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US 12,551,715 B2Granted
Intraoral phototherapy probe
AssigneeMureva Phototherapy Inc.
InventorsVedang Kothari, Jordan W. Oja, Jason D. Lazzara, Samuel J. Shelnutt
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Abstract
According to an exemplary embodiment, an intraoral phototherapy device is provided for that improves tissue illumination. Oral tissue illumination is particularly difficult in the oral cavity inside of the teeth. That is, it is particularly difficult to illuminate the roof of the mouth and tissues located towards the back for the throat. The intraoral phototherapy device improves illumination of these tissues using a probe having a cylindrical main body.
Claims17
A phototherapy system for delivering phototherapy to an oral cavity, the phototherapy system including:
- a light source configured to emit light;
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- a probe configured to direct emission of the light from the light source onto the oral cavity when the probe is positioned within the oral cavity, wherein the probe includes:
- a cylindrical main body having a distal end;
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- a thermal sensor configured to monitor a surface temperature of the obe;
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- different sections controlled to vary an optical dose delivered by each of the sections, wherein each of the sections is configured to illuminate at least one target tissue;
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- a controller configured to control dosage of light to tissues of the oral cavity by:
- monitoring in time the surface temperature of the probe using the thermal sensor;
- determining a profile in time of the monitored surface temperature;
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- issuing a notification when the profile of the monitored surface temperature matches a known pattern indicating that the probe is misaligned.
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