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Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2000

Filed:

May. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:

Bob Bower, Richmond, CA;

Mike Stonefield, Vancouver, CA;

Joseph Yan, Vancouver, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 96 ; 606192 ;
Abstract

The present invention provides improved balloon catheter apparatuses for use in therapies requiring delivery of uniform light to a treatment area. The improved apparatus comprises a balloon having a defined treatment window where the window is delineated using a reflective material. The apparatus may further include a fiber optic cable that terminates in a diffusion tip where the diffusion tip is longer than the treatment window. The present invention further provides improved therapeutic methods that use the improved balloon catheters of the present invention.


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Bower, Bob. (2000). Balloon catheter for photodynamic therapy (U.S. Patent No. 6013053). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6013053

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