Gel-dispensing pacifier

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1988-10-12

1991-05-07

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Oral pacifier

215 115, A61J 1700

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050133217

ABSTRACT:
A gel-dispensing pacifier which includes a nipple provided with one or more openings that communicate with a hollow interior, a guard attached to the nipple to prevent an infant from swallowing the nipple and a valve-equipped teething ring threadibly attached to the nipple, wherein a sweetened or fruit-flavored gelatin or "gel" is provided in the nipple for dispensing through an opening or openings in the nipple. In a preferred embodiment, the nipple element is fitted with external threads for mating with the internal threads on a gel tube for introducing gel into the nipple. In another preferred embodiment of the invention the teething ring element includes an air intake opening and a ball valve which communicates with the nipple interior, in order to facilitate introduction of air into the nipple to displace the gel sucked from the nipple and to seal the air intake opening from reverse flow of gel.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1518823 (1924-12-01), Schmidt et al.
patent: 2889829 (1959-06-01), Tannenbaum et al.
patent: 3292808 (1966-12-01), Greene
patent: 4577632 (1986-03-01), Grasset

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