Patent ID: 11918823
Assignee: RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A  C

Claim 13:
14. An assembly for treating a periodontal pocket, the assembly comprising:
an elongated optical fiber with a first width and a first height at a distal end and a second width and a second height at a proximal end, wherein the first height is greater than the second height;
a superhydrophobic terminal portion of the elongated optical fiber at the proximal end, wherein the superhydrophobic terminal portion is optically transparent and has a roughened surface with a water contact angle of at least 140°;
a sensitizer disposed on at least a surface of the superhydrophobic terminal portion, wherein the sensitizer converts triplet oxygen to singlet oxygen upon exposure to light.