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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Kimberly Capone, Lambertville, NJ (US);
Euen Thomas Graham Ekman Gunn, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Diana Roshek Johnson, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Russel Walters, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 8/81 (2006.01); A61Q 19/00 (2006.01); A61L 15/22 (2006.01); A61L 26/00 (2006.01); A61Q 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/8152 (2013.01); A61L 15/22 (2013.01); A61L 26/008 (2013.01); A61L 26/0009 (2013.01); A61L 26/0076 (2013.01); A61Q 19/00 (2013.01); A61Q 19/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to methods and compositions for degrading collagen in mammalian skin, thereby improving the appearance and/or reducing the size of a closed wound, which may be a scar or a keloid and cellulite or other conditions wherein excessive collagen is a problem.