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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 24, 2012
Applicants:
Gary S. Rogers, Wenham, MA (US);
Samuel L. Hill, Somerville, MA (US);
Thomas A. Dowling, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Gary S. Rogers, Wenham, MA (US);
Samuel L. Hill, Somerville, MA (US);
Thomas A. Dowling, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
ROGERS SCIENCES, INC., Beverly, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/062 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2244 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2261 (2013.01); A61N 5/0616 (2013.01); A61N 2005/063 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0645 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0647 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0651 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0653 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0662 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for photodynamic therapy is provided that includes a light delivery device that delivers the illumination necessary to perform photodynamic therapy. The light delivery device includes one or more etched fibers arranged to illuminate a selective region of a body for photodynamic therapy. An illumination device is coupled to the light delivery device to provide the necessary illumination to the light delivery device.