Patents Examined by Manlois Pahakis
  • Patent number: 10413359
    Abstract: Methods and systems for laser assisted delivery of therapeutic agents include preparing a site with an ultraviolet laser beam, at a wavelength appropriate for tissue ablation, such that an opening is produced in a surface of the site's tissue; and applying one or more agents to the prepared site, such that the agents penetrate the tissue through the opening to a predetermined depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome M. Felsenstein, James L. Hedrick, James J. Wynne, Donna S. Zupanski-Nielsen