US Patent Issued to Galderma Holding on June 30 for "High molecular weight esthetic compositions" (Swedish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,534, issued on June 30, was assigned to Galderma Holding SA (Zug, Switzerland).

"High molecular weight esthetic compositions" was invented by Johan Olsson (Bromma, Sweden) and Morgan Karlsson (Almunge, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are high molecular weight glycosaminoglycan (GAG) hydrogel compositions comprising GAGs covalently crosslinked with a carbohydrate crosslinker, and methods of making the high molecular weight GAG hydrogel compositions. Further described are methods of using the high molecular weight glycosaminoglycan (GAG) hydrogel compositions for reparative or plastic surgery, esthetic dermatology, faci...