ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,343, issued on May 26, was assigned to Penland Foundation (Beaumont, Texas).
"Treatment of vestibular vertigo using botulinum toxins" was invented by Roland M. Williams (Beaumont, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of treating vertigo in a patient in need thereof comprises administering a botulinum toxin to the patient. The botulinum toxin may be administered by subcutaneous/intradermal injection. The subcutaneous/intradermal injection may be administered to and/or around the vicinity of a trigeminal nerve, a cervical nerve, a thoracic nerve, a lumbar nerve, and a sacral nerve of the patient."
The patent was filed on Aug. ...