Extensional viscosity to promote safe swallowing of food boluses
US10583097B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2035/115
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Nutritional products having improved cohesiveness of food boluses and methods of making and using same are provided. The nutritional products may include nutritional compositions and high molecular weight, water-soluble polymers such that the nutritional products have extensional viscosities that provide improved cohesiveness to the nutritional products and Trouton ratios of at least 6. Methods of administering such nutritional products to patients having impaired swallowing ability and/or dysphagia are also provided.
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