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Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis

US5942534A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 1997
Grant dateAug 24, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P19/02
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of treating a patient who has osteoarthritic disease by administering a therapeutic composition containing a photoactivatable compound, or a precursor thereof, and administering light of a photoactivating wavelength that activates the compound.

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