METHOD OF PRODUCING NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS FROM HUMAN MILK TISSUE AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
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1. A nutritional formulation of isolated human milk comprising protective human milk proteins of human milk suitable for infant composition, wherein the nutritional formulation can be directly administered to an infant.
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Methods of isolating, treating, storing and processing human milk, as well as nutritional formulations of human milk comprising protective human milk proteins.
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- 1. A nutritional formulation of isolated human milk comprising protective human milk proteins of human milk suitable for infant composition, wherein the nutritional formulation can be directly administered to an infant.
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5. A method of isolating human milk comprising the steps of:
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(a) collecting a sample of human milk from a donor in a collection device, wherein the collection device comprises a computer chip capable of recording temperature variations and handling conditions of the collection device; (b) storing the sample of human milk obtained from the donor; and (c) processing the sample of human milk obtained from the donor, wherein processing comprises the steps of; (i) conducting a nutritional analysis on the sample of human milk; (ii) conducting a first fortification of the sample of human milk with heat-resistant nutrients; (iii) pasteurizing the sample of first fortified human milk; (iv) conducting a second fortification of the sample of human milk with heat-sensitive nutrients; and (v) testing the sample of fortified human milk to determine whether the pasteurization was successful. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for delivering human milk to an infant comprising:
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(a) a feeding tube having an inside and an outside, wherein the inside of the feeding tube is treated to prevent adherence of milk fat to the interior of the feeding tube; (b) a heated sheath in communication with the outside of the feeding tube; and (c) an enteral pump removably mounted to a motorized platform, the enteral pump capable of transferring human milk through the feeding tube from a storage container to the infant. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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