US Patent Issued to Ventis Pharma on Aug. 19 for "Extended duration local anesthetic formulation" (South Dakota, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,438, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Ventis Pharma (Newport Beach, Calif.).

"Extended duration local anesthetic formulation" was invented by Jeremy Poulsen (N Sioux City, S.D.), Louis Stanfield (Odessa, Fla.) and Lawrence Volz (Dakota Dunes, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extended duration anesthetic includes a short duration local anesthetic in a dilute solution and a long duration local anesthetic. The long duration local anesthetic is maintained in a powdered form until the time of administration. Premeasured quantities of the dilute solution and powdered long duration local anesthetic in a kit allow for quick preparati...