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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2001
Applicants:
David A. Mark, Oak Park, IL (US);
Diana Twyman, Chicago, IL (US);
Tom Michalski, Grayslake, IL (US);
Inventors:
David A. Mark, Oak Park, IL (US);
Diana Twyman, Chicago, IL (US);
Tom Michalski, Grayslake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3801 ; A61K 3300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an enteral composition and method for providing nutrition to metabolically stressed patients. Pursuant to the present invention, the enteral composition has an increased caloric density of approximately 1.4 to 1.8 kcal/mL. The enteral composition includes a peptide based protein source, a lipid source, and a carbohydrate source.