Suction device
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsKarl-Josef Huber-Haag, Isabelle Bureau-Franz
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Abstract
The invention relates to a suction device (1, 10, 20, 30) comprising a suction portion (3, 13, 23, 33) to be sucked by a user'mouth, characterized in that probiotics (7, 17, 27, 37) are adhered to or immobilized on the outer surface of the suction device (1, 10, 20, 30) such that probiotics (7, 17, 27, 37) are segregated from the outer surface by external factors when the suction device (1, 10, 20, 30) is sucked.
Claims26
A suction device comprising a suction portion to be sucked by a user's mouth, comprising:
- probiotics adhered to or immobilized on an outer surface of the suction device such that the probiotics are segregated from the outer surface by external factors when the suction device is sucked.
A feeding apparatus comprising:
- a container having an outlet;
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- a suction device comprising a suction portion to be sucked by a user's mouth, comprising probiotics adhered to or immobilized on an outer surface of the suction device such that the probiotics are segregated from the outer surface by external factors when the suction device is sucked, the suction device being mounted on the outlet of the container with its inlet portion.
A method for making a suction device, the method comprising the step of contacting an outer surface of a suction device with probiotics and adhering or immobilizing the probiotics on the outer surface of the suction device such that the probiotics are removed from the outer surface by external factors when the suction device is sucked.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.