发明授权
US09050357B2 Compositions and methods for producing consumables for patients with dysphagia
有权
用于吞咽困难患者生产消耗品的组合物和方法
- 专利标题： Compositions and methods for producing consumables for patients with dysphagia
- 专利标题（中）： 用于吞咽困难患者生产消耗品的组合物和方法
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申请号： US12719549申请日： 2010-03-08
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公开(公告)号： US09050357B2公开(公告)日： 2015-06-09
- 发明人: Zhi-Fa Yang , Todd Talashek , Wei Li
- 申请人： Zhi-Fa Yang , Todd Talashek , Wei Li
- 申请人地址： US GA Atlanta
- 专利权人： CP Kelco U.S., Inc.
- 当前专利权人： CP Kelco U.S., Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址： US GA Atlanta
- 代理机构： Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
- 主分类号： A61K31/723
- IPC分类号： A61K31/723 ; A61K9/00 ; A61K47/36
摘要：
Compositions are provided that are suitable for safe consumption by a patient with dysphagia. In one embodiment, the compositions include a modified xanthan gum in an amount suitable to provide a viscous, free-flowing solution having gel-like properties. The modified xanthan gum comprises a non-pyruvylated xanthan gum, a reduced-pyruvylated xanthan gum, or a combination thereof. The composition desirably has a viscosity of greater than about 2000 cP and is characterized as having a shape retention of greater than about 50%. Also provided are methods for their preparation and use.