Combined feeding tube and catheter adapter

- Abbott Laboratories
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a combined feeding tube and catheter adapter, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 4.

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Patent History
Patent number: D326321
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 7, 1989
Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
Assignee: Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, IL)
Inventors: Patricia A. Schneider (Wauconda, IL), Kent E. Iverson (Columbus, OH), Ronald A. Coules (Barrington, IL), Robert D. Clegg (Pickerington, OH)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorneys: Lonnie R. Drayer, Donald O. Nickey
Application Number: 7/404,376