Therapeutic methods and devices for irradiating columnar environments

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PATENT NO 6146409
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08716788

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The present invention provides improved methods and devices for delivering light to the surface of a biological column, for example in the treatment of Barrett's esophagus using PDT. The improvement comprises the use of an extended irradiation segment or window. The improved methods of the present invention permits treatment lengths of the biological column to be increased without increasing the incidence of stricture formation.

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QLT PHOTO THERAPEUTICS INC520 WEST 6TH AVENUE VANCOUVER B C V5Z 4H5

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Overholt, Bergein F P.O. Box 59002, Knoxville, TN 37950-9002 2 121
Panjehpour, Masoud Knoxville, TN 2 121
Stonefield, Mike Vancouver, CA 2 117

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