Light beam irradiation apparatus
AssigneeTeijin Pharma Limited
InventorsNaoya Ishibashi, Yuki Kawase, Takuya Nanjo
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a new indication for phototherapy or prevention, and to provide a new treatment or prevention device for irritable bowel syndrome. The present invention is a device for treating or preventing irritable bowel syndrome, specifically a light beam irradiation device for treating or preventing irritable bowel syndrome by performing percutaneous irradiation toward the sacral foramina on one side or both sides and the vicinity thereof.
Claims16
A method of using a light beam irradiation device for treating or preventing irritable bowel syndrome, the light beam irradiation device comprising a light beam source configured to emit a light beam and a light beam irradiation probe configured to perform irradiation with the light beam, and the method comprising:
- arranging the light beam irradiation probe at a position in which the light beam irradiation probe is facing towards a nerve that is at a sacral foramen;
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- while the light beam irradiation probe is at the position, controlling:
- the light beam source to emit the light beam;
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- the light beam irradiation probe to percutaneously irradiate, with the light beam emitted by the light beam source, the sacral foramen and the nerve.
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