Patent ID: 11865372
Assignee: ALPHEUS MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 12:
13. A non-invasive method of treating cancer with a drug, comprising:
administering a drug to a patient with cancerous cells,
wherein said drug resulting in increased production of protoporphyrin IX,
wherein said protoporphyrin IX is accumulated in said cancerous cells,

activating said protoporphyrin IX with a sonodynamic treatment via ultrasound,
wherein said ultrasound is defocused or planar,
wherein said activating said protoporphyrin IX results in said protoporphyrin IX becoming cytotoxic thereby treating cancer by causing necrosis of said cancerous cells; and

cooling said patient by circulating a cooling fluid.