Light-based vaginal therapy device
AssigneeCern
InventorGregg A. Klang
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Abstract
The embodiments herein provide an LED based vaginal light therapy device for a plurality of bacterial and fungal infections. The device comprises an LED body, a cervix support, a single or a plurality of LEDs, a switch, a tether, microchip and a battery. One end of the device comprises a cervix support to place the device smoothly against the cervix. A plurality of LEDs is provided over the LED body. The LED body comprises one or more LEDs and each LED emits a light having a wavelength in a therapeutic zone of light. The light emitted are in a range of blue light and/or red light. The microchip is housed within the LED body. The microchip connects a battery to the single or plurality of LED's and is further connected to the switch.
Claims18
A method for vaginal light therapy of a patient, comprising:
- providing a treatment device comprising a body having an ellipsoid shape defining a relatively large diameter central region between a proximal end and a distal end of the body, a tapered proximal region comprising a proximal surface region that tapers inwardly from the central region proximally towards the proximal end, and a tapered distal region comprising a distal surface region that tapers inwardly from the central region distally towards the distal end;
- inserting the treatment device into a vagina such that the distal end of the body is disposed adjacent a vaginal cervix and the proximal end of the body is disposed within the vagina beyond an entrance to the vagina and a tether extends from the proximal end of the body exits the vagina;
- activating one or more light sources carried by the body, each light source emitting light outwardly from the body at one or more wavelengths to treat fungal or bacterial vaginitis;
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- removing the treatment device from the vagina using the tether.
A method for vaginal light therapy of a patient, comprising:
- providing a treatment device comprising a body having an ellipsoid shape defining a relatively large diameter central region between a proximal end and a distal end of the body, a tapered proximal region tapering inwardly from the central region towards the proximal end, and a tapered distal region tapering inwardly from the central region towards the distal end;
- inserting the treatment device into a vagina such that the distal end of the body is disposed adjacent a vaginal cervix and the proximal end of the body is disposed adjacent an entrance to the vagina;
- activating one or more light sources carried by the body, each light source emitting light outwardly from the body at one or more wavelengths to treat one or more conditions;
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- removing the treatment device from the vagina.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.