Light therapy platform system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9744377-B2
Application number	US-201514688381-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 16, 2015
Priority date	Sep 8, 2011
Publication date	Aug 29, 2017
Grant date	Aug 29, 2017

Abstract

Phototherapy systems comprising a therapeutic lamp platform for radiant lamps such as LEDs disposed in an assembly including a reflective surface facing towards a patient and a plurality of light apertures substantially aligned with the LEDs for communicating lamp radiation from the lamps to a user. The lamps and associated circuitry are disposed so that the reflective surface is relatively smooth and seamless towards the patient. The walls have a malleable rigidity for flexible adjustability relative to the user, and the device is mounted to the user with a frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A phototherapy device comprising:
a wearable therapeutic lamp platform including a plurality of radiant lamps emitting radiant energy at two or more wavelengths and a malleable flexible reflective wall with a plurality of radiant energy communication areas aligned with the radiant lamps and disposed to communicate the radiant energy to a user treatment area, wherein the reflective wall is further formed according to a parabolic bias for dispersing the radiant energy over the user treatment area and reflecting the radiant energy from the user treatment area back to the user treatment area, and wherein upon device receipt on a user the reflective wall parabolic bias expands to a form to match a size of the user treatment area; and
a frame supporting the therapeutic lamp platform on the user and positioning the therapeutic lamp platform on the user, the frame positioning the malleable flexible reflective wall towards the user treatment area and spacing the reflective wall from the user treatment area at a distance spaced from a nose of the user providing ventilation and clearance between the malleable flexible reflective wall and the nose of the user, and the frame including an eye protector.

2. The phototherapy device according to claim 1 , further comprising an outer wall spaced from the malleable flexible reflective wall and wherein the plurality of radiant lamps are interposed between the outer wall and the malleable flexible reflective wall.

3. The phototherapy device according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more wavelengths include at least two of red, blue and infrared.

4. The phototherapy device according to claim 1 , wherein the malleable flexible reflective wall includes a smooth and seamless wall surface oriented towards the user treatment area.

5. The phototherapy device according to claim 1 , wherein the frame is an eyeglass frame.

6. The phototherapy device according to claim 5 , wherein the eyeglass frame includes the eye protector and the eye protector is an eye shielding lens.

7. The phototherapy device according to claim 1 , wherein the frame includes goggles.

8. The phototherapy device according to claim 5 , wherein the eyeglass frame includes the eye protector and the eye protector is an eye shielding cover.

9. The phototherapy device according to claim 1 , wherein the radiant energy communication areas include a plurality of apertures disposed on the malleable flexible reflective wall.

10. The phototherapy device according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of apertures include a plurality of through-holes disposed on the malleable flexible reflective wall.

11. The phototherapy device according to claim 1 , wherein the therapeutic lamp platform adjusts to the size of the user treatment area by flexing with the frame as it is attached to the user.

12. The phototherapy device according to claim 1 , wherein the malleable flexible reflective wall includes one or both of a reflective coating and a reflective film.

13. A phototherapy device comprising:
a wearable therapeutic lamp platform including a plurality of radiant lamps emitting radiant energy at two or more wavelengths and a malleable flexible reflective wall including a reflective surface directed towards a user treatment area and optically associated with the plurality of radiant lamps, wherein the plurality of radiant lamps are completely recessed relative to the reflective surface and the reflective wall is further formed to provide communication of the radiant energy from the radiant lamps to the user treatment area and the reflective wall and reflective surface are formed to reflect radiant energy from the user treatment area back to the user treatment area; and
a frame supporting the therapeutic lamp platform on the user and positioning the therapeutic lamp platform on the user, the frame positioning the reflective wall towards the user treatment area and spacing the reflective wall from the user treatment area at a distance spaced from a nose of the user providing ventilation and clearance between the malleable flexible reflective wall and the nose of the user, and the frame including an eye protector.

14. The phototherapy device according to claim 13 , further comprising an outer wall spaced from the malleable flexible reflective wall and wherein the radiant lamps are interposed between the outer wall and the malleable flexible reflective wall.

15. The phototherapy device according to claim 13 , wherein the two or more wavelengths include at least two of red, blue and infrared.

16. The phototherapy device according to claim 13 , wherein the malleable flexible reflective wall includes a smooth seamless surface oriented towards the user treatment area.

17. The phototherapy device according to claim 13 , wherein the frame is an eyeglass frame.

18. The phototherapy device according to claim 17 , wherein the eyeglass frame includes the eye protector and the eye protector is an eye shielding lens.

19. The phototherapy device according to claim 17 , wherein the eyeglass frame includes the eye protector and the eye protector is an eye shielding cover.

20. The phototherapy device according to claim 13 , wherein the plurality of apertures include a plurality of through-holes disposed on the reflective surface.

21. The phototherapy device according to claim 13 , wherein the frame includes goggles.

22. The phototherapy device according to claim 13 , wherein the therapeutic lamp platform adjusts to a size of the user treatment area by flexing with the frame as it is attached to the user.

23. A phototherapy device comprising:
a wearable therapeutic lamp platform including a plurality of radiant lamps emitting radiant energy at two or more wavelengths and a reflective surface directed towards a user treatment area, the reflective surface including a plurality of radiant energy apertures aligned with the plurality of radiant lamps and disposed to communicate the radiant energy from the plurality of radiant lamps to the user treatment area, and wherein the reflective surface is further formed to disperse the radiant energy over the user treatment area; and
a frame supporting the therapeutic lamp platform on the user and positioning the therapeutic lamp platform on the user, the frame positioning the reflective surface towards the user treatment area and spacing the reflective surface from the user treatment area at a distance spaced from a nose of the user providing ventilation and clearance between the reflective surface and the nose of the user, and the frame including an eye protector.

24. The phototherapy device according to claim 23 , wherein the reflective surface is one of a reflective wall, a reflective coating and a reflective film.

25. The phototherapy device according to claim 23 , further comprising an outer wall spaced from the reflective surface and wherein the plurality of radiant lamps are interposed between the outer wall and the reflective surface.

26. The phototherapy device according to claim 23 , wherein the reflective surface includes a smooth seamless wall oriented towards the user treatment area.

27. The phototherapy device according to claim 23 , wherein the frame is an eyeglass frame.

28. The phototherapy device according to claim 27 , wherein the eyeglass frame includes the eye protector and the eye protector is an eye shielding lens.

Assignees

• Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc

Inventors

• Tapper Jay
• Blaustein Lawrence A
• Shuter David
• Freitag Eric
• Althoff Charles Peter
• Bramley Alistair Douglas
• Shuter Daniel Joseph
• Lorenc Zbigniew Paul
• Zadeh Allen

Classifications

• A61N2005/0648

  the light being directed to the eyes · CPC title

• A61N2005/0665

  Reflectors · CPC title

• A61B2018/00642

  with feedback, i.e. closed loop control · CPC title

• A61N2005/0647

  the applicator adapted to be worn on the head · CPC title

• A61B2090/049

  against light, e.g. laser · CPC title