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US 12,004,528 B2Granted
Human milk products useful in pre- and post-operative care
AssigneeProlacta Bioscience, Inc.
InventorsScott Elster, Joseph Fournell
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to human milk compositions and methods of making and using the same. In particular, the disclosure features methods of using human milk compositions to feed subjects before and/or after surgery or medical operations and that are useful in promoting recovery.
Claims16
A method for providing nutrition to a subject who is about to undergo or has undergone surgery, the method comprising enterally or orally administering to said subject a fortified human milk composition, wherein the fortified human milk composition comprises human milk and human milk fortifier;
- wherein the fortified human milk composition comprises a human protein constituent from about 10 to about 30 mg/ml protein and a human fat constituent from about 40 to about 70 mg/ml fat;
- and wherein the subject is a full-term infant.
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