Patent ID: 7140371
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: A61K,A61Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for comparing botulinum neurotoxin-containing compositions, comprising the steps of: examining a first superficial body region and a second superficial body region of an individual, the first and second superficial body regions comprising at least a portion of a muscle, wherein the first superficial body region and the second superficial body region are examined while the muscle is at a maximum voluntary contraction; administering a first administering a second and examining the first superficial body region after administration of the first composition while the muscle of the first superficial body region is at a maximum voluntary contraction to determine an effect of the first composition on the first superficial body region; examining the second superficial body region after administration of the second composition while the muscle of the second superficial body region is at a maximum voluntary contraction to determine an effect of the second composition on the second superficial body region, wherein a difference in the effects corresponds to a difference in the first composition and the second composition.