Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Delivery device and storage system for oropharyngeal administration of mother's colostrum and milk
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Application No.: US14775346Application Date: 2014-03-12
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Publication No.: US10251815B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Nancy A. Garofalo
- Applicant: RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER , NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: Rush University Medical Center
- Current Assignee: Rush University Medical Center
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Brinks Gilson & Lione
- International Application: PCT/US2014/024404 WO 20140312
- International Announcement: WO2014/165105 WO 20141009
- Main IPC: B65D25/20
- IPC: B65D25/20 ; B65D25/10 ; A61J7/00 ; A61J1/10 ; A61J1/16 ; A61J9/00

Abstract:
A delivery system and method for storing and delivering colostrum or milk to an infant are provided. In one aspect, the system includes a syringe for delivering a dose of colostrum or milk, a swab container, and a swab. The swab is contained in the swab container and the swab container connected to the syringe. In another aspect, the delivery system includes a plurality of syringes for delivering a dose of colostrum or milk and a storage container for storing the plurality of syringes having the colostrum or milk therein. The method includes loading a first syringe with a dose of colostrum or milk and placing the loaded first syringe in a first slot in a storage container. The method further includes loading a second syringe with a dose of colostrum or milk and placing the loaded second syringe in a second slot in the storage container.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160022540A1 Delivery Device and Storage System for Oropharyngeal Administration of Mother's Colostrum and Milk Public/Granted day:2016-01-28
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