Back to results
US 11,446,513 B2Granted
Methods of treating autism using light therapy
AssigneeErchonia Corporation
InventorSteven C Shanks
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
Loading patent…
AssigneeErchonia Corporation
InventorSteven C Shanks
Estimating the term…
A method for treating autism. Light energy is applied externally to a patient's scalp on the skull near the frontal lobes. Optionally the light is also applied to the temporal lobes and the base of the brain. The treatment can be enhanced by activating the cranial nerves while the light is applied. In a preferred embodiment the applied light is in the red range and more preferably about of 635 nm±10 nm. In a preferred embodiment, the applied light energy is applied with a pulse frequency or frequencies of 8 Hz, 53 Hz, 73 Hz and 101 Hz. The light can be emitted from the same light emitter or from multiple emitters. Preferably the light is laser light and is emitted as a line from a hand-held laser device, and the line is waved manually across a person's skull in the desired area in a continuous, sweeping manner.
A method of treating autism in a patient comprising applying low-level laser energy directly to two or more locations on the patient's head in a continuous sweeping manner motion, using a hand-held laser device that emits a line of laser light wherein the laser energy is applied to at least one location on the patient's head that is above the glabellomeatal and infraorbitomeatal lines, wherein the direct application of laser energy causes no detectable temperature rise of the treated location, wherein the laser energy has a wavelength above 400 nm and below infrared wavelengths, and wherein the laser energy is applied directly to at least one location on the patient's head near the frontal lobes of the patient's brain.
A method of treating autism in a patient comprising applying low-level laser energy in a continuous sweeping motion directly to two or more locations on the patient's head for one or more treatments, wherein laser energy is applied to at least one location on the patient's head above the glabellomeatal and infraorbitomeatal lines, wherein each treatment is 2-10 minutes long, wherein the direct application of laser energy causes no detectable temperature rise of the treated location, wherein the laser energy has a wavelength above 400 nm and below infrared wavelengths and wherein the laser energy is applied directly to at least one location on the patient's head near the frontal lobes of the patient's brain.
A method of treating autism in a patient comprising applying low-level laser energy to two or more locations on the patient's head in a continuous sweeping manner motion, using a hand-held laser device that emits a line of laser light wherein the laser energy is applied to at least one location on the patient's head that is above the glabellomeatal and infraorbitomeatal lines, wherein:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.