US Patent Issued to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on July 28 for "Biodissolvable film for localized and efficient treatment of vulvodynia" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,079, issued on July 28, was assigned to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

"Biodissolvable film for localized and efficient treatment of vulvodynia" was invented by Soumya Rahima Benhabbour (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Erin T. Carey (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are biodissolvable films for localized treatment of a disorder of the female genital tract. The biodissolvable films are made of polymers forming a film suitable for application to a tissue of a female genital tract, where the film has a mucoadhesive property. Such films further include an active ingredient integrated ...