US Patent Issued to The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois on Aug. 5 for "Use of lasers for treating and reversing fibrosis" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. RE50,514, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, Ill.).

"Use of lasers for treating and reversing fibrosis" was invented by Amelia Bartholomew (Chicago), Megan O'Connor (Antioch, Ill.) and Rachana Patil (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for treating a subject having a diseased or atrophic state of fibrotic tissue, kidney disease and associated nerve endings, or for promoting tissue regeneration in muscle tissue is accomplished through exposing the tissue with a laser light having a wavelength of about 400 nm to about 700 nm, or more preferably having a wavelength of about...