ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,406, issued on June 3, was assigned to CDA RESEARCH GROUP INC. (Pittsburgh).

"Methods of treatment using topical copper ion formulations" was invented by ChunLim Abbott (Pittsburgh) and Dominic C. Abbott (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are topical formulations containing copper ions and methods of treating radiation dermatitis, damage caused by radiation therapy, or other radiation-induced damage conditions in various areas of the body using such formulations. Methods of treating radiation dermatitis using topical copper ion treatments are provided. A topical treatment in its basic form comprises a biocompat...