Patent classifications
A61N2005/0652
DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LIGHT DELIVERY
Provided are conformable light delivery devices for increasing light penetration depth and related methods. The device comprises a tissue penetrating member having a distal end and a proximal end, the tissue penetrating member configured to penetrate the tissue of the patient to be inserted into the tissue, wherein the tissue penetrating member is at least partially optically transparent along a surface of the tissue penetrating member positioned between the distal end of the tissue penetrating member and the proximal end of the tissue penetrating member to provide optical transmission of at least a portion of the light through the surface of the tissue penetrating member, thereby allowing at least the portion of the light to be delivered into the tissue of the patient when the tissue penetrating member is inserted into the tissue; and a substrate that supports the tissue penetrating member.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECREASING EFFECTS OF LACK OF MUSCLE USE
During a period of lack of use, a person risks muscle atrophy and/or otherwise losing muscle strength/functionality. During such a period of lack of user, a photoceutical can be applied to the person’s muscle(s) through a photoceutical medical device to decrease the occurrence of these risks. The photoceutical is specially configured to reduce these risks and includes at least one of a pulsed light signal, a continuous light signal, and a super-pulsed light signal.
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UV ANTISEPSIS
The invention relates to a device and a method for UV antisepsis, in particular for intracorporeal in vivo UV antisepsis on the human and animal body in the event of colonization with multiresistant pathogens (MRPs) such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE). The device comprises a light emitting diode chip, LED chip, configured to emit radiation in the UVC spectral range, wherein the LED chip forms a light emitting diode, LED, with a package; a spectral filter element set up to limit the radiation emitted by the LED chip substantially to wavelengths below 235 nm; and an optical element for directional emission of the radiation emitted by the LED.
PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE
A phototherapy device including a flexible light emitting pad is provided. The phototherapy device allows an infant to be swaddled while the infant simultaneously receives phototherapy treatment on his/her front, back, and sides without the use of external light sources.
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PHOTOBIOMODULATION
Systems and methods are described for treatment of neurological conditions in which transcranial illumination using infrared, near-infrared and/or red wavelengths of light are delivered into the brain of a patient using a portable head wearable device. Systems and methods are also described to deliver light to patient tissues for photobiomodulation, particularly through the patient's mouth.
APPARATUS FOR TREATING ATHLETE'S FOOT
An apparatus for treating athlete's foot. The apparatus includes: a main body having at least one body accommodating space part to accommodate a body portion of at least one of a hand and foot; a laser output unit mounted onto the main body, and provided to emit laser light from an upper side to a lower side of the body accommodating space part; and a laser swing unit driven so that the laser output unit swings on the main body, in which the laser output unit includes a first laser diode emitting laser light of a 405 nm wavelength and a second laser diode emitting laser light of a 635 nm wavelength. The apparatus is capable of treating athlete's foot generated on the hand, foot, nails, or toenails by using the light from a laser and/or an LED having a wavelength band useful for treating athlete's foot.
THERAPY SYSTEM
A therapy system includes a therapy output device that includes light sources and a controller. The light sources are configured to output electromagnetic radiation at different peak wavelengths. The controller is configured to operate the light sources to output the electromagnetic radiation to differ between a first therapy program and second therapy program by at least one of peak wavelengths, irradiance of one or more of the peak wavelengths, or energy density of the one or more peak wavelengths.
A NOVEL PHOTOTHERAPY FACE MASK
A phototherapy face mask is provided for emitting therapeutic radiation towards the facial region of a user and aims to restore the youthful appearance of the user who is wearing the mask. The phototherapy mask comprises an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is aligned with the facial skin of the user. A flexible PCB layer is provided between the inner surface and the outer surface, on which a plurality of coherent light sources such as LEDs are mounted. The light sources are configured to emit radiation preferably in the visible and infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum. The mask further includes a medicament chamber which is operably coupled to a piezoelectric pump that dispenses the medicament at regular intervals. The medicament is uniformly distributed all over the facial region of the user through a plurality of pores of the mask.
LOW-LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY FOR RESTORING GUT MICROBIOTA
Low level light (LLL) can be used to restore a subject's gut microbiota to a state of health. The LLL can be applied directly to the subject's abdomen and/or back, or the LLL can be applied to a feces sample obtained from the subject, which is subsequently administered back to the subject. The subject may be suffering from guy dysbiosis resulting from a variety of different types of bodily stress, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
ANTI-MICROBIAL BLUE LIGHT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Systems, devices and methods for controlled intramedullary delivery of light (frequencies from about 380 nm to about 500 nm) to treat tissue or bones disorders, including osteomyelitis, by a flexible fiber are provided, where the light is delivered in a circumferential fashion around the fiber, and where the energy delivered from the fiber is of a similar average intensity at the front end and back end of the fiber, and in between. The methods and systems deliver intramedullary light to the canal over long lengths via a minimally invasive pathway to a bone. The methods and systems deliver and maintain a light delivery system within the canal of the bone to provide single or multiple doses of light to kill, eliminate, remove or reduce bacteria, viruses, fungus and pathogens, without removal of the light fiber system, thereby providing single or multiple treatments.