ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,489, issued on June 23, was assigned to Primus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Medical applicator" was invented by Trevor T. Hall (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Ryan E. Hartung (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and James D. Weir (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An applicator used for spreading compositions such as ointments, creams, lotions, or foams to a subject's skin or other external part of the body. The applicator includes a handle, an extendable and retractable telescopic shaft and a rectangular, diamond shaped head. In one embodiment, the rectangular, diamond shaped head includes a center ridge which serves to define thre...