US Patent Issued to Vanderbilt University on Nov. 18 for "Methods of treating trigeminal nerve pain" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,158, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Methods of treating trigeminal nerve pain" was invented by Jill M. Pulley (Nashville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are methods for treating trigeminal nerve pain in a subject in need thereof. The method may include administering to the subject by perineural injection of the trigeminal nerve a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist, such as guanfacine. The composition may further comprise lidocaine."

The patent was filed on Feb. 27, 2020, under Application No. 17/433,935.

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