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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1987
Russell A Arvidson, Mundelein, IL (US);
James T Renick, Bristol, WI (US);
Robert D Clegg, Pickerington, OH (US);
Lawrence E Zimmer, Dublin, OH (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A reservoir/dispensing container for use at a patient's bedside for administering nutrients, medicaments, etc. through enteral, I.V. or like systems wherein the container, which is semi-rigid and has nestable stacking means provided thereon, has discharge port means at one end thereof and a fill opening located in a beveled corner wall surface adjacent the end opposite from the discharge port means whereby the container can be filled either while supported in an upright use position, as at a patient's bedside, or while supported on its side with the fill opening facing generally upwardly, as for instance, at a nursing station or in a hospital pharmacy. An adaptor having a reduced-thickness intermediate section is provided for connecting a feeding tube or the like to the discharge port means of the container in a manner preventing kinking of the feeding tube or the like.