Vorrichtung zur Ernährung von Säuglingen und Verfahren zum Betrieb der Vorrichtung |
US424027A US3294268A (en) | 1961-04-03 | 1965-01-07 | Nurser |
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US100160A US3200860A (en) | 1961-04-03 | 1961-04-03 | Nursing apparatus |
US424027A US3294268A (en) | 1961-04-03 | 1965-01-07 | Nurser |
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US2343276A (en) * | 1940-09-27 | 1944-03-07 | Arthur W Carlson | Device for inflating balloons and the like |
US2424807A (en) * | 1944-09-13 | 1947-07-29 | American Can Co | Piercing device for filling batteries |
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US2834496A (en) * | 1955-09-16 | 1958-05-13 | Pyramid Rubber Company | Skirted nurser hood |
US2982432A (en) * | 1959-02-25 | 1961-05-02 | Ross M Mehl | Nursing unit |
US2989961A (en) * | 1959-01-02 | 1961-06-27 | Blanchett Carl | Tubular valve |
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US1716262A (en) * | 1928-03-22 | 1929-06-04 | Dishart Samuel Harry | Sanitary cover for the nipples of babies' drinking bottles made of paper or similar material |
US2343276A (en) * | 1940-09-27 | 1944-03-07 | Arthur W Carlson | Device for inflating balloons and the like |
US2424807A (en) * | 1944-09-13 | 1947-07-29 | American Can Co | Piercing device for filling batteries |
US2442656A (en) * | 1946-11-29 | 1948-06-01 | Joseph W Less | Nursing nipple for bottles |
US2483979A (en) * | 1947-04-07 | 1949-10-04 | Lewis H Morrill | Electric nursing bottle warmer |
US2525360A (en) * | 1947-09-06 | 1950-10-10 | Daka Paper Company | Nursing bottle cap |
US2555054A (en) * | 1947-11-05 | 1951-05-29 | Norman L Oliver | Nursing bottle |
US2493380A (en) * | 1948-02-27 | 1950-01-03 | Bailey Theodore | Nursing bottle |
US2628906A (en) * | 1950-01-21 | 1953-02-17 | John J Horan | Nursing devices |
US2834496A (en) * | 1955-09-16 | 1958-05-13 | Pyramid Rubber Company | Skirted nurser hood |
US2989961A (en) * | 1959-01-02 | 1961-06-27 | Blanchett Carl | Tubular valve |
US2982432A (en) * | 1959-02-25 | 1961-05-02 | Ross M Mehl | Nursing unit |
US3070249A (en) * | 1960-11-30 | 1962-12-25 | Sigrid C V Schrwald | Nippleglove |
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US5354274A (en) * | 1992-08-20 | 1994-10-11 | Methodist Hospital Of Indiana, Inc. | Device for oral administration of liquids |
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