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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Scott Lundahl, Lexington, MA (US);
Rebecca Kozodoy, Randolph, MA (US);
Ronald Carroll, Hingham, MA (US);
Elton Leppelmeier, Highland Height, OH (US);
Inventors:
Scott Lundahl, Lexington, MA (US);
Rebecca Kozodoy, Randolph, MA (US);
Ronald Carroll, Hingham, MA (US);
Elton Leppelmeier, Highland Height, OH (US);
Assignee:
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 61/44 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of photodynamically diagnosing or treating a contoured surface includes topically applying 5-aminolevulinic acid to the contoured surface and irradiating the contoured surface with substantially uniform intensity visible light from a plurality of light sources generally conforming to the contoured surface. The plurality of light sources may comprise fluorescent tubes.