ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,607, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Eleos Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Watkinsville, Ga.).

"Topical composition for improved healing of open wounds" was invented by Mona E. Buice (Nicholson, Ga.), David M. Sailors (Athens, Ga.) and Joshua Z Greeson (Brooklet, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is concerned with compositions comprising insulin and a pharmaceutically acceptable topical carrier. The present disclosure is also concerned with methods of using these compositions for the treatment of a skin ailment such as a diabetic ulcer. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the par...