ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,703, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Marie's Original Formulas LLC (Pearl River, N.Y.).

"Wound treatment" was invented by Freida Berkowitz (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and methods for wound treatment. Compositions may be formulated as a dry powder. Compositions may include an antibiotic and a metal-containing species. Each of the antibiotic and the metal-containing species may positively modulate wound bed and peri-lesional cellular processes supportive of healing. Methods may include a two-step protocol. The first protocol step may be spreading upon a wound surface an emollient-rich mixture of low-a...