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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1998
Eric A. Wachter, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Walter G. Fisher, Knoxville, TN (US);
John T. Smolik, Loudon, TN (US);
Eric A. Wachter, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Walter G. Fisher, Knoxville, TN (US);
John T. Smolik, Loudon, TN (US);
Provectus Devicetech, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the treatment of a particular volume of material, plant or animal tissue including the steps of treating the material plant or animal tissue with at least one photo-active agent, wherein the particular volume of the material, plant or animal tissue retains at least a portion of the at least one photo-active agent, and then treating the particular volume of the material plant or animal tissue with light sufficient to promote a multi-photon excitation of at least one of the at least one photo-active agent retained in the particular volume of the material, plant or animal tissue, wherein the at least one photo-active agent becomes active in the particular volume of the material, plant or animal tissue.