HANGING BAG ASSEMBLY FOR ENTERAL FEEDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SAME

摘要

A feeding bag system and method of preparing a feeding system is described. The system can include an adapter cap having a threaded portion for threadbly receiving the feeding bottle, a funnel-shaped portion having a tip portion configured to cooperate with an enteral feeding tube, a vent passageway disposed through the adapter cap, and a fluid passageway disposed through the funnel-shaped portion. The system can also include a bag configured to be suspended by a medical hanger. The bag may include walls defining an inner cavity, an upper opening for positioning the feeding bottle therethrough, and a sealed lower portion. The sealed lower portion can include an aperture configured to receive a portion of the adapter cap therethrough.

主权项

1. A method of preparing an enteral feeding system, comprising:
providing a feeding bag system, the system including:
a feeding bottle having a removable feeding cap;an adapter cap, including:
a threaded portion for threadbly receiving the feeding bottle;a funnel-shaped portion having a tip portion configured to cooperate with an enteral feeding tube;a vent passageway disposed through the adapter cap; anda fluid passageway disposed through the funnel-shaped portion; anda bag configured to be suspended, the bag including walls defining an inner cavity, an upper opening for inserting the feeding bottle therethrough, and a sealed lower portion, the sealed lower portion including an aperture; replacing the feeding cap with the adapter cap by removing the feeding cap from the feeding bottle and attaching the adapter cap to the feeding bottle; inserting the feeding bottle through the upper opening of the bag and into the inner cavity such that the aperture receives a portion of the adapter cap therethrough; and suspending the bag with the received feeding bottle from a medical stand.