US Patent Issued to ESSENTIALIS on Sept. 23 for "Methods for treating subjects with Prader-Willi syndrome" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,895, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ESSENTIALIS INC. (Redwood City, Calif.).

"Methods for treating subjects with Prader-Willi syndrome" was invented by Neil M. Cowen (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are immediate or prolonged administration of certain potassium ATP (KATP) channel openers, optionally in combination with growth hormone, to a subject to achieve novel pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, therapeutic, physiological, metabolic and compositional outcomes in the treatment of diseases or conditions involving KATP channels. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations, methods of administration and...