ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,432, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Penland Foundation (Beaumont, Texas).
"Treatment of asthma using botulinum toxin" was invented by Roland M. Williams (Beaumont, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Botulinum toxin for use in treating asthma in a patient in need thereof is provided. The treatment comprises administering botulinum toxin to the patient. The botulinum toxin may be administered by subcutaneous or intradermal injection. The subcutaneous or intradermal injection may be administered to and/or around the vicinity of a trigeminal nerve, a cervical nerve, a thoracic nerve, a lumbar nerve, a sacral nerve, or a combination...