Patents by Inventor Stuart K. Bisland

Stuart K. Bisland 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).

  • Bone treatment instrument and method
    Patent number: 7771426
    Abstract: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is used in the case of bone. A photosensitizing drug is administered to a mammal. A bone insertion member is secured into bone. A fiber optic cable sheath extends from within the bone insertion member and is accessible. A fiber optic cable is inserted in the fiber optic cable sheath to deliver light to the bone. A locking member is then attached to the insertion member. Non-thermal light at a specific wavelength is then delivered to activate the drug. The insertion member and the fiber optic cable sheath may remain inside the mammal for further photodynamic therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: University Health Network
    Inventors: Shane Burch, Brian C. Wilson, Stuart K. Bisland