Patents Represented by Attorney John W. Wallen, lll
  • Patent number: 5985914
    Abstract: A method of treating inflammatory disorders of the bowel and inflammatory disorders of the urinary bladder are disclosed. A method of modulating the function of monocytes is also disclosed. The method involves the treatment of a patient's blood with a photoactivatable compound followed by ultraviolet light-activation of the photoactivatable compound. The blood treated as such is returned to the patient in a process known as extracorporeal photopheresis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Therakos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Zeldis, Susan McLaughlin, Bruce Stouch