Apparatus and method for shower Puva treatment

Details Apparatus and method for shower Puva treatment Apparatus and method for shower Puva treatment

1994-12-02

1995-11-21

Jones, Mary Beth

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material applied to or removed from external...

604289, 4524, 601156, A61M 3500

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054682347

ABSTRACT:
A shower PUVA apparatus has a reservoir within which a medicinal solution may be placed. The medicinal solution is pumped to a plurality of water jets which are positioned to uniformly coat the body with the medicinal solution. After coating the body, the medicinal solution is returned to the reservoir and recirculated throughout the apparatus. A water heater maintains the temperature of the medicinal solution at a constant temperature and a drape protects the head of the body from the spray of medicinal solution. The apparatus may be used for the treatment of psoriasis by uniformly coating the body with a psoralen solution. The treatment of psoriasis with the shower apparatus involves spraying a psoralen solution uniformly over the body of the patient for five minutes. The patient is then exposed to ultraviolet A light at an exposure determined by the skin type and a previous exposure to light.

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patent: 3868950 (1975-03-01), Kato
patent: 4724553 (1988-02-01), Bianchi
Vacuum and Pressure Systems, Gast Manufacturing Systems Benton Harbor, Mich. 49022, pp. 35-37, 1979.

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