US Patent Issued to Allergan on Jan. 20 for "Sodium chlorite compositions with enhanced anti-microbial efficacy and reduced toxicity" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,816, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Allergan Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Sodium chlorite compositions with enhanced anti-microbial efficacy and reduced toxicity" was invented by James A. Burke (Santa Ana, Calif.), Richard S. Graham (Irvine, Calif.), Corine Ghosn (Lake Forest, Calif.), Alexandra Almazan (Santa Ana, Calif.), Michael Engles (San Clemente, Calif.) and Lakshmi Rajagopalan (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are antiseptic compositions for disinfecting tissues, in particular for ocular use. Methods and compositions disclosed herein include sodium chlorite, optionally in combination with...