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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:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1996
William H Hirsch, Gahanna, OH (US);
Donald J Goldhardt, Grove City, OH (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for placing an external feeding tube in the gastro intestinal tract of a patient. The device includes a feeding tube and a filling tool for filling a fillable retaining member of a feeding tube. The tool includes a fluid reservoir constructed to contain a fluid therein. The tool further includes a tool body defining a fluid flow path, the tool body constructed to be connected to the fluid reservoir such that the fluid reservoir is in fluid communication with the fluid flow path defined by the tool body. The filling tool further includes a cannula constructed to connect fluidly to a filling lumen of a feeding tube. The cannula is fluidly connected to the fluid flow path.