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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1996
Donald J Goldhardt, Grove City, OH (US);
John D Hall, Croton, OH (US);
William H Hirsch, Gahanna, OH (US);
Jeffrey R Ross, Dublin, OH (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A feeding tube having an internal end portion and an external end portion. An external terminal end positioned on said external end portion. The feeding tube defines a feeding lumen therethrough from the external end portion to the internal end portion. A fillable retaining member is mounted on the internal end portion of the feeding tube. The tube further defines a filling lumen that extends from an internal point on an internal end portion side of the retaining member to an external point on an external end portion side of the retaining member. The external point is spaced from the external terminal end. The filling lumen is fluidly sealed at the external point. The filling lumen is in fluid communication with said retaining member.