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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rodney A Brenneman, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Charles K Lovejoy, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kendall McGaw Laboratories, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604270 ; 604170 ; 128657 ;
Abstract
An enteral feeding tube assembly for the administration of fluids to a patient having a semi-rigid stylet guide wire for assisting in the insertion of the feeding tube into the patient's stomach and having a distal orifice for exit of the fluid from the tube. Means are provided for retaining the stylet wire within the tube and restricting access of the end of the stylet wire to the orifice no matter what the size or configuration of the orifice.