Patents by Inventor Eliot F. Battle

Eliot F. Battle 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).

  • Methods and devices for epithelial protection during photodynamic therapy
    Patent number: 8207212
    Abstract: Methods for preventing damage to the epidermis during PDT induced using a pre-photosensitizing agent are provided. The methods of the present invention utilize spatial confinement to control formation of a photoactive species from a topically-applied pre-photosensitizing agent. In one embodiment, thermal inhibition is used to prevent the metabolism of a pre-photosensitizing agent in epithelial tissue surrounding a treatment site. In another embodiment, a chemical inhibitor can be applied to the epithelial tissue to inhibit the conversion of a pre-photosensitizing agent into a phototoxic species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Rox Anderson, Bernhard Ortel, Eliot F. Battle, Edwin K. Joe
  • Methods and Devices for Epithelial Protection During Photodynamic Therapy
    Publication number: 20100098677
    Abstract: Methods for preventing damage to the epidermis during PDT induced using a pre-photosensitizing agent are provided. The methods of the present invention utilize spatial confinement to control formation of a photoactive species from a topically-applied pre-photosensitizing agent. In one embodiment, thermal inhibition is used to prevent the metabolism of a pre-photosensitizing agent in epithelial tissue surrounding a treatment site. In another embodiment, a chemical inhibitor can be applied to the epithelial tissue to inhibit the conversion of a pre-photosensitizing agent into a phototoxic species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Richard Rox Anderson, Bernhard Ortel, Eliot F. Battle, Edwin K. Joe
  • Methods and devices for epithelial protection during photodynamic therapy
    Patent number: 7220778
    Abstract: Methods for preventing damage to epithelial tissue during PDT induced using a photosensitizing agent or pre-photosensitizing agent are provided. The methods of the present invention utilize spatial confinement to control photoactivation of the photoactive species to protect the epithelial tissue. In one embodiment, epithelial tissue surrounding a targeted treatment site can be protecting by decreasing the oxygen-content in the tissue, thereby preventing the conversion of the photosensitizer into the phototoxic species in the epithelial tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Rox Anderson, Bernhard Ortel, Eliot F. Battle, Edwin K. Joe
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EPITHELIAL PROTECTION DURING PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
    Publication number: 20040259854
    Abstract: Methods for preventing damage to epithelial tissue during PDT induced using a photosensitizing agent or pre-photosensitizing agent are provided. The methods of the present invention utilize spatial confinement to control photoactivation of the photoactive species to protect the epithelial tissue. In one embodiment, epithelial tissue surrounding a targeted treatment site can be protecting by decreasing the oxygen-content in the tissue, thereby preventing the conversion of the photosensitizer into the phototoxic species in the epithelial tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Richard Rox Anderson, Bernhard Ortel, Eliot F. Battle, Edwin K. Joe
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EPITHELIAL PROTECTION DURING PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
    Publication number: 20040259855
    Abstract: Methods for preventing damage to the epidermis during PDT induced using a pre-photosensitizing agent are provided. The methods of the present invention utilize spatial confinement to control formation of a photoactive species from a topically-applied pre-photosensitizing agent. In one embodiment, thermal inhibition is used to prevent the metabolism of a pre-photosensitizing agent in epithelial tissue surrounding a treatment site. In another embodiment, a chemical inhibitor can be applied to the epithelial tissue to inhibit the conversion of a pre-photosensitizing agent into a phototoxic species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Richard Rox Anderson, Bernhard Ortel, Eliot F. Battle, Edwin K. Joe