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Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011

Filed:

Mar. 25, 2005
Applicants:

Brian William Mcilroy, Sammanish, WA (US);

Gregory Heacock, Auburn, WA (US);

Paula A. Mahoney, Woodinville, WA (US);

Andrew Michael Peter Hamilton, Pinner, GB;

Inventors:

Brian William McIlroy, Sammanish, WA (US);

Gregory Heacock, Auburn, WA (US);

Paula A. Mahoney, Woodinville, WA (US);

Andrew Michael Peter Hamilton, Pinner, GB;

Assignee:

Light Sciences Oncology, Inc., Snoqualmie, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and system directs therapeutic light of a first wavelength to a patient's eye to excite a photosensitizing agent for PDT during a series of discrete periods of time that are separated by non-therapeutic intervals. Diagnostic light of a second wavelength can be directed to the eye during at least a portion of one or more of the non-therapeutic intervals to allow a physician to see the affect of the therapy.


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