Phototherapy systems, methods of using a phototherapy system, and methods of manufacturing a phototherapy system

A phototherapy system having a first, deactivated state and a second, activated state, the phototherapy system comprising:

• a handle having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion defining a first recess and a first opening, and the second portion defining a second recess and a second opening;
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• a phototherapy light source attached to the handle and adapted to emit a light in a therapeutic wavelength, the phototherapy light source including first and second sheets of transparent material, each of the first and second sheets of transparent material disposed through one of the first and second openings and extending from the handle, the phototherapy light source having an on state and an off state and comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes, each light emitting diode of the plurality of light emitting diodes having an on state and an off state;
• wherein the plurality of light emitting diodes is disposed between the first and second sheets of transparent material;
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• wherein the phototherapy system is configured such that each light emitting diode of the plurality of light emitting diodes moves from the on state to the off state simultaneously when the phototherapy system is moved from the first, deactivated state to the second, activated state and such that each light emitting diode of the plurality of light emitting diodes moves from the on state to the off state independently of the state of the remaining light emitting diodes of the plurality of light emitting diodes when the phototherapy system is moved from the second, activated state to the first, deactivated state.