Compositions for pre-surgical nutritional supplements
AssigneeTM Nutrition LLC
InventorThea MARX
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Abstract
Compositions and methods disclosed herein are configured to be administered to a subject prior to surgery. Compositions and methods disclosed herein are configured to provide nutrition and counteract physiological effects of a surgery. Compositions and methods disclosed herein can enable a subject to mitigate the stress response responsible for drastic shifts in metabolic and biochemical pathways, which can often leave a subject susceptible to a risk of higher mortality.
Claims22
A composition comprising ingredients, wherein the ingredients comprise, by percent of total mass of the ingredients:
- i) about 0.00005% w/w to about 0.001% w/w Vitamin A;
- ii) about 5% w/w to about 15% w/w Vitamin C;
- iii) about 0.0001% w/w to about 0.01% w/w Vitamin D;
- iv) about 0.1% w/w to about 10% w/w Vitamin E;
- v) about 5% to about 15% w/w pantothenic acid;
- vi) about 0.1% w/w to about 10% w/w calcium;
- vii) about 0.1% w/w to about 10% w/w magnesium;
- viii) about 0.01% to about 1% w/w zinc;
- ix) about 0.001% w/w to about 0.01% w/w selenomethionine;
- x) about 0.001% w/w to about 0.01% w/w copper;
- xi) about 0.1% w/w to about 10% w/w potassium;
- and xii) about 25% w/w to about 75% w/w trehalose.
10-32. (canceled)
An article comprising:
- a) a composition;
- and b) packaging acceptable for a nutritional product, wherein the composition is disposed inside the packaging, wherein the composition comprises ingredients, wherein the ingredients comprise, by percent of total mass of the ingredients:
- i) about 0.00005% w/w to about 0.001% w/w Vitamin A;
- ii) about 5% w/w to about 15% w/w Vitamin C;
- iii) about 0.0001% w/w to about 0.01% w/w Vitamin D;
- iv) about 0.1% w/w to about 10% w/w Vitamin E;
- v) about 5% to about 15% w/w pantothenic acid;
- vi) about 0.1% w/w to about 10% w/w calcium;
- vii) about 0.1% w/w to about 10% w/w magnesium;
- viii) about 0.01% to about 1% w/w zinc;
- ix) about 0.001% w/w to about 0.01% w/w selenomethionine;
- x) about 0.001% w/w to about 0.01% w/w copper;
- xi) about 0.1% w/w to about 10% w/w potassium;
- and xii) about 25% w/w to about 75% w/w trehalose.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.