A dispensing cap comprising a grasping body, a spout engaging bore and a dispensing coupling. The dispensing coupling has a dispensing cap coupled thereto through a tether. A pouch assembly is likewise disclosed, as is a process of enteral feeding with a pouch and a dispensing cap attachable to the spout. The dispensing cap can be provided and attached to a spout of a pouch (upon removal of a filling cap) wherein the dispensing cap may be provided in a sterilized bag or pouch prior to use. Methods and processes are likewise disclosed.

A heat seal pouch includes a bag, a cylinder, a partition assembly, and an outer skeleton frame. The bag is configured to hold a provided liquid. The cylinder is configured to hold a provided powder. The partition assembly is between the bag and the cylinder. The partition assembly is operable to form an openable partition in a bottom of the cylinder for selectively separating the cylinder from the bag. The outer skeleton frame is configured to house and seal the bag, the cylinder and the partition assembly. Whereby the heat seal pouch is configured for storing, transporting and selectively mixing the provided powder with the provided liquid.

A holder system comprises a holder (1), provided with a seal (2) and an external circumferential band (3). A slip ring (4) is provided which can be pressed against the seal (2) in the direction shown by the arrows (5) provided on the slip ring to form a snap fit with the holder. Above the holder is a collar (6) designed to engage with the upper surface (7) of the holder. FIG. 2 shows a teat (8) provided with a band (9) at its lower end which engages with a lug inside the holder (1) to provide a tight seal, the cap (10) is placeable in the collar. The attachment of the collar (6) to the holder (1) secures the teat in position.

The present invention relates to a fluid dispensing container in the field of enteral nutritional feeding, and in. particular to a dispenser for dispensing of a supplemental enteral fluid to a subject. Particularly, the invention provides a small-volume dispenser p refilled with an enteral fluid, which can be coupled with a feeding or medical tube port. Preferably, the enteral fluid is a composition of omega-3 fatty acids. The invention further provides a method for administering an enteral fluid to a subject using such dispenser. Yet further, the invention provides a method for supplementing an enteral nutritional product with an enteral fluid using such dispenser.

In a nipple for a baby feeding container, a valve part is disclosed, comprising a unidirectional valve formed of a pliable material and oppositely oriented such that when attached to the container a normal fluid flow through the valve is into the container while a flow from the container to the outside is normally blocked, the valve is characterized by a plurality of normally closed non intersecting slits formed in a deformable wall which blocks the flow of liquid from the container to the outside unless when the slits become temporarily distorted by the natural mouth maneuverings of a baby. The valve is especially advantageous for use in baby feeding containers of inflatable type in which the liquid content is pressurized under the pressure exerted by the stretched elastomeric walls of the container.

In a nipple for a baby feeding container, a valve part is disclosed, comprising a unidirectional valve formed of a pliable material and oppositely oriented such that when attached to the container a normal fluid flow through the valve is into the container while a flow from the container to the outside is normally blocked, the valve is characterized by a plurality of normally closed non intersecting slits formed in a deformable wall which blocks the flow of liquid from the container to the outside unless when the slits become temporarily distorted by the natural mouth maneuverings of a baby. The valve is especially advantageous for use in baby feeding containers of inflatable type in which the liquid content is pressurized under the pressure exerted by the stretched elastomeric walls of the container.

A container for feeding a patient includes a deformable receptacle having a cavity for holding a flowable food product and a rigid cover attachable to the upper end of the deformable receptacle. The rigid cover may have a male feeding tube connector that is uniquely connectable to a female feeding tube connector of a feeding tube or may have a female feeding tube connector that is uniquely connectable to a male feeding tube connector of a syringe. With the male and female feeding tube connectors connected, the deformable receptacle and the feeding tube or syringe are in fluid tight fluid communication to allow the flowable food product to be forced out of the opening of the deformable receptacle and into the feeding tube or syringe when the deformable receptacle is squeezed.

A foldable bottle includes a bottle body, which has a first annular wall extending in a top-bottom direction, a top connection wall extending upwardly from the first annular wall, a second annular wall extending downwardly from the first annular wall, a third annular wall extending downwardly and foldably from the second annular wall, and a bottom wall connected to the third annular wall. The bottle body is changeable between an unfolded state, where the second annular wall and the third annular wall are unfolded to extend outwardly and downwardly from the first annular wall, and a folded state, where the second annular wall and the third annular wall are folded and inserted into the first annular wall.

A nipple adapter for feeding babies solid food from a milk nipple they already use for milk is disclosed. A nipple adapter is screwed onto a food pouch and into a milk nipple such that the food from the pouch can be fed to the baby through the milk nipple the baby already uses for milk.

A collapsible bottle for enteral feed has a thin-walled body extending axially from a base to a neck and having a front, a back and two sides that define a width dimension of the bottle. The body has a shoulder region adjacent to the neck, a hip region adjacent to the base and a waist region therebetween and the circumference of the bottle in the waist region is less than the circumference of the bottle in both the hip region and the shoulder region. The bottle is provided with hinge columns that extend between the hip region and the shoulder region at the sides of the bottle. The hinge columns provide the wall of the body with a region of increased stiffness in the axial direction while facilitating bending of the wall about the hinge column.