AU2769497A - Therapy apparatus and method - Google Patents

Therapy apparatus and method

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Publication number
AU2769497A
AU2769497A AU27694/97A AU2769497A AU2769497A AU 2769497 A AU2769497 A AU 2769497A AU 27694/97 A AU27694/97 A AU 27694/97A AU 2769497 A AU2769497 A AU 2769497A AU 2769497 A AU2769497 A AU 2769497A
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therapy apparatus
therapy
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Abandoned
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AU27694/97A
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Robert M. Sayre
James G. Shepherd
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Glaxo Group Ltd
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Glaxo Group Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
    • A61N5/0613—Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment
    • A61N5/062—Photodynamic therapy, i.e. excitation of an agent
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K41/00—Medicinal preparations obtained by treating materials with wave energy or particle radiation ; Therapies using these preparations
    • A61K41/0057—Photodynamic therapy with a photosensitizer, i.e. agent able to produce reactive oxygen species upon exposure to light or radiation, e.g. UV or visible light; photocleavage of nucleic acids with an agent
    • A61K41/0071—PDT with porphyrins having exactly 20 ring atoms, i.e. based on the non-expanded tetrapyrrolic ring system, e.g. bacteriochlorin, chlorin-e6, or phthalocyanines
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
    • A61N2005/0635—Radiation therapy using light characterised by the body area to be irradiated
    • A61N2005/0642—Irradiating part of the body at a certain distance
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
    • A61N2005/065—Light sources therefor
    • A61N2005/0655—Tubes

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
AU27694/97A 1996-04-25 1997-04-24 Therapy apparatus and method Abandoned AU2769497A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9608484 1996-04-25
GB9608484A GB9608484D0 (en) 1996-04-25 1996-04-25 Flourescent lamp photodynamic therapy (PDT) apparatus and method
PCT/EP1997/002078 WO1997040888A1 (en) 1996-04-25 1997-04-24 Therapy apparatus and method

Publications (1)

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AU2769497A true AU2769497A (en) 1997-11-19

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AU27694/97A Abandoned AU2769497A (en) 1996-04-25 1997-04-24 Therapy apparatus and method

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AU (1) AU2769497A (en)
GB (1) GB9608484D0 (en)
WO (1) WO1997040888A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB9808420D0 (en) * 1998-04-21 1998-06-17 O Lys Limited Improvements in or relating to cosmetic treatments
US6290713B1 (en) 1999-08-24 2001-09-18 Thomas A. Russell Flexible illuminators for phototherapy
GB2361430A (en) 2000-04-17 2001-10-24 Photo Therapeutics Ltd Therapeutic discharge lamps
SE0003673D0 (en) * 2000-10-10 2000-10-10 Medeikonos Ab Radiation device for photodynamic therapy
EP1874405A2 (en) * 2005-04-21 2008-01-09 Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH Lighting apparatus for biological and medical purposes
GB2466228A (en) * 2008-12-15 2010-06-16 Photo Therapeutics Ltd Phototherapeutic apparatus supplying differing wavelengths of light

Family Cites Families (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5079262A (en) * 1989-07-28 1992-01-07 Queen's University At Kingston Method of detection and treatment of malignant and non-malignant lesions utilizing 5-aminolevulinic acid
CH684166A5 (en) * 1990-09-28 1994-07-29 Teclas Tecnologie Laser S A The apparatus dedicated to red radiation for photochemotherapy.
US5179120A (en) * 1991-06-28 1993-01-12 Cytopharm, Inc. Porphycene compounds for photodynamic therapy
US5441531A (en) * 1993-10-18 1995-08-15 Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc. Illuminator and methods for photodynamic therapy

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WO1997040888A1 (en) 1997-11-06
GB9608484D0 (en) 1996-07-03

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