ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,992, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to FUTURA MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS Ltd. (Guildford, Great Britain).

"Topical composition" was invented by Kenneth William James (Guildford, Great Britain) and James Andrew Provost (Guildford, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a composition for topical application to the penis for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, the composition being free of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), sildenafil and an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, and comprising volatile and non-volatile solvents, the volatile solvents comprising a lower alcohol and water and the non-volatile solvents comprising...