Patents by Inventor Hector R. Nava

Hector R. Nava 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).

  • TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL HIGH GRADE DYSPLASIA USING PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
    Publication number: 20100137396
    Abstract: A method for treatment of esophageal high grade dysplasia comprising the steps of: injecting HPPH in a physiologically compatible medium into a patient having high grade dysplasia tissue to provide a dose level of 3 through 5 mg/m2 of body surface area, waiting for a time period of 24 through 60 hours to permit preferential absorption of the HPPH into esophageal cancer tissue, and exposing the esophageal cancer tissue to light at a wavelength of about 670±5 nm at an energy of from about 75 to about 200 Joules/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Health Research, Inc
    Inventors: Ravindra K. Pandey, Thomas J. Dougherty, David A. Bellnier, Hector R. Nava
  • TREATMENT OF BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS USING PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
    Publication number: 20100130909
    Abstract: A method for treatment of Barrett's esophagus comprising the steps of: injecting HPPH in a physiologically compatible medium into a patient having Barrett's esophagus tissue to provide a dose level of 3 through 5 mg/m2 of body surface area, waiting for a time period of 24 through 60 hours to permit preferential absorption of the HPPH into Barrett's esophagus tissue, and exposing the Barrett's esophagus tissue to light at a wavelength of about 670±5 nm at an energy of from about 75 to about 200 Joules/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: HEALTH RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventors: Ravindra K. Pandey, Thomas J. Dougherty, David A. Bellnier, Hector R. Nava