US Patent Issued to Allergan Industrie on June 10 for "Implants for sculpting, augmenting or correcting facial features such as the chin" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,868, issued on June 10, was assigned to Allergan Industrie SAS (Pringy, France).

"Implants for sculpting, augmenting or correcting facial features such as the chin" was invented by Jean Xavier Roca Martinez (Annecy, France) and Aurore Ayglon (Cruseilles, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An injectable device, comprising a hyaluronic acid-based composition, useful for long lasting facial sculpting and correction of facial features, for example, for augmenting and shaping the profile, including for example, the chin, jawline or the nose, in a human being is provided. Methods of treatment are also provided."

The patent was filed on...