ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,352, issued on July 29, was assigned to CyDex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (San Diego).
"Nasal and ophthalmic delivery of aqueous corticosteroid solutions" was invented by James D. Pipkin (Lawrence, Kan.), Rupert O. Zimmerer Jr. (Lawrence, Kan.) and John M. Siebert (Olathe, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to methods of treating nasal and/or ophthalmic diseases, symptoms, or disorders that are therapeutically responsive to corticosteroid therapy by delivering aqueous solution formulations comprising a corticosteroid to nasal and ophthalmic tissues. The invention is also directed to methods, systems, devic...