Phototherapeutic apparatus for focused uvb radiation and vitamin d synthesis and associated systems and methods
AssigneeBeneSol, Inc.
InventorWilliam A. Moffat, IV
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a phototherapeutic apparatus for focused UVB radiation and vitamin D synthesis and associated systems methods. In one embodiment a phototherapeutic apparatus can include a housing at least partially defining an irradiation zone, and an ultraviolet (UV) radiation source carried by the housing. The irradiation zone can be configured to accommodate at least a portion of a human patient. The phototherapeutic apparatus can further include a filter between the UV radiation source and the irradiation zone. The filter can be configured to at least substantially remove UV radiation outside of a predetermined spectrum centered at about 297 nm and having a bandwidth of at most 10 nm.
Claims14
A method of delivering focused ultraviolet radiation with a phototherapeutic apparatus, the method comprising:
- transmitting ultraviolet rays generally toward an irradiation zone defined by a housing;
- at least substantially filtering the ultraviolet rays outside of a predetermined spectrum, wherein the predetermined spectrum is centered at about 297 nm;
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- terminating the transmission of the ultraviolet rays after 5 minutes or less.
A method of providing vitamin D phototherapy, the method comprising:
- providing a phototherapeutic apparatus having an irradiation zone with a focused ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation assembly directed toward irradiation zone;
- generating UV rays focused at least substantially within a predetermined spectrum via the focused UVB radiation assembly, wherein the predetermined spectrum is within about 290-306 nm;
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- delivering a dose of vitamin D to a human patient in the irradiation zone within a predetermined exposure time, wherein the vitamin D is produced in portions of skin of the human patient.
A computer readable medium for controlling a phototherapeutic apparatus, the computer readable medium having instructions for causing the phototherapeutic apparatus to perform a method comprising:
- generating ultraviolet (UV) rays focused at least substantially within a predetermined spectrum via a UV radiation source directed toward an irradiation zone of the phototherapeutic apparatus, wherein the predetermined spectrum is generally focused at about 297 nm;
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- delivering a dose of vitamin D to a user in the chamber within a predetermined time period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.