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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Gracie Vargas, Galveston, TX (US);
Jennifer K. Barton, Tucson, AZ (US);
Eric K. Chan, Lexington, MA (US);
Thomas E. Milner, Austin, TX (US);
Ashley J. Welch, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gracie Vargas, Galveston, TX (US);
Jennifer K. Barton, Tucson, AZ (US);
Eric K. Chan, Lexington, MA (US);
Thomas E. Milner, Austin, TX (US);
Ashley J. Welch, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B018/14 ; A61K047/06 ; A61K047/46 ; A61K031/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for treating maladies such as cutaneous vascular lesions. A patient in need of vascular lesion treatment is identified. A hyperosmotic agent is administered to a region adjacent the lesion. Blood flow velocity is slowed within the region using the hyperosmotic agent, and the lesion is exposed to laser radiation.