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US 12,226,648 B2Granted
Apparatus and methods for phototherapy
AssigneeLitecure LLC
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.
Claims20
A phototherapy apparatus for treatment of a biological tissue of a user, the phototherapy apparatus comprising:
- a hand piece comprising a proximal end configured to be held by the user and a distal end;
- a massage component coupled to the distal end of the hand piece and positioned in a chamber, wherein the massage component is configured to stimulate the biological tissue;
- a tube connected to the handpiece and configured to provide a flow path for a thermal treatment into the chamber;
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- a light source disposed at a distal end of the hand piece around the massage component, the light source configured to emit a light along a path proximal to the massage component as the massage component stimulates the biological tissue.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.