An apparatus may include an insert configured to be positioned between a nipple and an opening of a bottle when the nipple is mounted to the bottle. The insert is configured to facilitate airflow out of the bottle and through an interface between the nipple and the bottle when the nipple is dispensing fluid from within the bottle. A system may include a nipple, the insert, and a bottle with an opening. A method may include providing the insert, and positioning the insert between a nipple and an opening of a bottle when the nipple is mounted to the bottle.

A device and method for enterally hydrating a patient with cooled fluids. The patient may be a paralyzed or limited upper body mobility patient with a functional gastrointestinal system who is nonetheless incapable or not fully capable of drinking unassisted. Here fluids are provided by a suspended container which also has a pouch to admit cooling material such as ice, but to keep the cooling material separate from the fluid. The container may also have optional graduation markings to allow for convenient estimation of fluid use, and an upper open and closeable cap to allow the container to be refilled. The container has a lower fluid conducting tube that terminates in a mouthpiece. The mouthpiece contains a fluid valve formed from at least one slit in an elastic material. Patient mouth force on the valve causes the slit to enlarge, thus enabling cooled fluid to flow into the patient.

Apparatus and methods for a baby bottle assembly are provided. The baby bottle assembly may include a nipple and an internally threaded collar configured to receive a bottom portion of the nipple. The assembly may also include a receptacle including an externally threaded neck and a cylindrical surface defining a mouth of the receptacle. The assembly may further include a bottle insert including a flange, the flange having an outer circumference greater than or equal to a circumference of the mouth. A top surface of the bottle insert may include a plurality of apertures and a top portion of a hollow protrusion. A bottom surface of the bottle insert may include a bottom portion of the hollow protrusion, the plurality of apertures and a diaphragm.

The present patent application discloses a multifunctional feeding-bottle, including an outer cup, a liner, a nipple assembly connected to an opening of the outer cup, and a bottom cover connected to the bottom of the outer cup. The feeding-bottle further includes a valve piece disposed between the bottom of the outer cup and the bottom cover. An air inlet is disposed in a central part of a body of the valve piece. A stiffener is disposed at a part other than the air inlet. A cavity is formed between one side of the valve piece provided with the stiffener and the bottom cover. A sealing protrusion capable of sealing the air inlet is disposed at a central part of the bottom cover. An air vent is disposed at a part different from the sealing protrusion. The liner is disposed in the outer cup, and is configured to be removed from the outer cup.

The disclosure includes embodiments of an apparatus, a device, and methods to transform an infant feeding bottle into an infant gavage feeding apparatus. According to an embodiment, an infant gavage feeding apparatus can include an infant feeding bottle, a gavage milk delivery component, a retaining ring, and a cord component. In another embodiment, infant milk dual-delivery device to transform an infant feeding bottle to an alternate nipple feeding and gavage feeding apparatus includes a gavage milk delivery component, a retaining ring, and a nipple receiving component. The gavage milk delivery component and the nipple receiving component can be positioned in a branched or a stacked configuration. The device can include a flow closure component and a controller to transition the milk flow for a gavage feeding and nipple feeding. The device can include a funnel to allow milk in the nipple to flow back into the infant feeding bottle.

The present invention relates to a pressure equaliser (1) comprising:—a hollow element (101) with a cup-shaped section (1011) and a tubular section (1013) that merge seamlessly one into the other, and—a sealing element (103) that comprises a top edge (1031) with a first diameter (D1) and a central part (1033) with a second diameter (D2), wherein the top edge of the cup-shaped section (1011) of the hollow element (101) is inserted into the second inner diameter (D2) of the central part (1033) of the sealing element (103), the pressure equaliser being characterised in that at least the hollow element (101) can be disassembled into at least two hollow element parts (10a, 101b) along its longitudinal axis. The present invention further relates to a baby bottle assembly comprising: —a bottle-shaped container (3), —a pressure equaliser (1) according to the invention, —a screw element (5) and—a nipple (7a) or closure cap (7b).

A pump-activated feeding container having a handheld container body with a removable top and a flexible straw assembly disposed within the body and exposed outside of the body. The container includes a priming bulb pump assembly directly coupled to at least one of the container body and container top in a watertight configuration and with a flexible and elastically deformable membrane defining a membrane cavity. The membrane is operably configured to have a membrane depression translation path 306 inducing a pressurized flow of liquid through a second enclosed straw channel of the straw assembly and an upper straw opening and to have a membrane release translation path 400 inducing a vacuum and flow of liquid through a first enclosed straw channel of the straw assembly and an upper straw opening.

A breast pump (1) comprises a cup member (2) and a container (3). The cup member (2) has a breast engaging portion (4) configured to seal to a breast. The container (3) is configured to be removably and sealingly connected to the cup member (2). The container (3) is configured to be deformed by a user and released to create suction on the breast to pump breast milk into the container (3). A breast pump (1) and feeding kit for pumping, storing and feeding breast milk is also disclosed. The kit comprises a deformable container (3) which may be attached to one of a cup member (2), a teat (18), or a lid (32). The teat (18) is configured to feed breast milk from the container (3) to a baby. The lid (32) is configured to secure the breast milk in the container for storage.

A feeding bottle assembly having a flexible bottle defining a main chamber having a flexible peripheral and a divider member cooperating with the flexible bottle open top and having an opening extending therethrough. A raised lid attached to the open top retaining the divider member therebetween, the raised lid defining an auxiliary chamber with an having an outlet. An elongate liquid pickup tube having a proximate end passes through and sealingly connected to the divider member opening and extending above the divider member to define an auxiliary chamber, and extending below the divider into the main chamber. A nipple is mounted in a raised lid outlet, so that a liquid placed in the main chamber can be transferred to the auxiliary chamber through the pickup tube by squeezing the flexible bottle peripheral wall. The liquid is subsequently consumed by a user drinking from the nipple through a nipple outlet.

The present disclosure relates to a smart bottle and a method of controlling the same. The smart bottle includes a bottle for containing liquid and a base that is disposed under the bottle and includes an elastic body that is elastically deformed by the weight of the bottle and the base, a weight measurement sensor disposed above the elastic body and measuring the weight of the bottle by measuring a pressure that the elastic body transfers in a vertical direction from the ground as a reaction to gravity, and a controller that measures the amount of fed milk based on the change in the weight measured by the weight measurement sensor.