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US 2008/0177357 A1Published application
Uv light irradiation machine for veterinary use
OwnerThomas Perezinventor
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Abstract
Ultraviolet light is applied to an animal's blood while that blood remains in the body. The UV light is applied sublingually or directly to the blood. One of more light guides is used in connection with a bridle to help directed the ends of the light guide under the animal's tongue.
Claims20
A system for delivering UV light to an animal, the system comprising:
- a device having a UV light source and at least one light guide, said light guide having a first end secured to the device for receiving the UV light and a second end adapted to emit the UV light;
- and
- a bridle capable of being secured around a head of the animal, the bridle having a noseband adapted for placement around a mouth of the animal, the noseband having at least one opening cooperative with said light guide, said opening having a radius sized to receive said second end of said light guide, and said opening being positioned on the noseband such that when the bridle is secured around the head of the animal said opening is posed for placement of said second end of said light guide, being inserted therethrough, under a tongue of the animal.
A method for delivering UV light to an animal comprising:
- providing a source of UV light;
- delivering the UV light through a light guide to an end defined to emit the UV light;
- securing a bridle around a head of the animal, the bridle being defined as having a noseband adapted for placement around a mouth of the animal, the noseband having at least one opening cooperative with said light guide, said opening having a radius sized to receive said end of said light guide;
- and
- positioning said end of said light guide through said opening of said noseband under a tongue of the animal such that UV light is emitted to the animal under the tongue.
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A system for delivering UV light to an animal, the system comprising:
- a device having a UV light source and at least one light guide, said light guide having a first end secured to the device for receiving the UV light and a second end adapted to emit the UV light;
- and
- a bridle capable of being secured around a head of the animal, the bridle having a noseband adapted for placement around a mouth of the animal, the noseband having at least one opening cooperative with said light guide, said opening having a radius sized to receive said second end of said light guide, such that when the bridle is secured around the head of the animal said second end is posed for placement under a tongue of the animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.