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AssigneeFresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
InventorsEdmundo Brito-De La Fuente, Gabriel Ascanio, José Maria Mainou-Sierra, Heike Colbus, Egon Alejandro Martínez González
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The invention relates to a device for preparing a fluid composition for complete or supplemental enteral nutrition, comprising a liquid feeding device, an ingredient feeding device and a mixing device for mixing a liquid fed from the liquid feeding device and at least one ingredient fed from the ingredient feeding device, the mixing device comprising a mixer and a mixing container in which the liquid and the at least one ingredient are mixed by the mixer. The device is operable to move the mixing container relative to the mixer during mixing of the liquid and the at least one ingredient of the fluid composition to be prepared. Also provided is a method for preparing a fluid composition for complete or supplemental enteral nutrition using the device.
Device (1) for preparing a fluid composition for complete or supplemental enteral nutrition, comprising
Device according to any preceding claim, wherein the device is constructed and arranged so as to carry out the first mixing mode for providing fluid enteral nutrition compositions up to a first energy density and the second mixing mode for providing fluid enteral nutrition compositions having a second energy density, wherein the second energy density is higher than the first energy density.
Device according to any preceding claim, wherein the device (1) is adapted to execute a first mixing program providing first fluid enteral nutrition compositions up to a first energy density and a second mixing program providing second fluid enteral nutrition compositions having a second energy density,
Device according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising a control unit wherein the control unit operates the mixing mode(s) and/or mixing program(s) of the preceding claims.
Device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the mixer (41) comprises a rotor (413) which is rotatable about an axis of rotation (S2), wherein the device (1) is operable to move the mixing container (40) relative to the rotor (413) to perform a movement (M) along a direction of motion parallel to the axis of rotation (S2).
Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the liquid feeding device is constituted as a water container (2).
Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ingredient feeding device (3) comprises at least one powder container (30, 30A-30D) for containing an ingredient provided as powder and/or at least one microcapsules container (30, 30A-30D) for containing an ingredient provided as microcapsules and/or at least one liquid container (30, 30A-30D) for containing an ingredient in liquid form, each connected to a feeding mechanism (31, 31A-31D) for transporting the ingredient to the mixing container (40) of the mixing device (4).
Device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein a powder including the at least one ingredient is fed from the ingredient feeding device, wherein the powder has a particle size distribution ranging from 10 μm-3000 μm and preferably comprises at least proteins, carbohydrates and minerals.
Method for preparing a fluid composition for complete or supplemental enteral nutrition, during which
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