ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,512, issued on May 6.

"Gel composition with an anaesthetic effect of short and long term duration" was invented by Jose Antonio Pacheco Dos Santos Dias (Lisbon, Portugal).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is enclosed in the medical area, specifically within the area of lubricant gels for trans-urethral procedures, referring to a gel pharmaceutical composition with an anaesthetic effect of short and long duration, for being administered through the urethra. It is an object of the present invention a gel composition with an anaesthetic effect of short and long term duration for administration through the urethra which...