Skin treatment
OwnerSteve Mencanin, Shienlin Saberinventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and uses of combined electromagnetic radiation and a polymerizable composition for the treatment of skin lesions, including sores, herpetic sores, ulcerations and wounds.
Claims18
Use of electromagnetic radiation centred around 1072 nm in combination with a polymerizable composition for the treatment of skin lesions selected from the group comprising herpes virus infections, ulcerations and wounds.
Use according to either preceding claim wherein the electromagnetic radiation comprises a bandwidth of between 10 nm to 120 nm.
Use according to any preceding claim wherein the electromagnetic radiation is continuous or pulsed.
Use according to any preceding claim wherein when the electromagnetic radiation is continuous the intensity is at least 500 μWatts/cm2 and up to 500 mWatts/cm2.
Use according to any preceding claim wherein the electromagnetic radiation is applied to an affected area for at least 3 to 20 minutes.
Use according to any preceding claim wherein the electromagnetic radiation is applied to the wound site at least one a day over a period of days, weeks or months until the lesion has healed.
Use according to any preceding claim wherein the electromagnetic radiation is applied 1, 2, 3 4, 5 or 6 or more times per day.
Use according to any preceding claim wherein the electromagnetic radiation source is a light emitting diode.
A method of treatment of a skin lesion, comprising:
- applying a polymerizable composition to the affected area of skin;
- wherein the polymerizable composition is formulated to cure to a hardness within 5 minutes;
- allowing the polymerizable composition to harden to the hardness of between 0 on the Shore 00 durometer scale and 40 on the Shore A durometer scale to so form an elastic protective barrier;
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- applying electromagnetic radiation centred around 1072 nm over the cured composition.
A kit for treating a skin lesion comprising:
- (i) a base component comprising at least one of an adhesion promoter, a catalyst that accelerates polymerization of the polymerizable composition;
- (ii) a polymerizable composition formulated to polymerize to form a removable seal;
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- (iii) a device for emitting electromagnetic radiation centred around 1072 nm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.