Light based therapy devices and methods

A helmet for administering light therapy to the scalp, the helmet comprising:

• a substructure including a bottom loop and two or more biasing assembly supports extending therefrom, each biasing element assembly support including an upper receiver portion and a lower receiver portion;
• two or more biasing assemblies, each biasing assembly including:
• a slider body having a slider body upper pin, a slider body upper slot, a slider body lower slot, and a slider body lower pin, wherein the slider body upper pin is adapted to couple to the upper receiver portion, and the slider body lower pin is adapted to couple to the lower receiver portion,
• an upper biasing arm having an upper biasing arm slot pin and an upper biasing arm panel pin, wherein the upper biasing arm slot pin is adapted to couple to the slider body upper slot,
• a lower biasing arm having a lower biasing arm slot pin and a lower biasing arm panel pin, wherein the lower biasing arm slot pin is adapted to couple to the slider body lower slot, and
• a biasing element adapted to couple, on a first end, either to the upper biasing arm slot pin or to the lower biasing arm slot pin, the biasing element further adapted to couple, on a second end, to a biasing element holder formed either on the slider body or on the substructure;
• two or more panel assemblies, each panel assembly including a panel cable opening, two or more panel pin holders, and a panel having a least one panel opening extending therethrough, wherein the upper biasing arm panel pin is adapted to couple to the first panel pin holder, and the lower biasing arm panel pin is adapted to couple to the second panel pin holder;
• a plurality of illumination assemblies, each illumination assembly including a light source and an optical assembly, wherein each illumination assembly is adapted to couple to one of the corresponding panel openings;
• and
• an actuator comprising:
• a motor, and
• a cable including a first cable end, a second cable end, and a cable length disposed therebetween, wherein the first cable end is coupled to the motor and the second cable end is coupled to the substructure, and wherein the cable length is routed through each panel cable opening,
• wherein, in an assembled configuration and upon application of the motor, each of the two or more panel assemblies is adapted to move between a first position and a second position,, and each panel moving in an independent direction with respect to each other panel.

An apparatus for positioning over and applying electromagnetic energy to a body organ, the apparatus comprising:

• a substructure including two or more biasing assembly supports;
• two or more biasing assemblies;
• two or more panel assemblies, each being coupled to a corresponding biasing assembly;
• and
• a plurality of illumination assemblies, at least one illumination assembly being coupled to each panel assembly, each illumination assembly including a light source,
• wherein, in an assembled configuration and upon application of an external force, each of the two or more panel assemblies is adapted to move between a first position and a second position, each panel assembly moving in an independent direction with respect to each other panel assembly.