Illuminator for photodynamic therapy
First Claim
1. A method of photodynamically treating a patient, comprising:
- administering 5-aminolevulinic acid to at least a portion of a patient; and
irradiating the patient with substantially uniform intensity visible light from a plurality of light sources at a power of 9.3 to 10.7 mW/cm2.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for photodynamic therapy or photodynamic diagnosis using an illuminator comprising a plurality of light sources generally conforming to a contoured surface and irradiating the contoured surface with substantially uniform intensity visible light. The light sources may comprise generally U-shaped fluorescent tubes that are driven by electronic ballasts. The spacing of the U-shaped tubes is varied to increase the output at the edges of the illuminator to make the output more uniform. Also, different portions of the tubes are cooled at different amounts, to improve uniformity. A light sensor monitors output from the U-shaped tubes to provide a signal for adjusting the output from the tubes.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of photodynamically treating a patient, comprising:
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administering 5-aminolevulinic acid to at least a portion of a patient; and irradiating the patient with substantially uniform intensity visible light from a plurality of light sources at a power of 9.3 to 10.7 mW/cm2. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of photodynamically treating a patient, comprising:
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administering 5-aminolevulinic acid to at least a portion of a patient; and irradiating the patient with substantially uniform intensity visible light from a plurality of light sources; and stopping said irradiating when a dose of 10 J/cm2 has been delivered to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of photodynamically treating a patient, comprising:
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administering 5-aminolevulinic acid to at least a portion of a patient; and irradiating the patient with substantially uniform intensity visible light from a plurality of light sources; and stopping said irradiating when light has been delivered to the patient for 1000 seconds. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of photodynamically treating a patient, comprising:
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administering 5-aminolevulinic acid to at least a portion of a patient; irradiating the patient with substantially uniform blue light from a plurality of light sources; and stopping said irradiating when a dose of 10 J/cm2 has been delivered to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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