Therapeutic device using far-infrared radiation
AssigneeAldi Far-IR Products, Incorporated
InventorAlbert Chin-Tang Wey
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Abstract
This invention relates to a therapeutic device for treating a human or animal body, comprising an array of infrared-emitting elements disposed on or within a flexible substrate and attached to the body part to be treated using an attachment means, said array comprising a first plurality of infrared-emitting ceramic elements having a specific spectral luminance covering at least a part of the 3-7 micrometer wavelength spectrum and having a peak wavelength between 3 and 7 micrometers, and a second plurality of infrared-emitting ceramic elements having a specific spectral luminance covering at least a part of the 7-14 micrometer wavelength spectrum and having a peak wavelength between 7 and 14, that provides an effective means to healing the body.
Claims20
A therapeutic device for attachment to a human or animal body, comprising:
- a flexible substrate, an array of infrared-emitting ceramic elements disposed on or within the substrate, and an attachment means, the array comprising at least a first plurality of infrared-emitting ceramics element having a first specific spectral luminance covering the wavelength range of 3-7 μm and a first peak wavelength within the range of 3-7 μm, and at least a second infrared-emitting ceramic element having a second specific spectral luminance covering the wavelength range of 7-14 μm and a second peak wavelength within the range of 7-14 μm, wherein the first specific spectral luminance is different from the second specific spectral luminance, and wherein the first peak wavelength is different from the second peak wavelength.
A method for treatment of a human or animal body part, comprising:
- a) providing an array of infrared-emitting elements disposed on or within a flexible substrate for attaching the array to the body part to be treated, the array comprising at least a first plurality of infrared-emitting ceramics element having a first specific spectral luminance covering the wavelength range of 3-7 μm and a first peak wavelength within the range of 3-7 μm, and at least a second infrared-emitting ceramic element having a second specific spectral luminance covering the wavelength range of 7-14 μm and a second peak wavelength within the range of 7-14 μm, wherein the first specific spectral luminance is different from the second specific spectral luminance, and wherein the first peak wavelength is different from the second peak wavelength;
- b) attaching the array of infrared-emitting elements to the body part;
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- c) irradiating the body part with infrared radiation emitted by the infrared-emitting ceramic elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.