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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:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Zhi-fa Yang, San Diego, CA (US);
Todd Talashek, San Diego, CA (US);
Wei LI, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
CP Kelco U.S., Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/723 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/723 (2013.01); A61K 9/0095 (2013.01); A61K 47/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
Compositions are provided that are suitable for safe consumption by a patient with dysphagia. In one embodiment, the compositions include a modified xanthan gum in an amount suitable to provide a viscous, free-flowing solution having gel-like properties. The modified xanthan gum comprises a non-pyruvylated xanthan gum, a reduced-pyruvylated xanthan gum, or a combination thereof. The composition desirably has a viscosity of greater than about 2000 cP and is characterized as having a shape retention of greater than about 50%. Also provided are methods for their preparation and use.