Patent ID: 9687420
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A23D,A23K,A23L,A23V,A61J,A61K,A61P,B65D,C12Y

Claim:
1. An enteral feeding device for providing a nutritional formula comprising monoglycerides and free fatty acids by exposing a nutritional composition comprising long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) triglycerides and/or LC-PUFA esters to lipase prior to ingestion, the device comprising: a container defining an interior for receiving the nutritional composition; at least one opening fluidly connected to the container, wherein the at least one opening is dimensioned for connection to a feeding tube; a structure in fluid communication with the interior of the container; and a lipase immobilized by covalent binding to the structure so that the nutritional composition is exposed to the lipase when the nutritional composition is received within the container; wherein the covalent binding limits the amount of lipase that leaches into the nutritional composition when the nutritional composition is exposed to the lipase.