Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Kropp

Kenneth A. Kropp 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).

  • Photochemical ablation of gastro-intestinal tissue for augmentation of an organ
    Patent number: 5405369
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating a human or animal patient amenable an organ augmentation with gastro-intestinal tissue which is, or will be surgically transplanted into the patient's organ. The gastro-intestinal tissue is sensitized with an effective amount of a photosensitive composition which accumulates in the gastro-intestinal tissue. The sensitized tissue is exposed to a source of electromagnetic radiation energy for a predetermined time, wavelength and intensity sufficient to cause cellular and/or mucosal tissue function of the sensitized tissue to diminish or cease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Medical College of Ohio
    Inventors: Steven H. Selman, Kenneth A. Kropp, Gregory D. Haselhuhn