(I think this is important information that Valerie McClain has uncovered
and shared on her blog:

 

http://www.vwmcclain.blogspot.com/

 

"Medela owns a European patent EP1637043 called "Human Milk Fortifiers &
methods for their production." The inventors are Peter Hartmann et al. They
also own a US patent application #20080187619 entitled with the same name
and the inventors the same. This patent and its USA application seems to be
making claims on components directly or indirectly derived from human milk.
Thus Medela, well-known, respected breast pump company has now entered into
the field of transforming breastmilk into an acceptable liquid for use with
preterm infants.

 

Thus Medela, well-known, respected breast pump company has now entered into
the field of transforming breastmilk into an acceptable liquid for use with
preterm infants. The question is will Medela manufacture this specialized
human milk? Or will they license it out? Who has the facilities? Prolacta is
already in that business and Medo owns a patent application on a
standardized human milk for use in human milk fortification. So it seems
very unlikely that Prolacta would be a part of this venture. It would seem
far more likely that this venture will be licensed out to one of the infant
formula companies."

 

(see link for full blog posting)

 

Janice Reynolds


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