ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,378, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to VAGINAL BIOME SCIENCE INC. (Eugene, Ore.).
"Topical substance for vaginal use" was invented by Wendy Strgar (Eugene, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vaginal lubricants that have salts which are biomatched to salts that are naturally present in the vagina facilitate intercourse without toxic effects. Topical substances that have a low buffering capacity to promote fertility by providing lubricity while minimizing disturbance to the natural pH levels present during intercourse. A low buffering capacity reduces the extent to which a product interferes with natural pH and buffering capacity of ...