US Patent Issued to EUPRAXIA PHARMACEUTICALS on Dec. 2 for "Sustained release of formulations of local anesthetics" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,097, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to EUPRAXIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. (Victoria, Canada).

"Sustained release of formulations of local anesthetics" was invented by James A. Helliwell (Victoria, Canada), Amanda Malone (Victoria, Canada), Rafi Chapanian (Victoria, Canada) and Richard Liggins (Victoria, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are sustained release formulations of polymer-coated local anesthetic agents, and methods for using the same to relieve or manage pain, including postsurgical pain."

The patent was filed on May 3, 2022, under Application No. 17/735,915.

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