Enteral feeding connector
Granted 12 Sep 2017 · 4 office actions
Current assignee: Fresenius Kabi USA · originally Fresenius Medical Care
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Inventors: Michael Becker · Examiner: Richelle G Shelton · AU 2916 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of an enteral feeding connector showing my new design, the opposite bottom perspective view being identical;
FIG. 2 is a front view of the enteral feeding connector of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 a back view of the enteral feeding connector of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 4 is an elevational end view of the enteral feeding connector taken from the right-hand side of FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 5 is an elevational end view of the enteral feeding connector taken from the left-hand side of FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 6 is a top view of the enteral feeding connector of FIG. 2 ; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the enteral feeding connector of FIG. 2 .
The broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design, while all other broken lines are directed to portions of the article excluded from the claim. The broken line disclosure forms no part of the claimed design.
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14 members · 3 offices›IP5 & PCT — 9 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D791724-S | S1 | 11 Jul 2017 | 10 Nov 2015 | granted | Enteral feeding connector with tethered closure |
| US | US-D792586-S | S1 | 18 Jul 2017 | 10 Nov 2015 | granted | Enteral feeding connector female component |
| USthis patent | US-D797068-S | S1 | 12 Sep 2017 | 10 Nov 2015 | granted | Enteral feeding connector |
| US | US-D799032-S | S1 | 3 Oct 2017 | 10 Nov 2015 | granted | Enteral feeding connector male component |
| JP | JP-1551479-S | S | 27 May 2019 | 17 Nov 2015 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1551480-S | S | 27 May 2019 | 17 Nov 2015 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1551481-S | S | 27 May 2019 | 17 Nov 2015 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1551482-S | S | 27 May 2019 | 17 Nov 2015 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1551483-S | S | 27 May 2019 | 17 Nov 2015 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 5 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-165334-S | S | 4 Jul 2016 | 13 Nov 2015 | granted | Assembled medical connector for enteral nutrition |
| CA | CA-165335-S | S | 4 Jul 2016 | 13 Nov 2015 | granted | Assembled medical connector with tethered closure element for enteral nutrition |
| CA | CA-165336-S | S | 4 Jul 2016 | 13 Nov 2015 | granted | Female connector component of a medical connector for enteral nutrition |
| CA | CA-165337-S | S | 4 Jul 2016 | 13 Nov 2015 | granted | Male connector component of a medical connector for enteral nutrition |
| CA | CA-165338-S | S | 4 Jul 2016 | 13 Nov 2015 | granted | Male connector component with tethered closure element of a medical connector for enteral nutrition |
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