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US 8,617,571 B2Granted
Suture line administration technique using botulinum toxin
AssigneeAllergan, Inc.
InventorAndrew M. Blumenfeld
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Abstract
The present invention utilizes patient-specific landmarks in order to treat headache pain. In one aspect, the present invention relates to the administration of Clostridial toxins, such as a botulinum neurotoxin, to a patient suffering from a headache pain, where the location of administration of the botulinum toxin is based upon at least one suture line of the patient's skull.
Claims6
A method for treating a headache of a patient in need thereof, comprising the steps of:
- a) determining a location of pain associated with the headache of the patient;
- b) determining a location of at least one suture line of the patient that is most proximal to the location of pain, relative to other suture lines;
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- c) administering a therapeutically effective amount of Clostridial neurotoxin to the patient, wherein the administration is linearly continuous and substantially superimposed along and in the vicinity of the length of at least one suture line of the patient, thereby treating the headache of the patient.
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