Methods and apparatus for modulation of the immune response using light-based fractional treatment
OwnerNikolai Tankovich, Basil Hantash +1inventors
InventorsNikolai Tankovich, Basil Hantash, John Black
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Abstract
The invention describes a method and apparatus for the modulation of an immune response for the removal of a foreign body in skin or a visceral organ. A fractional phototherapy device is used to produce an acute stimulus for the immune response. The immune response may be enhanced by applying an exogenous substance. The immune modulation may be targeted or directed toward the treatment of a particular foreign body through the creation and amplification of particular biological signatures. This invention is particularly appropriate for treatment of skin cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and fungi.
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A method for modulating the immune response of a subject, the method comprising:
- contacting a fractional phototherapy device with a target tissue wherein the immune response is modulated, and wherein the target tissue is skin or a visceral organ.
A method for treatment of a subject in need thereof, the method comprising:
- contacting a fractional phototherapy device with target tissue having a foreign body, and
- modulating the immune response in the target tissue whereby the foreign body is removed, and wherein the target tissue is skin or a visceral organ.
A method for treatment of a subject in need thereof, the method comprising:
- contacting a fractional phototherapy device with target tissue having a foreign body;
- administering an exogenous agent to the target tissue;
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- modulating the immune response in the target tissue whereby the foreign body is removed, and wherein the target tissue is skin or a visceral organ.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.