US Patent Issued to Avior on June 2 for "Method and device of treating chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,796, issued on June 2, was assigned to Avior Inc. (Cary, N.C.).

"Method and device of treating chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus" was invented by Niraj Vasisht (Cary, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to an effective method of treating chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus. Particularly, the method comprises the transmucosal administering of nalmefene to treat chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus, as well as cholestatic pruritus and/or prurigo nodularis. The nalmefene can be configured in a single layer film comprising at least two distinct domains. The film can ...