ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,227, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Altin Biosciences Corp. (Emeryville, Calif.).

"Crila(R) and EGCG compositions for treatment of fibroids" was invented by Charlotte Sue McKinney (Mendocino, Calif.) and Adam Joshua Payne (Edmond, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, the present application discloses, in part, biologically active compositions comprising a Crila(R) composition, or an admixture of Crinum latifolium L. dry extract (Crila(R)) and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), wherein the ratio of the Crinum latifolium L. dry extract to EGCG, and their use in the treatment of intramural or subserosal fibroids and v...