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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
May. 10, 2001
Applicants:
Michael Edward Havler, Long Riston, GB;
Peter William Dettmar, Patrington, GB;
Glyn Owen Phillips, Cardiff, GB;
Saphwan Al-assaf, Wrexham, GB;
Inventors:
Michael Edward Havler, Long Riston, GB;
Peter William Dettmar, Patrington, GB;
Glyn Owen Phillips, Cardiff, GB;
Saphwan Al-Assaf, Wrexham, GB;
Assignee:
Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited, Berkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Ispaghula (material from the plantuseful as an agent in relieving constipation, is subjected to treatment with -radiation at a dose of up to 13 kGy, and preferably in the range 5-10 kGy. As well as effecting sterilisation of the ispaghula, this dose of irradiation has been shown to offer surprising rheological advantages.