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US 12,303,426 B2Granted
Carbon fiber impregnated infrared generating therapy chamber for targeted treatment of the body
AssigneeSauna Works Inc.
InventorRaleigh Duncan
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Abstract
A therapeutic chamber controls the targeted application of infrared radiation according to programs tailored to conditions or areas of the body in need of treatment. Programs are provided and may also be determined or designed by a treatment administrator or subject. An embodiment utilizes groups of carbon fiber impregnated infrared generating sheets to provide targeted radiation in an energy efficient fashion.
Claims5
A treatment chamber comprising:
- a subject treatment area, said subject treatment area including a floor, at least a first wall, and a seat;
- a planar infrared heater attached to the first wall, the planar infrared heater being a carbon fiber impregnated infrared generating (CFIG) paper sheet having a plurality of microscopic carbon fibers approximately 0.000004 inches in diameter as a resistive and emissive source sandwiched between pre-impregnated epoxy fiber cloth, wherein the density of carbon fibers is varied to create different radiating zones in the sheet, wherein the sheet includes multiple regions with different fiber density in order to produce a wide spectrum of infrared radiation;
- an air temperature sensor configured to measure temperature;
- a wavelength sensor separate from the air temperature sensor, the wavelength sensor configured to measure a wavelength of infrared radiation produced by the planar infrared heater;
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- a control module comprising a user interface module and control logic enabling an operator of the chamber to select and activate a stored treatment program that is configured to implement one or more predetermined operating sequences to activate or deactivate the planar infrared heater.
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