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Oral administration of beneficial agents

  • US 5,707,353 A
  • Filed: 12/21/1995
  • Issued: 01/13/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for adding a useful amount of at least one beneficial agent to a liquid, said apparatus comprising:

  • a spout structure, said spout structure constructed to be mounted on a container containing a liquid, said spout structure defining an outlet port, said outlet port being the sole outlet through which a liquid contained in the container can exit the container to which said spout structure is mounted, said spout structure defining a first liquid flow path therethrough;

    a support structure extending transversely of said first liquid flow path defined by said spout structure, said support structure defining a retention pocket having liquid penetrable walls, said support structure defining a second liquid flow path through said liquid penetrable walls and through said retention pocket, said first and second liquid flow paths in fluid communication with one another;

    and at least one beneficial agent secured by said retention pocket in fluid communication with said second liquid flow path, said at least one beneficial agent comprising a probiotic; and

    said at least one beneficial agent being in a form adapted to be taken up in a liquid.

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