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US 10,238,889 B2Granted
Apparatus and methods for phototherapy
AssigneeBWT Property, Inc.
InventorsBrian Pryor, Sean Xiaolu Wang
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Abstract
There is provided a phototherapy apparatus, in which the therapeutic light is delivered through or in proximity to one or more massage components. The massage component provides mechanical massage to the subject biological tissue and modifies the properties of the subject tissue in thickness, density, etc. to facilitate the absorption of the therapeutic light and enhance the effect of the phototherapy procedure.
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A phototherapy apparatus for treatment of a biological tissue, the phototherapy apparatus comprising:
- a hand piece;
- a light source coupled to the hand piece, the light source configured to emit light;
- a ball rotatably coupled to the hand piece and configured to transmit the light;
- an optical fiber positioned to receive the light emitted from the light source and configured to carry the light;
- a light guide positioned to receive the light carried by the optical fiber and to transmit the light;
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- a layer of diffusive optical material positioned to receive the light transmitted by the light guide, wherein the light transmitted by the light guide is transmitted through the layer of diffusive optical material and onto the outer surface of the ball.
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A method comprising:
- applying a phototherapy apparatus to a tissue surface, wherein the phototherapy apparatus comprises:
- a hand piece;
- a light source coupled to the hand piece, the light source configured to emit light;
- a ball rotatably coupled to the hand piece and configured to transmit the light;
- an optical fiber positioned to receive the light emitted from the light source and configured to carry the light;
- a light guide positioned to receive the light carried by the optical fiber and to transmit the light;
- and
- a layer of diffusive optical material positioned to receive the light transmitted by the light guide, wherein the light transmitted by the light guide is transmitted through the layer of diffusive optical material and onto the outer surface of the ball,
- wherein the applying the phototherapy apparatus to the tissue surface delivers therapeutic light and mechanical massage to the tissue surface in a concerted manner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.