Hand held system for antifungal treatment
OwnerAnthony Robert Ward, Thomas Owen Ward +1inventors
InventorsAnthony Robert Ward, Thomas Owen Ward, Zachary McBride
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Abstract
An antifungal treatment system includes a light source. The light source may be positioned in a housing having an exit aperture. The light source may be energized to generate a concentrated beam of electromagnetic radiation. The electromagnetic radiation may be visible light radiation that includes infrared radiation. When energized, the concentrated beam may be directed out of the exit aperture by the light source. A focal point of the concentrated beam may be provided in a target area external to the housing to penetrate a human nail and destroy fungus resident thereunder.
Claims20
An antifungal treatment system comprising:
- a housing having a longitudinal axis;
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- a light source disposed in the housing, the light source energized to generate visible electromagnetic radiation that includes infrared electromagnetic radiation only when the longitudinal axis of the housing is substantially vertical so as to remain within a predetermined area defined as frusto-conical;
- the electromagnetic radiation being in a concentrated beam provided in a target area external to the housing to penetrate a human nail and destroy fungus resident thereunder.
A method of treating a fungus, the method comprising:
- energizing a light source included in a housing when a longitudinal axis of the housing is oriented to be within a predetermined area defined as frusto-conical;
- generating a concentrated beam of electromagnetic radiation with the light source in response to energization, the electromagnetic radiation being visible electromagnetic radiation that includes infrared electromagnetic radiation;
- directing the concentrated beam out of the housing to a target area;
- penetrating a human nail with the concentrated beam, the human nail positioned in the target area;
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- killing a fungus positioned behind the human nail with the concentrated beam.
An antifungal treatment system comprising:
- a housing formed to include an entry aperture and an exit aperture;
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- a light source disposed in the housing, the light source comprising a convex lens positioned to be energized by visible light energy received through the entry aperture when a longitudinal axis of the housing is aligned with the visible light;
- the light source configured to generate a concentrated beam of visible light from the light energy received at the entry aperture, the visible light including infrared light;
- the light source further configured to direct the concentrated beam of light out of the housing through the exit aperture to a focal point located outside the housing,
- the focal point being a target area in which the concentrated beam of light is operable to penetrate a first surface of a human nail and destroy fungus positioned on a second surface opposite the first surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.