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Tenax Therapeutics receives US patent for IV levosimendan in PH-HFpEF, expiring Dec 2040
TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
- U.S. Patent No. 11,607,412 covers IV levosimendan for pulmonary hypertension with HFpEF.
- Patent protection extends until December 2040, strengthening IP for levosimendan.
- No FDA-approved treatments exist for PH-HFpEF, which affects >1.6M North Americans.
- Levosimendan combines K+ATP channel activation and Ca++ sensitization, distinct MoA.
- HELP Study showed 29-meter improvement in 6-minute walk distance vs placebo (p=0.03).