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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2008
Killian O'dowd, Dublin, IE;
Anthony Jakubowski, Montgomery, IL (US);
Edward George Mackay, Ii, Largo, FL (US);
Aidan Mulloy, Dublin, IE;
Alan A. Creamer, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Sherif Sultan, Galway, IE;
Killian O'Dowd, Dublin, IE;
Anthony Jakubowski, Montgomery, IL (US);
Edward George Mackay, II, Largo, FL (US);
Aidan Mulloy, Dublin, IE;
Alan A. Creamer, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Sherif Sultan, Galway, IE;
Green Medical, Ltd., Montgomery, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods treat superficial venous malformations, such as spider veins. The systems and methods distribute a light-reactive agent, e.g., verteporfin, at or near an inner wall of a vein. The systems and methods activate the light-reactive agent by applying non-thermal light energy at a wavelength that activates the light-reactive agent to cause localize injury to the inner wall of the vein.