Coverings for Phototherapy and Topical Treatment
OwnerWilliam E. Cumbie, Douglas B. Juanarenainventors
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Abstract
A method to effectively cover parts of the body that should not receive phototherapy treatment. The invention can also be used to cover parts of the body that are not receiving topical treatments and are adjacent to such areas being treated. Three variations of the covering device can be used separately or together in various combinations. An extremity covering device covers a large portion of a hand, foot or other extremity. A digit covering device covers one finger or toe. A skin covering device is used to cover areas not covered by the extremity or digit covering devices, or can be used separately to cover a finite area of the skin, nails, or other portion of a patient.
Claims29
A covering system for selectively exposing and masking portions of a patient for use during therapeutic treatment, comprising at least two devices selected from the group of:
- a. an extremity covering device for masking a large area of the patient from said therapeutic treatment, said extremity covering device having a first opening for receiving a hand or foot of a patient and a second opening for exposing a first area of the patient;
- b. a digit covering device for masking a portion of said first area of the patient from said therapeutic treatment and for exposing a second area of the patient smaller than said first area;
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- c. a skin covering device for masking a portion of said second area of the patient from said phototherapy treatment and for exposing a third area of the patient smaller than said third area of the patient.
An elastomeric covering for a foot having an opening defined for each toe of the foot and having a bottom portion that covers a substantial part of the sole of the foot, wherein said elastomeric covering covers at least up to the ball of the foot, substantially all of the sole, and all of the sole up to and including the heel.
A system for covering the area surrounding a nail to be treated by phototherapy comprising:
- an adhesive strip comprising an arcuate shaped material having a base and two opposing legs spaced apart from each other.
A method of covering at least one nail on the hand or foot of a patient comprising:
- providing an extremity covering device formed of a first material defining a interior space covering substantially covering one surface of the hand or foot of the patient,
- forming an opening in the surface of said extremity covering device to expose at least one nail to be treated;
- wherein said opening is constructed by one of forming said opening during original manufacturing, removing a portion of said covering device adjacent said nail after determining an amount of material to remove to expose at least one nail being treated;
- using a die to cut out a preselected size of material from the device;
- and removing a scored portion of material prior to treating the patient, and providing a skin covering device formed of a second material defining a interior space masking an area of skin adjacent said opening between the nail or nails to be treated and the extremity covering device.
A covering for at least one toe of a patient having at least one nail receiving therapeutic treatment, the covering comprising:
- an elastomeric material including a plurality of extrusions extending from a foot covering portion;
- each of said extrusions enclosing at least one toe;
- said foot covering portion covering at least one inch of the foot beyond the toes;
- said elastomeric material preventing at least 99% of any light having a wavelength less than 400 nm from passing through the elastomeric material to an inside portion of the covering.
A covering for masking an area of skin adjacent to a nail receiving therapeutic treatments comprising an arcuate adhesive strip with a shape selected from a group consisting of an arc, a semicircle, a ‘U’ shape, a ‘horseshoe’ shape, a complex curve, and a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.