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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven B. Hoath, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William L. Pickens, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Martha O. Visscher, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/00 ;
Abstract
A composition containing vernix to provide therapeutic treatment in a human, and a method for using the composition, are disclosed. The composition may contain a natural or synthetic medicament, or may be manipulated to regulate transport properties. The medicament may be, for example, a protectant against ultraviolet radiation or an antioxidant. Various compositions and uses of vernix, both natural and synthetic, are disclosed. The compositions may be used in embodiments such as skin protection, wound healing, and restoration of epidermal barrier function.