Treating cancer using electromagnetic fields in combination with photodynamic therapy
US8465533B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/0651
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A light generating circuit is implanted in a subject's body and aimed at a target region such as a tumor. A photosensitizer is introduced into the target region, and an AC electric field is induced in the region. The field causes the light generating circuit to generate light, which activates the photosensitizer; and at certain field strengths and frequencies, the field itself has a beneficial effect. The beneficial effects of the field and the activated photosensitizer are thereby obtained simultaneously.
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