FEEDER FOR INFANTS WITH FEEDING DIFFICULTIES

摘要

A feeder 100 for an infant affected by any or a combination of cleft lip and cleft palate, comprising:a container 102 for holding a feed therein; and a nipple 106, 500 secured on a mouth 302 of the container, wherein the nipple comprises a curved tip 501 having one or more apertures 502 on the sides thereof, the curved tip 501 configured to rest at least on a lower lip of the infant to release the feed through the one or more apertures in the mouth of the infant from where the feed can progress to the throat of the infant, and also configured to prevent the release of the feed towards a region of the mouth from where the feed can enter into a nasal cavity of the infant.