Method of Treating Peyronie's Disease
AssigneeAuxilium US Holdings, LLC
InventorTheodore Smith
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Abstract
The invention is directed to methods of treating patients suffering from Peyronie's disease, methods of identifying patients suffering from Peyronie's disease and a computer program for identifying patients suffering from Peyronie's disease.
Claims24
A method for the treatment of Peyronie's disease in a patient suffering therefrom by administering collagenase to said patient, wherein the method comprises:
- a. gathering an information set from a patient suspected of suffering from Peyronie's disease wherein said information set comprises a subjective parameter relating to the presence or severity of pain or discomfort during the patient's most recent experience of intercourse, erection or ejaculation, wherein the information set is gathered using a written questionnaire;
- b. comparing the information set gathered from the patient suspected of suffering from Peyronie's disease with a standardized symptom profile of a patient suffering from Peyronie's disease;
- c. determining whether the patient is suffering from Peyronie's disease;
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- d. administering collagenase to said patient suffering from Peyronie's disease.
A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for identifying a patient suffering from Peyronie's disease comprising:
- a. a code segment for providing at least two questions assessing presence or severity of pain or discomfort during the patient's most recent experience of intercourse, erection or ejaculation;
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- b. a code segment for receiving answers to the questions.
A method for determining the suitability of collagenase therapy comprising identifying a patient suspected of suffering from Peyronie's disease wherein said patient is identified by:
- a. gathering an information set from a patient suspected of suffering from Peyronie's disease wherein said information set comprises a subjective parameter relating to the presence or severity of pain or discomfort during the patient's most recent experience of intercourse, erection or ejaculation, wherein the information set is gathered using a written questionnaire;
- b. comparing the information set gathered from the patient suspected of suffering from Peyronie's disease with a standardized symptom profile of a patient suffering from Peyronie's disease;
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- c. determining whether the patient is likely to benefit from collagenase therapy.
A method of diagnosing Peyronie's disease in a patient suspected of suffering therefrom comprising:
- a. gathering an information set from a patient suspected of suffering from Peyronie's disease wherein said information set comprises a subjective parameter relating to the presence or severity of pain or discomfort during the patient's most recent experience of intercourse, erection or ejaculation, wherein the information set is gathered using a written questionnaire;
- b. comparing the information set gathered from the patient suspected of suffering from Peyronie's disease with a standardized symptom profile of a patient suffering from Peyronie's disease;
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- c. determining whether the patient is suffering from Peyronie's disease.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.