Athletic patch

• US 6,893,656 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2002
• Issued: 05/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vita-Patch LLC
• Original Assignee: Vita-Patch LLC
• Inventors: Pretorius, Terry, Blitzer, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Page, Thurman K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): GHALI, ISIS A D
• Application Number:
  US10/271,827
• Publication Number:
  US 20030054026A1
• Time in Patent Office: 945 Days
• Field of Search: 424/449, 424/448
• US Class Current: 424/449
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/10 using additives addition of substantially indigestible substances A23L33/21
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/33 High-energy foods and drinks, sports drinks
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/06 Amino acid
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/211 Carotene, carotenoids
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/304 Choline
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/51084 Crystalline, microcrystalline cellulose
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/6418 Mannitol
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/704 Vitamin B
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/708 Vitamin C
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/198 Alpha-amino acids, e.g. alanine or edetic acid [EDTA] betaine A61K31/205; proline A61K31/401; tryptophan A61K31/405; histidine A61K31/4172; peptides not degraded to individual amino acids A61K38/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/4172 Imidazole-alkanecarboxylic acids, e.g. histidine
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/70 Carbohydrates; Sugars; Derivatives thereof sorbitol A61K31/047
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 45/06 Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/006 Oral mucosa, e.g. mucoadhesive forms, sublingual droplets; Buccal patches or films; Buccal sprays
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/7061 Polyacrylates
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/7084 Transdermal patches having a drug layer or reservoir, and one or more separate drug-free skin-adhesive layers, e.g. between drug reservoir and skin, or surrounding the drug reservoir; Liquid-filled reservoir patches
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/7092 Transdermal patches having multiple drug layers or reservoirs, e.g. for obtaining a specific release pattern, or for combining different drugs

Abstract

The present invention relates to patches for the administration of an athletic supplement to subjects engaged in rigorous exercise or heavy outdoor work. The invention also relates to methods of administering nutrients to subjects using the patch of the invention.

Claims

1. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a patch for topical delivery of an athletic supplement to a subject which includes an amino acid, chromium and a vitamin, and wherein the patch includes an athletic supplement reservoir housing the athletic supplement and a permeation enhancer, an impermeable backing layer on one side of the athletic supplement reservoir and an adhesive overlay on the other side of the athletic supplement reservoir.

2. The article of claim 1, further comprising an energy enhancer.

3. A method of administering nutrients to a subject comprising:

transdermally administering an athletic supplement in an article of manufacture according to claim 1 to a subject while the subject is undergoing a physical activity to provide the subject with nutrition and energy required to perform the physical activity.