Systems and methods for photoactivating a photosensitizer applied to an eye
US10258809B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/0661
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An antimicrobial treatment system comprises a wearable photoactivation device. The wearable photoactivation device includes a body configured to be positioned on a head of a subject over one or more eyes of the subject. The body includes one or more windows or openings that allow the one or more eyes to see through the body. The body includes one or more photoactivating light sources coupled to the body and configured to direct photoactivating light to the one or more eyes according to illumination parameters. The illumination parameters determine a dose of the photoactivating light that activates, according to photochemical kinetic reactions, a photosensitizer applied to the one or more eyes and generates reactive oxygen species that provide an antimicrobial effect in the one or more eyes, without substantially inducing cross-linking activity that produces biomechanical changes in the one or more eyes.
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