AP39A - Improvements ralating to baby feeding bottles. - Google Patents
Improvements ralating to baby feeding bottles. Download PDFInfo
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- AP39A AP39A APAP/P/1987/000054A AP8700054A AP39A AP 39 A AP39 A AP 39A AP 8700054 A AP8700054 A AP 8700054A AP 39 A AP39 A AP 39A
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
- A61J7/0015—Devices specially adapted for taking medicines
- A61J7/0046—Cups, bottles or bags
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
- A61J7/0015—Devices specially adapted for taking medicines
- A61J7/0053—Syringes, pipettes or oral dispensers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J9/00—Feeding-bottles in general
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J11/00—Teats
- A61J11/0005—Teats having additional ports, e.g. for connecting syringes or straws
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J11/00—Teats
- A61J11/04—Teats with means for fastening to bottles
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S215/00—Bottles and jars
- Y10S215/08—Mixing
Abstract
A feeding bottle accessory wherein provision is made for the introduction into the bottle teat of material independently of and in addition to the contents of the bottle. The provision preferably includes a syringe assembly.
Description
FIELP OF THE INVENTION
THIS INVENTION relates to a bottle accessory for use in the administration to infants.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
The administration of medicines to unwilling patients and particularly to infants and young children is a notoriously difficult task.
The problem is that many medicinal preparations are not palatable, in particular for small babies who have not known much else other than milk. Every new taste is an unprecedented and £ 0 0 0 0 dV
-3One way of introducing new foods is to mix a small amount of a new food with a known food, for example milk. Medicines may also be administered in this way, and are often added to a bottle containing the' infant's usual milk feed or some other liquid with which the infant is already familiar .
One problem with administering medicines in this way is that the medicine may become too diluted to remain effective. Another problem is monitoring the dosage of medicine which the infant is receiving, especially where the bottle contents are not consumed in their entirety.
The object of this invention is to provide a bottle accessory for use in the administration of medicines to infants, including young children, which overcomes at least some of the abovementioned problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to this invention ther^e is provided a feeding bottle accessory comprising a teat holder and bottle’ closure including a mounting
-4for means for introducing material into the teat separately from the bottle.
Further features of this invention provide for the bottle accessory to have a first end shaped for co-operation with the neck of a bottle and a second end shaped for co-operation with a teat retaining cap, the accessory further having at least two passages, a first passage extending, in use, to communicate between the bottle and the teat, and the second passage extending, in use, to communicate between the teat and the outside of the bottle and providing the mount ing.
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Further features of the invention provide for the passages to have a common outlet for communicating with the teat; alternatively for each passage to have its own outlet for communicating with the teat.
Still further features of the invention provide for the first end to have a .screw-threaded socket and to have a gasket in association*with it; for the second end to have a screw-threaded spigot;
-5for the mounting to support a syringe barrell in fixed or removable manner.
Preferably, the accessory according to the invention will be* made from injection moulded plastics and will have a syringe barrell integrally formed therein.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Preferred embodiments of this invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1 is an isometric view, illustrating one form of bottle accessory in association with a baby bottle;
Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional exploded view of the bottle illustrated in Figure 1; and
Fig. 3 illustrates an alternative
-6DETAILED DESCRIPTION WITH REFERENCE TO THE DRAWINGS
Referring to Figs. 1 and 3 the bottle assembly generally indicated by numeral 1 includes a standard baby bottle 2 having a screw-threaded neck 3, an annular screw-threaded bottle top 4, and a rubber teat 5.
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The accessory generally indicated by numeral 6 is in use, located between the bottle 2 c and annular bottle top 4 and co-operates with them Ci by means of a screw-threaded socket 7 which receives the bottle neck 3 and a spigot 8 which is received in the annular top 4. The accessory 6 also has an annular gasket 9 for sealing it onto the open end of the bottle 2.
