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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2008
Applicant:
Kevin Burke Miller, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Burke Miller, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/81 (2006.01); A61K 47/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/165 (2006.01); A61K 31/164 (2006.01); A23L 1/30 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A23L 2/52 (2006.01); A61K 31/357 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/165 (2013.01); A61K 31/164 (2013.01); A23L 1/30 (2013.01); A23L 1/3002 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A23L 2/52 (2013.01); A61K 31/357 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides compounds for use in a method of treating oral pharyngeal dysphagia in an individual and related products. One embodiment of the invention comprises administering to an individual an effective amount of a vanilloid receptor 1 (VR-1) agonist or high-affinity partial agonist to promote a swallow reflex.