Wearable Ultraviolet Light Phototherapy Device

A wearable ultraviolet light phototherapy device, comprising:

• a housing configured to be worn about a body part of a patient, the housing including an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface, wherein the inner wall surface adheres to a portion of skin of the patient and the outer wall surface faces an ambient environment external to the housing;
• an input component on the outer wall surface of the housing for receiving information relating to a plurality of general patient parameters;
• a set of ultraviolet light emitting sources placed in the housing to direct ultraviolet radiation toward the inner wall surface of the housing for transmission towards the portion of skin of the patient, wherein at least one of the ultraviolet light emitting sources operates with a peak wavelength ranging from 295 nm to 315 nm;
• at least one sensor to obtain operational data relating to the irradiation of the portion of skin of the patient;
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• a control module operatively coupled to the input component, the set of ultraviolet light emitting sources and the least one sensor to control the irradiation of the portion of skin of the patient, wherein the control module determines an amount of ultraviolet radiation to be directed towards the portion of skin of the patient based on the general patient parameters received by the input component and the operational data obtained by the at least one sensor, the control module specifying a plurality of irradiation parameters that enable the set of ultraviolet light emitting sources to deliver the determined amount of ultraviolet radiation towards the portion of skin of the patient, the control module and the at least one sensor monitoring the irradiation of the portion of skin of the patient, and the control module adjusting one or more of the plurality of irradiation parameters based on feedback provided by the at least one sensor.

A wearable ultraviolet light phototherapy system, comprising:

• a housing configured to be worn about a body part of a patient, the housing including an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface, wherein the inner wall surface adheres to a portion of skin of the patient and the outer wall surface faces an ambient environment external to the housing;
• an input component on the outer wall surface of the housing for receiving information relating to a plurality of general patient parameters;
• a visible camera placed in the housing to obtain an image of the patient's skin about the body part of the patient;
• a set of ultraviolet light emitting sources placed in the housing to direct ultraviolet radiation toward the inner wall surface of the housing for transmission towards the portion of skin of the patient, wherein at least one of the ultraviolet light emitting sources operates with a peak wavelength ranging from 295 nm to 315 nm;
• at least one sensor to obtain operational data relating to the irradiation of the portion of skin of the patient;
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• a control module operatively coupled to the input component, the visible camera, the set of ultraviolet light emitting sources and the least one sensor to control the irradiation of the portion of skin of the patient, wherein the control module determines an amount of ultraviolet radiation to be directed towards the portion of skin of the patient based on the general patient parameters received by the input component, the image from the visible camera, and the operational data obtained by the at least one sensor, the control module specifying a plurality of irradiation parameters that enable the set of ultraviolet light emitting sources to deliver the determined amount of ultraviolet radiation towards the portion of skin of the patient, the control module, the at least one sensor and the visible camera monitoring the irradiation of the portion of skin of the patient, and the control module adjusting one or more of the plurality of irradiation parameters based on feedback provided by the at least one sensor and the visible camera.