ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,234, issued on Nov. 18.

"Treatment of connective tissue injuries" was invented by Bjorn Eek (Lake Forest, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to treating a connective tissue injury. The treatment involves injecting, or otherwise administering, a therapeutic composition into an animal, such as a human being, in need thereof. The therapeutic composition may contain transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-Beta1) and/or transforming growth factor Beta2 (TGF-Beta2), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or a secondary agent."

The patent was filed on March 2, 2022, und...