Title:
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PHOTOACTIVATED DRUG THERAPY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002003800
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A device and method are presented wherein a common drug (304) for a particular treatment is given to the patient in an inactive form. The drug (304) can be administered systemically or topically. The activity of the drug (304) is regulated by photoactivatible fulleren molecules (300, 302) to which the drug (304) is complexed. When the drug (304) is encapsulated in or attached to the photoactivatible fullerene molecule (300, 302, 400, 402), it is inactive. However, when the inactive drug (304) complex is subjected to selective irradiation, the complex is broken and the drug (304) is released in an active form. Treatment can be administered over a wide range of body areas, both internally and externally. The selectivity allows the drug (304) in non-treatment areas to remain inactive, and then be removed or passed harmlessly from the body. The present invention facilitates drug treatment administration by allowing very specific treatment while minimizing the side effects.
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Inventors:
NEUBERGER WOLFGANG
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/021487
Publication Date:
July 18, 2002
Filing Date:
July 06, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CERAMOPTEC IND INC (US)
International Classes:
A61K9/22; A61K41/00; (IPC1-7): A01N41/10
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