Botulinum toxin for smoking cessation
OwnerAbbas Mehdiinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides for the use of any form of botulinum toxin, or any enzymatically active derivative thereof, to cause temporary paralysis of the muscles of the lips of the mouth to promote smoking cessation.
Claims18
A method for promoting smoking cessation, comprising administering an effective amount of a botulinum toxin, or an enzymatically active fragment thereof, to a muscle of the lips of the mouth of a subject in need thereof to inhibit the lips from forming a seal around a substantially cylindrical object 5 to 22 millimeters in diameter, thereby promoting smoking cessation, wherein the subject is not receiving and has not received a botulinum toxin at the muscle for the treatment of facial spasm or for cosmetic purposes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.