December 27th, 2007, by Digital Davo | patents, seborrheic dermatitis
Trawling patent applications is challenging but also interesting. There is a huge mine of information available for us to scavenge information that might lead to future treatments. I thought this patent was interesting because it deals with something that I hadn’t heard of before, but seems like it might have some potential. This patent application makes me wonder if we will see anything else …
December 19th, 2007, by Ben | patents
Their has been much talk lately about using alpha adrenoceptor agonists as rosacea treatments because they show vasoconstrictor actions. Some examples are brimonidine, oxymetazoline, naphazoline, and others.
There are quite a few patents out there discussing these, and even testing some of them. Some of these patents have been mentioned before on the site.
Here are links to some of these patents.
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December 12th, 2006, by Digital Davo | patents
Thought this patent looked really interesting, especially if it results in a consumer device that will allow rosacea sufferers to safely remove facial hair without causing further irritation. I know I’d like an alternative to scraping a razor or blunt foil across my sensitive face everyday.
From Invention: Razor light
A device that uses light to send hair follicles to sleep, making skin smooth for weeks …
July 21st, 2006, by Digital Davo | demodex mites, patents
Below are some sample patents relating to ivermectin and rosacea. It is interesting to see how long ago people were patenting using Ivermectin (Stromectol, Mectizan, Ivomec, Oramec, Cardomec) to treat rosacea. A patent only represents an attempt to protect intellectual property. Sadly this is no guarantee of the idea leading to a treatment that can be proven to work - only that if a …
June 27th, 2006, by Digital Davo | patents
This patent is for a product containing a retinoid, which can cause irritation for rosacea sufferers. The invention adds `salicylic acid, a phytosphingosine, green tea, hinokitiol, gorgonian extract, and polysaccharide’.The main inventor is Dr. Neelam Muizzuddin who appears to work for Estee Lauder Companies.Patent: Anti-irritating rosacea treatmentThe present invention relates to a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition for topical application …
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