SUSAN NAPPI MCLAUGHLIN
Nursing in Phoenixville, PA
License number
Pennsylvania RN239755L
Category
Nursing
Type
Registered Nurse
Address
Address
Phoenixville, PA 19460
Professional information
Photopheresis Treatment Of Leukocytes
US Patent:
5984887, Nov 16, 1999
Filed:
Mar 26, 1997
Appl. No.:
8/832322
Inventors:
Susan N. McLaughlin - Phoenixville PA
Bruce C. Stouch - Newtown Square PA
Jerome B. Zeldis - Princeton NJ
Bruce C. Stouch - Newtown Square PA
Jerome B. Zeldis - Princeton NJ
Assignee:
Therakos, Inc. - Exton PA
International Classification:
A61M 3700
US Classification:
604 4
Abstract:
A method of treating infections of mononuclear blood cells, other than retroviral infections, is disclosed. A method of modulating the function of monocytes is also disclosed. The method involves the treatment of a patient's blood with a photoactivatable compound followed by ultra violet light-activation of the photoactivatable compound. The blood treated as such is returned to the patient in a process known as extracorporeal photopheresis. Monocyte function is modulated by this treatment.
Treatment Of Inflammatory Disorders Of The Bowel And Urinary Bladder
US Patent:
5985914, Nov 16, 1999
Filed:
Jul 8, 1998
Appl. No.:
9/111829
Inventors:
Jerome Zeldis - Princeton NJ
Susan McLaughlin - Phoenixville PA
Bruce Stouch - Newtown Square PA
Susan McLaughlin - Phoenixville PA
Bruce Stouch - Newtown Square PA
Assignee:
Therakos, Inc. - Exton PA
International Classification:
A61K 3135, A61K 3134, A61M 3700
US Classification:
514455
Abstract:
A method of treating inflammatory disorders of the bowel and inflammatory disorders of the urinary bladder are disclosed. A method of modulating the function of monocytes is also disclosed. The method involves the treatment of a patient's blood with a photoactivatable compound followed by ultraviolet light-activation of the photoactivatable compound. The blood treated as such is returned to the patient in a process known as extracorporeal photopheresis.