Treatment of sinusitis related chronic facial pain and headache with botulinum toxin injections
US8691769B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for treating sinus-evoked headaches using botulinum toxin injected or applied in multiple subcutaneous locations over divisions of the trigeminal nerve in soft tissues and dermatomes overlying the corresponding effected sinuses implicated in the etiology of the pain.
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