公开(公告)号：US20130273125A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-17

申请号：US13833424

申请日：2013-03-15

申请人： Donald R. BARNVOS ,  John F. Berry ,  Melinda S. Cope ,  Mark Donatucci ,  Juravic Davor ,  Oscar Ortiz

发明人： Donald R. BARNVOS ,  John F. Berry ,  Melinda S. Cope ,  Mark Donatucci ,  Juravic Davor ,  Oscar Ortiz

IPC分类号： A01K29/00 ,  A61Q11/00 ,  A61K8/02

CPC分类号： A01K29/00 ,  A01K15/026 ,  A23K10/26 ,  A23K10/30 ,  A23K20/10 ,  A23K20/147 ,  A23K20/163 ,  A23K20/174 ,  A23K20/179 ,  A23K20/20 ,  A23K20/26 ,  A23K40/20 ,  A23K40/25 ,  A23K50/40 ,  A23K50/42 ,  A23N17/005 ,  A61K8/02 ,  A61K8/645 ,  A61K8/732 ,  A61K9/0056 ,  A61Q11/00

摘要： Described herein are chewable articles intended to be provided to animals for purposes including dental cleaning, breath freshening, nutrition, administration to the animal of beneficial agents, satisfaction of the animal's urge to chew, and general enjoyment by the animal. The chews are made to be appetizing to the animal, to satisfy an urge to chew, to effect abrasive cleaning of the animal's teeth, to deliver one or more active agents to the oral cavity of the animal, or a combination of these. The chews have a resilient, chewable texture and are shaped to facilitate dental cleaning, to facilitate oral grasping by the animal, to appeal to human owners of the animal, to enhance the human-animal bond, or a combination of these. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for making such chewable articles and for formulating and using them to effect dental health in animals.

摘要翻译： 本文描述的旨在为动物提供的咀嚼物品，包括牙科清洁，呼吸清新，营养，对有益药物的动物施用，动物对咀嚼的冲动的满足以及动物的一般享受。 咀嚼物被制成对动物开胃，以满足咀嚼的冲动，对动物的牙齿进行磨蚀性清洁，将一种或多种活性剂递送到动物的口腔，或它们的组合。 咀嚼物具有弹性的咀嚼质地，并且被成形为便于牙齿清洁，促进动物的口头抓握，呼吁动物的人类所有者，以增强人 - 动物的粘合，或者它们的组合。 还公开了用于制造这种咀嚼物品并用于配制和使用它们以在动物中实现牙齿健康的装置和方法。