Patents by Inventor Irvin H. Blank

Irvin H. Blank 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).

  • Controlled removal of human stratum corneum by pulsed laser to enhance percutaneous transport
    Patent number: 4775361
    Abstract: A method of administering a therapeutic substance to a human patient, the method having the steps of ablating the stratum corneum of a region of the skin of the patient using pulsed laser light of wavelength, pulse length, pulse energy, pulse number, and pulse repetition rate sufficient to ablate the stratum corneum without significantly damaging the underlying epidermis, and applying the therapeutic substance to the region of ablation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1988
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Steven L. Jacques, Daniel J. McAuliffe, Irvin H. Blank, John A. Parrish