US Patent Issued to BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE on June 10 for "Mouthwash to deliver dyes for dental imaging" (Louisiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,568, issued on June 10, was assigned to BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE (Baton Rouge, La.).

"Mouthwash to deliver dyes for dental imaging" was invented by Jian Xu (Baton Rouge, La.), Shaomian Yao (Baton Rouge, La.) and Zhongqiang Li (Baton Rouge, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mouthwash for fluorescence endoscopic dental imaging includes at least one fluorescent dye and a liquid base. A method for fluorescent endoscopic dental imaging includes orally administering a mouthwash to a subject; waiting a predetermined period of time; removing excess mouthwash from the subjec...