ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,017, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to PLATFORM OPHTHALMIC INNOVATIONS LLC (Brentwood, Tenn.).
"Fortified nutritional lubricating drops for dry eye disease" was invented by Kenneth Reed (Brentwood, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention describes ophthalmic pharmaceutical formulations comprising pharmaceutical ingredients to address DED symptoms. In one aspect of the invention, an ophthalmic pharmaceutical formulation comprises: 1) lubricity-promoting ingredient(s) such as those listed in the FDA over the counter (OTC) monograph for ophthalmics as demulcents and 2) surfactant(s) that solubilize lipids, assist in lubricat...