Pharmaceutical compositions

• US 20070004756A1
• Filed: 07/10/2006
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alfredo Bruno-Raimondi
• Original Assignee: Alfredo Bruno-Raimondi
• Inventors: Bruno-Raimondi, Alfredo
• Application Number:
  US11/483,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20070004756A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 514/254.70
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/135 having aromatic rings , e.g. ketamine, nortriptyline methadone A61K31/137
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/41 having five-membered rings with two or more ring hetero atoms, at least one of which being nitrogen, e.g. tetrazole
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/415 1,2-Diazoles
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/495 having six-membered rings with two or more nitrogen atoms as the only ring heteroatoms, e.g. piperazine or tetrazinesA61K31/48 takes precedence ; with three nitrogen atoms A61K31/53
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 41/00 Medicinal preparations obtained by treating materials with wave energy or particle radiation ; Therapies using these preparations
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 41/0042 Photocleavage of drugs in vivo, e.g. cleavage of photolabile linkers in vivo by UV radiation for releasing the pharmacologically-active agent from the administered agent; photothrombosis or photoocclusion
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 41/17 by ultraviolet [UV] or infrared [IR] light, X-rays or gamma rays
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 31/00 Antiinfectives, i.e. antibiotics, antiseptics, chemotherapeutics
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 31/10 Antimycotics

Abstract

A method for the topical treatment of nail diseases, e.g. onychomycosis, after preparation of the infected nail with a laser beam.

Claims

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. A device comprising

(a) a laser for perforating nail

(b) supporting means to fix/position the toe or finger to be treated,

(c) a pointing laser, and

(d) optionally a xyz translation stage module.

14. A device according to claim 13, wherein the perforating laser is an Erbium (Er:

YAG) or Holmium (Ho;

YAG) laser.

15. A device according to claim 13, wherein the pointing laser is a red He—

Ne laser or a laser diode.

16. A device according to claim 13 further comprising means for monitoring the nail plate.

17. A device according to claim 14, wherein the pointing laser is a red He—

Ne laser or a laser diode.

18. A device according to claim 14 further comprising means for monitoring the nail plate.

19. A device according to claim 15 further comprising means for monitoring the nail plate.