Two separate passages 10 and 11 are provided in the accessory 6. The first passage 10 communicates between the bottle 2 and the teat 5.
The second passage 11 communicates between the teat and the outside of the bottle 2 and forms a mounting for means for introducing material into the teat separately from the bottle. In t^ie form
barrel 12 of a syringe which is generally indicated by numeral 13 and which is sea.ted in the second passage 11. The barrel 12 may be integrally formed as part of the accessory 6 but can also be conveniently separately manufactured and permanently and releasably fitted to the accessory 6 .
The barrel 12 has a nozzle 13 which, in use, is received in a flexible pipe 14 leading to the interior of the teat 5. The barrel 12 is calibrated for the purpose of measuring medicine.
A plunger 15 is associated with the barrel 12 .
In use, it will be understood that medicine or other material to be given separately from the contents of the bottle introduced into the syringe 13 and milk or some other suitable liquid in the bottle 2.
Operation of the plunger 15 either by hand or by action of the baby sucking will deliver the medicine directly into the teat 5 where it will mix with the bottle contents and can be sucked through the teat 5.
-8It will be appreciated that the administration of medicines with a bottle fitted with an accessory according to the invention will be greatly facilitated. The infant will be more receptive to accepting any medicine administered because it will have been mixed with a liquid with which he will already be familiar. Any dilution of the medicine received in the infant's mouth will be minimal and the administration of the correct dosage can be controlled with an acceptable degree of accuracy, in particular where the syringe barrell 12 is graduated.
Referring to Fig. 3 the bottle closure 17 has formed integrally with the cap 18 the syringe barrell 19. The barrell terminates in a spout 20 which will pass through a perforation in the flange 21 of the teat 22. The perforation will be located within the opening of the bottle 23. The perforation through flange 21 is preferably preformed but the spout 20 could be formed to make the perforation as the closure 17 is completed.
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-9reverse as is usual but this will not cause any great difficulty in the use of this embodiment.
It will be understood that several variations may be made to the abovedescribed embodiment of the invention without departing from the scope thereof. In particular, the second passage of the. accessory need not receive a syringe and could be adapted to receive any vessel which, in use, will feed into the teat by gravity and by the sucking motion of the baby on the teat.
As previously mentioned, the accessory may also be provided with a single, common outlet for discharging the bottle contents and the medicine into a single stream prior to reaching the teat. The dotted line at 16 in Fig. 2 indicate one way of achieving this.
The invention thus provides a bottle
-10SAV'NG MOW PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AND ASCERTAINED MY/OUR SAID INVENTION AND IN Υ/ΗΛΤ MANNER THE SAME IS TO CE PERFORMED. I/WE DECLARE THAT l/WE CLAIM IS:·
Claims (7)
1. A feeding bottle accessory comprising a teat holder and bottle closure including a mounting for means for introducing material into the teat separately from the bottle.
2. A feeding bottle accessory as claimed in claim 1 wherein the accessory has a first end shaped for co-operation with the neck of a bottle and a second end shaped for co-operation with a teat retaining cap, the accessory further having at least two passages, a first passage extending, in use, to communicate between the bottle and the teat, and the second passage extending, in use, to communicate between
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a, the teat and the outside of the bottle and providing the mounting.
-113. A feeding bottle accessory as claimed in claim 2 in which each passage in use communicates independently with the teat.
4. A feeding'bottle accessory as claimed in claim 3 in which the first end has a gasket in association with it and the secopd end has a screw-threaded spigot.
5. A feeding bottle accessory as claimed in claim 1 in which the mounting supports a syringe barrell.
6. A feeding bottle accessory as claimed in claim 5 in which the syringe is formed integrally with the mounting.
7. A feeding bottle accessory as claimed in any of the preceding claims made of injection moulded plastics material.
8.
DATED this
A feeding bottle accessory as described with reference and 2 or 3 of the accompany
5th day of January 19θ0· substantially to Figs. 1 ing drawings
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