ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,349, issued on May 27, was assigned to Fochon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Chongqing, China) and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Industrial Development Co Ltd. (Shanghai).

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