Method of producing nutritional products from human milk tissue and compositions thereof

Abstract

Methods of isolating, treating, storing and processing human milk, as well as nutritional formulations of human milk comprising protective human milk proteins.

What is claimed is:  
     
         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.  
     
     
         2 . The nutritional formulation of  claim 1  further comprising human milk cells.  
     
     
         3 . The nutritional formulation of  claim 2 , wherein the human milk cells comprise lymphocytes and macrophages.  
     
     
         4 . The nutritional formulation of  claim 1 , wherein the human milk proteins comprise alpha-lactalbumin, beta-lactoglobulin, lactoferrin, serum albumin, lysozyme and secretory IgA.  
     
     
         5 . A method of isolating human milk comprising the steps of: 
 (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.  
   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the computer chip is further capable of recording the origin of the sample, contents of the collection device, volume of the collection device, shipping dates of the sample or lot number of the sample.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the sample-of human milk is frozen prior to the processing step.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the collection device further comprises a twist-turn valve to open and release an amount of milk through a one-way valve into a test vial.  
     
     
         9 . A system for delivering human milk to an infant comprising: 
 (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.    
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein inside of the feeding tube is coated with silicone.