# US 10,245,442 B2 · Apparatus for relaxing respiratory tract and bronchial tube > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,245,442 B2 - Document ID: US10245442B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/103,095 - Filed: 2014-12-04 - Published: 2016-12-29 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2013-12-16 - Assignees: Color Seven Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Color Seven Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Nam Gyun Kim; Kyong Jun Park - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10245442B2 ## CPC - A61N 5/0613: {Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment} - A61H 39/04: Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu {or Acupressure}(Massage or pressure on general areas A61H9/00 - A61H23/00) - A61H 2201/10: with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy - A61H 2201/1609: Neck - A61H 2201/165: Wearable interfaces - A61H 2201/501: connected to external computer devices or networks - A61H 2201/5048: Audio interfaces, e.g. voice or music controlled - A61H 2201/5092: Optical sensor - A61H 2201/5097: wireless - A61N 5/067: using laser light - A61N 2005/0626: {Monitoring, verifying, controlling systems and methods} - A61N 2005/0645: {Applicators worn by the patient} - A61N 2005/0651: {Diodes} - A61N 2005/0653: {Organic light emitting diodes} - A61N 2005/0663: {Coloured light} - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) - A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N) ## Abstract The present invention relates to an apparatus for relaxing a respiratory tract and a bronchial tube, wherein the apparatus is manufactured in a form of a necklace hung on the neck, and a color light in the visible light wavelength band is irradiated at the region of the Tiantu point, which is known to be useful for the prevention and treatment of human respiratory diseases, that is, a dent region at which ends of left and right clavicle meet each other below the front of the neck, for a predetermined time to induce the secretion of a material for relaxing muscles (e.g., nitrogen monoxide or the like) in muscular cells of the respiratory tract and the bronchial tube, thereby relaxing the respiratory tract and the bronchial tube. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A necklace shape apparatus for treating a respiratory ailment, comprising: a color light therapy device (110) that relaxes a treatment area by emitting color light in a wavelength band of visible light through a color light emitting protrusion (113) formed protruding from a rear surface of a body (111) and positioned in a front of the treatment area for a predetermined duration with a predetermined emitting pattern and causing the treatment area to secrete a material that relaxes the treatment area when an operation button (112) installed on a front surface of the body (111) is pushed and an operation of the color light therapy device (110) is started; and a pair of neck bends (120) that extend from both side surfaces of the color light therapy device (110), elastically gird a perimeter above the treatment area allowing the rear surface of the body (111) to be placed in front of the treatment area, and having two ends at which pressing protrusions (121) press against an area above and behind the treatment area, wherein the pair of neck bends (120) extend from the both side surfaces of the color light therapy device (110), and a battery (111a) and a printed circuit board (PCB) (111b) are installed inside the color light therapy device (110), and wherein the color light therapy device (110) comprises: the body (111) in which a controller (111c) that outputs a color light emitting signal for emitting color light for a predetermined duration with a predetermined emitting pattern according to an operation start signal and at least one of any one of a light emitting diode (LED), an organic LED (OLED), a laser diode (LD), and a three color LED that is allowed to generate various color light as a light source (111d) that is turned on according to the color light emitting signal and emits color light of a wavelength band of visible light for relaxing the treatment area are mounted on the PCB (111b); an operation button (112) that is installed on the front surface of the body (111) and alternately outputs an operation start signal and an operation end signal every time the operation button (112) is pushed; the color light emitting protrusion (113) protruding from the rear surface of the body (111) and has a leading end in which a light emitting port (113a) is formed for concentrating color light emitted from the light source (111d) and emitting the concentrated color light to the outside; a light filter (114) that is installed inside the color light emitting protrusion (113), filters and focuses color light emitted from the light source (111d) and emits the color light through the light emitting port (113a); and a vibration detection signal generator (115) that is installed inside the body (111) and, when the operation end signal is output and a vibration detector (115a) exposed from the rear surface of the body (111) detects vibrations greater than a predetermined reference value, outputs a vibration detection signal to transmit the vibration detection signal to the controller (111c). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The necklace shape apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller (111c) outputs the color light emitting signal for emitting color light for the predetermined duration with the predetermined emitting pattern according to the vibration detection signal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the color light therapy device (110) further includes a wireless transceiver (117) that is installed inside the body (111), receives the operation start signal or the operation end signal from an external remote controller (200) allowed to wirelessly communicate using a wireless communication method such as radio frequency (RF), Bluetooth, and ZigBee methods, and transmits the operation start signal or the operation end signal to the controller (111c). ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The necklace shape apparatus of claim 3, wherein the remote controller (200) includes a portable smart communication device including programs with which a user controls an operation of the color light therapy device through a user interface (UI) screen. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The necklace shape apparatus of claim 1, wherein the light filter (114) is formed of any one of plastic, glass, quartz, crystal, and crystal glass, and a transmitting surface through which color light transmits is processed by cutting in a circular or polygonal shape or has a planar or convex lens-like shape. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller (111c) outputs the color light emitting signal for emitting color light in any one of emitting patterns of color light classified as continuous emitting and discontinuous emitting for 1 to 60 minutes, wherein the color light has an intensity in the range of 1 to 50 mW/cm2 and is of a wavelength band of visible light in the range of 400 to 1000 nm. ### Claim 7 A necklace shape apparatus for treating a respiratory ailment, comprising: a color light therapy device (110) that relaxes a treatment area by emitting color light in a wavelength band of visible light through a color light emitting protrusion (113) formed protruding from a rear surface of a body (111) and positioned in a front of the treatment area for a predetermined duration with a predetermined emitting pattern and causing the treatment area to secrete a material that relaxes the treatment area when an operation button (112) installed on a front surface of the body (111) is pushed and an operation of the color light therapy device (110) is started; and a pair of neck bends (120) that extend from both side surfaces of the color light therapy device (110), elastically gird a perimeter above the treatment area allowing the rear surface of the body (111) to be placed in front of the treatment area, and having two ends at which pressing protrusions (121) press against an area above and behind the treatment area, wherein the pair of neck bends (120) extend from the both side surfaces of the color light therapy device (110), and a battery (111a) and a printed circuit board (PCB) (111b) are installed inside the color light therapy device (110), and wherein the color light therapy device (110) includes: the body (111) in which a controller (111c) that outputs a color light emitting, signal for emitting color light for a predetermined duration with a predetermined emitting pattern according to an operation start signal and at least one of any one of a light emitting diode (LED), an organic LED (OLED), a laser diode (LD), and a three color LED that is allowed to generate various color light as a light source (111d) that is turned on according to the color light emitting signal and emits color light of a wavelength band of visible light for relaxing the treatment area are mounted on the PCB (111b); an operation button (112) that is installed on the front surface of the body (111) and alternately outputs an operation start signal and an operation end signal every time the operation button (112) is pushed; the color light emitting protrusion (113) protruding from the rear surface of the body (111) and has a leading end in which a light emitting port (113a) is formed for concentrating color light emitted from the light source (111d) and emitting the concentrated color light to the outside; a light filter (114) that is installed inside the color light emitting protrusion (113), filters and focuses color light emitted from the light source (111d) and emits the color light through the light emitting port (113a); and a sound detection signal generator (116) that is installed inside the body (111) and, when the operation end signal is output, and a sound detector (116a) exposed from the rear surface of the body (111) detects a sound with a volume greater than a predetermined reference value, outputs a sound detection signal to transmit the sound detection signal to the controller (111c). ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The necklace shape apparatus of claim 7, wherein the controller (111c) outputs the color light emitting signal for emitting color light for the predetermined duration with the predetermined emitting pattern according to the sound detection signal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the color light therapy device (110) further includes a wireless transceiver (117) that is installed inside the body (111), receives the operation start signal or the operation end signal from an external remote controller (200) allowed to wirelessly communicate using a wireless communication method such as radio frequency (RF), Bluetooth, and ZigBee methods, and transmits the operation start signal or the operation end signal to the controller (111c). ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The necklace shape apparatus of claim 9, wherein the remote controller (200) includes a portable smart communication device including programs with which a user controls an operation of the color light therapy device through a user interface (UI) screen. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The necklace shape apparatus of claim 7, wherein the light filter (114) is formed of any one of plastic, glass, quartz, crystal, and crystal glass, and a transmitting surface through which color light transmits is processed by cutting in a circular or polygonal shape or has a planar or convex lens-like shape. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the controller (111c) outputs the color light emitting signal for emitting color light in any one of emitting patterns of color light classified as continuous emitting and discontinuous emitting for 1 to 60 minutes, wherein the color light has an intensity in the range of 1 to 50 mW/cm2 and is of a wavelength band of visible light in the range of 400 to 1000 nm.