Patents by Inventor Inger Ferner Heglund

Inger Ferner Heglund has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • HYPEROSMOTIC PREPARATIONS COMPRISING 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID OR DERIVATIVE AS PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT
    Publication number: 20130211215
    Abstract: Provided herein are improved methods of photodynamic treatment and diagnosis of cancer and non-cancerous conditions in the gastrointestinal tract, e.g. in the colon, and in particular hyperosmotic enema preparations for use in such methods. The enema preparations comprise a photosensitizer which is 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) or a precursor or derivative thereof, e.g. a 5-ALA ester, in combination with at least one hyperosmotic agent. The methods and preparations herein described are particularly suitable for use in photodynamic methods of treating and/or diagnosing colorectal cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Photocure ASA
    Inventors: Inger Ferner Heglund, Aslak Godal, Jo Klaveness