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AssigneeMedela Holding AG
InventorsPeter Edwin Hartmann, Ching Tat Lai, Jillian Lois Sherriff, Karen Norrie Simmer, Michelle Anne Lewis, Leon Robert Mitoulas, Bronwyn Isabelle Davis
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The present invention relates to a human milk fortifier as well as to several uses and a method for the production of such a fortifier. A particularly beneficial fortifier can be realised in that at least one human component based on a product directly or indirectly derived from human mammary secretion during non-pregnant, pregnant, lactating and/or involuting periods is used, giving rise to an optimally adapted fortifying effect which is particularly useful in the context of feeding preterm infants.
Human milk fortifier comprising at least one human component based on a product directly or indirectly derived from human mammary secretion during at least one of the following periods:
Fortifier according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the fortifier has been directly or indirectly derived from human mammary secretion from the same individual as the human milk to be fortified.
Fortifier according to any of the preceding claims, wherein it is in powder form.
Fortifier according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the human component is enriched with respect to the product as originally and naturally derived from the mammary secretion in at least one of its aqueous and/or nonaqueous natural constituents.
Fortifier according to any of the preceding claims, wherein it is an extract directly or indirectly derived from human mammary secretion.
Fortifier according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the human component is at least partially, preferably fully heat treated, pasteurised and/or sterilised.
Fortifier according to any of the preceding claims, wherein it additionally comprises at least one nonhuman-derived component.
Fortifier according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the human component is based on mammary secretion during lactating periods, and wherein it has been isolated from said mammary secretion during particular stages of mammary secretion such as:
Milk sample supplied with a fortifier according to any of the preceding claims.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.