Composition and method to alleviate joint pain
AssigneeU.S. NUTRACEUTICALS, LLC d/b/a Valensa International
InventorsJohn A. MINATELLI, W. Stephen Hill, Swati Sebastian Thomas, Lingan Rajendran, Rudi E. Moerck
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Abstract
Beneficial and synergistic effects for alleviating joint pain and symptoms of osteoarthritis and/or rheumatoid arthritis have been found with krill oil and/or marine oil in combination with other active constituents, including astaxanthin and polymeric hyaluronic acid or sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronan) in an oral dosage form.
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1-21. (canceled)
A dietary supplement composition formulated in a therapeutic amount to treat and alleviate symptoms of joint pain, wherein the composition includes a krill oil in combination with astaxanthin and low molecular weight polymers of hyaluronic acid or sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronan) having a molecular weight of less than 230 kilodaltons (kDa) in an oral dosage form.
28-34. (canceled)
A dietary supplement composition formulated in a therapeutic amount to treat and alleviate symptoms of non-disease state joint pain in a patient, wherein the composition includes a krill oil derived from Euphasia spp., comprising Eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic (DHA) fatty acids in the form of triacylglycerides and phospholipids and includes at least 10% EPA and 5% DHA, of which not less than 40% are in the form of phospholipids, and in combination with astaxanthin and low molecular weight hyaluronic acid or sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronan) having a molecular weight of less than 230 kilodaltons (kDa) in an oral dosage form.
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