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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth Trauner, Sacramento, CA (US);
Tayyaba Hasan, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-9 ; 514183 ; 514825 ; 540145 ;
Abstract
A method of treating proliferative diseases of the synovial joint using photodynamic therapy. In particular the method of the invention may be used to destroy synovial tissue in inflammatory joint conditions associated with diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus and other rheumatoid variants. A number of methods of delivery are provided, some of which are non invasive.