Treatment of lower limb spasticity
AssigneeIpsen Biopharm Ltd.
InventorsDoanld Pearl, Ayanna Santos
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Abstract
A method of treating lower limb spasticity in a subject, particularly one which is 18 years of age or under, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of botulinum neurotoxin. A composition for use in treating lower limb spasticity in a patient comprising botulinum neurotoxin. A tool for use in determining the dosage amount of an active agent to be administered to a subject.
Claims20
A method for treating lower limb spasticity, the method comprising administering to a subject aged 18 years or younger an effective amount of botulinum neurotoxin.
A tool for use in determining a dosage amount of an active agent to be administered to a subject, the tool comprising:
- a first member having thereon a first row of numbers indicative of the weight of the subject and a second row of numbers indicative of a dosage amount of the active agent to be administered to the subject, wherein the numbers in the first row indicating a specific weight are in latitudinal or radial alignment with corresponding numbers in the second row indicating a specific dosage amount to be administered to a subject having that specific weight;
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- a second member;
- wherein the first and second members are in a relationship with one another such that one member may be moved by a user to provide an indication as to the dosage amount of the active agent to be administered to a subject having a particular weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.