ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,611, issued on April 14, was assigned to Neurelis Inc. (San Diego).

"Methods and compositions for treating seizure disorders in pediatric patients" was invented by Adrian L. Rabinowicz (San Diego) and Enrique J. Carrazana (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions for intranasal delivery of benzodiazepines, such as diazepam, midazolam, and lorazepam and methods for their use to treat and prevent seizures in pediatric subjects aged 2-5, inclusive. Compositions for rapid therapeutic onset with a decreased incidence and/or severity of adverse effects after administration and methods of improving patient compliance with a pr...