ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,188, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Avadim Holdings Inc. (Asheville, N.C.).

"Compositions and methods for the antiseptic treatment of biofilms on mammalian tissue" was invented by Stephen Thomas Woody (Asheville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and methods for providing the hybrid benefit of treating biofilms on the surface of mammalian tissue, especially biofilms that occur in association with chronic wounds and burns, and simultaneously providing an antiseptic cleansing and maintenance of the stratum corneum of the tissue and other tissue surfaces, and an opportunity for the tissue to improve by engaging its ow...